Tag: Cold smoked

Basic smoked Salmon

Basic smoked Salmon

One of the triggers for me first buying a Big Green Egg was the possibility of using it for cold smoking as well as all the other things the Big Green Egg excels at. It was also something that, at the time at least, very few if anyone talked about, and something that has never been pushed by the company. The BGE is, however, fabulous for home smoking – and it is so easy! Smoked Salmon is probably the most rewarding place to start. We are talking here of the European style of smoked salmon – cold smoked. Many of the American sites I have seen with recipes for smoked salmon are for ‘hot smoked salmon’ equally delicious, but quite different! (more of that later).

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