Recommend me a smoker

[jackh707]

can anyone give me advise about smokers, after something relatively small and cheap as a starting point, for use for home smoking meat etc.

Cheers

[Pete Franklin]

cold smoking or hot smoking?

[Minemapper]

Small it isn't but it certainly fits the cheap criteria. This cost me a grand total of £10. Google 'Ugly Drum Smoker'.

[pmanson]

I've had one of these for a year - http://www.smokingbbq.co.uk/proq-amigo-3-1n-1-bbq-...

Sure I paid about £70 for it though.

[jackh707]

Pete Franklin said:

cold smoking or hot smoking?

I don't know what the difference is I'm afraid? Both?

That £10 one looks like the kind if thing I'm after.

[Mobile Chicane]

Do you mean 'smoking' or 'indirect barbecueing'?

[Pete Franklin]

jackh707 said:

I don't know what the difference is I'm afraid? Both?

That £10 one looks like the kind if thing I'm after.

Do you want to make smoked salmon, smoked cured meats like Bacon, smoked cheeses etc? In which case a cold smoke generator is what you need. If you want smoked brisket, pulled pork, bbq ribs etc then hot smoking using a bbq smoker or kettle bbq is what you need cooking indirectly.

[jackh707]

Ahhh, thanks for the help, I want both no but really sounds like a cold smoker is what I'm after. Cheers.

Think I'm gonna make one of those ugly smokers.

[Pete Franklin]

jackh707 said:

Ahhh, thanks for the help, I want both no but really sounds like a cold smoker is what I'm after. Cheers.

Think I'm gonna make one of those ugly smokers.

OK- for cold smoking you would either need to DIY something a bit more elaborate than the ugly smoker shown above or buy yourself a ProQ Cold smoke generator ~ £30 + the correct wood dust. I use the latter in my Webber kettle with excelent results. some people use the ProQ csg in a cardboard box with some holes in so its a low cost option you would also be able to use it in the smoker shown above. note that most food that is cold smoked is also cured prior to smoking so you will also need to look into that.