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    So I've been thinking more about smoking some cheese lately. I've tried a few times already but all the methods I've tried added to much heat to my smoker and would make the cheese "sweat" changing the texture and not for the better.

    I found a blog post on a forum about making a simple smoke generator MacGuyver style. Perfect timing.

    I had everything listed in the blog post so I put one together and threw in a couple pounds of extra sharp cheddar and colby jack to swallow up some cherry smoke. It works perfectly and adds just enough heat to evacuate the smoke out the exhaust and not enough to affect the texture of the cheese.

    Just took the cheese out after almost 3 hours. Nice light coloring and a good but not overwhelming smoke scent. There was a very slight drying of the outside but I'm sure it will be good once it sits for a couple weeks and mellows out if I can wait that long before trying it.

    This was my first time using cherry wood for smoking but it won't be the last.

    Next up will be some smoked butter.


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  • #2
    Looks like nice smoke you got going there, Jailer!!

    Nice Job!!

    Bear
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    • #3
      It worked surprisingly well, much better than I expected it to.
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      • #4
        that's the best low heat smoke!
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        • #5
          Beauty! Nice cheese
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          • #6
            Well done! You got it!
            I love smoking with cherry the most.

            For cheese I add a bowl of ice or 2 and crack the door slightly.
            Works every time!
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            • #7
              I thought about cracking the door a bit but it was pretty cold today so it wasn't needed.

              Gonna be even colder tomorrow so I'm thinkin I'll try that smoked butter tomorrow morning. Should make for some awesome fried eggs in the new Lodge skillet I picked up.
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              • #8
                Looks great!! Nice smoke, I just did some cheese with orange wood pellets cant wait to see how it comes out,,,

                A full smoker is a happy smoker

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                • #9
                  Nice job. Cheese looks good.

                  for the smoke generator. As has been shown, smoking cheese can be a bit tricky with a vertical.

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