My wife had two of her sisters, two sisters in law and four girlfriends for a small tea party and they had the last of smoked cheese while I was watching Casa Blanca for the ten thousandth time. Before I knew it, all nine of them were towering over me and demanding that I have some smoked for another get together they will be having on the 25Th. With all nine of them insisting and nudging me to get up, I had to go to the store and buy some and smoke it tonight. It was almost 9:30 PM when I left to the store and caught them right before they were ready to close.
So here it it from top to bottom: Swiss Gruyere, Chevre on the left and Pepper Jack on the right.
(http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac13/hopfull_romantic/DSC00201.jpg)
Mild Cheddar, white Cheddar and Swiss
(http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac13/hopfull_romantic/DSC00202.jpg)
Egyptian Roumy Cheese and Syrian White Cheese
(http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac13/hopfull_romantic/DSC00203.jpg)
All went into the Bradley for two hours of hickory. Ambient temp was 65 will post results.
HR
Holy crap HR, you were lucky to escape with your life. :D
You keep coming up with so many different cheeses that I have never heard of before. Will be interested to see how the unfamiliar cheeses take to the smoke.
KyNola
HR!!
Wow what a variety of cheese!
I wonder what kind of fondue smoked Swiss gruyere would make? Not that I have ever made fondue myself :D
I opened my first smoked cheese today, I let it go 16 days vacuumed seal and it tastes wonderful! I'm hooked :D
I want to make a cream of broccoli soup using the smoked cheddar.
Carolyn
Quote from: KyNola on October 11, 2009, 12:30:23 PM
Holy crap HR, you were lucky to escape with your life. :D
Will be interested to see how the unfamiliar cheeses take to the smoke.
KyNola
What is more interesting Ky is how unfamilar ladies took to the smoked cheese. One of my wife's friend, who never had Bradley smoked cheese before, came to me and had me swear that I was the one who smoked them cheeses they had and that they were not bought in a store.
HR
Quote from: Caribou on October 11, 2009, 12:32:18 PM
HR!!
Wow what a variety of cheese!
I wonder what kind of fondue smoked Swiss gruyere would make? Not that I have ever made fondue myself :D
I opened my first smoked cheese today, I let it go 16 days vacuumed seal and it tastes wonderful! I'm hooked :D
I want to make a cream of broccoli soup using the smoked cheddar.
Carolyn
Carolyn, you are a woman after my own heart. I was just discussing a smoked cheese fondue with a friend of mine whose wife was present tonight. As for the cream of broccoli with smoked cheese.... now that is even a better idea.
HR
Quote from: Caribou on October 11, 2009, 12:32:18 PMI opened my first smoked cheese today, I let it go 16 days vacuumed seal and it tastes wonderful!
Ahh, the anticipatory whining has finally been replaced by sighs of gratification and satisfaction! Congratulations!
Off the Hook HR MR BRADLEY of Jordan
Quote from: classicrockgriller on October 11, 2009, 12:43:58 PM
Off the Hook HR MR BRADLEY of Jordan
This time CRG. I just for that to be a habit for them. They get together twice a month.
HR
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 11, 2009, 12:49:47 PM
I just for that to be a habit for them. They get together twice a month.
HR
I see you have already figured it out Hady. You are going to be smoking a lot of cheese this winter. Some will be consumed at the Bi monthly meetings and the rest will be consumed elsewhere. As them ladies will be talking and wanting some to take home every time they come over.
So 10.5 you think I should start preparing a price list. ::) ;D ;D ;D
HR
Let's see now. 9 women. You know better than to make a price list cause they don't intend to buy it but they do intend to have a lot of it. You had better get to smoking HR. ;)
KyNola
Quote from: Ka Honu on October 11, 2009, 12:43:17 PM
Quote from: Caribou on October 11, 2009, 12:32:18 PMI opened my first smoked cheese today, I let it go 16 days vacuumed seal and it tastes wonderful!
