Tips for choosing smoke dust and smoke chips
At Fluer.dk we have collected a large selection of smoke dust and smoke chips. With us you will not only find everything to catch fish but also the most important things to prepare it. With smoke dust or smoke chips you can add the most delicious flavors to everything from fish to bacon and sausages. When buying smoke dust or smoke chips it is important that you choose a high quality product. A good tip is that the smoke dust or smoke chips must meet these criteria:
- 100% natural wood
- 100% free of chemicals, glue residue, bark and the like
- Heat-treated wood to prevent moisture build-up
- Smoke dust for cold smoking
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Smoke chips for hot smoking
Both smoke dust and smoke chips are heat-treated to reduce the wood's moisture content by up to 20%. This prevents moisture from building up in the packaging, which can otherwise spread fungus and mold on the wood. In addition, extra dry wood will smoke better and faster than slightly damp wood.
Smoke dust for cold smoking
If you primarily want to cook with cold smoking, you need to use smoke dust. With cold smoking, you cook the food at temperatures below 25 degrees for a longer period of time, between 8-10 hours. In principle, you can cold smoke most foods, but cold smoking is particularly suitable for fish, such as trout and salmon. Cold smoking is also often used to make tenderloin and bacon.
For cold smoking, smoke dust is used because when ignited, it only smokes enough to increase the temperature by a few degrees. This means that the temperature can be kept down. However, on very hot summer days it can be difficult to keep the temperature down, which is why cold smoking is easiest in the winter.
Smoke chips for hot smoking
If you want to cook with hot smoking, you need to use smoke chips. Despite the fact that smoke chips can take a long time to develop smoke, smoke chips are perfect for hot smoking because the smoke can create much higher temperatures than smoke dust can. In order to be able to create smoke and avoid moisture formation, it is important that the smoke chips are stored in closed bags. With smoke chips there are many possibilities to experiment with the taste, because different types create different flavors.
If you have purchased smoke dust, you can in some cases use it for both cold smoking and hot smoking. Some smoke ovens are made with built-in temperature control, so you can achieve high temperatures even when using smoke dust.
Buy smoke dust and smoke chips online at Fluer.dk
On this page you will find many different types of smoke dust and smoke chips. The bags can be purchased in several different sizes and up to 13 kg. You can save money by buying one of the large bags and then you will have enough to prepare many fish and other delicious food. Since smoke dust does not really have a taste, it can be a good idea to add spices. That is why we also have a large selection of smoke dust with spices, such as mustard seeds, juniper berries or thyme.