Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

............is is is what??

damn work phone didn't finish
.........is keeping you in suspense

You need 22 customers all at the same time, and then another 22 different customers in an hours time. No time for telephones!

No, no suspense, it probably would be a waste of time eh?

Ive smoked a heap of fish in my time but mainly Sport fish like Spanish Mackeral, Queenies and Travally. I will have to give the Barra a go when I get them. Shouldnt matter that they are fresh water fish instead of salt as I soak them in a Brine for an hour beforehand anyway. The pieces then get basted in my secret Recipe and bunged in the Smoker with some She-oak.

is.....is quicker and far better and more even smoke

Dave all the recommendations are to soak in brine, never done it myself as smoked trout is usually a spontaneous thought, you can't have secret recipes in the forum

Hi Nocky,
Do you know what the regulation with regards lighting up your smoker during fire banded period
cheers Eagle

There should be no regulation as its really no different than sparking up the barbie!

Hi Big Dave
Down south they are very carefull (where there is smoke there is fire) they have spotter planes looking
Eagle

Eagle there is no regulation on BBQ's in Narrogin only open fires, I have found out that even wood bbq's in your own backyard are ok during fire ban season, only bans on wood bbq's are in national parks, camping grounds and other reserves

Wow, pretty strict then Eagle.

We are just finishing our wet season here and my Fire Permit runs out today, after burning enough wood from my property to fill a 25 meter swimming pool I still have a heap left - I will probably have to take this down the dump for mulching.

Im usually against burning mass amounts of wood collected over the year (as most people around here seem to do). I would rather mulch it, but the last owner left me with two years worth of timber from the 5 acre bush property I just bought! It was going to cost too much to have it removed, so up it went - I think I just stuffed my plans for a smaller Carbon Footprint for the next 10 years!

i have a cameron stovetop smoker, works a treat!

http://www.cameronscookware.com/Stovetop%20Smoker.aspx

i've smoked crab, lobster, duck, pork, beef.. the best so far was the smoked potato's for smoked potato soup..

Smoked potato soup sounds interesting Keith, do you have a rough recipe? I just had a big bowl of potato and leak soup last night. With the amount of smoked salmon I've been eating lately I'm probably better off not eating smoked potatoes as well...

It was an experiment as they usually are, but i used a basic potato soup recipe

smoked yukon gold potatos (a mix of white/yellow is good too, but red don't work for me in "creamy" type soups) for about 45 minutes.. prep for potatos was just brush washed, rubbed with butter and rolled in salt (salted butter would be better i think).. i left most of the skins on so i made sure i rubbed most of the salt off..

fried up some leaks w/ butter..deglazed with white wine (pinot grigio i think)

had a bunch of stock (used mostly veg stock, but some chicken stock too, maybe 4:1) added that, the cooked potatoes, a little smoked paprika, white and black pepper.. and used a stick blender but a regular blender works fine, just be careful!
after its blended well, put back on the burner low, simmer and a maybe 10 minutes before servin add heavy cream, i served it with a dollup of sour cream on top and some croutons..

i'm still trying to recreate a smoked dessert i did a few years ago.. that one was to die for, apple, pineapple, coconut, bananas, butter, brown sugar.. gettin close but somethin is missin.. when i get it i'll be sure to share

Damn that sounds gooooood Keith....... :dribbling out the corner of mouth smiley:

Way better than what I found online where they said, just make a potato soup, add liquid smoke and there you go...

When my brother inlaw smokes brisket he puts potatoes in the smoker wrapped in foil. I don't know how long they go for, but hands down, they are the best potatoes I have ever had. I can see where they would make a good soup.