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What is the best salmon for smoking and what's the best process?
Ok I absolutely LOVE a GOOD smoked salmon. I stress the work GOOD because I don't run into them often. I recently went to a restaurant called FOGO DE CHAO, it's a Brazilian steak house and they had the best tasting cold smoked salmon at their salad bar that I've ever had. (I ate like 12 pieces). A week later I was at a breakfast buffet that was also serving cold smoked salmon so I loaded up my plate, only to go back to my table and spit out the first bite (extremely fishy, not good). I really want to make cold smoked salmon a staple in my diet because I enjoy the taste (of a good one) and it has a lot of health benefits. If anyone knows anything about how Fogo De chao does it please share!
I'm hoping there is an expert on cold smoked salmon out there that can point me in the right direction.
What kind of salmon do I choose?
Which brining process?
What type of wood do I use to smoke? (the best ones I've had almost have a bacon-like flavor to them, if that makes any sense)
Thanks in advance, and I promise I will show the cook on here with pictures and all.
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Here's some I did that turned out good.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1160620/salmon-in-progress
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I would think the best salmon to smoke would be the salmon that was attached to your fishing pole at one point in it's life.
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Yeah..... and if you don't live somewhere you can catch salmon? lol
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Thanks DMW,
That's an awesome lookin salmon.!
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Funny how the mind works sometime. I've spent my entire life living where salmon fishing is a reality. I never even really thought about the fact most of the nation doesn't. And even though I have never purchased a Salmon sticker for my fishing license, I'm used to the idea it's always been available to me.tshuggz said:Yeah..... and if you don't live somewhere you can catch salmon? lol
Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
and a BBQ Guru temp controller.
Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.
Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line -
why would someone live in an area where they couldnt catch a salmontshuggz said:Yeah..... and if you don't live somewhere you can catch salmon? lol
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
heres a good article on picking salmon
http://www.smoker-cooking.com/buyingsalmon.html
http://www.smoker-cooking.com/buyingsalmon.html
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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