First cheese smoke today with Q-View

[toxie]

Well today I finally gave it a shot, I wont know exactly what I got until about three weeks from now, but it sure looked and smelled good!

The starting lineup...7.75 lbs total.

I cut each block into thirds...

This is one of  the hangers I made for my smoker for summer sausage and the like, these worked really well for cheese too!

Into the smoker! (thanks for the stockinette idea Pops6927

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No problem keeping the smoker temp down today!

After 3.5 hours @ 80 degrees with Mulberry and Shag-bark hickory smoke...

Out of the stockinettes and ready to vac pack...

vacuum packed (ends are double sealed) and ready to take a nap in the fridge for about three weeks...

 

[sprky]

 you are going to love that smoked cheese. yours also took on some nice color.  I have only smoked with mulberry a few times, I don't know why I just haven't,  I have a several mulberry trees around the house and yard so it's not like I don't have excess to it. 

 

[SmokinAl]

Boy your cheese looks great, really nice color! I have to try the mesh bags one time, they really look like the way to smoke cheese.

 

[scarbelly]

That looks like a great cheese smoke - Now the clock starts for the cure

 

[venture]

Those look great!

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[thoseguys26]

MMmmmm!!!  MORE CHEEEEEESE Gromit! 

 

[volcanowatcher]

How is the mulberry?  I now have some pellets that I bought and have the opportunity to buy some more as wood chips.  I usually use Hickory shag bark chips, but have others also.  Is it a strong flavor like hickory, or milder like alder?   Smoked cheese ROCKS!!!!

 

[toxie]

Mulberry is very mild, very similar to apple. This cheese has now aged about 5-6 weeks and is really getting into its prime...Good stuff!!

 

[moikel]

Love that stockingette  idea really clever.Cheese looks great too.

 

[frosty]

Love that stockingette  idea really clever.Cheese looks great too.