LQ,
Just wanted to make sure I have covered your need for cheese. I have the following for smoking for you to enjoy at the Crawfish boil.
Havarti
Vintage Dubliner
Le Gruyere
Gruyere Swiss
Jarlsberg C&W
Don Olivio
Mo Danish Fontina
Reserve Dofino Gouda
Vintage Gouda
Millefoglie Al Marzemio
Comte
Horseradish Cheddar
Tomato Basil Cheddar
Tillamook Pepper Jack
Tillamook Medium Cheddar
Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar
Longhorn Colby
Hopefully will be getting these and in the smoker tomorrow night then vacpac until the boil.
Also picked up some peppered Pistachios for smoking as well. Now if I can just remember to pick up a large bag of garlic.
Toast and Crackers would be OK to have along as well Giz.
Smoked toast and crackers. ;D
Will be bringing some atomic c0cktail sauce as well.
can't be having all that cheese without some canada bacon ???
Be putting together a pretty good sampe pretty soon.
Doing some shrimp for that H radish ???
We will have the crawfish for dipping and might bring down some shrimp just in case. Think we will have some slushies as well. Bet there will accidently get some bourbon or tequilla spilled in as well. :P
Quote from: Gizmo on May 13, 2008, 08:56:59 PM
LQ,
Just wanted to make sure I have covered your need for cheese. I have the following for smoking for you to enjoy at the Crawfish boil.
Havarti
Vintage Dubliner
Le Gruyere
Gruyere Swiss
Jarlsberg C&W
Don Olivio
Mo Danish Fontina
Reserve Dofino Gouda
Vintage Gouda
Millefoglie Al Marzemio
Comte
Horseradish Cheddar
Tomato Basil Cheddar
Tillamook Pepper Jack
Tillamook Medium Cheddar
Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar
Longhorn Colby
Hopefully will be getting these and in the smoker tomorrow night then vacpac until the boil.
Also picked up some peppered Pistachios for smoking as well. Now if I can just remember to pick up a large bag of garlic.
That is a meal fit for a queen......and I can't think of a better Queen of Bradley!
Man Giz your going all out on the cheese. Sounds really good. Enjoy. :)
Holy crap Giz!
That's an impresive list of cheeze! ;)
So.... When are you coming to Canada? ::)
Mike
What I wanna know is where is this party and can I get there if I hop the trains? ;D
And I thought Kraft was the cheeseiest :o
Sounds great, not sure if my flight will arrive in time!
C
WOW im with everyone else that is an impressive list of cheese. Hell I cant even pronounce half of em!!!!
QuoteThat's an impresive list of cheeze!
So.... When are you coming to Canada
ditto that! And you guys call us Canucks cheeseheads! Wish I was there!
T2
Quote from: Mr Walleye on May 14, 2008, 08:55:20 AM
Holy crap Giz!
That's an impresive list of cheeze! ;)
So.... When are you coming to Canada? ::)
Mike
I am sure I could talk the better half into a vacation to Canada. Only thing is I would want to hit the fishing and goose hunting seasons. 8)
The party is the annual LSU Alumni Crawfish Boil fund raiser. I an not an alumni but I am a bug eater. :o
I am sure there are tickets still available if anyone is interested. Saturday May 24th is the date. Bugs and all you can drink beer along with live cajun style music and a mardi gras atmosphere. The group I hang out is reportedly only about 160 strong this year so you see we could add a few more tables (10 people per table with 50 lbs of bugs). They bring the bugs from Louisianna in a refrigerated truck. I think it was 14 tons last year. :P :P
I've been waiting a whole year for this.
Quote from: Gizmo on May 14, 2008, 06:09:43 PM
Quote from: Mr Walleye on May 14, 2008, 08:55:20 AM
Holy crap Giz!
That's an impresive list of cheeze! ;)
So.... When are you coming to Canada? ::)
Mike
I am sure I could talk the better half into a vacation to Canada. Only thing is I would want to hit the fishing and goose hunting seasons. 8)
The party is the annual LSU Alumni Crawfish Boil fund raiser. I an not an alumni but I am a bug eater. :o
I am sure there are tickets still available if anyone is interested. Saturday May 24th is the date. Bugs and all you can drink beer along with live cajun style music and a mardi gras atmosphere. The group I hang out is reportedly only about 160 strong this year so you see we could add a few more tables (10 people per table with 50 lbs of bugs). They bring the bugs from Louisianna in a refrigerated truck. I think it was 14 tons last year. :P :P
I've been waiting a whole year for this.
