Food Smoking

Start with the equipment you have and the result you want. A BBQ smoker box, a portable hot smoker and a cold-smoke generator do different jobs; buying the right format avoids paying for equipment or fuel you cannot use.

Find your route into food smoking

• Already own a suitable BBQ? Compare smoker-box sets and starter kits, then check box dimensions and your BBQ instructions.
• Want a dedicated hot smoker? Browse hot-smoking equipment and smoking ovens; check the required heat source and fuel before ordering.
• Need smoke without cooking? See cold-smoke generators and wood dust. This is a different food-preparation process, not a shortcut to safely cooked food.
• Restocking an existing smoker? Compare wood-chip grades or fine wood dust against the appliance’s specified fuel.

Equipment for smoking fish at home

Fish is where many people start, and the equipment depends on the method and what you already own.

• A portable hot smoker: the Complete Hot Smoking Kit lists a stainless-steel smoker with two burners, six 100g bags of wood chips, brining salt and guides. Burner fuel is not included.
• Smoke on a BBQ you already own: the BBQ Smoker Box Gift Set comes with two woods and the Deluxe set with six, plus firelighters. Check the box fits and that your BBQ manufacturer permits it.
• Cold smoking: the Cold Smoking Starter Kit lists a ProQ generator, four bags of wood dust and tealights. You also need a suitable outdoor enclosure, and cold smoking does not cook food.

Then choose the wood: the best wood for smoking fish compares the options. For method, read how to hot smoke fish at home and how to brine fish for smoking, or try our hot smoked mackerel recipe.

Choose with the right information

The home-smoking guide explains the methods; our wood-grade guide helps with fuel selection. This collection keeps the buying routes together.

Before you order

Check the selected product’s contents, dimensions, fuel requirements and instructions, then its current price and availability. A sampler pack contains smoking wood, not a smoker. A starter kit may still need a compatible heat source, enclosure or separately purchased fuel.