Stevepiglet
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Looks tasty! My wife tried replacing 50g of flour with rolled oats. It makes for a very light and fluffy loaf with a great taste.
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Never went there I'm afraid. I'm new to this
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Mine had about 7 hrs but it was over Ash so it's quite a delicate smoke. I might make some oak dust later and try that. I'm lucky where I am in that the farmers let me take the fallen wood near me.
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I'll not hold that against you. I'm originally from Bristol so please don't that against me. So far I've just had a go with salt over Ash sawdust but I'm going to prepare some cherry sawdust and try a few other bits including some salmon. I'll post some pictures when it's done.
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Ah it was sodium chlorate. Yeah we used to make smoke grenades by mixing it with sugar 😅 They smelled lovely! Could never get hold of potassium nitrate. Probably for the best. I do at least still have all my fingers
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Didn't you used to be able to get sodium nitrite weedkiller...?
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So weed killer effectively!
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Might have to make myself a hot smoker for that then, just to be on the safe side. What's cure#1...?
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They also go very well in a soup!
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How would I go about cold smoking chicken breasts? Obviously ill then be cooking them.
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The top one looks ideal!
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Where do you get the maze type smoker from in the UK?
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What's the quickest way to dry sawdust?
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Once I'm back at work again, after the lock down then I think I'll definitely invest in one of those, but until that point money is a bit tight. At the moment it's just a bit of fun really. If I put smaller pieces of salmon in there then will it need as long? The through flow seems to be pretty good so far. I've also got a shoe from the bottom of a down pipe on the top of the chimney which I can turn depending on the direction of the wind.
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I'll go and stir it in a minute then!
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It's some commercially produced ash that I've had laying about so attacked it with the mitre saw to make the dust. I've loads of cherry which has been cut with a chainsaw but I was going to either split it and use the mitre saw or maybe the lathe, so as long as I don't use the ends then I should be OK.
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Hopefully after this the govt will think twice about selling off our NHS! They do an amazing job but rarely get the appreciation they deserve.
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After some trial and error and some advice from you lovely folks I'm now trying to smoke my first thing. Rock salt Bit of a cop-out I know but I don't want to waste any meat or cheese so thought it safest to do salt. I'm using Ash sawdust. Don't know if it'll be nice or not but I have to start somewhere. I'll let you know how it goes
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Seems to work quite well. Got about 2 and a half hours out of half a can, cut length way's, filled with sawdust
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Would fine shavings work? I turn wood so have lots
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Got a load of chicken wire. Could probably knock something similar up!
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I've not got a spare seive but can probably muster up a foil tray. My wife had the idea of cutting a can in half that is already filled with holes. Might try that too as I've already got a the can. I'll let you know if it works
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They can get to a decent size if you feed them. If you are just doing leafy stuff like herbs then try this... https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/nettle/nettle-as-fertilizer.htm Easy and free
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I'm currently trying to get it working with a bean can filled with holes full of sawdust but seem to be struggling with how tight it should be packed...
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Aw go on then. Not very pretty but with some tweaking I reckon it'll do the job.