I'm with you Giz
I just love them mud bugs with corns, onions, lemons and crabs ;D good cajun zydeco tunes, cafe dumot, beignets and fried catfish po'boy sammies. Cant forget the gater nuggets, andoule, tasso, dirty rice, gumbo. mmmm ok i stop now :o
nepas
Ummmmmmm, I like Mardi Gras and beads............... :D
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 14, 2008, 06:36:51 PM
Ummmmmmm, I like Mardi Gras and beads............... :D
The more beads you get ;D
nepas
Yea, it took me a while to figure it out, but I left there with over 1,000 bead necklaces when all was said and done ;D
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 14, 2008, 06:44:00 PM
Yea, it took me a while to figure it out, but I left there with over 1,000 bead necklaces when all was said and done ;D
Ahhh, Duck, You were suppose to give the beads away. :( Magical things happen when you do.
Giz...I am the happiest woman in the freakin State of Florida right now!!! :) Showed your post to my Mom (about the cheese) and she wanted to cry!!:) "What a nice young man he must be"!!! (Don'tcha just love Moms!!) Anyhoo...I'll be back in the desert on Saturday and figure out what the hell I'm gonna bring..still gotta hook up with WCK and see if we can ride together...hard to do from the other side of the world (where the ocean is on the other side)!!
I'm totally jazzed about eatin bugs!! Thanks!!
T.
LaQ, We will be visiting KS, the true center of the universe. Fly out the 23rd. Was just poking at Giz to do his routine way over the top plan. Thinking we got him close now ;D
Sounds like an absolute blast Giz!
I wish I could make it but I'm thinkin' my schedule would be a little tight.... I leave the next morning (May 25) at 3:30 am for northern Manitoba for a week of fishin' with some friends, six of us in total.
Sounds like nothin' but fun & good eats though!
Mike
Ok WCK...got it...next time...:)
Quote from: Gizmo on May 14, 2008, 08:01:35 PM
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 14, 2008, 06:44:00 PM
Yea, it took me a while to figure it out, but I left there with over 1,000 bead necklaces when all was said and done ;D
Ahhh, Duck, You were suppose to give the beads away. :( Magical things happen when you do.
How do you know magical things didn't happen when they threw them to me? I believe it is far better to give than to receive (well, there are a couple of things that doesn't apply to, but this is a family site so I'll leave it clean) ;D
Boy oh boy this turned out to be a really cheesy thread. :D ;D ;)
Still in the low temps here so I guess I better get after some cold smoked cheese while the getting is good. Got the satellite tv, icemaker, fridge, and hot water plumbed in to the smoke house / dog house so it is time to let the smoke begin. Hope I get in trouble alot this summer so I get sent to the dog house. :D ;)
Quote from: iceman on May 15, 2008, 11:45:13 AM
Boy oh boy this turned out to be a really cheesy thread. :D ;D ;)
Still in the low temps here so I guess I better get after some cold smoked cheese while the getting is good. Got the satellite tv, icemaker, fridge, and hot water plumbed in to the smoke house / dog house so it is time to let the smoke begin. Hope I get in trouble alot this summer so I get sent to the dog house. :D ;)
I can't believe that you have to hope to get in trouble ;D It always finds me and I'll bet you're just a bit ornery than I am!
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 15, 2008, 11:50:08 AM
Quote from: iceman on May 15, 2008, 11:45:13 AM
Boy oh boy this turned out to be a really cheesy thread. :D ;D ;)
Still in the low temps here so I guess I better get after some cold smoked cheese while the getting is good. Got the satellite tv, icemaker, fridge, and hot water plumbed in to the smoke house / dog house so it is time to let the smoke begin. Hope I get in trouble alot this summer so I get sent to the dog house. :D ;)
I can't believe that you have to hope to get in trouble ;D It always finds me and I'll bet you're just a bit ornery than I am!
Dang SD keep a lid on it or everyone will find out :o ;)
Just to keep the smile on your face LQ, it is in the smoker.
Here is the array of cheese.
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/Smoking205.jpg)
Got a little extra in there too. Pepper'd Pistacios
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/Smoking224.jpg)
Can't pass up the opportunity to have a little more extra to add into other things. I think a few of these will end up in some green olives after I pluck the pimento out.
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/Smoking225.jpg)
Hopefully I won't end up with cheesy garlic paper. Got up to around 100 deg today. Cooled down a bit tonight, around 74 deg. Under the pistacios the probe is reading 85 deg but under the cheese it is 71. The load is top shelf, Cheese, 2nd down - Cheese, 3rd down is Garlic, 4th down is Pistacios, 5th and 6th shelf positions are open.
