Improvised cold smoking

chriscw81 · 11-20-2012, 10:03 AM

So I'm visiting in-laws in North Carolina and they wanted me to cure and smoke them some bacon. I cured the bacon for a week while I was at home and today I'm gonna cold smoke the bacon with Apple pellets. The in-laws don't have any kind of smoker or BBQ so I'm using a cardboard box.

I took 2 left over pieces of quarter-round and ran them through the box to rest 2 cooling trays on them. I used my homebrew cold smoker and set it on another cooling tray and put foil under it so I wouldn't burn the deck up.

I'll be letting the bacon smoke for 8-10 hours. It's gonna be delicious! Thanks for looking!

Chris

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MS2SB · 11-20-2012, 10:05 AM

Very cool. Love the ingenuity.

aawa · 11-20-2012, 10:07 AM

Alton Brown style box smoker!

Swamp Donkeyz BBQ · 11-20-2012, 10:47 AM

Cool! Awesome looking yard too!

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chriscw81 · 11-20-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Swamp Donkeyz BBQ

Cool! Awesome looking yard too!

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Thanks. And the yard is awesome, I only wish it was mine. These pictures don't really do it justice.

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cowgirl · 11-20-2012, 11:19 AM

Great way to improvise!

seadad9903 · 11-20-2012, 11:44 AM

that is pretty cool. how did you make the smoker part at the bottom?

Gore · 11-20-2012, 11:45 AM

Great cold smoker! I love it!

chriscw81 · 11-20-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by seadad9903

that is pretty cool. how did you make the smoker part at the bottom?

I used some bent expanded metal that's wrapped in foil that has lots of little holes in it. I'm burning apple pellets in it. Here is a post of the first time I used it where you can see it better:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=146356

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funman1 · 11-20-2012, 07:34 PM

Nice!!!

1MoreFord · 11-20-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by aawa

Alton Brown style box smoker!

You beat me to it.

Hoss · 11-20-2012, 09:43 PM

Ez,pee zee. Lookin good.

Smokey Mick · 11-20-2012, 09:45 PM

Nice, Something I can rarely do In our winters, The lowest it goes in my area is 45f nights and 65f days all in 24 hours.
But when I do, I use a Pro Q cold smoke generator and sit it on the bottom of a WSM.
My fave is cold smoked salmon

11-20-2012, 10:03 AM	#1
chriscw81 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Improvised cold smoking So I'm visiting in-laws in North Carolina and they wanted me to cure and smoke them some bacon. I cured the bacon for a week while I was at home and today I'm gonna cold smoke the bacon with Apple pellets. The in-laws don't have any kind of smoker or BBQ so I'm using a cardboard box. I took 2 left over pieces of quarter-round and ran them through the box to rest 2 cooling trays on them. I used my homebrew cold smoker and set it on another cooling tray and put foil under it so I wouldn't burn the deck up. I'll be letting the bacon smoke for 8-10 hours. It's gonna be delicious! Thanks for looking! Chris Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ *A Texan transplant* UDS \| Blue Weber Performer Platinum \| Chargriller Akorn \| 22.5 Weber OTG \| WSJ Gold \| Mini WSM \| Maverick ET-73 \| Blue Thermapen \| Maverick PT-100 \| Master Forge gasser(charcoal chimney starter)

11-20-2012, 10:05 AM	#2
MS2SB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-28-10 Location: Bothell, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very cool. Love the ingenuity. __________________ Traeger lil Tex, 2 Weber 22.5", UDS Mop, Sauce & Two Smoking Barrels BBQ Team "Go Cougs!" They call me "Dave" Noobian Warlord

11-20-2012, 10:07 AM	#3
aawa is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-03-12 Location: Virginia Beach Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Alton Brown style box smoker! __________________ Weber Mini WSM x2 Weber 22.5in OTG x2 Weber Touch and Go Performer *Sublime Smoke UDS* Maverick ET-732 World's Fastest Blue Thermapen *

11-20-2012, 11:19 AM	#6
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great way to improvise! __________________ jeanie sittin' by the campfire with my Brethren friends. Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

11-20-2012, 11:44 AM	#7
seadad9903 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-18-12 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	that is pretty cool. how did you make the smoker part at the bottom? __________________ Thomas Take lots of naps now. You'll wish you had later. Brinkmann Dual function grill, Weber SJS converted to mini WSM, a 18.5" WSM, 18.5" Frankenweber pizza oven & a super-duper fast flame thermapen.

11-20-2012, 10:47 AM	#4
Swamp Donkeyz BBQ Take a breath! Join Date: 07-25-12 Location: Huntsville, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cool! Awesome looking yard too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-20-2012, 11:45 AM	#8
Gore somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods ... and Nazis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great cold smoker! I love it! __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1"

11-20-2012, 07:34 PM	#10
funman1 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-03-12 Location: Sacramento, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice!!! __________________ Professional Pyro.. No really; I get paid to blow stuff up...

11-20-2012, 09:43 PM	#12
Hoss is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-31-09 Location: Hernando,MS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ez,pee zee. Lookin good.

11-20-2012, 09:45 PM	#13
Smokey Mick Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 11-17-12 Location: Tweed Northern Rivers Australia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice, Something I can rarely do In our winters, The lowest it goes in my area is 45f nights and 65f days all in 24 hours. But when I do, I use a Pro Q cold smoke generator and sit it on the bottom of a WSM. My fave is cold smoked salmon