Smoked foods are popular worldwide because of their special flavour and their long shelf life. The diagram below shows the structure of a home smokery and how it is used. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram shows the design of a basic home smokery.

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, the structure sits partly below ground and uses indirect smoke flow to cure food. It includes important parts for controlling fire, smoke and airflow. The design has an underground firebox and a main smoking chamber. The Bex is on the left at ground

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where logs are burned. An air intake is next to it to manage the fire. On the

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the

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or wooden smoking chamber is above ground. A lid sits on top of the

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for access. The number 3 indicates a dimension

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the depth or height of a section. When in use, logs are lit in the Bex.  Smoke and heat move from the firebox into the enclosed

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. The air intake controls how the logs

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. Food hung on the pricks inside the

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gets slowly smoked.

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this

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process is done, the lid can be opened to take out the smoked food