3legged_lab wrote:Bootlipkiller wrote:3legged_lab wrote:Bootlipkiller wrote:3legged_lab wrote:[quote="Bootlipkiller"][quote="3legged_lab"][quote="Bootlipkiller"]Nice what kind of wood chips do you use?
2 pans of Adler (the fine chips) then 1 pan of cherry (chunks)
I've never used alder but that's suppose to be the be all end all for salmon. I used cherry yesterday and some batches I use hickory (big chunks) and they all have been good. I'm going to have to try the alder.
I was going off of my ol man's advice, no point in arguing with him, he said its a milder smoke.
It seems to be the one everyone recommends. I noticed the cherry smokes less and is milder then the hickory. Mesquite is the only wood I think would be nasty with salmon. How long you smoke for?
The guy I got the recipe from said to smoke @ 160-170° for 7 hours. I think the elements in dad's smoker is starting to go out because at the 7 hour mark it was nowhere near done. Ended up going 12 hours.[/quote]
Wow, if it's hot here (90's) I do about 4 hours. On a cold night 6 to 8 hours. The one I have cooks at 170.[/quote]
I started it first thing this morning at work and let go while I was on a job, I set it outside so I didnt smoke out the shop which I probably shouldn't have done. The wind was blowing pretty stiff all day and I think that may have slowed it down. Either that or the element is going out.[/quote]
I bet the wind slowed it down. They sell parts for the big and little chief at Walmart I noticed the other day.