My 1st cheese smoke

[treehorses]

Got some chedder & pepperjack and set up my WW with the
A-MAZ-IN-SMOKER. Had a hard time keeping the dust lit so I added some chips and that did the trick. A thunder storm just rolled in so I put out the fire at 3 1/2 hours. Into the fridge and we'll see how good I did in 3 weeks.
Here are some pics. I have wings & thighs in the MHB for tomorrow smoke. Life is good.got a good smoke started.jpg
initial temp.jpg

ice did the job.jpg

1 hour.jpg

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3 hours.jpg

to the fridge.jpg

[Scarbelly]

Looks like it came out great. Now for the 2 week wait

[Mikey]

On your next cheese smoke remove the coal holder and put your A-MAZN
in its place. Put the lid on 180 degrees from the A-MAZN and let er rip. You won't even need the ice, but it's better to do it at night if you can. Here's one I did as an experiment back in Jan.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19926

[dales133]

Nice job love smoked cheese

[Fire it up]

Wow, I was amazed that someone actually attempted to smoke cheese in August...and it came out looking fantastic!!!

Nice work. It's going to be so worth the 2 week wait when you cut off a few slices and try them

[tadowdaddy]

Wow, I was amazed that someone actually attempted to smoke cheese in August...and it came out looking fantastic!!!

Nice work. It's going to be so worth the 2 week wait when you cut off a few slices and try them

And someone in Kansas!!! for the KS summer cheese smoke!

[treehorses]

It was 100 degrees in the pit at first ( outside temp too) got down to 84. Yeah I figured out, remove coal baskets, put A-M-S down in the bottom. Also, If windy, put fire downwind, I did get some ash blown onto a few pieces of cheese. Overall , good learning session and I think it's going to be good. Thanks for the tips & comments, always welcome my friends. Now for some MHB & MH chicken later today!

[Bassman]

Good looking cheese. Every time I think I'll smoke some cheese, Fishawn shows up with Rich's cheese picture and I get spooked again.

[SmokinOutBack]

Nice looking cheese! Way to warm here to do it now, usually do a load in the Fall and the Spring.

[tenacious bee]

Looks fantastic !!! Good source for tips when I try this.

[L20A]

Nicely done. You can make a small foil tent to put over the smoker to keep ashes from getting up & onto the food. It also helps the smoke spread out in the smoker.

[Bearcarver]

Nice Job, Rick!!!

You're gonna love that stuff!!!

Now how do you get away with smoking in the garage????? I'd hear a lot of bitching if I did that.


Bear

[treehorses]

Nice Job, Rick!!!

You're gonna love that stuff!!!

Now how do you get away with smoking in the garage????? I'd hear a lot of bitching if I did that.


Bear

Well, the door was open. The wind was really blowing and I was worried my dust & chips would run out too soon so I set it just inside.

[treehorses]

Nicely done. You can make a small foil tent to put over the smoker to keep ashes from getting up & onto the food. It also helps the smoke spread out in the smoker.

10-4 on the tent. I'm already planning the next one and how to do it. Probably not when it's 100-111 out like it's been here. I've been meaning to get up at 5:00 AM and do this but decided an early evening would work.

[Bearcarver]

Well, the door was open. The wind was really blowing and I was worried my dust & chips would run out too soon so I set it just inside.

OK---LOL----When I first started smoking, I set my MES 30 about 6' inside the garage door, and I put a fan blowing past the smoker through the open garage door. I was late Fall, and I was freezing my arse off every time I got near the smoker from the cold wind from the fan.
I still heard bitching, so I said the hell with it, and put it on the front porch (under roof), and ignored the complaints until they stopped.

Now I just hear it when I come in from the porch:
She says, "You smell like smoke!!!"
One reply was, "Yeah, but it was wearing off, so I went out to get some more on me-----This shirt is really smelling GREAT !!"

Bear