Simple and traditionally used in all culinary cultures of the world, the technology of cold smoking is designed to get delicious snacks from fish and various types of meat.
Own smokehouse in the house or in the country diversifies the process of cooking delicacies, especially in cases when it comes to avid fishermen and hunters.
This simple and reminiscent of a simple stove device can be assembled from improvised means in various situations.
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Do-it-yourself collapsible smokehouse
You can build a temporary smokehouse right on the fishing spot, or make a stationary structure in the courtyard of the house, which will give scope for culinary imagination and allow you to enjoy the unique smoked taste without harming your health.
The main principle of smoking is prolonged fumigation with smoke at a certain temperature of pre-salted products.
Therefore, before starting to study various recipes for smoked fish or sausage, you need to get a smokehouse - a camera in which smoke will be generated in the right mode and with the right properties.
The main working device of the smokehouse is a smoke generator, which can be made from improvised means.
A food chamber can be built, giving a second life to a damaged refrigerator, gas stove, metal barrels and cylinders.
Portable and collapsible homemade smokehouse is most convenient for use. It can be disassembled and stored, as well as taken out for picnics, hunting and fishing.
The prefabricated design allows you to introduce improvements, replace parts and containers. To make such a smoking apparatus, you will need an old gas cylinder, two metal barrels, steel plates and rods, 5 half-meter lengths of pipes with a diameter of 10 cm, tools - a grinder, a drill and a welding machine.
A gas cylinder becomes a furnace, smoking chambers are cut out of metal barrels, in which metal nets and bars for products are installed.
A chimney is mounted from the pipes, into which a home-made smoke generator is inserted - a device for producing and supplying smoke to food chambers. The smoke temperature is controlled by the length of the removable pipe.
The principle of operation and assembly of the smoke generator
Before you make a smoke generator with your own hands, you need to imagine the principle of the smokehouse: in the furnace due to constant heating, smoldering of combustible material occurs, the smoke passing through the pipe is cooled to the desired temperature - from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius, depending on the processed product.
Here, there is a purification from harmful impurities and sedimentation of condensate, after which the smoke enters the smoking chamber to fulfill its purpose.
Any metal utensil, for example, a can or a deep pan, in the lid of which you need to drill a hole for a fitting - parts that connect to the chimney, can become the body of the smoke generator for smoking.
Sawdust intended for burning is placed on the bottom of the tank, on the side, at a height of about 3 cm from the bottom, a hole for ignition must be provided.
Then, in the case, a connection is made for the aquarium compressor, and in front of the furnace there is a hole for the chimney, which is connected to the food chamber.
The photo shows how a home-made smokehouse with a smoke generator might look like.
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Variety of smoke generator designs
The appearance and functionality of a homemade smoke generator depends on the situation. Temporary structures can be built in 5 minutes, but with a more serious approach, you can get factory quality and aesthetics.
The smoke generator compressor can be installed both from below and in the upper part of the housing. Instead of an aquarium processor, you can use any other electric pump with a power of 4-5 watts.
The main purpose of the compressor is the supply of oxygen for combustion, so craftsmen can adapt coolers and fans from various devices for this purpose.
There are many options for selecting the body, it can be made from a heat-resistant pipe, you can apply various options for the outlet pipes, complement the design with a capacity for assembling condensate, and an ordinary water tee is used as an ejector.
You can improve the ignition site by attaching a metal spiral to the bottom of the housing.
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DIY smoke generator photo
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