Easy peasy home smoker!

[fish]

as a bit of an add on to my bacon curing thread heres a simple plan of the smoker i use,the lower the heat and the longer the smoke the better.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/fishfish_01/crafts/Untitled-9.png

[TinkyPete]

great plan there fish I have an old pot that i can use to make one thanks

[Ben Casey]

Like it I will have to see what I can find :)

[Tony1948]

Nice setup Fish

[fish]

50 gal oil drums are easy to come by. lets see some pics.

[Scott]

What wood would be the best to use? Ive made a smoker this weekend well I say made there wasnt alot to do. Just having some issues with times to smoke the meat for. Any ideas from anyone?

[LeeSunny]

Wood to use is any basic hard wood, oak, beech, and most fruit trees.
Add if possible a small amount of aromatic wood like hickory ( BBQ pack ) bay, juniper .
And of course u can use peat.

Cooking times ??
Mackerel, eels, kippers aporox 4-6 hours Cold smoked
Hot smoked about 3-5.
hours depending on size of course.
Other meats ie: 10 kg up to a week.

Top class post fish, by the way may I just add that you can also use a disposable BBQ
In ur smokers, light the BBQ place in smoker with a metal backing try on top of it with DAMP hard wood shavings in it.
then let it do the smoking for you :-) if it gets to hot you can always add more wet sawdust.

O and don't forget to salt ur fish b4 smoking ( brine or dry salt )

To make brine, 150g salt per litre of water, boil for a few minutes then leave to cool.
Fish in brine 500g = 1/2 hour

[Bernie]

Hmmm - you have me watering at the mouth now. I have the shavings, I just gotta catch a few fish and make a smoker. :)

[Realearner]

Hi there, great smoker. I have been lucky and just got a ready made hot smoker.
This one has the smoke/heat chamber on the left hand side, the smoking chamber on the right with a stck at the far end of this.
With controlled vents at either end I can control the amount of heat/smoke in the chamber.
These type would also be easy to make with a large barrel BBQ and adding a smoke /heat chamber the other end.
Sorry I can't add any pictures yet but will try later if anyone interested.

[jus_young]

Hi there, great smoker. I have been lucky and just got a ready made hot smoker.
This one has the smoke/heat chamber on the left hand side, the smoking chamber on the right with a stck at the far end of this.
With controlled vents at either end I can control the amount of heat/smoke in the chamber.
These type would also be easy to make with a large barrel BBQ and adding a smoke /heat chamber the other end.
Sorry I can't add any pictures yet but will try later if anyone interested.

I'm interested.

[Realearner]

Sorry but unable to upload pictures, have asked for advice from contact page and no reply yet.
So if any advice on this please make it simple, for a non techie.

[jus_young]

Try this thread

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?1117-How-do-i-add-pictures-to-a-thread&p=15313#post15313

[Realearner]

Hi there, think I have this picture thing sorted so with luck should have some pictures up, keeping fingers and all crossed.

http://<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554984/" title="IMG_0213 by realearner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/6035554984_e0b6fb960f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0213"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554492/" title="IMG_0215 by realearner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6035554492_72a5d2d327.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0215"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035000737/" title="IMG_0214 by realearner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6035000737_6213e68b6e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0214"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553120/" title="IMG_0211 by realearner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6035553120_ae6f139447.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0211"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553546/" title="IMG_0212 by realearner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6035553546_f1b7a1d067.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0212"></a>

Well hope these pictures come up, and are sort of self explanatory.
And again thanks for all the advive, and it is now working I hope.

[Realearner]

Hi again I think I might have clicked the wrong part, so here goes again.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/6035554984_e0b6fb960f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554984/)
IMG_0213 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554984/) by realearner (http://www.flickr.com/people/66282917@N05/), on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6035554492_72a5d2d327.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554492/)
IMG_0215 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035554492/) by realearner (http://www.flickr.com/people/66282917@N05/), on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6035553546_f1b7a1d067.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553546/)
IMG_0212 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553546/) by realearner (http://www.flickr.com/people/66282917@N05/), on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6035553120_ae6f139447.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553120/)
IMG_0211 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035553120/) by realearner (http://www.flickr.com/people/66282917@N05/), on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/6035552718_6dfa85d178.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035552718/)
IMG_0210 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66282917@N05/6035552718/) by realearner (http://www.flickr.com/people/66282917@N05/), on Flickr

Well lets see about this one.

[Realearner]

still pictures look a little on the large side, still at least I got them up ha ha

[Kieran]

What do you use for the heat source under?

[Realearner]

What do you use for the heat source under?

Hi Kieran, get some charcoal going then add my soaked hard wood chips.

[LandRoverMatt]

Good set up there Fish :)