A simple smoke generator for cold smoking with your own hands: drawings and useful tips

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Recently, in the production of food, special means of the "liquid smoke" type have been used, in which meat and fish are placed, acquiring a specific taste and smell. This method does not apply to natural smoking. Fans of real delicacies prefer to smoke on their own using old and proven technologies. The cold smoking method allows you to preserve products for a long time. You will need a do-it-yourself cold-smoking smoke generator for this. Drawings and helpful tips will help you design it without any problems.

DIY cold smoking smoke generator: drawings

A high-quality unit can be made by hand

The content of the article

1 Generator use and purpose
2 Do-it-yourself cold smoking smoke generator: drawings and principle of operation
- 2.1 Water cooling type
- 2.2 Air cooling method
3 DIY cold smoking smoke generator installation: video and photo
- 3.1 Helpful hints: how does a homemade device work?
4 Video: homemade device for creating smoke

Generator use and purpose

The smoke generator is a device for processing products with aromatic and persistent smoke for a long time.

Each structural element has a specific meaning

At the same time, the creation of a smoke generator for a cold-smoked smokehouse with your own hands involves the supply of a gas composition under a powerful pressure, which fills smoking tanks of different volumes. In this case, pumping devices of various capacities are used. These devices differ in the volume of the smoking chamber, the operating time and the amount of smoke produced.

To install the structure, you need to find a suitable place

For home use, you can use small units that allow you to smoke two to four kilograms of products at one time. You can buy a smoke generator for cold smoking, the price for such a design can vary from 24 thousand rubles. Among the models of domestic production are the brands Vikhr and Yeger.

Helpful information! For the installation of such equipment, preparation of free space will be required. The cameras of the device can be located on separate tiers. In this case, you will need a place with a natural slope of the ground.

You can purchase finished products that are compact

Do-it-yourself cold smoking smoke generator: drawings and principle of operation

Drawings are used to make a smoke generator for cold smoking with your own hands. The design is based on a body element, which can be round or cylindrical. The best material for the production of this element is steel.

This diagram shows that the design has a simple operating principle.

The body is designed for fuel raw materials and oxygen retaining for supply to the combustion area. Specific smoke is formed due to the slow burning of wood raw materials, as well as other waste: from alder, pear, beech and apple.

Smoking units can be created in different variations. There are portable and stationary installations

Slow burning occurs due to the careful stacking of the crushed raw materials. A special window is provided for ignition in the lower block of the structure.

Fuel for the smoker can be purchased in special packaging or use wood waste

Smoke is generated in the lower chamber, called the firebox. In this case, several methods are used:

in a tank with good tightness with a small air flow, the fuel material barely smolders. With the help of the inlet damper, the required air supply is produced, which produces draft in the chimney line;
a combustion tank with two chambers is used. A hearth is located under the brazier, and raw materials are laid out on a metal base to generate smoke. The thrust is formed in the upper chamber.

Often home smoke generators are made from ordinary barrels.

In the smokehouse, products are hung in tiers. It is filled with smoke and saturated with aromas. This process must be constantly monitored.

Furnaces can be electric or gas. At the same time, fuel is wasted in large quantities. For home use, the use of smoke generators for cold and hot smoking is provided.

Helpful information! To remove the combustion products, a perforated steel pipe is mounted.

The pipe used must be made of quality material

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Water cooling type

Cold smoke technology involves the use of several cooling methods. With this cooling method, the mechanism includes two tanks. In this case, one is inside the other. Ode moves in the upper reservoir. To reduce consumption, you can slightly lower the head.

The internal tank is a special device that cools the flue mixture. When in contact with cool walls, the temperature of the smoke decreases.

High-quality cooling system contributes to the formation of saturated smoke

High-quality cooling contributes to the formation of saturated smoke

Air cooling method

Before the smoke enters the chamber of the smoker, it is driven through a coil-shaped pipe. In this case, cooling is obtained by air heat exchange. The advantage of this design is its cheap cost and simplicity. Coil size can be any.

Helpful information! The chimney element is best made of steel, which has a higher thermal conductivity.

DIY cold smoking smoke generator installation: video and photo

You can make a high-quality smoke generator for cold smoking with your own hands. Drawings and diagrams will allow you to create the best unit.

This diagram shows a smokehouse with a large chimney and a special place for drying firewood.

For economy reasons, the coil piece can be placed around the combustion tank. It is necessary to create a high-quality circulation of air flows so that the heated case does not interfere with the cooling of the smoke.

Smoker can be assembled in a few days if suitable materials are available

The smoke making device, with all the necessary elements, can be assembled in a few days

For self-assembly, you will need the following elements:

pipe sections made of metal with a diameter of 25-40 mm for the smoke line;
round or square tube;
metal hose or corrugated pipe;
tee connections;
compressors;
thermometer and special wires.

The diagram shows all the important components of a good smokehouse.

You will also need a welding unit and a grinder. A drawing of a smoke generator for cold smoking allows you to consider all the components of the structure.

Installation of the structure has the following features:

if the bottom is removable, then the doors on the side surfaces of the unit are not needed;
the top cover must be without ventilation and chimney. It must be equipped with special opening elements;
a chimney is mounted on top of the unit. The fitting is welded to the wall in the perpendicular direction;

The chimney can also be installed at the bottom

thread is cut for fittings;
after installing the chimney part, a tee element and two pipes are connected;
the line from the compressor element is attached to the branch pipe leading downward, a special branch pipe is mounted to the side fitting leading to the smoking container;
instead of a fan, a cooler from a computer or a compressor for aquariums is used. In this case, it is necessary to create a constant circulation of the air flow.

Smokehouse can be made from boards

The tee is attached to the cover without affecting the integrity of the side walls.

Helpful information! For the stability of the unit, small steel legs are mounted to the bottom. A flat bottom is also made.

Helpful hints: how does a homemade device work?

The smoke generator for cold smoking with its own hands is distinguished by its mobility and compactness. The video allows you to see all the stages of installation of this unit.

You can make combined structures, some of which are purchased in the store, and some are made from scrap materials

You can make combined designs, some of which are purchased in the store, and some are made from what is at hand

This unit can be stored in a basement, garage or closet.

The number of products that can be placed in the unit depends on the volume of the tank

The device works as follows:

the device is installed on a base made of heat-resistant materials. This can be a concrete slab, ceramic tiles or a metal table;
this unit heats up quickly, and particles of burning material fall out of it;
about 0.8 kg of sawdust, wood chips or shavings are loaded into the container;
the lid closes well;
the compressor branch pipe is connected, and the chimney is connected to the smoking chamber;
fuel is ignited through the side opening;
the fan turns on.

Smokehouse can be built in combination with a stove

A smoking device can be built in combination with a stove

The temperature is measured with a thermometer. When creating this equipment on your own, you can use materials at hand. For the case, pots, cans or any other containers in the form of a cylinder are suitable. The chimney is made from any suitable pipe. This installation can work even without a fan. In this case, the craving will be weaker and the smoking process will be greatly delayed.

Smoking units are made even from old gas cylinders

In the presence of a certain improvised material, special tools and some skills, durable and high-quality smoke generators are created, with the help of which you can cook delicious smoked products.