Kinda new to the smoking thing. This was a first attempt at salmon. Yes...it was as good as it looks. Maybe the best salmon I've ever had. Wife did a dry brine and then air dried it for several hours. I did the smoking part. Brushed it with maple syrup about a half hour before taking it out. Cooked much quicker than I thought. We did about 3 pounds. After seeing how well it turned out we're gonna load that sucker up with about 10 pounds next weekend.