[Steven Kidd]

If smoking is bad for you, how come it cures Salmon?

[Iain Goolager]

Cures them of what? 

Iain

[Hamish Young]

It doesn't cure salmon...... you need to make up a cure to 'cure' the fish before you smoke it
Ah ha

H 

[Quickcast 84]

salt would be the cure before smoking would it not??

[Derek Roxborough]

salt is part of the cure, a friend of mine with a smoking business, used demerera sugar and navy rum, every one has their own recipe, easgach1

[Quickcast 84]

yip EASGACH 1,we all have our own cures.i wont give away my cure,as it has been in the family for many years,but i have heard of of people using lemon/orange zest with salt curing for 24hrs before smoking.to be honest,it more or less takes the salmon taste away,with overpowering taste of orange/lemon.okay for the oven for a hour or 2.but not in a smoker