COLD smoking with pellet tube? Guide to cold smoking in your Kamado Joe (TOP 4 recipes to smoke)

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Cold smoking in your Kamado Joe using a pellet tube is one of our favorite discoveries. Today I share my top 4 cold smoking recipes using a 6" pellet tube smoker inside of my Kamado Joe Big Joe.
The ingredients used for todays video include:
- Cold smoked water, makes awesome ice cubes to enhance your drink of choice
- Cold smoked bourbon. Pour mans scotch, add some incredible character to budget bourbon and whiskeys
- Cold smoked cheddar cheese
- Cold smoked nuts. Spicy smoked almonds
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@AnchorRoom1 3 жыл бұрын

Love the idea for water and especially bourbon (I'll be trying some Buffalo Trace later) =!! Was fully expecting salmon and oysters! One of our favorites is also salt! Thanks for another great video and including the link to the pellet tube - headed to Amazon now!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

there is an awesome world of cold smoke options. you listed some great options. reminds me I completely forgot the salt lol

@samuelhowie4543 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried using wood chips in your smoking tube.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelhowie4543 i haven’t. Thinking was they would be harder to keep burning

@ronaldadamski4161 3 жыл бұрын

Great job as always James !!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, cheers

@BartlowsBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Great variety of cold smoking. These are on my list to do on my Kamado! Great stuff!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

for sure. hope you enjoy it

@biffjohnson2076 2 жыл бұрын

I can't WAIT to start cooking with my Classic II. Should be here right before Christmas! Love your videos, James! Thanks!

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

congratulations

@drunkmonkeyzero8817 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome as usual James 😊😊😊

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@WeberEnthusiast 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing just ordered a smoker tube 👍👍

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@annetttt 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah guy, thanks

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

cheers

@Viewtoagrill 3 жыл бұрын

Cold smoking is something that I absolutely want to do. Makers Mark is my go-to adult beverage! Thanks for the video James.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Johnny, cheers 🥃

@drunkmonkeyzero8817 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@fortuneworks 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I’ve done cheese and salmon with my pellet tube, but didn’t wait 3 days for cheese. Will the next time. Can’t wait to try the whiskey!! Btw, followed your calibration video. Mine was 20° off. Thanks so much!!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

glad to help

@chrise2312 3 жыл бұрын

I smoked bourbon for old fashioned drinks, amazing.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

The best!

@kevvids 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, looking forward to giving that a go. I'm a beer and bourbon kind of guy, I've never thought of smoking my bourbon though. Cheers

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

give it a try. hope you like it as much as we do, just mind not going overboard with it

@TheSillyKitchenwithSylvia 3 жыл бұрын

Smoked cheese! Oh my heart!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty special lol

@jeffbobold 3 жыл бұрын

Hey James; try honey next time. I did a tray of honey (large cookie sheet on the Big Joe) a while back and kept the heat down to 150 or less. I stirred the honey every 15 min or so for several hours. Even with the heat that low, the honey thickened up quite a bit, so I thinned it back down with apple cider vinegar. It's excellent on pulled pork! Your method of cold smoke would be perfect if you don't want to thin it out later. Thanks for the video! Love your channel!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

i love the honey idea, will give that a try. Thanks so much

@chrismcchicken2767 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of the bourbon or the almonds before. Will try those for sure, thanks James.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy. the bourbon is one of my favourites... the almonds I like slightly better at 250f I direct but this is easy

@richardcagle5475 3 жыл бұрын

I like how his “cheap” bourbon is makers. Def not the most expensive, but not cheap in the us by most standards

@emmgeevideo 2 жыл бұрын

I just made my first batch of smoked sausage. I used this video as my reference for the cold smoke at the end. You ought to try making sausage and doing some videos. Takes some time but the result was amazing. It’s yet another great way to use a Kamado Joe.

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

this is something ive not done yet, good idea

@pb8039 Жыл бұрын

Great video James! I just tried it at first with my new big joe for apple wood smoked cheddar with the slow roller. Can you recommend the slow roller for this job? My Joe is still running and I guess it turns out good.

