Fish Smoker

Submitted: Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 17:15
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Does anyone have any good ideas on how to use existing pots, pans etc or disposable alluminium bake ware to make a fish smoker.
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Reply By: joc45 - Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 17:28

Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 17:28
Sure do!
I use my cast iron camp oven. You will need a trivet in the bottom. Soak the fish fillets in salt and brown sugar solution for an hour or two.
Heat the oven till it's pretty hot. Test by placing a small piece of newspaper in the bottom, and if it browns almost immediately, it's ready.
Place twigs and leaves or wood chips in the bottom of the oven (I find banksia works well),and place fish on the trivet over the smouldering wood. Cover with oven lid for about 8 minutes, by when the fish should be done.
I should add that my oven is not oiled; I use it for hot-baking most of the time.
Don't use wood that has oils in it, such as eucalyptus.
Even neighbour-fish tastes great using this method!
Gerry
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Follow Up By: Pajeroman - Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 17:36

Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 17:36
What is a trivet?
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 14:21

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 14:21
What is a trivet?

Basically it's a fancy name for a rack.
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Reply By: Mazdan - Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 18:10

Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 18:10
I wouldnt have it to hot in there, the idea is for the smoke to do the cooking, not the heat.
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:22

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:22
I do a hot smoke in a wok with a cover. Done on a gas bbq at loowww temperature the wood chips are just smouldering and a delicious smokey flavour. Have the fish on a cake rack as high in the wok as you can away from the source of the heat. All the family love it.
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Follow Up By: pauljohnston - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 13:20

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 13:20
I have also used a wok. Mine came with a steamer rack, so I just put the food on that. Works fine.

PJ.
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Follow Up By: Nick R - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 16:37

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 16:37
what Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses said, also we didn't have a lid for our woks so I bought a cheap stainless mixing bowl and a cupboard door knob as a handle and made a lid. What JohnR didn't say was 12 minutes are just right for atlantic salmon from the shop.

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