Hot & Cold Smoker Installed & Used for First Time

Last year I built this beautiful hot and cold smoker but never got to use it. in this video I install and fire up the smoker in our garden and cook some pork ribs, a jowl, and some chicken.
I used oak wood for the main fire and supplemented with fruit woods to layer the smoke. The food tasted so so good. I'll be making more videos to over the process of preparing the meat and both hot and cold smoking.
I didn't use linseed oil to preserve it, I will get peanut oil next time we go to the city.
You can see the build video here: • Hot & Cold Smoker Buil...
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In 2018 we left the UK to come to Gita’s family homestead here in north Latvia, not far from the Estonian border and now we live somewhere nowhere in the middle of a forest in a house built by Gita’s grandfather. We’re videoing our journey and trying to give you some insights into how we’re living here.
You can also find us on Instagram where we post different and more regular updates: / baltichomesteaders

[@moisesabaga9478]

good job

[@curmudgeinnak]

Nice smoker. Glad I found you we live in Alaska.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thanks, funnily enough I opened it up today to take a look as it’s not been sued for a while. It’s still perfectly ok other than a few ants that had made a home. I always say our climate is extreme but yours is a whole new level :)

[@curmudgeinnak]

@@BalticHomesteaders yeah it can get pretty cold here. We are luckier than most as we are in a micro climate area and our winter temps do not get as low as other places around us.

[@judyrosey]

Soak your apple wood in water or apple juice for a couple of hours to create more smoke

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Love the idea of soaking it in apple juice. Thank you.

[@atruewild]

I love it! Beautiful work. You captured the story of how bbq and smoking are personal experiences that are meant to be shared. Like a good brisket this project was destined to evolve low and slow. Congratulations!

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Hey thanks for your kind comment, really appreciate it :)

[@Inkenish]

Awesome!!

[@humdinger7275]

Fantastic

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thanks :)

[@BMDrama2009]

Awesome!

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thanks!

[@shanejones9779]

Very well done, fabulous job.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Many thanks!

[@TheDrunkenBBQ]

Fantastic project, would be awesome cooling with it. Job well done, thanks for sharing.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@777daf]

I love your channel it’s very interesting I have learned a lot from you great channel good luck from n Ireland 🤝

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thank you, glad you like it :)

[@dalelusk2151]

Thanks for your video but how you seal it?Thanks.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Do you mean wood preserve? On the top I burnt the wood (see build video) it’s a Japanese method. I didn’t preserve the sides but this year I may consider using natural linseed oil.

[@IvarsRuza]

Jizzz! Where is my saw! I want chiken and fish to smoke now! Im building it! :) TNX

[@scottbrickman3784]

This is very impressive. While I am a "city person" (who loves the country) and have no desire myself to do this, I recognize and appreciate the skill, effort and planning involved. Question out of pure curiosity - can you/do you plan on smoking fish? I ask both because I love smoked fish as did my (Latvian) father and grandfather.

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Thanks Scott. As it happens we smoked some fish the day after this video was made :)

[@shaunowen4955]

liked the video, great stuff,, would be good to add a thermometer and know more about the temp etc

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Yeah good point. I have my digital one which I prefer for accuracy I guess I could add an analogue one as well. I found the temp did vary within the cabinet itself and I need to understand that more.

[@Mister-Christer]

That temp what looked like 160˚ C. Was that inside the smoker?
What would be an ideal temp to have in there?
Or is just the colder the bet ter?
Greetings from the other side of the Baltic

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Hi so it peaked at about 140 I think but the average was around 100/110 for a hot smoke that’s fine. It’s quite difficult to keep it at a steady temp because of the fire but the long tube really helps. I’ve not done any cold smoking in it yet but I do have the tray to put the sawdust in.

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

Really really beautiful smoker!! How high temperature do you get in it? Enough for hot smoking?
Best regards, Jimmy

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Yeah way hot enough, have you seen the second vid where I fire it up? Had over 150c in it at peak but prefer low and slow obviously.

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

@@BalticHomesteaders Oh, that´s nice. No need for any hotter than that! Im gonna build a smoker next summer and i think i will build something similiar to yours. I really like the simplicity in your design! Gonna check out more of your videos. New subscriber!