cold smoking salmon at home
cold smoking salmon at home
Pleaes tell me what is my carbon footprint is?
Here’s the things i do: I recycle small batteries at best buy, i recycle at home and at a grocery store, I brush my teeth while the water off, I sometimes take three or two baths, I sometimes do three or two loads of laundry, I used cold water cycles, I buy organic fruits, I don’t drive, I turn off my tv, I unplug my ladtop, I leave my phone charge all night, I use hand gel, I rinse my hands on my shirt, I put food down the disposal, I pee outside on the grass, I don’t use paper towels for my face, I use rags, I buy eco friendly toilet papers, I give food to animals, I walk, I don’t eat red meat, I mainly eat salmon, turkey, ham, chicken, and pepperoni. I dig threw the trash looking for recycle materials, I pick up trash, I buy organic green tea, i vaccum with oreck, I throw away gum after i chew it, I don’t smoke, or drink beer. I use greenworks to clean things up sometimes. Days when i go grocery shopping I don’t take a bath that morning. Thanks for the answers and have a good day.
But you are burning up a lot of electricity running a computer that is mostly made from plastic that is made from oil. Kind of negates you efforts doesn’t it.
cold smoking salmon at home
If You Want It Fresh Try Wasa Sushi
It’s 7:30 on a Tuesday night, and 20 people are waiting to get into WaSa Sushi and Japanese Restaurant.
Good sign.
They’re chatting happily outside in the winter chill of a shopping center parking lot in Irvine, Orange County, Calif. No grousing about the wait, just lots of chatter about the dining experience that awaits.
Another good sign.
Businessman Bronnie Lee and chef James Hamamori have a hit with their “new generation” sushi houses in Irvine and Newport Beach. They’re places that stand out in Orange County’s crowded sushi world. (The pair are also behind restaurants with the WaSa name in Rancho Santa Margarita and Laguna Niguel).
For fans, it’s the novelty of what Hamamori’s doing with sushi and other Japanese fare that defines the appeal. And for some detractors who sampled the food with me, it’s the novelty of what he’s doing with sushi and other Japanese fare.
That novelty comes to life with the “WaSa Treasures,” a list of 16 plates that take two-piece sushi servings and fuse them with sharp, saucy flavors. That is melded with a tradition-stocked sushi bar and a host of intriguing cold and hot appetizers and dinner entrees.
That Tuesday night, I grabbed four of the treasures at carry-out and hustled them home. I loved all four — ahi tuna in wasabi sour cream, smoked salmon with ginger sauce, seared yellowtail with jalapeño and seared jumbo scallop with tangy miso. The sauces were light, just touching on the essence of the raw fish, a zesty punch to my palate. I never even opened my little take-out portion of wasabi and soy sauce.
My wife, who is no fan of sauces on any food, turned thumbs down. She just objected to the sauces, on principle.
The same thing happened when I took three colleagues to lunch two weeks later. One is a relative sushi newcomer, one an aficionado, the third a devotee. I’m somewhere in the middle of that spectrum.
We sat at the bamboo sushi bar and settled into the cool room, which is painted in pastels and decorated in a hip, West L.A. style.
“Nice room,” said the aficionado, who is a designer. When our first course arrived, she hummed “nice presentation,” in approval.
“Wow,” the newcomer said, after biting into the seared yellowtail with jalapeño. The other two nodded in agreement, their mouths full. More full-mouthed murmurs of approval for the ahi tuna with wasabi sour cream.
“This is fantastic, a great place for people who are a little unsure of sushi,” the newcomer gushed.
And that set the devotee on a mission to see if the traditional sushi menu could stand up to her exacting standards.
She tried the salmon skin roll (baked salmon skin, cucumber, radish, bonito flakes, $3.75), pronouncing it “not bad” while the others bit in and exclaimed, “Oh, yeah!”
The lobster roll (steamed lobster, smelt egg, avocado, asparagus and mayo wrapped in soy paper) was too bland for her taste.
We took a side trip to the spicy tuna tartar when we spied a waitress carrying an order to another table.
The mound of raw tuna is piled into a tower, topped with avocado and a spicy sauce, all set on a banana leaf.
It was gorgeous, and we admired it on the plate for a full beat before we dove in.
“I’m not sharing this,” the newcomer blurted out, though he had no choice. The aficionado and the devotee agreed: It was the best.
After a few more exotic wanderings, the devotee wrapped up with kaki — an oyster shooter — and said that it, too, was not bad — a compliment.
We all agreed that WaSa was a lively, fun place and that the sushi and other offerings ranged from interesting at worst to fantastic at best.
