The portable smoke infuser in two lines
This is the portable smoke infuser for food use: the same principle as the bar top gun, in a format made to be moved. It weighs 700g.
Who it is for
For anyone working off site and anyone starting out. The small size makes it the piece you try the technique with, without giving up bar space, and the one you take to an event without having to build a station.
How cold smoking works
The wood burns in a separate chamber and a fan pushes the smoke along a hose: what reaches the drink is smoke and not heat. So you can work on a cocktail already built, ice included, without the temperature moving a degree. That is the difference between aromatising and cooking.
Specifications
- Use: cold smoking of food and cocktails
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 24 x 26 x 6cm
- Fuel: wood chips
- Dishwasher safe: no, hose by hand and body wiped down
What you need besides the infuser
Two things, and they cost little against the tool. The wood chips, which are the fuel and are chosen on intensity: apple gentle, plum firm. And something to hold the smoke in, which can be a glass cover or, to start with, a coaster laid over the glass. Without the second piece the smoking works at half strength, because the smoke disperses before it gives up its aroma.
Where it pays, and where it does not
It pays away from base, at events and on small stations, where a large unit has nowhere to go. It does not pay in high volume service, where smoking becomes a step repeated dozens of times: there a bar top model with a larger chamber cuts the refills. The result on a single drink is the same either way.
Which wood to use
Apple for clear spirits and light drinks, cherry for a round, slightly sweet smoke, apricot for a warm note, plum for aged rum and whisky. It is worth keeping two rather than four at the start: one gentle wood and one firm one cover almost the whole list, and you learn the dosing sooner.
Care
Empty the ash from the chamber after every session, wash the hose by hand, wipe the body with a cloth. Carbonised residue is the main cause of an acrid taste in later smokings, and it builds up fast in small models, where the chamber has little volume.
FAQ
Does the portable smoke infuser warm the drink? No, it smokes cold: the wood burns in a separate chamber.
How much does it weigh? Seven hundred grams, in 24 x 26 x 6cm.
What is the difference from a bar top model? The chamber capacity and the footprint: the result on a single drink is the same.
How long do you smoke for? One or two minutes, no more.
Do I need a cover? It is not compulsory, but it keeps the smoke in contact and improves the result a great deal.
Can an empty glass be smoked? Yes, and it is the more elegant route: the aroma stays on the walls and accompanies the drink instead of covering it.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy. 15-day returns, free of charge. Questions before you order? Message us on WhatsApp on +39 351 929 6937.
The woods and the other accessories are in the smoking category.
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