(Q) Smokers
Charleen Bunjiovianna
In article <legasea-2510...@dfbfl2-8.gate.net>,
legasea <leg...@pop.gate.net> wrote:
>Can anyone tell me if the Luhr Jensen Company still exists? They
>manufactured the Little Chief Smoker and mine has now bit the dust. I have
>been unable to find any in the stores down here. If anyone could suggest a
>good brand electric wet or dry smoker I shure would appreciate it. I smoke
>mostly fish so it would have to be a dry smoker as well as wet. I would
>also like it to have three or four racks.
Good grief, that brings back memories. Who'da thunk it.
Luhr Jensen ("Luhr's Lures") and Company still exists, as far as I
know, in Hood River, Oregon, my home town. I went to school with
the Jensen kids; it's that kind of a town. Everyone knows
everyone else, or at least used to. My mother worked there
briefly on one of the lure fabrication machines. We had a Little Chief
Smoker (probably still do), so I know exactly what you mean. We used
hickory chips in it to smoke salmon. My father would come home with
a catch of Columbia River salmon, soak some in brine and put it in
the Little Chief. I remember you want to wrap the smoked salmon tightly
when you put it in the fridge or the smoke smell permeates everything.
It is not at all like lox or gravlax, but then, you know that.
Aha...you can buy a Luhr Jensen smoker on the Web from RiverBend Stores:
http://www.riverbendstores.com/os/fish/smoker/
...so I guess they're still in business.
Charleen
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Philip F. Wight
Dick - I can strongly recommend the smokers manufactured by the SouthWest
Outdoor Cooking Systems in Bixley, OK. Their product is an advanced
design, solidly made product that provides excellent quality smoked foods.
They are made of solid steel and in the areas where others will rot out,
these will last probably 100 years. Their website is at
http://www.outdoorchef.com , and the owner of the company, a very pleasant
individual named Dwight Inman, can be found on the alt.food.barbeque forum
almost every day. Dwight is proud of his designs and has a very loyal
following all over the country.
If you want to see a unit you can stop by my place in Mountain View and
take a look. It's well worth the cost, and we are producing increcible BBQ
every week out of this dude.
Cheers,
Phil
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In article <legasea-2510...@dfbfl2-8.gate.net>,
leg...@pop.gate.net (legasea) wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if the Luhr Jensen Company still exists? They
> manufactured the Little Chief Smoker and mine has now bit the dust. I have
> been unable to find any in the stores down here. If anyone could suggest a
> good brand electric wet or dry smoker I shure would appreciate it. I smoke
> mostly fish so it would have to be a dry smoker as well as wet. I would
> also like it to have three or four racks.
>
> Thank you for any help you may provide.
>
> Dick
legasea
Andrew Kubersky
R. A. Green wrote:
> putting out Little Chief and Big Chief smokers (not the most
> politically correct company..). Their products can be purchased at any
> Big 5 Sporting Goods, as far as I know, and I'm sure a lot of other
> places too. I still buy their wood chips several times a year.
>
> --ron
> http://www.netcom.com/~ragreen/home.html
I use a MECO that is almost identical to the Brinkman. These are set up
for wet or dry smoking.
It is stainless steel and comes in electric (recommended for maintaining
correct temperatures) and charcoal models.
Mine was purchased from Cabela's 1 800 237-4444. They no longer carry
MECO but do have Little Chief and Brinkman.
As for wood, I hate buying that since there is so many good pruning
trimings available from grapevine cuttings to alder to oak to apple,
plum, apricot and cherry.
When i go steelheading i almost carry a little pruner along to cut some
alder which is hard to beat for fish.
legasea
In article <54rnp4$p...@shellx.best.com>, char...@best.com (Charleen
Bunjiovianna) wrote:
> Aha...you can buy a Luhr Jensen smoker on the Web from RiverBend Stores:
>
> http://www.riverbendstores.com/os/fish/smoker/
>
> ...so I guess they're still in business.
>
> Charleen
>
Charleen I want to thank you and the others that replied to my question on
the Luhr Jensen Smokers. Down here in Florida people look at you crooked
when you mention the name. At the location you provided I got an ordering
form and the order will be in the snail mail tomorrow.
May I say to the others thanks for your recommendations but a smoker is
like a car. Once you find one that works so well you hate to change. Also
once you find one that lasts 15 years you have to go back to that product.
I smoke a lot of fish (very bad for the blood pressure what with the salt)
and have NEVER had a bad result. Maybe I should think about being a
distributer down here eh.
Dick