That’s what Lee was shooting for when he opened the first WaSa in the Irvine Market Place shopping center in 2001. He’d spent more than a decade as an accountant. But he also put himself through California State University, Long Beach, working in his cousin’s restaurant. Then, he spent two years moonlighting as a minimum-wage sushi apprentice, including time working for Hamamori at O Sushi in Brea.
Hamamori worked his way up and through the Los Angeles sushi scene before Lee lured him to Irvine, then Newport Beach.
“There was just nothing like what we do going on in Orange County,” said Lee, an Irvine resident. “We brought the West L.A. style to O.C. — the sauces, the presentation, the whole visual side.”
After opening a small, traditional-sized sushi bar in Irvine, they added a tonier take in the Newport Bluffs shopping center in 2003. More upscale presentation, and prices.
But it’s the sauces and the style that they’re most proud of.
“We’re adding another layer of flavor,” Lee said.
It’s just what WaSa’s fans love.
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can i make my own cold smoked salmon at home?
im really wondering how to make a cold smoke machine at home
Smoking Salmon
Hot smoking salmon at home takes a bit of time and effort, but if done correctly, the results make it all worthwhile. If you’re able to follow a few simple steps, and be patient, it’s actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
Types of Salmon
There are many different types of salmon, and their quality ranges from being dry and mediocre to being exceptionally rich and oily. It’s not necessary to use the best salmon for smoking, but you don’t want to use the lowest quality of fish either.
The different types you see include Atlantic salmon, which is farm raised and usually good quality. Pacific species include (from lowest grade to best) chum or silverbrite salmon, pink salmon, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, and king salmon. Often you’ll see salmon for sale labeled as “Pacific” salmon, which can be any of the previous five, but usually one of the first two, chum or pink salmon. And marinated right, either one would make decent smoked salmon.
The worst quality salmon are fish that are nearing their spawning waters. The flesh becomes mushy and begins to disintegrate, and the skin loses its shine. If the salmon looks shiny, it’s fine.
Smoking Salmon
The steps include:
* Brining
* Rinsing
* Curing
* Drying
* Smoking
Brining Salmon
Salmon brine contains a high percentage of salt, and often a lot of sugar or other sweetener too. Additional flavorings can be added to the brine for specialty smoked salmon products. The salt changes the protein structure, making the salmon less likely to lose moisture as it smokes. Sugar attracts and holds moisture.
Salmon is brined for several hours, and often overnight, depending on the thickness of the salmon and the particular brine recipe being used.
Rinsing
After brining, a thorough rinsing is usually necessary. Depending on the brine used and the thickness of the fish, it could be as simple as a quick rinse under cold water. Or with heavily brined salmon, they could require soaking in fresh water for hours.
Curing
Salt and sugar are concentrated near the outer surface of the brined filets, especially with thicker pieces. The curing step is basically a resting period, in the refrigerator. During this time, the salt and sugar absorbs deeper into the flesh, making the concentration equal from the outer surface in to the center. After this step, the salmon is fully transformed from fresh to brined and cured.
Drying – Pellicle Formation
The salmon has been in the refrigerator overnight, curing, and the surface is still wet and sticky. Before being smoked, the outer surface of the fillets need to be dried. This can be done at room temperature, on raised racks. A fan blowing onto the fish speeds the drying. A skin of sorts forms on the outer layer, and that’s called the pellicle. It acts as a barrier, holding moisture in as the salmon smokes.
Right before the salmon is dried, herbs or pepper can be sprinkled on, and the sticky surface will hold them tight. I like to use dried dillweed or lots of cracked, black pepper. Those go great on smoked salmon.
Hot Smoking Salmon
It’s time to smoke! Even though it’s called “hot” smoking, the temperature is relatively low. Ideally, the smoker should be between 160-190 degrees Fahrenheit, with plenty of air flow to prevent moisture buildup on the salmon.
It’s not necessary to have smoked constantly rolling out of the smoker. The amount of wood used depends on the type of smoker you have. A sealed electric smoker will require less wood, since there’s little airflow. The smoke is pretty much trapped inside. A charcoal smoker will need more, because the smoke rushes past the smoking salmon, and goes right out the top.
Smoke the salmon until it’s slightly flaky. The internal temperature should reach just 150 degrees for perfect smoked salmon. When it reaches that point, remove and let it cool in a open spot. Don’t immediately put it into sealed containers or moisture could build up, messing up the nice look of the outer surface.
Build your own cheap and easy cold Smoker
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