@beers-jackofbbq 3 жыл бұрын

Great video James! I just got a smoke tube last month and have not used it yet and I also just got some Slap Your Mama, the regular and the hot and I like them. I am way behind on my video watching, but this one got my interest! Cheers1

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Try smoked salt when you fire yours up, thats good too

@altonreid9726 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video with a fascinating topic. I would love to see you make some homemade Texas style link sausage and do a cold smoke vs hot smoke comparison. I want to do this while hanging the links vertically. Keep up the good work.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@FlourEggsYeast 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea and anything with bourbon, we're all in lol (literally our last batch of recipes all had bourbon so we're on board).

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Rock on! cheers

@daniellindstrom9002 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try cheese!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

It's so good!

@robertdewalt8711 3 жыл бұрын

I use apple wood pellets for cold smoking cheese. I smoke for 2 hours and then vacuum seal for 2 weeks before opening.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic. cheers

@matthewrs7 3 жыл бұрын

I have to give the burbon smoking a try. If I can not buy lagavulin to get a smokey flavor that would be really nice. I did smoked cheese this summer and was blown away with the results. Though I did it on too hot of a day so A lot of oil dripped onto other things. I waited a month before diving Into it but oh how delicious it is! I will also try smoking salt and peppercorns to give away as gifts with my baked goods this Christmas.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

you just nailed my favourite scotch .... Lavavulin 16

@matthewrs7 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ that's the one! It tastes like camp fire and has a nice long linger.

@danielwolman Жыл бұрын

Hi James, I've just bought a cold smoking unit to use in my kamado, would you now think about using the sloroller?

@mattkozakewicz3952 3 жыл бұрын

Hey James, love your videos, entertaining and informative! What do you think of using the sloroller when cold smoking to get the "hyperbolic chamber" smoke action?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Matt... i am not sure there is enough smoke pressure to get the benefit of the 20x better convection it provides when there is heat, a fire drawing in air and pushing it out top... but can't hurt to try lol

@eddieparker2623 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking this! I was wondering the same thing. I'm still a newbie so I want sure if you need a lot of heat for the slow roller to do it's thing (after all, convection requires a lot of air flow AFAICT). I'd be interested if someone tried this,: going to smoke some cheese tomorrow!

@meatthecookk.2227 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video brother have cold smoked cheese but not bourbon or water sounds intriguing.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. Definitely recommend those two

@toddwynia7491 7 ай бұрын

Great video. I really enjoy your channel. My source for smoked cheddar has gone away so I really want to try smoking it myself. You put it on the expander rack. Could I put it just on the main cooking grate since I won't be smoking water and bourbon at the same time as the cheese? Is that expander rack just to give you more surface area, or further separation from the smoking tube heat?

@thegranitesmoke9693 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timed video as I just received my ProQ cold smoke generator 2 hours ago (UK - Time) and was not sure if it would work in my Kamado Joe - Question answered! Also a few nice ideas. Many thanks.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. forgot to do salt, that smokes well too

@thegranitesmoke9693 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Sounds Good - Hoping to start with Garlic, Cheese, Butter and Salt. Fingers crossed it goes to plan.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@thegranitesmoke9693 love the sounds of that plan

@DamianInman 3 жыл бұрын

Drink quicker! lol Thanks for sharing this one. From what I have seen, this is the easiest way to cold smoke. I still would love to see the dryer hose attachment from a Joe Jr.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

That was my plan but the one i had got a hole when i went to use it, so i had to park that idea for a while. It works great

@RumandCook 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought about water :) I don't drink Bourbon (clearly a rum and coke kinda guy lol), but I hear Apple wood is really good with it as well.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

haha yes your name does give it away. The water is great as you can use it in so many things

@arnaudhundepool2068 3 жыл бұрын

Wow James, nice one, great idea to smoke cheese and nuts! I was looking into a wooddust smoker do you know the difference between dust smokers and the pellet smoker you use?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. I’ve always just used pellets

@jcros1179 3 жыл бұрын

Joe I love your videos an d the idea of the pellet tube. That being said any thoughts on the new Pellet Joe that has come out. I am tor between the classic 3 or the new pellet joe.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

I would personally chose charcoal... but I haven't used it. That should change in a few weeks 😉

@jcros1179 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ awesome. I look forward to it. Thank you

@Kv82281 2 жыл бұрын

Hi James, tip: try smoked chocolate as dessert and smoked butter for an amazing flavor profile with bread during dinner

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@wisewoodworking2739 5 күн бұрын

Will this work properly for jerkey and or snack sticks?

