How a smoker is built

A workshop to take one apart, put it back together and learn to build your own. At Torrate di Chions, the fourth and last event in «Aspettando la Pitina» (Waiting for the Pitina), with a convivial lunch for those who wish, for a small contribution.

A workshop to take one apart, put it back together and learn to build your own. At Torrate di Chions, the fourth and last event in «Aspettando la Pitina» (Waiting for the Pitina), with a convivial lunch for those who wish, for a small contribution.

When

Saturday 31 October 2026

Time

9 am to 1 pm, then a convivial lunch for a small contribution

Length

about 4 hours

Where

Località Torrate, Chions

Price

€20 per person

Participants

up to 20 people

Book

Booking continues on the official ticket office of Slow Food Condotta del Pordenonese. Payments, cancellations and refunds

How is a hand-built smoker made? We find out at Torrate di Chions, in the fourth and last event of Aspettando la Pitina, with Daniele Della Toffola and Davide Caregnato of Blucomb, a company that designs micro-gasification burners.

Starting from a design found online, the two built a smoker to their own measure, trying out practical solutions and electronic devices: thermostats and cooling systems that make it possible to smoke at very low temperatures.

During the morning we will take it apart and put it back together, piece by piece, to understand how it works and which choices guided its construction. There will be room for questions, tips and the story of the mistakes made along the way: useful pointers for anyone who wants to try building one.

At the end of the workshop, for those who wish, we will sit down together for a convivial lunch, for a small contribution.

The meeting closes the run-up to the Festa della Pitina 2026, taking place at Tramonti di Sopra on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. At the heart of this edition: smoking, and smoke as a way of preserving food.

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