smokery-fridge

101 things to do with an old fridge…

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Interesting things are happening in the King’s Arms kitchen!

The boys (my chefs) asked if the old beer fridge in the cellar was being used for anything – on the answer no, it was whipped into the kitchen, scrubbed to gleaming and promptly turned into a smoking box. Not that they intend to sit in it puffing on a woodbine – taking the home-produced ethic to another level.

The boys are now smoking their own ingredients to include on the menu. Apparently you can use anything to create the smoke – even, as Heston Blumenthal said, your Granny’s shoes (not quite sure how Granny’s shoe Chicken would sell). The boys opted for a safer bet and used maple wood chips.

Looking through the glass door of the fridge (or now a smokery) its fascinating – strips of chicken, garlic bulbs and sea salt sit or hang over a period of ten hours on the shelves quietly absorbing the scented smoke. The home-smoked cheese now tops our old smokey burger, and the sausages (also home made) are simply gorgeous and will soon be appearing on the menu. Watch this space!

With love,

Alison

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