321400 Mon Aug 28 17:25:35 -0700 2006 8 31 Home Cooking 0 1838162 I'll be firing up the smoker next Sunday. I will have a couple of open shelves and would like to make smoked salt. Is it as simple as spreading salt on a jelly roll pan and exposing it to smoke for a few hours? Will be doing this on the top shelf to avoid the Pork fat drippings (First time I've ever avoided pork fat drippings BTW). Has anyone had success with smoking salts? TIA Cheers. Mon Aug 28 17:25:35 -0700 2006 12980 stevuchan 1 1838170 Yep, it really is that simple. I've done it, and the longer you smoke it, the better...I shoot for at least six hours, and 10 is even better. Mon Aug 28 17:27:50 -0700 2006 1838162 13700 ricepad 2 1838192 So if I don't have a smoker, but I get my friend who does have a smoker to smoke me some salt, will that salt help my oven-cooked ribs taste a little more smokey? Mon Aug 28 17:34:35 -0700 2006 1838170 11577 Pei 3 1838303 Why don't you ask your friend to smoke the ribs? They're beyond delicious. Offer to trade something in return, give him/her some of the ribs? Mon Aug 28 18:08:44 -0700 2006 1838192 12335 cheryl_h 4 1838498 Unfortunately, he lives 600 miles away. But yes, when we get together there are definitely smoked ribs. Mon Aug 28 19:08:14 -0700 2006 1838303 11577 Pei 3 1841325 FYI, This is cheating but they sell liquid smoke and the results turn out pretty good. You can make a smoker out of a wok, but you seal the lid with a damp towel (where the lid meets the wok). Look at this article. http://www.ehow.com/how_13713_smoke-fish.html Tue Aug 29 20:15:20 -0700 2006 1838192 20765 designerboy01 2 1838516 Do you think this would work with kosher salt, or are crystals too small? I've thought about trying this with sea salt, but never get around to it because my supply is always running low. Mon Aug 28 19:13:46 -0700 2006 1838170 14855 djh 3 1838614 Just a thought: if you're going to smoke a large quantity, get sea salt at Korean markets. You can get 2.5 pounds for a few dollars. It tastes the same as the $10 sea salt for a small jar that you get at other markets. Mon Aug 28 19:46:51 -0700 2006 1838516 11577 Pei 4 1838809 Thanks for the tip. Much cheaper than the bulk camargue I've been getting from saltworks @ $35/2.2 lbs! Mon Aug 28 20:35:49 -0700 2006 1838614 14855 djh