For the love of cheese

[smoked alaskan]

Hey All,

I noticed I was getting scary low on smoked cheese so I fired up my Amazen pellet smoker to bring order back to my universe.

2 lbs extra sharp orange cheddar, 1 1/2 lbs pepper jack & 2 lbs extra sharp white cheddar & stick of butter for my neighbor. Smoked about 5 hours using blended pellets.  It got a bit warm mid day for the butter so I had to pull it then put it back in for last hour as the outside temps dropped.

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• smoked alaskan
• Feb 18, 2016

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• smoked alaskan
• Feb 18, 2016

                                                                                                                Grand baby approved

 

[SmokinAl]

Nice color!

Looks delicious!

Now the wait!!

Al

 

[whistech]

That is some incredible looking cheese!     I bet it's delicious.

 

[smoked alaskan]

Thank ya Al !  

    Yep, the hard part has just begun

 

[smoked alaskan]

Appreciate that Arlie, thank ya !  Won't know how it tastes for a couple weeks

 

[antrocks22]

Looks great!

 

[crazymoon]

SA, Nice looking cheese  sir !

 

[redheelerdog]

Nice cheese, very nice color - good eats for sure!

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• redheelerdog
• Jan 28, 2016

 

[disco]

Terrific cheese and incredibly wonderful grand daughter!

Points for good food and great cute!

Disco

 

[foamheart]

I just tried my first round of cheese in 70 degree weather. It's a nice looking smoke. 

Question did you lose any oil? and if so how much? I am guessing not or there would be no butter there....ROFLMAO, ya know forget that last question.... Nevermind! LOL

 

[smoked alaskan]

Thanks Antrock

 

[smoked alaskan]

Thanks much Moon !  Only sad part is, like so many smoked foods, there's NEVER enough !

 

[smoked alaskan]

Thank ya RH ! It seems like 2 seconds is about as long as it ever lasts. Just can't get ahead of the power curve.

 

[smoked alaskan]

Always appreciate your kind "feedback" Disco. That lil Lady has stolen my heart ( and she knows it ) ! 

 

[smoked alaskan]

Interesting question FH, this batch went well. The outside temps were nice and cool. Howeverrrr ....

The next batch I started on a day that was forecast for cool but about 4 hours after I started smoking there was a problem. All was great when I decided to make a quick run to Wallyworld. The cheese had a light sweat going but the butter was looking good so I thought, " no problem".

When I got home I bout freaked, the outside temp had jumped 15* ( welcome to Missouri ! ), my beautiful cheese was oozing through the grates and the butter was a puddle down on top of the Amazin Smoker tray. 

  Might have been a blessing ha, the butter extinguished the smoker pellets thus keeping my cheese from totally running away.

I salvaged what I could of the cheese from that batch but learned a very valuable lesson.... summer approaches, smoke at night for cold smoke projects ! 

 

[foamheart]

 
Interesting question FH, this batch went well. The outside temps were nice and cool. Howeverrrr ....

The next batch I started on a day that was forecast for cool but about 4 hours after I started smoking there was a problem. All was great when I decided to make a quick run to Wallyworld. The cheese had a light sweat going but the butter was looking good so I thought, " no problem".

When I got home I bout freaked, the outside temp had jumped 15* ( welcome to Missouri ! ), my beautiful cheese was oozing through the grates and the butter was a puddle down on top of the Amazin Smoker tray. 

  Might have been a blessing ha, the butter extinguished the smoker pellets thus keeping my cheese from totally running away.

I salvaged what I could of the cheese from that batch but learned a very valuable lesson.... summer approaches, smoke at night for cold smoke projects ! 

      Sorry to hear about your cheese....

 

[waterdogscbr]

Drawer is packed with cheese. Waiting for the night time temperature to drop so I can smoke. Looking forward to warmer weather but not yet. Let me smoke some more cheese.

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• waterdogscbr
• Mar 7, 2016

 

[jc1947]

Outstanding color!   

 

 

[smoked alaskan]

Thank ya JC ! 

I'm currently nibbling on this batch, flavor and texture came out excellent.

Times is heating up here in Missouruh so I'm afraid until I mod my smoker so my AMPS isn't directly in my smoke chamber my cheese smokin days may be limited.

I have the mod figgered out, just haven't implemented it yet. Necessity being the Mother of invention, that day rapidly approaches !