Portable smoker

Raccoons carried away on the weekend the
grill from my portable ABU brand fish smoker,
no longer manufactured, so I cannot buy
a replacement. But it was 30 years old and
pretty beat up, so it was time to buy a new
one. Who sells this sort of thing nowadays
-- size of a small shoebox, alcohol-fueled,
takes 20 to 30 min. to cook a trout or
mackerel to perfection (or a cheese & tomato
sandwich, come to that) ?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Don Phillipson wrote...
Raccoons carried away on the weekend the
grill from my portable ABU brand fish smoker,
no longer manufactured, so I cannot buy
a replacement. But it was 30 years old and
pretty beat up, so it was time to buy a new
one. Who sells this sort of thing nowadays
-- size of a small shoebox, alcohol-fueled,
takes 20 to 30 min. to cook a trout or
mackerel to perfection (or a cheese & tomato
sandwich, come to that) ?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

If it is just the grill(rack?) you are missing just make a new one.
But...
Here are two I have thought about but do not have. I have no idea how well
they work or are made. They may also be bigger than what you are looking
for.


http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/sm...i-1369069.html

http://www.smokintex.com/smo-kit%20p...e%20smoker.htm

ABU still makes its box smoker... its widely available in the UK & Europe
and still shown in their catalogue. A number of UK e-shops stock it

http://www.sportfish.co.uk/acatalog/...ers_826.ht ml

Regards
Jamaro

"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
...
Raccoons carried away on the weekend the
grill from my portable ABU brand fish smoker,
no longer manufactured, so I cannot buy
a replacement. But it was 30 years old and
pretty beat up, so it was time to buy a new
one. Who sells this sort of thing nowadays
-- size of a small shoebox, alcohol-fueled,
takes 20 to 30 min. to cook a trout or
mackerel to perfection (or a cheese & tomato
sandwich, come to that) ?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Tue, 24 May 2005 08:37:41 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

Raccoons carried away on the weekend the
grill from my portable ABU brand fish smoker,
no longer manufactured, so I cannot buy
a replacement. But it was 30 years old and
pretty beat up, so it was time to buy a new
one. Who sells this sort of thing nowadays
-- size of a small shoebox, alcohol-fueled,
takes 20 to 30 min. to cook a trout or
mackerel to perfection (or a cheese & tomato
sandwich, come to that) ?

You can buy all sorts of mini-smokers, or really, get a heavy-gauge
stainless "cake pan" style, one with a sliding style lid, and you have a
smoker that works with chips on lots of heat sources. As to equipment
sources, while the "happy homeowner culinary supply" places like
Williams-Sonoma, etc., will have them, I'd say your best bet is to check
out restaurant supply houses for ones like the Cameron Smoker.

Here is the first one Google turned up:
http://www.restaurantequipment.com/STOVETOPSMOKER.html
which seems a little pricey, but gives you the basics of the thing.

HTH,
R