Haven't had much time to work on the smokehouse the past couple weeks. I did manage to put the chimney on. I think it will work, we'll see. The firebox door I ordered cam in too. I plan on sticking bolts through the mounting holes and mortoring them in between the firebrick and the outter bricks of ...

Glad it wasn't worse!

It seems to me that there can be some confusion about the terms used when we smoke meat. Someone please correct me if I am in error here. 1.Cold smoking is a long process that results in substantial drying. 2. Hot smoking is a shorter process that results in a product that is precooked to about 140...

Blackriver wrote:Wow Nick! Your sausage looks great! Nice job

Thanks dude!

Happy holiday's everyone, I just about to test a curing chamber for the first time, but need some directions. I got the fridge and installed a Humidity controller were I plugged in a humidifier, a small fan and a light bulbs (2 x 75w), first I installed the humidifier into humidity outlet and the f...

Redzed, that coppa looks amazing! Was that special pork or just your everyday cryovac butt? Did you not put the coppa in a casing? How was the recipe you used?

Wow, that looks great man!!!

Nick, are you finding any mushy spots at all? How is the tang? The overall texture looks good as far as a camera will show. Hummmmm.... I can tell how sorry you are that you ever began this project eh? :roll: No mushy spots. It seems pretty even all the way across. Im having trouble taking good pic...

Well I cut open another one today and it's gooood!! Seems a tad bit darker, not as dark as this pic though.

Nice! How long did you smoke it for? How was the smoke penetration?

What type of wood so you guys recommend for smoked sopressata?

Well it's starting to taste really good now. I guess taking the casing off and wrapping it in a paper sack and into the fridge for a few days really improves the flavor.

Do you guys have any suggestion on long and short term storage?

Redzed, now thats a spread!!

Kids approved.

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THanks Ross. I was thinking about 5-7 ft. My pipe will be horizontal though.