smoked sea salt questions...

[sage03]

Have looked over some smoked sea salt recipes and still not sure if i need to mix salt and H2o or can i just spread out over a screen dry  and have at it ?  I have 5 14.5 oz packages of coarse sea salt. How about 3-4 hrs of pecan or hickory ? Any suggestions, comment,snide remarks or what have you are always welcome!! :) :)

[squirtthecat]

I've only done it once, but I used coffee filters to spread the salt on.     Worked great.   

I used 2 hours of Pecan, but I also had some cheese in the box and didn't want to overwhelm it with smoke.

[squirtthecat]

A visual..

Salt on the bottom, then paprika/peppercorns, then a bag of ball park peanuts, then a few blocks of cheese.

(those are commercial Bunn sized coffee filters)

[ronbeaux]

I did just salt in mine. All I did was make a foil tray and dump salt on it. Every 30 minutes I would stir up the salt. Worked great.

[sage03]

 :)awesome pic of salt, cheese and smokey nuts(!) I dug out 2 old but cleaned up spatter guards with fine mesh to spread salt on.I think these will work out OK :-\ I'm also wondering...heat, or no heat ? I'm leaning toward 150deg.  for 2-3 hrs. I have cold smoker set-up..just think it needs some heat... 

[sodak]

I have done salt and paprika so far.  Small cookie sheet, couple of hours of apple.

[sage03]

Just an update on my smoked sea salt.. I used 2 old splatter screens(cleaned) shaped them to fit in the rack. I put almost the whole pkg (14.5oz) of coarse sea salt on each rack...spread out evenly. I filled up BS w/ 3 hrs Pecan ..set temp appx 120. At the 1/2 way point took salt out and stirred it around and returned to BS.Removed , let cool and put in small glass containers...some for gifts,some to keep! First taste was awesome ...used on a couple of ribeyes. My wife loved it..wants me to do more. Next time may try some hickory or mesquite.. I'm hoping this may get better with age...like the cheese. :) :)

[drewpatton]

Sounds great sage! Now I am inspired to do some salt!

Drew

[Quarlow]

A little of the subject but along the same topic. I got a gift basket of choclate at xmas and it contained this.

It was interesting. Dark chocolate with sea salt crystals in it that crunch as you chew it. Different for sure.

[sage03]

that's a new one on me!! haven't seen that before... :-\ Have you tried it yet? ???

[Quarlow]

Yeah it was different for sure but not bad. If you like dark chocolate you will....I won't say you'll love it but it's worth a try. They also have one with chili peppers in it now that one is good. I really like that one.

[drewpatton]

Fleur de sel is a rare french sea salt that is harvested by hand. It has a flavor that is remarkable. I use it only for special occasions due to the cost, and only for finishing cooked foods never for seasoning while cooking. I have heard of chefs using it in deserts and ice cream.

Drew

[Bavind]

I have had excellent results with hickory smoking sea salt for 20 hours. Salt comes out fantastic and almost looks like amber. Great taste.

[squirtthecat]

I have had excellent results with hickory smoking sea salt for 20 hours. Salt comes out fantastic and almost looks like amber. Great taste.

20?  Wow!   Using what type of smoker?

[Bavind]

Bradley original style.