You are THE MAN, Gizmo. Great looking selection. What smoke are you putting on them>? WCK.
I think I'm gonna cry Giz!!! :) (I cleaned that one up by the way!!!) :)
I did the apple. I bought some smoked gouda that was smoked with apple and it was tasty. Wanted to see how I compared.
I didn't get the amount of smoke on this as I wanted. The puck advance stuck after 1 hour and I didn't notice it for 1 hour. It was hot yesterday so I started real late (11 PM basically) getting the cheese put on the trays and the setup ready. Didn't finish vacuum packing until 4AM. Figured I'd cut 1 hour off what I wanted to do. Hopefully it will be strong enough or I'll add some later.
The pistacios came out great. Don't know about the cheese or garlic.
Today is the beef jerky and tomorrow is the Pork Butt (for Mrs Giz's coworker).
An hour may be plenty especially on the light cheese. I have been doing an hour and half and am happy with all of them. Sounds like a good weekend. I have 2 butts and a brisket this weekend. I bought some cheese today (your fault) and will try to get it done and take to KS. ;D
WCK
Good thing your on the coast!!!! Was up to 100 today. LQ would have thought she was at home (well at least during the night when it has cooled down to 100. ;D ::)
Amazing difference in a few miles...what maybe 20 at the most? Anyway the Butts are done and the brisket is still hanging in thier... will try to do it tonight when it cools off. It is like 90 here now... WOW running the AC 8)
A little hot there boys???!!! :) heh...heh...heh...
Got the butts going right now. Heat not too bad especially when you're lazying around in the pool. 8)
Uh...I'm not makin fun of ya there Giz...uh...really...you smoked the cheese already...RIGHT? :) :) :)
Quote from: La Quinta on May 18, 2008, 03:41:31 PM
Uh...I'm not makin fun of ya there Giz...uh...really...you smoked the cheese already...RIGHT? :) :) :)
I thought Giz just bought the cheese and you were going to smoke it : ::) :P
Domenick
Smoked and vacuum packed. Ready for the show next weekend.
First...thank you Giz...I need to call ya in the next few days to see how we'll find each other there or what...
And Huh...you're pushin it man...really pushin it...:) I could make cheese soup today in the Bradley without even turning it on!!! 110 today...hotter tomorrow I think...oh boy...can't wait..:(
LOL :D LQ.... smoked cheese soup.... actually that doesn't sound half bad. :-\
110 degrees?? Where do you live? New Mexico, desert area of Cal.? It's not even summer yet how can you stand the heat? Man I thought it was bad around here when it gets to 90. I'm not a heat person, I'd rather it be 30 degrees out vs 90 degrees. Yea I know.... many people look at me like I'm nuts when I say thet but when you work on 2,000 degree plus furnaces its nice to get away from the heat.
Go PENS!!!! ;D ;D err I mean the little black and white birds in the tux's.
Hey Pens...yeah I live about 20 miles east of Palm Springs...in "La Quinta" snappy handle huh? :) Anyway...I just walked outside and it was like walking into a blast furnace (which, from your post, you can relate to)!! It is god's country from November to early May...but now...NOT SO MUCH...man it's hot out...suppose to be 111 today...anything over 108 is just plain old every day hell!! But ya know...it's a dry heat...!! :) (And you thought I was kidding about the soup!!!)
Um...go little birds??? :)
Quote from: La Quinta on May 19, 2008, 02:51:01 PM
...it's a dry heat...!! :)
Yeah, but so's an oven....and a smoker. Add in wind and ya got a convection oven.
Story time: Back in 2000, Labor Day weekend to be exact, I was on my way to Wichita to visit my sister, and bringing my Grandma with me. My pickup's air conditioning didn't work, and we left just before noon on a day the temp got to 110 degrees. Hot enough that the vents were blowing hot air, having the windows rolled down made it even worse. Most miserable 6 hour drive I have ever been on. Got to the hotel I was staying at (Grandma was staying with my sister), and splashed some water on my face...at this time I noticed that my glasses had actually burned into my face (not bad, just left a little indentation).
Pickup stayed parked until Monday when we left, but it had cooled enough (to about 90 or so) that it wasn't near as bad going home...made it with only 2 pitstops (think there were 6 or 7 on the way down).
90? that's a light sweater Tiny!! :)
90.. haha.. haven't seen above 80 in over 4 years.
I wouldn't mind about 65 right now! That's swimsuit weather.
