I am going to smoke some ghouda,pepper jack,colby jack,cheddar and string cheese and was wondering if anyone has ever used cherry wood for the smoke and how did it come out? I usually use apple and it comes out good but just thought about changing up. Hopefully going to do it tonight if I get enough time so any answers would be welcome.
WD56,
Haven't used cherry but I did use maple which I would sorta equate to cherry, mild mellow smoke and it turned out real well. Don't think you'll go wrong.
I have never used cherry on cheese but think it would be fine. I have used apple, oak, maple and hickory on cheese. I mainly use apple.
Cherry would be fine if you are looking for a mild smoke. Used alone it is very similar to Pecan or Maple. I alternate 2 sweet woods to 1 hickory for balance of smoke that I prefer.