Food Smokers

Terry · Member

Food Smokers

bill12 · Guru

Buy one . Its much easier, and they can be had from any good fishing tackle shop for less than $50. Barbacues galore sell them, and the sawdust. Great for smoked fish, and chicken, etc.Bill

grill n chill · Senior Member

Hi Terry. Yesterday i went searching for a site that was recommended by someone here a while ago and they have an interesting smoker. Just another one for you to consider.

http://www.southernmetalspinners.com.au/camping-page.html

hako · Guru

If you go to this site you will see heaps of homemade smokers:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=homemade+smoker&client=firefox-a&hs=ui6&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fwp9UZL1GsWpiAeKzIHoDQ&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=730

The other thing to think about is whether you want the smoke to cook the food or just to flavour it - they are different techniques and require different smokers.

Shuttlebugs · Veteran Member

You might enjoy this site too:

http://www.smoker-cooking.com/

03_troopy · Guru

I made one out of a dishwasher that gave up the ghost a while back. There was a handy round hole in the bottom that just fitted a cake tin I happen to find laying idle in the kitchen. I put a gas ring about 8" beneath the cake tin which held the sawdust. I knocked a few holes in the top to give it a a bit of a flow. I smoked tailor and Australian salmon (yes the fish that everyone throws back) in it and they came up a treat. This is what is known as a hot smoker, which part cooks and part smokes the contents.

Hoodathunkit · Senior Member

If you have an old Webber kettle bbq, or even a cheaper small replica of a weber, you can smoke food in them. Just get the hickory chips and it works a treat. We used to do fresh trout and chickens beeeaauuuutifulllll........

mongrel · Guru

I like you Hoodayhunkit, have an old kettle and use it for smoking food. I must agree with you that it cooks a treat..YUM YUM.. Alan the Mongrel.

halfpint · Senior Member

Hello Terry, where are you these days ???? Settled here in Ky now, Millee likes it here with her new friend bundy the dog. I know only to eat fish hahaha. Patty

03_troopy · Guru

03_troopy wrote:
I made one out of a dishwasher that gave up the ghost a while back. There was a handy round hole in the bottom that just fitted a cake tin I happen to find laying idle in the kitchen. I put a gas ring about 8" beneath the cake tin which held the sawdust. I knocked a few holes in the top to give it a a bit of a flow. I smoked tailor and Australian salmon (yes the fish that everyone throws back) in it and they came up a treat. This is what is known as a hot smoker, which part cooks and part smokes the contents.

I found a pic of the smoker.

The shelves were made from cheap cake racks joined by folding a piece of building cross brace ange over the ends of two racks sitting side by side.

jimricho · Guru

I don't think that would fit into my little Goldstream ?????? (LOL)