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I have lots of insulation, so 65 would be about right to do the swimsuit thing....not sure about actual swimming though (does the term "shrinkage" mean anything to ya'll? :D ). 40* I start lookin' for a coat, and I don't start complaining until it hits 0*. At 80* I start to melt, as evidenced by the liquid that forms on my skin, don't know what else it could be. :D
CFW...65? Swimsuit? Ya gotta be kidding...that's sweatshirt and jeans...perhaps a jacket!! (And the fireplace on too!!) :) We are cold weather wimps out here!! :)
Yep, LQ, high temps here in the summers are mid 70's. 80 is a heat wave. 65 is about just comfortable! LOL
You go girl...sounds like sheer bliss!! I'd love that for...uh...maybe a month...then I need my heat...perhaps not like we've had...but I am a hot weather person...hot...dry...good...hot...dry...good...just kepp telling myself that now...ya know...it's a swinging teabag in front of my face thing!! I can do it myself now!!! :)
Oh I now so want to move those are my kinds of temps..even here in west texas we get cold, which I love, but come spring summer fall...to dang hot. Anybody need a brisket smoker up north?? ;D
And I could do cheese!!
C
Westexas...do you know slinky man? I am assuming you would innocently post...the I can do cheese thing...without a care in the world...
Uhoh... I need to find that thread..kinda remember it....No...A place to smoke cheese, and a brisket.I'm worried..Did I do something wrong? Or can't take a joke....I can't do cheese worth a flip,,,,yet!!
I think ya'll are the bomb!!
C
Nah...don't worry westexas...you are ok in my book...slinky man needs some work...and thank the lord for Giz...he and the Mrs Giz are gonna feed me smoked cheese...I am happy!! :)
Quote from: La Quinta on May 22, 2008, 05:36:24 PM
Westexas...do you know slinky man? I am assuming you would innocently post...the I can do cheese thing...without a care in the world...
smoked cheese and without a care in the world go very well together :D
Domenick
Quote from: La Quinta on May 22, 2008, 06:33:27 PM
Nah...don't worry westexas...you are ok in my book...slinky man needs some work...and thank the lord for Giz...he and the Mrs Giz are gonna feed me smoked cheese...I am happy!! :)
Some work, that's a understatemet :P ..... I wonder how much money I need to bribe Giz not to give you any smoked cheese :P :P :P
Domenick
I REALLY DON'T RECOMMEND THAT...with all of my heart...REALLY...I like you Huh...but a woman after smoked cheese is a woman possesd my satan...come between me and my smoked cheese and...well...I shant go any further...(for the moment) let's just say it's like a Mama bear and her cubs...? :)
Quote from: La Quinta on May 22, 2008, 06:44:03 PM
I REALLY DON'T RECOMMEND THAT...with all of my heart...REALLY...I like you Huh...but a woman after smoked cheese is a woman possesd my satan...come between me and my smoked cheese and...well...I shant go any further...(for the moment) let's just say it's like a Mama bear and her cubs...? :)
mmmmmm smoked bear meat
Domenick (aka chicken excrement on replying to the first parts of your post)
Dom,
You're flying too close to the sun!!!!! Like the wings of Icarius, you're gonna burn if LQ gets ahold of you! ;D
In the meantime, I remain, giggling like a schoolgirl.............
SD
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 23, 2008, 05:16:36 AM
Dom,
You're flying too close to the sun!!!!! Like the wings of Icarius, you're gonna burn if LQ gets ahold of you! ;D
In the meantime, I remain, giggling like a schoolgirl.............
SD
Duck, I know it's getting a little hot, LQ on the fourm and Chris in person smacking me ;D ... If things work out I'll be in Cali next month, so LQ will be more than welcome to come visit. Now if I can talk her into
doing a tandom jump and video tape it ::)
Domenick
I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyes then jump out of a plane!! TALK ABOUT EXCREMENT...No way Dude...I'll smoke you guys something but...aaahhh...that's about it!! :)
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 23, 2008, 05:16:36 AM
In the meantime, I remain, giggling like a schoolgirl.............
SD
Duck I was talking with my family in Palermo, Sicily and Cassaloto, Italy today and they told me to tell you under no circumstances does a male Italian giggle like a school girl ;) We have a reputation to uphold :D :D Then they proceeded to laugh their a$$ off and told me their is someone else who is as abnormal as I am :o ::)
After talking with them I'm I firm believer the farther away my family is from me the more I love them :D
Domenick
Me, giggle like a schoolgirl? Fuhgedabout it. ;D
Listen, when my grandmother was making her gravy and it was on the stove for 3 days brewing, the aroma alone was enough to make me giggle like a schoolgirl.
What I want to know is why you're talking to your family about me? LQ didn't ask you to hire a couple of Zips to come over and take me out, did she? If so, I'll bet it was the prune juice comment :o
How are things over in the sacred land?
