smokery

Where salmon hangs

A smokery is a place where food—typically fish or meat—is smoked for preservation or flavor.

The term is less common than smokehouse but carries the same meaning: The salmon came from a local smokery.

It may also refer to a business specializing in smoked products.

woods

hickory

Dense North American hardwood

mesquiteThorny desert legume
applewoodLumber from fruit trees
cherrywoodLumber from Prunus trees

oak · pecan · alder · beechwood · cedar · juniper · birch · manuka · pimento · tea-leaves

curing

brining

Saltwater soaking for meat

saltingApplying sodium chloride
dry-curedPreserved with salt, no brine
air-driedMoisture removed by atmosphere

preserved · salmon · kippers · haddock · mackerel · trout · eels · herring · bacon · ham

facility

kiln

Oven for hardening clay

processingSystematic operation on data
preservationMaintaining something's condition
fisherySeafood harvesting enterprise

butchery · charcuterie · delicatessen · meatpacking · industrial · commercial · artisanal · traditional · wood-fired · ventilation

products

kippers

Cold-smoked split herring

bloaterWhole cured herring
bucklingBending from compression
gravlaxRaw salmon, salt-cured

Opposites

food preservation method

smokeryice house

Structure for preserving frozen blocks

cryogenic storage · cannery · raw bar · sashimi bar · creamery

processing vs. fresh

smokeryfishmonger

Seller of fresh catches

raw bar · sashimi bar · fish market · butcher shop

Phrases

smoke alarmAirborne combustion sensor
smoke detectorsDevices sensing airborne combustion particles
up in smokeDestroyed, wasted, ruined
smoke signalsFlame-based distant messaging
smoke and mirrorsDeceptive obfuscation tactics
smoked salmonCured, preserved fish fillet

Family

smoke, smoked, smoker, smokes, smokeless, nonsmoker, smokehouse, unsmoked, ex-smoker

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