I was out of smoked salmon, so I did some up to get ready for the convention season. These will make some mighty tasty smoked salmon cheese balls.

I bought these wild caught sockeye salmon filets at Sam's Club.



I mixed up the brine and lined the bottom of the pan. Then placed the salmon pieces in layers putting the brine on each layer.


I put it in the refrigerator over night, and this is what it looked like the next morning.


Then each piece was rinsed and patted dry. They were layed on a rack to dry.


I put them in my Little Chief smoker and used alder. It's nothing fancy, but it does get the job done.



They were then vacuum sealed and ready for the freezer.


Now I have plenty of smoked salmon to make the cheese balls for the conventions.

Looks good those little chief smokers work pretty good.

looks good paul.. 12 bucks a lb almost as expensive as caster....

Had them in the freezer in the package they come in from sams?

They work better than many would believe.
Awesome job Paul.

Yes, I bought them last July 2022. At least I think that's when it was.

Sometime in 7 of 2023 looking at the label

Really? Almost two years?
Either you have a super cold deep freezer, or you like fishy tasting salmon.
Whenever I keep salmon in the freezer much more than about six months the taste goes off due to the oils going somewhat rancid.

Nah, it's really good. They were vacuum packed. I don't know if that makes a difference.

Well Paul, if you're going to do that, I'm going to have a convention of some kind. Perhaps a homemade wine convention? You bring the salmon, I'll supply the wine, now we need to find someone that makes homemade cheese.

Good deal. I’ll have to throw some in the freezer then.

I smoke a lot of trout and salmon.. I catch the trout, buy the salmon.. Love making dip with it

… oh no… Mr Paul’s putting all his freezer burned carp off on unsuspecting convention goers lol

LOL, not a bit of freezer burn anywhere.

Very nice.

I had to test it when it was done. i had one of those filet pieces, and it was deeeelicious. Goes good with beer.

… looked like it would to me too when I saw it lol

oh no… Mr Paul’s putting all his freezer burned carp off on unsuspecting convention goers lol

He's been bought out by anti's to food poison all the trappers across the country, lol.

Savell you don't even know what beer taste like, that cheap mexican mixed up water in a can you drink isn't even beer!

… hurts my heart when you talk to me like that Jtrap

Looking Good!