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 25, 2008, 12:37:04 PM
Me, giggle like a schoolgirl? Fuhgedabout it. ;D
Listen, when my grandmother was making her gravy and it was on the stove for 3 days brewing, the aroma alone was enough to make me giggle like a schoolgirl.
What I want to know is why you're talking to your family about me? LQ didn't ask you to hire a couple of Zips to come over and take me out, did she? If so, I'll bet it was the prune juice comment :o
How are things over in the sacred land?
3 day gravy it don't get any better than that ;) ;D ......I need to dig my receipt out and make some ;D
My cousin asked me what's new, so I told her abut your giggling like a school girl and molten lust comments. It went down hill from there; all she only told everyone was the giggling comment. LQ need prune juice, no not her (I did good huh LQ) ;) ... and you tell me I'm flying too close to the sun :D
Things are good until I tell them I'm still single. You know how Italian's are if your not married. All I hear is you need a wife (yah I do, I'll shoot myself for ya). But my favorite saying from them is "You should meet so and so's niece, she is just perfect (ok again I volunteer to shoot myself)
Domenick
It's almost a mortal sin to be Italian and single (not from the male perspective, however 8)). I swear I'm going to Italy before I die (it'd be a little hard to do after :D). I didn't marry an Italian myself......I did it for my kids. This way, they can never become made members of Our Thing and their life expectancy rate goes way up ;D. I wish I did now though. This one can't cook a lick.....but she does like to lick the cook :o :D ;D
SD
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 25, 2008, 02:17:00 PM
This one can't cook a lick.....but she does like to lick the cook :o :D ;D
SD
::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Dear God...
Dare I say "Dangerously Cheesy" ??
I just did.
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 04:28:23 PM
Dear God...
Duck LQ at a loss of words again, sweet :D :D
Domenick
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 04:28:23 PM
Dear God...
My good friends never refer to me that way, LQ. ;D Just Duck or Marc :D ;)
I've been thinking about a way to refer to you SD..."Dear God" wasn't even on the list....
Well, then I suppose "Sir Smokealot" or just plain "Sir" will suffice ;) ;D
LQ just call him Giggles :o
Domenick
Giggles...I like that...Giggles is really good...thanks Huh...now you need a name don't cha??? Yeah...yeah...wanna help with that one Giggles??? :)
Quote from: huhwhatliar on May 25, 2008, 09:06:56 PM
LQ just call him Giggles :o
Domenick
Those are words that got the last guy wearing cement shoes 8) ;D
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 09:10:02 PM
Giggles...I like that...Giggles is really good...thanks Huh...now you need a name don't cha??? Yeah...yeah...wanna help with that one Giggles??? :)
I have enough nick names. Non of them I can post ::)
Domenick
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 09:10:02 PM
Giggles...I like that...Giggles is really good...thanks Huh...now you need a name don't cha??? Yeah...yeah...wanna help with that one Giggles??? :)
I can see that you're all happy now that you've got cheese, jerky and bugs......In the morning, I'll refer to you as Percolater. And if you don't know why, ask your hubby. I believe in his country of origin, they serve beans at breakfast. Breakfast??????? Just what a guy needs. Wake up with an empty stomach, pour some coffee down the gullet and give him beans. Then have him walking around all day........now I know why it's misty over there quite a bit ;D
One can only imagine...I reserve "Dear God" for Giggles....I will come up with something for you Huh...gimme a couple of minutes...isn't this thread about cheese???
Quote from: Smoking Duck on May 25, 2008, 09:10:36 PM
Quote from: huhwhatliar on May 25, 2008, 09:06:56 PM
LQ just call him Giggles :o
Domenick
Those are words that got the last guy wearing cement shoes 8) ;D
Duck I'll take size 10 1/2 in cement shoes..... :P :P
Domenick
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 09:15:45 PM
One can only imagine...I reserve "Dear God" for Giggles....I will come up with something for you Huh...gimme a couple of minutes...isn't this thread about cheese???
LQ you all ready have one for me, remember. I guess the bugs got to you ;D..... cheese????? what's that?
Domenick
Yeah yeah slinky man...but...well...when I make a dish that you sent me the recipe for...yeah I guess...you'll go in the book as sliky man...ok...don't know tho...needs more...
Quote from: La Quinta on May 25, 2008, 09:26:18 PM
Yeah yeah slinky man...but...well...when I make a dish that you sent me the recipe for...yeah I guess...you'll go in the book as sliky man...ok...don't know tho...needs more...
Which dish are you talking about? I've given you a few. slinky man is fine for the book
Domenick