Table top chiminea fish smoker

My latest home smoker is a baby chiminea which acts as a smoke box and on top is placed an aluminium pot that has two wire racks to hold salmon fillets.

How to catch your salmon? I keep a watch over my local supermarket which sell salmon from Tasmanian salmon farms. The fillets are normally $29/kilo but sometimes they are discounted at $10/kilo, where upon I buy several packets to smoke at home. Smoked salmon sells for $60/kilo.

The fillets must first be dry salted. Sprinkle with salt and a little brown sugar and place on a sloping board to allow the juices to drain off. After a couple of hours give the fillets a quick wash under the tap and allow to dry on a rack over night. The chiminea must be stoked up to give lots of embers which are then covered with hickory chips to generate smoke. On top is a baffle and the pot containing the fish. The front of the chiminea is blocked off when smoking is in progress. It may take two goes of 1/2 hour each to get the desired result. Further details are given HERE