Is this even remotely possible (even with the BS full of ice)? Anyone else live on the surface of the sun like I do and tried it?
Hi La Quinta
We are in a big heat wave here in Saskatchewan as well. I have limited experience with cold smoking but the link below has information on successful cold smokes when the outside temp is over 100 degrees.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=5571.0
Mike
Thanks! I'm a "newbie" still trying to find my way around!!!
I think everybody is a Newbie in one way or another! That's the best part of Smokin'! :D
Good Luck.
Mike
Thanks! By the way nice fish! Have you smoked it!!!?
Thanks
No I didn't smoke it. We do alot of catch & release on walleye here so she is still swimmin'. It was a 13.1 lb walleye. We do keep a few smaller 1.5 to 2 lbs for eatin' though.
Mike
Someone on this board had recently posted he had great success cold smoking while the ambient temperature was in the triple digits. I can't recall who, or where he posted. I didn't have any luck finding the thread.
Sorry to sound stupid...is 13 pounds a big one? I'm from Florida and transplanted to California...but I love smoked mullet dip! No freakin mullet in California! It"s a cheap bait fish that smokes up fabulous!
I read that posting (I think from someone in Phoenix or Vegas) load up the smoker with ice. Mine melted! Perhaps I'm doomed to wait until January. If so that's ok...I'm new to cold smoke so I need to understand the limitations and then cold smoke like a mad woman from Jan - March!
La Quinta,
Have you read the posts about using the offset smoke generator method?
I have. To be honest I'm not sure I get it! In my head I'm thinking it"s like attaching a dryer hose to both units so they"re seperated and the smoke can "cool off" over it"s journey from the generator to the tower?
Yes and the puck heater is not in the box where the meat is, therefore not adding heat to the box. Placing ice in the box (with the smoke generator) and ice in the box where the meat is helps keep the temps down. I live in the San Diego area but I have not tried smoking in that amount of heat. Might want to wait until the sun goes down. Where in CA are you? Sounds like the desert lands.
Yeah out near Palm Springs (in La Quinta...thus the name!!) You shouldn't need that attachement in SD? Right?
Yes I have used it a few times. Here is a link to one of my posts showing the setup with ice.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=4313.msg37472#msg37472 (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=4313.msg37472#msg37472)
Ok. I get it now...it"s close to what I thought! (More elaborate with the box in between) and more ice. Very inventive! Since I'm less then handy with this stuff (and a newbie!) I may wait until winter! You're obviously way more experienced then I! Thanks for the link! I'll save it and try to do it when I'm have have more cold smoking "under my belt"! I gotta tell ya...cold smoked salmon is screaming my name tho!
I am not the inventor and actually used this method not long after getting the smoker as I wanted to do my own cold smoked bacon. It is super simple to set up as all you need is an aluminum dryer hose, box, some tape and the ability to cut a hole in the box. Do you have an original bradley or a Digital?
I have the original...was fairly sure all of the digital "technology" would melt in my back yard!!!
The original is an easy setup then. The digital requires the connection of the small sensor cord (goes to the temperature sensor) to allow the smoke gen to operate. The original does not have that cord. If you would like to give it a try and have any questions, we are here to help.
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. It's not my first rodeo with smoking but it is with the Bradley. I'm thrilled with this website and the forum! Until next time!!
Good luck. Next time I am up in the Palm Desert area, I'll have to give you a shout. West Coast Kansan is in Ocean Side and it is fun to get together with folks with common interests. We got together with OWRSTRICK a couple times when he was in the LA area. Some of the other members here are close to each other and sounds like they occasionally cross paths as well.
Enjoy.
My mom lives close to you
nepas
Gizmo...would love to meet next time you're here in my neck of the woods! I can't imagine it would be soon! Pretty freakin hot here for the next 4 months! Thanks for all your tips so far! looking forward to more!
NePa? Where does your Mom live? It's a small valley!
It's very simple to set the BS up for cold smoking. Here is a link with detailed instructions on how to set it up.
http://www.foodsmoker.co.uk/equipment/bradleycold.htm
NePa may be in the dessert in Sept. Maybe a good date to shoot for a get together. ;D
I am up for it.
How about it Nepa and La Quinta?
La Q Here is the post HabS mentioned.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=5571.0
Mere 104 is not what you are used to but is getting there. Something about temps where ambient = done on prime rib that i cant get used to...
will be working in PS for 2 weeks start 7 /30 that shold toughen me up some. Hot here now at 75 , thankful for that cool breeze from the west.
I'm good for September! Looking forward to it!!