A Low-Tech, Designey Food Smoker

This low-tech Cloche table smoker is by Paris-based industrial designer Guillaume Bloget. It’s made of Beech and stainless steel.

“CLOCHE is for cold smoking food from aromatic plants or wood chips. It preserves the intrinsic flavors of each food while perfuming them with a smoky note.”

“The smoker becomes both a preparation and presentation utensil. Placed on a table, it establishes a sort of ritual. We arrange the food, we light the fire in the hearth, then we put out the fire with the bell to stifle the combustion and create smoke. After about thirty minutes, the bell is lifted, a residual wisp of smoke escapes and reveals the food ready to be enjoyed.”

“Turned in beech by Luis Morgado, French craftsman, CLOCHE is a more poetic and friendly alternative to electric smokers and barbecues.”

Cloche runs €485 (USD $516) and is in production by French manufacturer Oros.