Tried the new smoker

what brand of smoker Alex ?

I need a new one

Just a little inexpensive electric one Vic but works great.

I like Masterbuilt electric smokers.  I had a four rack Masterbuilt, sold it to a friend (that's a recommendation right there; if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have sold it to a friend), and bought a six rack Masterbuilt.  Get one with a solid door; if you get one with glass in the door, the glass is just going to get all gooked up.

wow looks yummy....can you share the ingredients you use to brine?

good job too alex

The brine recipe I used on those lake trout is based on the"Sweet Teriyaki" brine recipe from Scott and Tiffany Haugen's book "Smoking Salmon & Steelhead," with the salt adjusted to produce a salinity of 60 degrees Salometer.  I adjust all of my brine recipes to 60 degrees Salometer so I can use the same brining times with all of the recipes.  Here's the ingredients to produce 4 cups of brine:

2.75 cups water
.9 cups teriyaki sauce
.3 cups molasses
4.3 oz salt
.9 cups brown sugar

I have the recipe on an Excel spreadsheet so all I need to do is enter the number of cups of brine I want, and all of the ingredients adjust automatically.  Here are examples of the brining times which I use with this recipe:

8"-10" kokanee fillets - 1.5 hours
14"-17" trout fillets - 2.25 hours
15"-18" kokanee fillets - 2.45 hours
18"-24" lake trout fillets - 3.5 hours

what brand of smoker Alex ?

I need a new one

Just a little inexpensive electric one Vic but works great. Visiting my pops, havent seen him in months. Hopefully the camping opens up so we can get back to our regular get togethers  .Get info a little later to ya.

Looks amazing.

I bought a Traeger a year ago, what a let down!

Looks yummy !

I built a gaff for a Comm'l friend of mine, he brought a nice 10lber over as a trade.
Got the belly, collars and tail pieces brining now and will pop 'em the Little Chief this afternoon.

Thanks for the brine recipe and tips!