Krackers budget smoker ideas

[dscubame]

Kc,
Someone just donated a nice propane smoker to me. I have been reading up on smoking salmon. Do you use a wet or dry brine? What temp and how long do you smoke yours for. Thanks

For fish a great deal of the process is drying so dry brine is preferred.  For ribs dry brine again a good choice due to a relative short smoke period and not wanting the falll off the bone syndrome.  The larger cuts such as beef brisket and pork butt it is hard to beat a wet brine to include a complete foil wrap with juice towards the end of the smoke to re-hydrate.  Not my  simply the way it is generally.

[kisfish]

Thanks guys I will let you know how it turns out.

[sirmissalot]

Kc,
Someone just donated a nice propane smoker to me. I have been reading up on smoking salmon. Do you use a wet or dry brine? What temp and how long do you smoke yours for. Thanks

For fish a great deal of the process is drying so dry brine is preferred. 

I agree completely. Wet brines for salmon and jerky both suck, due to the fact you have to dry it before smoking.

[Fishstiq]

so guys n gals, who have i inspired? whos started building one? I love seeing someone who dont have one and cant afford a store bought one just make one 

KC, I just built a UDS based on some of the recipes and smokers you have talked about on here.  I'll add some pics of it when I get home tonight!  Next project will be a cold smoker for cheese and maybe some eggs...

[Kc_Kracker]

Wet brines for salmon and jerky both suck,

then you been taught wrong brother, most smoked salmon is wet brined, everyone i know personally pretty much wet brines, and that list is longer then people you know or facebook all together 

[Kc_Kracker]

so guys n gals, who have i inspired? whos started building one? I love seeing someone who dont have one and cant afford a store bought one just make one 

KC, I just built a UDS based on some of the recipes and smokers you have talked about on here.  I'll add some pics of it when I get home tonight!  Next project will be a cold smoker for cheese and maybe some eggs...

nice, lets see! 

[sirmissalot]

Wet brines for salmon and jerky both suck,

then you been taught wrong brother, most smoked salmon is wet brined, everyone i know personally pretty much wet brines, and that list is longer then people you know or facebook all together 

Just speaking from personal experience Krack. See thats the difference between you and I, I speak from experience of my own. I've been doing it long enough, and smoked enough salmon to know I peronally like a dry brine better for both salmon, and jerky. Creates a much nicer cured look, IMO, and takes less time to dry before going in the smoker.

Whats comparing the number people who you learn from to the people I know have to do with anything anyways? You must know a lot of people, Facebook has ALOT of users 

Come late summer, you and I can have a little smoked salmon cookoff  I'm sure your wetbrined pink salmon is pretty tough to beat!

[dscubame]

Indicating a guy would smoke a pink is a low blow...    Love it.

[sirmissalot]

Didn't mean it as a low blow, I just know he's talked about how they smoke up good. Sooo my ocean fresh chinook collar and belly meat will have the advantage from the get go!

[kisfish]

Alright salmon is in the brine. Going with a wet brine this go around. Cant wait!!!!! I will let you know when its done.

[Kc_Kracker]

Indicating a guy would smoke a pink is a low blow...    Love it.

no, actually whats lower is to add me of facebook, just to tell me since my facebook isnt  full of smoking pics that I am "full of it" and "not believable". i surely wasnt expecting a list of insults but whatever, i guess whatever turns your crank because i need to prove nothing to nobody here i just share what i know and try to help folks, if it hurts someones male libido then not my problem. hes right i dont post anything on my facebook ever for smoking or grilling, ever, just ask huntnbear, dogtuk or Koiti  I guess sometimes you cannot make someone unhate you no matter what you do to be friendly to them. o well i tried to be friendly. 

and chad, actually i said i will ONLY smoke pinks if they are from the salt, that was pretty much the extent of my comment on pinks for smoking..

[sirmissalot]

Rob, like I said it was just small talk. I simply asked where all your smoking and grilling pics were and you got all bent out of shape and deleted me. Again, wasn't meant to be an insult...

[Kc_Kracker]

I felt no need to name names and out anyone but since you feel this is the place, fine ill reply, how is telling another grown man hes "full of it" and "not believable", small talk?  would that not insult you if someone adds you to basically call you a fraud or liar? how the hell else should i have taken those comments 

[sirmissalot]

I felt no need to name names and out anyone but since you feel this is the place, fine ill reply, how is telling another grown man hes "full of it" and "not believable", small talk?  would that not insult you if someone adds you to basically call you a fraud or liar? how the hell else should i have taken those comments 

We've already went over this and I apologized for you taking it the wrong way. I was teasing you... I thought you could take a joke, you seem to joke and kid around alot on here. I'm not going to get into an argument with you on an open forum. This is all stuff you've already said to me and now you're reposting it on here to call me out, that's fine, I tried to make my peace. Like I said, sorry you took what I said offensively.

Btw, I'm ready for that cookoff when you are! I'm up your way quite often, can easily fit it into a bear hunting weekend.

[dscubame]

It sounds like both of you guys understand each other. 

A handshake and a couple friendly beers are in order. 

Many of us especially me know how impressions get misrepresented real quick on a forum, sometimes easy to forget that.

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