I am a big fan of smoked salmon and am thinking about getting a Cookshack smokette. Does anyone out there have any experiience with smoking salmon that was frozen? I am thinking that I would like to get some salmon in the late spring and freeze it and then smoke it over the next several months.

What about freezing smoked salmon? How does it taste when thawed? Does the freezing affect the taste or texture? I was thinking about vacuum sealing/freezing.


Thanks for the info.

Pete

I smoke salmon all the time in my smokette. Cold smoking would be a little difficult, but hot smoked salmon turns out great.

I typically buy salmon filets when they are on sale and freeze them (vacuum sealed). I thaw them in the refrigerator. Quality is very good.

I vacuum seal the finished product and freeze it in single portion chuncks. Although I prefer it hot out of the smoker, it does not hurt it to freeze the finished product.