Hot & Cold from a couple of 'ho's

spincast

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From lake to plate, and from lake to smoker.
I waited out the weekend craziness to be greeted by east winds and 3 foot rollers Tuesday on a solo outing. Despite nothing on the the screen I managed to box 3.
1.5 for the freezer and friends
.5 for the Q
and the biggie gets the cold smoke treatment
one for the smoker. I described my cold smoke process in another thread but for those who prefer pics..
after brining for just over 24 hours, a bath in infused water, over night un covered to form a good patina, remove the tail blood line, put in smoker
as these were thick filets, the smaller half was cut and pulled after a coule hours. the larger parts are still under going the beautification process.
remove skin and remaining blood line, being sure to leave the dark / brown meat on the skin, slice and put in freezer for minimum 3 hours,
ready in time for an appetizer tonight.
 

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Looks delish! I’ve been shopping for a new pellet smoker and the prices are killing me.

One thing that I noticed in this and the other thread though. Letting the fish dry over night before smoking, which helps the smoke stick and prevents that nasty white stuff from coming out of the meat, is called forming a pellicle, not patina ;)
 
Looks delish! I’ve been shopping for a new pellet smoker and the prices are killing me.

One thing that I noticed in this and the other thread though. Letting the fish dry over night before smoking, which helps the smoke stick and prevents that nasty white stuff from coming out of the meat, is called forming a pellicle, not patina ;)
I can tell when I have a good pellicle when the flesh has a nice patina.
 
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