Cold-Smoked Salmon

I’ll say it right off the bat: this is a bit of a project and, as one of my editors once told me, it’s kind of a “guy thing.” But it’s a fun project that makes wonderful smoked salmon that will thrill your guests and be a lot cheaper—and usually better—than anything you can buy. Before you embark on this project, I must warn you that it’s something you should do outside.

With cold-smoking, you need to generate smoke as you do when hot-smoking, but you must also make sure the smoke i