Table of contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 5 Smoking made easy. E xamples with fish. Examples with vegetables. How the VarioSmoker works. Information on smoking. Chapter 3 Chapter 6 Examples with poultry. Examples with low- Ingredients for creating smoke. temperature smoking.
How the VarioSmoker works. Smoking without an extra smoker oven? The VarioSmoker allows you Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it in your iCombi Pro on to cook and smoke food at the same time in your cooking system. This a rack above or below the food, and close the cooking cabinet door.
General information on smoking. Ingredients for creating smoke. Smoking is a flavor-enhancement method that also extends the shelf life The smoke flavor: real, original, individual. The VarioSmoker works of food. Traditionally, smoking is used for meat and fish. Oily fish and with standard smoking materials such as wood chips or pellets. By meat types are especially suited for smoking. Bacon, pork belly, whole selecting smoking materials, the temperature in the cooking cabinet, and fish such as trout or mackerel are classic examples.
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Golden yellow skin from the smoke, and the meat underneath with a distinct spicy flavor. Usage examples with fish. The choice of fish is crucial to the quality when smoking, because not The following table summarises the possibilities for preparing fish. every fish is necessarily good for smoking. The protein and fat content Methods Dry salting Wet salting Brine and the individual flavor of the fish will determine how the flavor Preparation Sprinkle and rub the Prepare a 5-8 percent Dissolve as much develops after smoking. High-fat content is usually helpful as the fish...
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129 °F 100 % Speed 3 4 oz (120 g) salt, Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 1 gallon of water in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below › Lemon rind, tarragon, the food and, close the cooking cabinet door.
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100 % Speed 3 › 8 trout › 3 % brine: Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it in 4 oz (120 g) salt, your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below the 1 gallon of water food, and close the cooking cabinet door. Select the ›...
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Usage examples for poultry. Poultry includes chicken, duck, goose, pigeon, quail, and turkey. Due to the low-fat content and the relatively high proportion of protein, poultry is a popular food. However, poultry meat does tend to become dry. A gentle cooking process combined with the VarioSmoker is therefore ideal for preparing poultry meat.
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Step 1 into inside and outside of the chicken. › 12 whole chickens Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it in › 1 2/3 (50 g) raw sugar your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below the 320 °F...
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230 °F 160 °F 80 % Speed 2 › 3 tbsp black Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it peppercorns in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below Accessories › 1 tbsp ground aniseed the food and close the cooking cabinet door.
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Place the duck breast in the brine for 12 hours. Pre-smoke Step 1 After this, leave the breast on a stainless steel grid for 2 hours to air dry. › 6 duck breasts › 3% brine: Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 86 °F 20 min 30 % Speed 2 370 °F 80 %...
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185 °F 100 % Speed 4 4 oz (120 g), Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it ½ gallon of water in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below › Salt, sugar, madras the food, and close the cooking cabinet door.
It is made by cooking a pork shoulder in the cooking system for up to 11 hours. Spare ribs are also known as baby back ribs. They are succulent and meaty and are also cooked in the cooking system for several hours and then smoked with the VarioSmoker.
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300 °F 20 min 80 % Speed 4 › 6 ½ lb pork neck/ shoulder Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it Step 2 Step 3 › 4 tbsp mild red in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below paprika the food and close the cooking cabinet door.
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› 6 rack of ribs › 12 tbsp medium Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 86 °F 20 min 30 % Speed 2 250 °F...
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35 portions Rub the beef brisket with salt and crushed Pre-smoke pepper. › 15 lb beef brisket Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it (point and flat) in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below 86 °F 20 min...
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Step 1 › 2 lb sweet potatoes 15 minutes. Leave to cool after steaming, as › Salt the humidity has to dry out. › Apple wood chips Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 86 °F 20 min 30 % Speed 2 285 °F 20 min...
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Classic settings Ingredients Instructions Preheat Step 1 Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 10 tomatoes in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below › 3 Onions the food and close the cooking cabinet door.
Usage examples for low- temperature smoking. With the VarioSmoker, you can gently smoke in the temperature range between 86°F (30°C) and 104°F (40°C) in the iCombi Pro. This is because the fan wheel only rotates slowly and no heat is used.
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12 hours. › 8 salmon sides › 3 % brine: Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it 4 oz (120 g) salt, in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below 1 gallon of water the food, and close the cooking cabinet door.
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6 portions Place the duck breast in the brine for 12 hours. After this, place on a grid for 2 hours to air dry. › 6 duck breasts Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › 3% brine: in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below ½ qt orange juice, the food and close the cooking cabinet door.
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Smoked cheese or tofu. Ingredients Instructions Fill the VarioSmoker with wood chips, place it › Cheese or tofu in your iCombi Pro on a rack above or below › Cherry chips, Sugar the food, and close the cooking cabinet door.
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