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Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:19 pm
by RubberToe
Hey all, I'm trying my hand at cold smoking some cheese. I'm working on my technique using 500g blocks of cracker barrel old cheddar that was on sale at the SS.
I recently discovered the soldering iron in a can of wood chips method so I'm giving that a go right now.
I see A-MAZE-N has a couple types of cold smoke generators that people seem to really like. There's
a square and a tube one. I have half a mind to order one or print off some pictures and bring them to one of the stainless steel shops here.
I was also thinking about making a ghetto one from layers of tin foil and poking holes in it for air flow.
As for the wood "pellets" I got a cheapo blender for $4 at the second hand store to abuse and grind up my wood chips a bit finer for that.
What are your guys' thoughts on all this?
Thanks,
-Rob
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:33 pm
by mr x
Nash has a post here somewhere with cheeses smoking pics I'm sure. We use our smokers with really small fires.
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Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:16 pm
by dexter
Actually for salmon and cheeses I use a soldering iron and plastic fish crates. I find I can control the heat and smoke a little better that way
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:10 am
by NASH
Do you have a charcoal grill now? It's easy enough on one with a small fire. Cheese is epic enough done in the electric box smoker but quite a bit better done over a real coal fire
cheese 1.jpg
cheese 2.jpg
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:23 am
by RubberToe
Thanks guys. I can do charcoal in my electric rig too. I'll try it that way next, which will be today or tomorrow... I have 3 more packages of cheese to experiment on.
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:45 am
by GAM
Rob
Could you take a pic of your iron and wood setup?
Sandy
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:32 pm
by dexter
NASH wrote:Do you have a charcoal grill now? It's easy enough on one with a small fire. Cheese is epic enough done in the electric box smoker but quite a bit better done over a real coal fire
cheese 1.jpg
cheese 2.jpg
That's one of the only things i don't like about my BGE small fires are a pain to tend to .
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:34 pm
by NASH
dexter wrote:NASH wrote:Do you have a charcoal grill now? It's easy enough on one with a small fire. Cheese is epic enough done in the electric box smoker but quite a bit better done over a real coal fire
cheese 1.jpg
cheese 2.jpg
That's one of the only things i don't like about my BGE small fires are a pain to tend to .
Solution: Sell that beast and get a Primo Oval
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:40 am
by dexter
NASH wrote:dexter wrote:NASH wrote:Do you have a charcoal grill now? It's easy enough on one with a small fire. Cheese is epic enough done in the electric box smoker but quite a bit better done over a real coal fire
cheese 1.jpg
cheese 2.jpg
That's one of the only things i don't like about my BGE small fires are a pain to tend to .
Solution: Sell that beast and get a Primo Oval
thems fighting words!
Re: Cold smoking with soldering iron or pellet smokers
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:52 pm
by Henry1
I use the soldering iron in the tin can trick too. It works like a charm although it does take at least an hour to get the wood chips hot enough to really start smoking. My favourite thing to smoke is super ripe plum tomato with a bit of sea salt and oil on it, finished with a small splash of vinegar.