@user-mc6df1ep3c 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible video love your channel just bought a classic 3 , thought my wife was going to kill me lol. I want to do a rotisserie turkey for Thanksgiving any tips ? I need to impress her to justify the purchase

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

congrats on the new grill. sure thing, check this out - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpuVnLt5tJiwk4k.html

@russellbrier1920 3 жыл бұрын

Hello James. This maybe in another comment, but a video on how to make cold smoked salmon would be great!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

its a mix of cold and hot, but i love this method - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8p1abWU0ZamgJ8.html

@Boatsidebbq 3 жыл бұрын

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@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha ... sorry to the ad team if your watching this

@Boatsidebbq 3 жыл бұрын

Well if they are mad, that word discount can be edited to premium with a simple sponsorship.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@Boatsidebbq hahaha it’s always going to be cheap and cheerful in my books. But hey, I drink it, smoke it and continue to buy it so if they want to throw some samples my way there will be no complaints lol

@gillespantanacce6350 3 жыл бұрын

Hello James, thanks for all your videos. Would you think it is possible to smoke olive oil? Thanks

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

that’s an interesting idea

@carolcarroll7046 Жыл бұрын

Yes I have done it for 30-45 min. I had a nice flavor

@abnpanzer8229 3 жыл бұрын

We have a local distillery with some relatively young bourbon. Just tried your recommendation, using cherry rum pellets, and now waiting a day to see how it turns out.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic. let me know what you think

@abnpanzer8229 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ unfortunately to say is was not good… would be an understatement. Here is what I may have done wrong. 1) started with a less than great bourbon. 2) 30 minutes may have been a bit long. 3) I know nothing of pellets and if 1 brand is better than another (I used cuisinart premium cherry rum) The smell was nice but the taste was horrible… extremely sharp/acrid and seemed oily?!? Will try again with a better bourbon and maybe less smoke. I’m not giving up on this

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@abnpanzer8229 try less smoke. Or smoke water and add smoke ice cubes

@garykazanjian824 3 жыл бұрын

Could you use this tube to add smoke to a regular cook on the KJ by laying it on its side on deflector plates or does it need to be on an open grate?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

you can add it, but it needs enough air that you don't get so much smoke you extinguish your main fire.... and you can't have to much heat as the pellets ignite and turn into a combustable fuel source

@davidclark5304 3 жыл бұрын

Would you not use the deflectors if your using a sloroller? Or which would work better?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

with the cold smoke, the deflectors work better at blocking heat than the sloroller which absorbs and radiates heat more easily

@rtoole83 9 ай бұрын

Doesn't having the billowing white smoke form the tube go against everything we're taught about fire and smoke management for both kamados and offsets?

@benmarthey4317 3 жыл бұрын

How did the bourbon tune out? Very interested in trying this ..

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

I love it... it doesn't take long, I definitely went too long my first few times. A subtle smokiness vs. overpowering enhances almost any bourbon 10 fold

@d.fremlin2354 3 жыл бұрын

i like your list of products used.......always dissapointed to see how much the price jumps on amazon.ca!!

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

huge bummer. I list them so you know what to look for at better prices in Canada

@ionceateapinecone 3 жыл бұрын

Hey great channel but if you want some solid cocktail advice: don't use the ice sphere. Pour your water into a small cooler and put that in the fridge, then take it out after the ice is frozen half way, pull that block out and you will have perfectly clear ice for cocktails that looks a million times better.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@roberttheroux7733 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering why you didn't use the slo-roller for cold smoking?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

the smoke moves at a pretty lazy pace and tends to wander around the dome before escaping as there is no true heat pump action which is where with a real fire you get an air draw and 20x acceleration (claimed) with the SloRoller.

@TheMcdred 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic example of how to cold smoke! Regarding the almonds, are they raw and unseasoned? If so, do you roast them later?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

thanks. these were from Costco already seasoned. the almonds come out even better at 250f in the Joe vs cold smoking

@cgreene522 Жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Have been meaning to do this cold smoke for the longest time… still curious; raw almonds?

