decided to do another batch of cheese for the holidays once again I did Muenstar, hot Pepper Jack, Horseradish, Cheddar, and Pepperoni. Did 40 lbs this time and let me tell you the smoker was packed. Smoked for 4 hours using pecan this time (Smoking time of 4 hours was perfect on first batch). Already got rid of the 35 pounds in a little over a week word has really spread. One suggestion I have to cut the cheese no pun intented I use fishing line to cut my 5lb blocks, works really well. Question for the board how much do you charge people for your smoked cheese per pound? I am selling 1.25 lbs for $5.00 just curious thanks in advance.
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Nice tip on the cutting!
Send me about 5lbs for testing and I'll help you come up with a fair price ;D
I charge $2.00/pound if they supply the cheese.
One suggestion I have to cut the cheese no pun intented I use fishing line to cut my 5lb blocks, works really well.
Excellent tip, thanks. :)
PS,
1.25 pounds for $5.00 sounds dirt-cheap to me. What do you pay for a 5 pound block? Around here I'm hard pressed to find anything for less than $5/pound. Of course, that's for smaller package sizes (see below). These are getting up to room temp. I might also try a bar of cream cheese.
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Quote1.25 pounds for $5.00 sounds dirt-cheap to me. What do you pay for a 5 pound block? Around here I'm hard pressed to find anything for less than $5/pound. Of course, that's for smaller package sizes (see below). These are getting up to room temp. I might also try a bar of cream cheese.
It depends on the kind of cheese. I pay anywhere from $15.00-$25.00 for a five pound block.
Quote from: psuman316 on December 20, 2009, 04:17:03 PM
One suggestion I have to cut the cheese no pun intented I use fishing line to cut my 5lb blocks, works really well.
Another little tip to go along with this is to get two pieces of hardwood dowel and drill a hole in each, then feed the fishline through it and tie. This really saves the fingers on the hard cheese.