August cheese! Oh Baby

[grnhs]

Really been craving some smoked cheese lately so with a litle help from the forum I got a cold smoke unit put together to try.

dummy plug

went to the store

rolling 2 hours of Pecan

ready for the wait :P

[mikecorn.1]

Great looking batch of Queso you gots there. Imma gonna try to do some this winter. How did you attach the hose to the smoker. Do you just shove it in there. I also see that you spliced a piece of wire to the sensor cable to reach the smoker. I got an extra one sitting around, guess that answers the question about that.  ;D

[grnhs]

Hi Mike,
No I didn't splice the wire I got a plug and put a resistor on it. it reads 77 degrees all the time on the digital, but it makes it work for the smoke.
and I did just push the flexible aluminum dryer vent to the smoker.
ambient temp was 52* when I started and I didn't have to do anything more to control the temp it got up to 83- 85 by the end of the smoke.
Dave

[mikecorn.1]

Hi Mike,
No I didn't splice the wire I got a plug and put a resistor on it. it reads 77 degrees all the time on the digital, but it makes it work for the smoke.
and I did just push the flexible aluminum dryer vent to the smoker.
ambient temp was 52* when I started and I didn't have to do anything more to control the temp it got up to 83- 85 by the end of the smoke.
Dave

Anyway you can get a closer pic. I'm not real sure of how it's done with the resistor and all. Oh
Now
I see it I zoomed in on my phone. What size resistor or type is it. I should be able to get it at radio shack. Thanks in advance


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[ghost9mm]

Nice job on the cheese grnhs....some say hold it two weeks, but I found that I like it much better if I don't touch it for a month,, it's your choice and maybe you want to try some in two weeks and hold some for the month and you decide which one you like the best...good job..

[SouthernSmoked]

Nice job on the cheese.

I agree with ghost9mm...one month or longer works best!!

[Keymaster]

Awesome job on the cheese!!!

[pensrock]

Mike, there are two metal ends on a resistor and two wires on the sensor wire. Simple one resistor end to each wire. It does not matter which end goes to which wire, just hook them up. A 100K ohm 1/8 or 1/4 watt resistor will give you about 77 degree F reading.

[mikecorn.1]

Mike, there are two metal ends on a resistor and two wires on the sensor wire. Simple one resistor end to each wire. It does not matter which end goes to which wire, just hook them up. A 100K ohm 1/8 or 1/4 watt resistor will give you about 77 degree F reading.

Thanks for the info.


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[Tenpoint5]

Cheese looks great. We opened a package of 3yr old aged white cheddar that had been smoked  and vac sealed on 9-8-10. The longer you wait the better the flavor.

[ArnieM]

Good looking bunch of cheese there Dave.  I'm all out and it's just been too hot around here for cheese this summer.

Good job on the cold smoking adapter too.

[pensrock]

I wonder how LQ's Aug cheese smoke is doing.  ;) ;D ;D ;D

[grnhs]

Hi Mike,
No I didn't splice the wire I got a plug and put a resistor on it. it reads 77 degrees all the time on the digital, but it makes it work for the smoke.
and I did just push the flexible aluminum dryer vent to the smoker.
ambient temp was 52* when I started and I didn't have to do anything more to control the temp it got up to 83- 85 by the end of the smoke.
Dave

Anyway you can get a closer pic. I'm not real sure of how it's done with the resistor and all. Oh
Now
I see it I zoomed in on my phone. What size resistor or type is it. I should be able to get it at radio shack. Thanks in advance

Sorry I've been away from my computer since yesterday.
i see Pensrock answered your question,
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[grnhs]

Nice job on the cheese grnhs....some say hold it two weeks, but I found that I like it much better if I don't touch it for a month,, it's your choice and maybe you want to try some in two weeks and hold some for the month and you decide which one you like the best...good job..

Yes it is a little ashy tasting right away (I've heard :))
I just found an open package in the fridge that I did last december and there wasn't any mold or anyhting on it. it tasted great

[grnhs]

Cheese looks great. We opened a package of 3yr old aged white cheddar that had been smoked  and vac sealed on 9-8-10. The longer you wait the better the flavor.

Thanks 10.5. I am going to get enough ahead on this stuff that I can age it for longer periods.
I don't want to run out again