Ahh, the anticipatory whining has finally been replaced by sighs of gratification and satisfaction! Congratulations!
Well, at least now I have smoked cheese to go with my whine :D
I can't believe you didn't capitalize on that one Ka Honu ;)
Carolyn
Quote from: KyNola on October 11, 2009, 01:24:31 PM
Let's see now. 9 women. You know better than to make a price list cause they don't intend to buy it but they do intend to have a lot of it. You had better get to smoking HR. ;)
KyNola
Well Ky it was a desperate attempt of capitalism.
I am sitting alone (all are asleep) sipping JD (the drink and not the new member) and waiting for the smoke to be over. It is 11:36 pm here.
HR
HR, makes you feel good to know others are so pleased with the results. I know the very first time I smoked cheese, many years ago, it was an instant hit. So much that one year I did over 120 pounds of cheese in four months.
Carolyn and HR, This may sound so simple but believe me its really good. Smoke some good american cheese (or your favorite cheese for grilled cheese) and make grilled cheese sammies out of it. Its the best grilled cheese you have ever had.
Looking good, HR!
9 on 1. That's hardly a fair fight.. :D
Realizing the importance of the case, my men are rounding up twice the usual number of suspects.
This thread reminds me that I have to go label my cheeses before I forget which was which... (the swiss is obvious, the other 2 are almost identical)
Quote from: squirtthecat on October 11, 2009, 02:14:20 PM
Looking good, HR!
9 on 1. That's hardly a fair fight.. :D
Realizing the importance of the case, my men are rounding up twice the usual number of suspects.
This thread reminds me that I have to go label my cheeses before I forget which was which... (the swiss is obvious, the other 2 are almost identical)
It is hardly a fair fight but man I sure love the odds.
Squirt I love your quote from Louis, my favorite corrupt policeman.
HR
Here is the final product all vaccumed up and sealed ready for the long wait.
(http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac13/hopfull_romantic/DSC00204.jpg)
HR
Quote from: Caribou on October 11, 2009, 01:28:42 PMWell, at least now I have smoked cheese to go with my whine :D
I can't believe you didn't capitalize on that one Ka Honu
Sometimes the implication need not be stated outright. This seemed to be one of those times.
Looks great HR
Hey with all them women you could get cheesy :D :D
nepas
Very Nice HR...looks awesome. And yeah I haven't heard of half of those cheeses. Let us know how there turn out when there done resting.
SIA
Looks good HR.
I didn't smoke any cheese today but do have some "Smokin Cheese" cake. After the pastrami and home made chex mix came out of the smoker today, I created a strawberry habanero cheese cake. Took the wife up to Temecula Wine country and a little 4 wheeling through the vinyards for her birthday and found a great Merlot Rose that goes great with strawberries and also great with pepperjack cheese. Figure a strawberry habanero cheese cake should be great. Don't know what it will taste like yet since I just invented it for this particular wine. Hope it turns out great. I want to take some to the winery and the girl at the winery that gave us the back room tour (vats, mashing and bottling) and gave us the private wine paring and tasting.
GIzmo, I would be very interested in the outcome of your cheese cake. My wife is addicted to that.
HR
We will be slicing it up tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes. Pureed some fresh strawberries for the flavor and used the habanero lime cheese cake recipe from there on out except for the lime. The habaneros were fresh off a plant and even though they were fire roasted, de-seeded and de-viened, there was still quite a bit of heat in the puree. My biggest concern is the amount of strawberry puree I used. I was afraid it would thin out the cream cheese too much and not set up but it looks like it may have jelled up.
Gizmo, do you use gelatin in you cake recipe? I use 4 tspoons of beef gelatin disolved in 4 Tspnoons of hot water.
