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- Making a smokehouse with your own hands - video
Want to smoke meat and fish yourself, but do not know what equipment to use? A stainless steel smoking shed solves the problem, regardless of the volume of raw materials and the method of smoking.
Stainless steel smokehouse and its types
There are various classifications of models for smoking meat, fish and vegetables.
- models for hot and cold smoking;
- with or without water seal;
- vertical and horizontal;
- with hooks or gratings;
- stationary and portable.
Hot and Cold Smoke Smokehouse
The first option allows you to prepare delicacies under the influence of hot smoke. The process in a stainless steel smoke-cured smoking shed takes 40 - 120 minutes. Smoke enters the chamber from chips located under the bottom of the hull. The disadvantage of the method is that such products are not stored for a long time.
The second version of smoking - cold takes several days.
The processing time for smoke products depends on the type of meat( fish, chicken, pork, beef), the temperature of the smoke and the size of the pieces. The thinner they are cut, the faster they will smoke. The advantage of the method is that after cold-smoked delicacies persist for several months.
The longer the distance from the chips to the camera, the longer the smoking process takes.
Models with and without water lock
During the smoking process, smoke is released, which enters the air. To avoid this, some models suit the water seal. The housing has grooves into which water is poured. The stainless steel smokehouse with a water seal does not release smoke from the apparatus and the air remains clean.
Stainless steel mini models with water lock are used in apartments.
Horizontal and Vertical
The shape of the case is not of fundamental importance.
Regardless of how much the smokehouse is, products will be cooked delicious, if technological standards are followed. The shape of the chamber affects the place where you plan to install a smokehouse. Vertical devices take up less space, so they are often used in apartments. They are convenient for gas stoves, as they fit on one burner.
Models with hanging hooks or with
grilles. Hooks can be located in the housing cover or on special crossbars. On the hooks hang pieces of the product. Smoke from all sides envelops the surface, evenly penetrates the entire thickness of the piece. Models with grilles inside provide for horizontal positioning of the product.
Performance depends on the number of gratings. For a family of 3, 1 internal lattice is enough. The disadvantage of this design is that the pieces must be periodically turned over. To do this, open the stainless smokehouse, as a result, the temperature decreases, the smoke goes into the air.
Stationary and portable
Large-scale devices for processing the product on an industrial scale or for small businesses make stationary. For the industrial production of smoked meat manufacturers offer stainless smokehouses designed for smoking of any kind. There are universal models in which raw materials are smoked with cold / hot smoke.
Mobile models of small sizes are used for family smoking. Portable models are taken on vacation outside the city, installed in houses for smoking a small amount of raw materials.
A portable stainless steel smokehouse fits in a travel bag. They gather for 15 - 20 minutes, weigh 3-4 kg.
The advantages of a smokehouse stainless steel
Manufacturers make smoke machines for industrial production of stainless steel only.
Stainless steel smokehouse has earned popularity due to:
- durability;
- corrosion resistance;
- beautiful design;
- mobility;
- resistance to mechanical damage;
- low weight;
- ease of self-assembly;
- resistance to temperature effects.
If you wish, you can make a smoke machine yourself.
How to make your own hands
For the assembly of a home-made device requires coated steel. The quality of smoking depends on the thickness of the sheet. The best option is 1.5–2 mm. To avoid errors during installation, make the primary drawing of the case. Then according to the scheme they collect a stainless steel smokehouse with their own hands. The main thing - to comply with accuracy in size and carefully isolate the joints.
Production steps:
- On the sheet of metal mark the drawing of the case. If hot smoking is planned, set the grid on the bottom or make holes for smoke. If the raw materials will be processed with cold smoke, a hole is made at the bottom of the housing for the pipe liner.
- Leave the seam allowance.
- Cut out the case along the marked lines.
- On the side walls make markings for gratings or crossbars for hooks.
- Install mounts for trellises / hooks.
- Assemble the case and check the fit accuracy.
- Welded seams.
- Inspect for the presence of pinholes in the seams.
- Mount cover. If the model has a water seal, make a groove for it and check if there is any leakage in it.
- Connect the cover to the case.
To avoid heat loss in a cold-smoking smoking shed, a pipe that delivers smoke is buried in the ground to a depth of 10 to 15 cm, or covered with an insulating layer.
Stainless steel smoking machines not only save money. Self-smoking guarantees high quality delicacies. This method of storing products allows you to store for several months. As an alternative to smoking meat, you can independently make a smokehouse out of cylinders.
