Info on Fish Smoker wanted

[chips]

Hello
I recently purchased a fish smoker not sure how to use it? what sort of shavings, how long to cook ? Please any info is good.
Chips. hungry.

[NICK R]

I just use oak sawdust , free from a local joinery shop

As a general rule, a cooking time of around 20-25 minutes is sufficient for most smokings of 3 or 4 small fish (3/4-1lb) gutted, but left whole, with head and tail on. For larger fish, in 2-3lb size, it is usually necessary to head and tail, simply to fit them into the smoker.

It also helps to split them along the backbone and open them up, like a butterfly fillet, to allow the smoke and heat to penetrate. The cooking time can obviously be reduced, for small fish or thin fillets and increased for larger fish, meat or poultry.

With larger fish, it pays to fillet them, otherwise repeated meths burner top-ups are required if you have them, and by the time the fish is cooked, it is often oversmoked, with rather a pungent flavour.

[chips]

as Elvis once said "well thank you very much. Do you use untreated wood?
chips ahoy!

[NICK R]

yes mate


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