First Cheese smoke done.

[STLstyle]

For optimum color, 80 is good I hear.  That's what I did and I got nice color after blooming...

[devo]

Your cheese will get softer which will allow it to take on more color. Will it make a difference, maybe but I have done both and have not notice much difference in taste. I do like when it takes on that brownish looking appearance though that you get from smoking in the 80-90 degree range. 

[RedJada]

I haven't tried it yet, but I've read about guys putting in some ice or freezer packs to keep the temp down while cold smoking. If it works and keeps you smoking cheese through the summer, why not!

In the summer here in NE Ohio, I'll put a 10lb block of ice on the bottom shelf. Works pretty good. If temps still creep up, I'll crack the door about a 1/4 inch.

[ragweed]

I've only done cheese once where the tower temp was below 80* F.  I have to wait another few weeks to be able to tell if it tastes different.  Like Devo though, I like the color it takes on at temps above 80* F.

[Smokesmore]

RedJada... The higher temps make for nice color. Haven't tried any cheese in the BDS but from experience, a little heat helps coloring.

Smoke is not a clear sent. You want and need coloring. Unless I've been doing it wrong for 10 years. Some of these guys know their stuff. Listen.

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[BoxcarBetts]

I don't recall what my temp was when I smoked my cheese, but it was enough to soften the Monterey Jack to the point where it sagged through the grate a bit. Both took on a real nice colour. I cold smoked mine with the tower unplugged and that was it. Only the heat from the smoke generator was going.

[RedJada]

RedJada... The higher temps make for nice color. Haven't tried any cheese in the BDS but from experience, a little heat helps coloring.

Smoke is not a clear sent. You want and need coloring. Unless I've been doing it wrong for 10 years. Some of these guys know their stuff. Listen.

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Guess I should have mentioned that I don't have the cold smoke attachment. I just use the SG, so in warmer temps I can hit 120-150 pretty easy with just that. But I do agree on the 80-90 degree thing. I usually like to hover right around there.

[Smokesmore]

RedJada... The higher temps make for nice color. Haven't tried any cheese in the BDS but from experience, a little heat helps coloring.

Smoke is not a clear sent. You want and need coloring. Unless I've been doing it wrong for 10 years. Some of these guys know their stuff. Listen.

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Guess I should have mentioned that I don't have the cold smoke attachment. I just use the SG, so in warmer temps I can hit 120-150 pretty easy with just that. But I do agree on the 80-90 degree thing. I usually like to hover right around there.

All this talk about cheese is making me hungry. We are in a blizzard warning... sounds like cold smoking weather.

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