HR
No, I have never used it in any of the cheese cakes I have made but then I haven't made very many other than the habanero lime cheese cake. Did a white chocolate, macadamia nut crust, with a caramel drizzle many years ago. It started out as a joke email from one of the guys at work to another coworker that would make cakes on our birthdays. She showed me the email with the ingredients and I said, I could probably figure out how to do that. It was the best looking cheese cake I ever made and the taste matched it as well.
Looks great HR!
Now for the wait :)
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on October 12, 2009, 05:21:47 AM
Looks great HR!
Now for the wait :)
Carolyn
YOu know what Carolyn, I am not too much concerened with the wait this time because I am not getting any of the cheese smoked last night :'( :'(. One of the women that "attacked" me last night will be passing by tonight to pick them all up. The next get together is going to be at her house.
I tried to cut a piece out of a couple this afternoon to save it for myself, but my wife warned me that they were all counted and MEASURED. Oh well.
HR
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 12, 2009, 05:37:35 AM
Quote from: Caribou on October 12, 2009, 05:21:47 AM
Looks great HR!
Now for the wait :)
Carolyn
YOu know what Carolyn, I am not too much concerened with the wait this time because I am not getting any of the cheese smoked last night :'( :'(. One of the women that "attacked" me last night will be passing by tonight to pick them all up. The next get together is going to be at her house.
I tried to cut a piece out of a couple this afternoon to save it for myself, but my wife warned me that they were all counted and MEASURED. Oh well.
HR
:'( :'( :'(
I'm crying right along with you on that one :D
All the more reason to smoke some more though ;)
Carolyn
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 12, 2009, 05:37:35 AMI tried to cut a piece out of a couple this afternoon to save it for myself, but my wife warned me that they were all counted and MEASURED.
HR - Your time, expertise, and expense are going unrewarded. This is not the time to remain "hopeful." Don't be a victim; seek justice!
Quote from: Ka Honu on October 12, 2009, 09:58:45 AM
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 12, 2009, 05:37:35 AMI tried to cut a piece out of a couple this afternoon to save it for myself, but my wife warned me that they were all counted and MEASURED.
HR - Your time, expertise, and expense are going unrewarded. This is not the time to remain "hopeful." Don't be a victim; seek justice!
And the "Cooks portion" is always measured FIRST
Quote from: FLBentRider on October 12, 2009, 10:23:49 AM
Quote from: Ka Honu on October 12, 2009, 09:58:45 AM
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 12, 2009, 05:37:35 AMI tried to cut a piece out of a couple this afternoon to save it for myself, but my wife warned me that they were all counted and MEASURED.
HR - Your time, expertise, and expense are going unrewarded. This is not the time to remain "hopeful." Don't be a victim; seek justice!
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO DO THAT WHEN YOUR ADVESARY ARE NINE WOMEN.
And the "Cooks portion" is always measured FIRST
THANKS ALOT FLRB...NOW YOU TELL ME> THANKS I"LL REMMEBER IT NEXT TIME
HR
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on October 11, 2009, 10:12:26 PM
GIzmo, I would be very interested in the outcome of your cheese cake. My wife is addicted to that.
HR
Here are a couple pictures of the Strawberry Habanero Cheese cake. Turned out great but may be a bit hot for some. Goes great with the Merlot Rose from South Coast Winery.
Strawberry puree did set up nicely.
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/Smoking_483.jpg)
But the proof was in the tasting. :P
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/GizmoPhoto/Smoking_485.jpg)
Hey Gizmo, that cake looks great. Is that a crust on to as well?
HR
Graham cracker crust (butter and graham crakers) and you save 1/4 cup of the mixture to sprinkle on top. The 1/4 cup ended up covering the entire surface so it did make a crust.
I gotta make me one, I gotta make me one, I gotta make me one or two!!!!!
Quote from: Gizmo on October 12, 2009, 10:12:02 PM
Graham cracker crust (butter and graham crakers) and you save 1/4 cup of the mixture to sprinkle on top. The 1/4 cup ended up covering the entire surface so it did make a crust.
Thanks Gizmo and will do what CS said
HR