Friday, January 8, 2010

Holy Smoke!

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I had been begging for the Smoking Gun for quite some time. Dr. Food finally bought it for me for Xmas. What great fun. So last night I decided to smoke some salmon for dinner.

I simply seasoned it with some lemon pepper and a bit of olive oil and shoved it under the broiler. Then the smoking began!

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It comes with shavings in hickory and applewood. We used the applewood.

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It only takes 3 minutes and voila! Your fish, meat or anything else you can think of is smoked. It works great.

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Can't wait to try it on more unusual things like cocktails and cheeses.

Another happy surprise was a package from my adorable kid Annie and my son in law Tim. They were in Spain and collected a Xmas gift there to send to me.

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There was bee pollen (I used to feed it to Annie when she was a kid so it is kind of a "thing" with us), and honey, and saffron, and honey wine, and paella seasoning. When I opened the box it really smelled like Europe to me. What an incredible gift. I loved loved loved all of it!

and last but not least, I opened my email today and found that I had won something.

The Foodie Blog Roll Contests: Winner!

It was Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day Cookbook. Right up MY alley!

15 comments :

  1. Oh man!!! My last blog posting was about the other Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois cookbook- Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day!

    How awesome are their recipes??

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  2. This is cool! I saw them use a tool like this on Top Chef. Way cool that you have a fun gadget! I could imagine it working well for things that don't take long to absorb the smoke, like the salmon. Neato! (Yes, I used the word "neato"....)

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  3. Congrats on all the fun prezzies and for winning something. I never win a thing!

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  4. Now that smoking gun looks like a nice little kitchen tool indeed!
    Wonder if I could smoke my lamb leg with that tool!
    http://cajunchefryan.rymocs.com/blog2/recipes/smoked-leg-lamb/

    Regards,
    CCR
    =:~)

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  5. Wow! have a two camerons smokers, big and little. bet this would work great on a smoked eggplant bharta. I still do it the old fashioned way with coals...you have the coolest toys!

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  6. What a great thing!!!

    I am knee deep in snow with none of it going anywhere for awhile... So the chances of firing up my smoker are slim and none... I could sure use this

    And what a great package from the kids... Spanish saffron... Someone must have been very good

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  7. That's amazing! What a cool kitchen gadget. Congrats winning on the Foodie Blogroll - sounds like you're off to a great year!

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  8. Hi Janis, I saw your name, and link up, on the win, congrats to you. Your Salmon sounds great and what fun it must have been using the new gun. Best wishes for a great new year.

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  9. Where there's smoke, there's good BBQ!

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  10. That is a very cool gadget! And the salmon looks great.

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  11. Oh wow... You could NOT let me play with that. I would never stop. We'd all be passed out from smoke inhalation within the hour.

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  12. Now I want one two,lol.It looks like so much fun and you get delicious food at the end.

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  13. What a cool gift! Must be fun to have a new toy to play with in the kitchen :D

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  14. That's amazing! What a cool kitchen gadget. Congrats winning on the Foodie Blogroll - sounds like you're off to a great year!

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  15. Now I want one two,lol.It looks like so much fun and you get delicious food at the end.

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