I decided to take part of today to try my hand at cold smoking some cheese, my first time but with so much info here on the forum, I was able to gather a lot of information so I took the plunge.
I was going to do one of three things, use the cold smoke plate from SI that I have, try out the Smoke Daddy I received this past week or, try the A-MAZE-N 6" tube. I opted for the A-MAZE-N 6" tube with about 2-3 oz of Apple pellets. Man, can this little thing put out the smoke, I was VERY impressed with the amount of smoke this tube gave out for over 2 hours with less than 3oz of apple pellets!! I put about 1/2 full of apple pellets into the 6" A-MAZE-N tube and lit it with a propane torch, after a few seconds and a little air blowing on the embers, the smoke started to roll out of the tube.
I smoked four types of cheese, Gouda, Sharp Cheddar, Mild Cheddar and Colby. The 3D started out about 65 degrees and I put a pan of ice between the tube and the cheese. After 1 hour, I turned the cheese and closed the 3D back up. Another hour and I pulled the cheese having smoked for 2 full hours and the temperature outside was 75 and inside the smoker it was 81, only raised 16 degrees in two hours.
I padded the cheese to get the moisture off and let it rest for about 1 hour and then vacuum sealed all of it and into the fridge for a couple of weeks +.
Looking forward to trying this apple smoked cheese later on and giving as gifts if it turns out good.
I was VERY impressed with the little 6" A-MAZE-N tube with the apple pellets, very easy to light, I kept the tube next to the bottom drain hole and seemed to get enough air to keep things going. Since this is my first smoke on cheese, I'll be interested to see after a few weeks how it tastes at 2 hours smoked and adjust from there, I'll add a couple of pictures. Thanks everyone for all your help on this forum!!
Carl
I was going to do one of three things, use the cold smoke plate from SI that I have, try out the Smoke Daddy I received this past week or, try the A-MAZE-N 6" tube. I opted for the A-MAZE-N 6" tube with about 2-3 oz of Apple pellets. Man, can this little thing put out the smoke, I was VERY impressed with the amount of smoke this tube gave out for over 2 hours with less than 3oz of apple pellets!! I put about 1/2 full of apple pellets into the 6" A-MAZE-N tube and lit it with a propane torch, after a few seconds and a little air blowing on the embers, the smoke started to roll out of the tube.
I smoked four types of cheese, Gouda, Sharp Cheddar, Mild Cheddar and Colby. The 3D started out about 65 degrees and I put a pan of ice between the tube and the cheese. After 1 hour, I turned the cheese and closed the 3D back up. Another hour and I pulled the cheese having smoked for 2 full hours and the temperature outside was 75 and inside the smoker it was 81, only raised 16 degrees in two hours.
I padded the cheese to get the moisture off and let it rest for about 1 hour and then vacuum sealed all of it and into the fridge for a couple of weeks +.
Looking forward to trying this apple smoked cheese later on and giving as gifts if it turns out good.
I was VERY impressed with the little 6" A-MAZE-N tube with the apple pellets, very easy to light, I kept the tube next to the bottom drain hole and seemed to get enough air to keep things going. Since this is my first smoke on cheese, I'll be interested to see after a few weeks how it tastes at 2 hours smoked and adjust from there, I'll add a couple of pictures. Thanks everyone for all your help on this forum!!
Carl
