Simple and traditionally used in all culinary cultures of the world, cold smoking technology is designed to produce appetizing appetizers from fish and various types of meat.

Own smokehouse in the house or in the country diversifies the process of cooking delicacies, especially when it comes to avid fishermen and hunters.

This device, which is simple and reminiscent of a simple stove, can be assembled from improvised means in various situations.

Do-it-yourself collapsible smokehouse

You can build a temporary smokehouse right at the fishing spot, or make a stationary structure in the courtyard of the house, which will give scope for culinary imagination and allow you to enjoy the unique smoked taste without harming your health.

The main principle of smoking is long-term fumigation with smoke at a certain temperature of pre-salted products.

Therefore, before you start studying various recipes for smoked fish or sausage, you need to get a smokehouse - a chamber in which smoke will be produced in the right mode and with the right properties.

The main working device of the smokehouse is a smoke generator, which can be made from improvised means.

A food chamber can be built by giving a second life to a damaged refrigerator, gas stove, metal barrels and cylinders.

A portable and collapsible homemade smokehouse is most convenient to use. It can be dismantled and stored, as well as taken out for picnics, hunting and fishing.

The prefabricated design allows you to introduce improvements, replace parts and containers. For the manufacture of such a smoking apparatus, you will need an old gas cylinder, two metal barrels, steel plates and rods, 5 half-meter sections of pipes with a diameter of 10 cm, from tools - a grinder, a drill and a welding machine.

The gas cylinder becomes a furnace, smoking chambers are cut out of metal barrels, in which metal nets and rods for products are installed.

A chimney is mounted from the pipes, into which a home-made smoke generator is inserted - a device for the production and supply of smoke to the chambers with products. The temperature of the smoke is regulated by the length of the removable pipe.

The principle of operation and assembly of the smoke generator

Before you make a smoke generator with your own hands, you need to imagine the principle of operation of the smokehouse: in the furnace, due to constant heating, combustible material smolders, the smoke, passing through the pipe, cools to the desired temperature - from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius, depending on the product being processed.

It also cleans from harmful impurities and condensate settles, after which the smoke enters the smoking chamber to fulfill its purpose.

The body of the smoke generator for smoking can be any metal utensil, for example, a can or a deep pan, in the lid of which you need to drill a hole for a fitting - a part connected to the chimney.

Sawdust intended for combustion is placed on the bottom of the container, on the side, at a height of about 3 cm from the bottom, an ignition hole must be provided.

Then, a connection for an aquarium compressor is made in the housing, and opposite the firebox, a hole for a chimney is made, which is connected to a chamber with products.

The photo shows what a homemade smokehouse with a smoke generator might look like.

Variety of smoke generator designs

The appearance and functionality of a homemade smoke generator depends on the situation. Temporary structures can be built in 5 minutes, but with a more serious approach, you can get factory quality and aesthetics.

The smoke generator compressor can be installed both at the bottom and at the top of the housing. Instead of an aquarium processor, you can use any other electric pump with a power of 4-5 watts.

The main purpose of the compressor is to supply oxygen for combustion, so craftsmen can adapt coolers and fans from various devices for this purpose.

There are many options for selecting a housing, it can be made from a heat-resistant pipe, various options for outlet pipes can be used, the design can be supplemented with a container for collecting condensate, an ordinary water tee is used as an ejector.

You can improve the ignition point by attaching a metal spiral to the bottom of the body.

DIY smoke generator photo