Steve Harford Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I’ve cold smoked nuts in the past but they were a bit too smokey. Nothing scientific just bunged in with some cheese and other stuff. I’d like to do a selection for Christmas, including the honey coated ones. I did do these and they were nice but too sticky. How would I best go about it all in future? I’m thinking cashews, peanuts, almonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Wade has a recipe for nuts, I am sure he will share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Hi Steve The way I smoke nuts is to smoke roast them. You need to start with raw nuts (natural cashews or un-blanched almonds) Heat your smoker up to 160 C Make a brine of 30 grams of salt in 230 g of water. Pour 1 Kg of nuts into brine to cover them all and then immediately strain Grind 30 g of smoked salt to a fine powder. Add to wet nuts and ensure they are coated evenly Place nuts on fine wire mesh rack or tray. Place in smoker Roast for 24 minutes, stirring every 8 minutes Whilst still hot, place in cold smoker for 3 hours Store in air tight container. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Harford Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 I’ve just got some on at long last. Done the hot smoke over cherry whilst doing the ham. Now in the cold smoker over hickory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Looking forward to seeing how they turn out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Harford Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) Here they are. Very pleased with these Wade. This was a pre Xmas sample bash. I will now restock with a bigger amount and do a large batch with confidence. Many thanks?? Edited December 9, 2017 by Steve Harford Photo upside down 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 They look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 These look great @Steve Harford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Edge Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 would really like to give these a go... but I'm too tight to fire up m WSM just to do some nuts. So if I was to cook the nuts low and slow with some brisket at say 110 - could I do some nuts at the same time at this lower temp? Say leave them in 40 mins?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 You could give it a try however I have found that a low slow cook can leave the nuts soft - rather than becoming crunchy when roasted. The higher temperature also browns the nuts. One method you could try is to first cold smoke the water for the brine - or add a couple of tablespoons of liquid smoke. Roast them in your kitchen oven and then back to the cold smoker for the final smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Edge Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Thank you for the advice. If I get time I think it sounds like using your method produces far better results. Another question if I may - if vaccuum packed after, roughly how long do you think they would keep (thining about making some for xmas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 After being vacuum packed they will last for 6 months plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I going to give this a try too, thanks Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) @Wade where do you source your nuts from please? A mix of different nuts unsalted and unroasted seem to be about £10 for 500g, Does that sound right? looking to share about 1kg with my sister so £20 for a kg seems ok for a mix that contains brazils, cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, walnut halves and pecan, providing they are all suited to roasting and smoking?. Edited December 3, 2019 by sotv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I get mine from LIDL . they do unroasted and unsalted nuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 52 minutes ago, Justin said: I get mine from LIDL . they do unroasted and unsalted nuts Was looking in my local one today, but they only had the pistachio's that were unsalted, but were roasted, so no good. No cashews, which seemed to be the only ones in the range in my store that were unroasted and unsalted unfortunately. All the loose ones are pre salted and tbh anyone with whatever germs could have been in there first anyway or they could have been there for however long. 🤢 Found a kg mixture on ebay of unsalted/unroasted that seems popular and contains a good mixture of nuts (cashews(20%), hazelnuts(20%), walnuts(20%), almonds (15%), Brazils (15%), pecans (10%) depends if they are all suitable to roasting and smoking though. If not they sell unsalted/unroasted varieties individually that I could mix and match for suitable nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/3/2019 at 4:26 PM, sotv said: @Wade where do you source your nuts from please? A mix of different nuts unsalted and unroasted seem to be about £10 for 500g, Does that sound right? looking to share about 1kg with my sister so £20 for a kg seems ok for a mix that contains brazils, cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, walnut halves and pecan, providing they are all suited to roasting and smoking?. I buy mine online from Sunburst Snacks. 5 Kg of raw almonds are ~£49 5 Kg of raw cashews are ~£52.50 They supply most kinds of nut in bulk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Wade said: I buy mine online from Sunburst Snacks. 5 Kg of raw almonds are ~£49 5 Kg of raw cashews are ~£52.50 They supply most kinds of nut in bulk. Thanks for that, quantities are a bit more than I need. GrapeTree look quite good for smaller quantities of pre-mixed or choose your own mix of nuts. Are there any nuts not suited to roasting and smoking? I was thinking of a Brazil Nut, Cashew, Walnut, Pistachio and Macadamia Nut mix If I get them done later next week, will they be ready to eat by xmas Edited December 6, 2019 by sotv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I would skip roasting macadamia, they are bit too waxy in my experience. But give it a try. personal taste of course. good luck, keep an eye on them as easy to over roast and they they taste dry and it is no good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/3/2019 at 5:01 PM, Justin said: I get mine from LIDL . they do unroasted and unsalted nuts 👍 Just got back from Lidl and they had a big display of Mixed nuts on offer for this weekend £1.39 for 200g, (25% Hazelnuts, 25% Walnuts, 25% Almonds, 25% Cashews) Hadn't noticed these before, bagged and raw, going to mix 4 bags of these with some Brazil nuts i picked up from Morrisons and roast and brine them following Wades method later this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) Followed your instructions @Wade Roasted for 25 minutes and 3 hours cold smoke (used a mixture of Alder and Silver Birch) taste great off the smoker, going to vacpac them for xmas Thanks 👍 Edited December 11, 2019 by sotv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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