@julyd.9201 2 жыл бұрын

Can you cold smoke any liquor 🤔 and anything that you want with smoke favors. Thank you for your video I learn a lot. Never imagine something so simple could make cooking taste so great.

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! But start with water / ice cubes so you can regulate the amount of smoke

@julyd.9201 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Will be ordering my tube for cold smoking from Amazon. I can't wait to try some new thing with this stuff

@jimmcw9335 3 жыл бұрын

Would this be too much heat for a Joe Jr.? Just bought one after watching your videos.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

congrats. no I use it all the time. it’s like an on switch in the jr lol. no fire.... seconds later fire

@tristaneast8625 2 жыл бұрын

Is the white smoke going to be an issue for flavour as it would when smoking meat proteins?

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

in short bursts its ok... you would not want a brisket in this white smoke for 18hrs

@chefjoebbq85 3 жыл бұрын

First, you had me at bourbon, hence #bourbonspirit Second, smoked cheddar 😱!! And finally, I have one of those smoking tubes and never used it. Guess what I am doing tomorrow??

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

boom

@kevinrutledge9602 3 жыл бұрын

Alton brown uses a chimney, bundt pan. a bowl, and ice to make a liquid smoke. Wonder if that could work out the top.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like a fun weekend experiment

@kevinrutledge9602 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ about 9min and 27sec in. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJl6mNeA1KvSl6c.html

@richardcagle5475 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see how fast the wife gets tired of a multitude of smoked cheeses. Oh shit, holiday mac and cheese 😍. I’m about to be the forever holiday host I think. Smoked turkey, coriander sweet potatoes and smoked cheddar/Gouda Mac and cheese. Yup my house is a lock

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

waiting for the invite lol 😊

@richardcagle5475 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ long drive to NC, but cmon down

@AnotherMartinez 3 жыл бұрын

What about trying cold smoked salmon?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

its so good.... this is my favourite (combining methods) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8p1abWU0ZamgJ8.html

@Aquascaped 3 жыл бұрын

Will the tube work for normal smoking if you keep it on the grill grate? Not sure if there will be enough oxygen?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

thats the issue. not enough air for the smoke at low temps when cooking. at higher temps it works

@Aquascaped 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ wait but you did the cold smoke and looks like it turned out fine? So are you saying I can’t use it for cold smoking but can use to to smoke like a brisket or something?

@ComparisonCooking 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, my only disappointment of the video is you are beating me to all the smoke tube videos 😂😂

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha please do one. I forgot salt and salmon.... both of which I love

@kenbirkin7753 2 жыл бұрын

smoked tuna is good

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

sounds awesome

@tomroeder7348 3 жыл бұрын

I'd be curious to see if your ice ball came out clear. I got into ice-nerdery a while back and went down a rabbit hole to achieve crystal-clear ice.

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

just checked. not clear

@tomroeder7348 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Directional freezing is the key. There are devices on Amazon that work, you can actually use those ice molds you have in conjunction with a cooler (takes a little rigging, but isn't bad)

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@tomroeder7348 thanks. That’s always been a pet peeve of homemade ice. Will check it out

@salesspice 2 жыл бұрын

has anyone done cold smoke salmon on the joe?

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

here is how i like to combine both smoke methods with salmon - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8p1abWU0ZamgJ8.html

@bcfran3g844 3 жыл бұрын

Will the 12 inch pellet tube fit my classic?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

on its side yes

@bcfran3g844 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Could we do cold smoke in the pellet joe?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

@@bcfran3g844 yes for sure

@jackhardman5638 3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to use your link to buy the tube smoker but it doesn't look the same as yours. It isn't round and the description says you lay it on its side. Is this right?

@SmokingDadBBQ 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is A-Maze-n but it keeps disappearing, it too says horizontal but i've found it works better vertical. its just a metal case for pellets, whichever is in stock and cheaper is the one i would get

@jackhardman5638 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Thanks a lot! I just ordered one, so hopefully i can get my hands on some pellets before Christmas. Im in the England and we seem to have chunks or dust and not much choice of pellets