Andrew's Smokehouse

20/07/2025

Smoked trout is best cured under a salt and muscovado sugar mix for a set and consistent amount of time.

Once this time is up, the excess must be removed by blowing it off gently with water - easiest with a shower head tap.

Each fillet is then hung with string from steel hooks, firstly to drip dry and then to suspend them in a long cold bath of thin, cool smoke. This is less definite time-wise than curing. Things like outside temp, wind and humidity must be accounted for until every fillet is just so.

In the end, we’re looking to achieve a fine balance. A balanace of dryness (and a firm bitey texture) with an intensified, clean trout fillet, balanced with the saltines and slight sweetness of the cure and a final dry kiss from the smoke. Hope that all makes sense.

21/05/2025

Smoked trout bagels are very tasty.

Come and get yours at Brockley market every Saturday and Catford Market every last Sunday of the month 🫡

15/05/2025

Went fly fishing the other day in Hampshire. In fact it was just upstream from where the fish I smoke live their lives in a diverted bit of the same river. The river Test, where wild and domesticated fish share the same beautiful clear water without impact on one and other.

The peace you find when fly fishing is unique and very hard to replicate elsewhere.

The sole focus on the water and the two stroke rhythm of the rod as you cast the fly. Scanning all the time for circular ripples where the nose of a fish might reveal itself as it sips an emerging mayfly from the surface.

Then casting accurately to drop your crafted imitation fly on a sixpence so it drifts into the trout’s purview. And hope it will pass inspection, and with a slurp, a splash and a net, bring the fish home to the smoker. Or else, the fish is wise to you and long gone for another day.

Fly fishing is where this all started, and my smoker was only ever designed for my own catch way back in lockdown 1.

If you’d like to learn fly fishing with me as well as how to prepare your catch for the table, I’d love to hear from you. Drop me a DM.

29/04/2025

Start to finish, it takes 4 days to produce this here cold smoked trout. Where would you like to see it sold?

15/12/2023

15/11/2023

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Head over to AndrewsSmokehouse.com to book your pre-order.

Any questions? Drop me a DM.

01/11/2023

Sold a few bagels last weekend . Went down well so I’m gonna do a few more.

Tell me now, dear smoked trout fans, who makes the best bagels in London?

27/05/2023

Su and Simon aka my mum and my brother very kindly filling in for me today

Getting ready for another all-family roasting this summer once they demolish my all my best sales records

Thank you Su, thank you Simon.

22/05/2023

Busy day at the annual Goose Green Fair yesterday at East Dulwich.

Next weekend:

Sat Sun


See ya!

11/05/2023

Big weekend coming up for me.
Trout on its way to the smoker as soon as I’ve typed this out ahead of this Saturday’s Stalls segment as the gets underway.
Sustainable stalls does what it says on the tin and gathers a superb array of local sustainable goods under one roof. All curated of course by the great folks behind Look forward to seeing some of you there!
AND on Sunday I’ll be back at alongside many other very fine food and craft purveyors in the beautiful BPP setting.

Excited for a busy few days!!

28/02/2023

BRB love, just nipping back to the fridge for one last slice until tomorrow.

Great market on Sunday Whole sides available to pre-order for Mothers’ Day weekend via the website.