Sunday Projects (picture heavy)

[Saber 4]

Got busy early today to try a cold smoke with the AMZN-PS at temps below 80 degrees. I picked up a bunch of 8oz blocks of cheese to smoke, 6 each of mild cheddar, Colby jack, & pepper jack along with one each of mozzarella, muenster, & Swiss, smoked them with pecan for 3 hours along with a dozen eggs smoked for 2 hours. Half of the eggs where cut in half to make smoked deviled eggs.

 

Out of the smoker and resting on the freezer, at 55-65 degrees outside the smoker never got above 75 at the highest temp.



Packaged up and ready to go in the Cheese Fridge



And into the Cheese Fridge with some cheese from another smoke. Got lucky on the fridge, our gym owner friend gave it to me when she got a new vending machine to replace it.



Next I mixed up the yolks to make my deviled eggs and other than a touch to much mustard they were awesome, the smoked yolks gave it a whole new flavor.



SWMBO wanted a batch of stuffed cabbage rolls for lunch next week so that was the next project of the day.



And the final project of the day was dinner, grilled ribeye with Rodak's Coffee Rub, grilled asparagus with Jan's Rub, and Velveeta mac & cheese with some leftover bacon crumbled up in it.

[GusRobin]

 That's looks like a great day's work and a nice way to end it.

Nice score on the fridge.

[ragweed]

A very busy day, Robert.  Well done.

[Tiny Tim]

Leftover bacon?  What's that.  Does not compute. :D

Cheese, eggs, steak, and mac & cheese look great, will not comment on the rest. ;)

[Saber 4]

Leftover bacon?  What's that.  Does not compute. :D

Cheese, eggs, steak, and mac & cheese look great, will not comment on the rest. ;)

I ate as much bacon as I could when I cooked it up to make my cheddar bacon dog treats the other day and saved a couple of pieces for the planned mac and cheese. Otherwise I agree there should be no such thing as leftover bacon.

Notice that what you didn't comment on was made only for the wife and not for my consumption. :D

[Wildcat]

It all looks great.

I kind of thought the eggs would turn out good if cut in half and then smoked. A little surprised on the 2 hours of smoke though.

[beefmann]

looking  very  good,  looks like a huge  project.. bet it all  came  out great as it looks

[Saber 4]

It all looks great.

I kind of thought the eggs would turn out good if cut in half and then smoked. A little surprised on the 2 hours of smoke though.

being new to cold smoking I wasn't seeing any color at an hour and I had read people smoking eggs anywhere from 1 hour up to 3 and being able to eat right out of the smoker so I added an extra hour of smoke and it seemed to work. Of course SWMBO asked if the smoke flavor would get stronger with age so I still haven't found her "to much" smoke level.

[KyNola]

Busy day!  The smoked eggs still intrigues me although I haven't tried it yet.

[PapaC]

WOW! You were busy alright. "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy". Love the eggs. I chop up jalapenos for the yolks, then add a few drops of hot sauce in before adding the yolk mixture  :o

[ragweed]

  The smoked eggs still intrigues me although I haven't tried it yet.

You've got to do it!!  Too easy and you can eat them right away.  No waiting like for cheese.   :D

[Roget]

Great color on that cheese.

Mine never takes on that much color.

Like the others, I am going to try smoking some eggs.

[cajunboudreaux]

I have been doing eggs but i have found that I really like using gunpowder on them instead of parika.

[Saber 4]

Busy day!  The smoked eggs still intrigues me although I haven't tried it yet.

I think you would like them Larry, I was surprised at how good they are with the smoked yolks and the plain hard boiled ones are mighty tasty as well.

I have been doing eggs but i have found that I really like using gunpowder on them instead of parika.

WOW! You were busy alright. "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy". Love the eggs. I chop up jalapenos for the yolks, then add a few drops of hot sauce in before adding the yolk mixture  :o

Those sound like good ideas.

Great color on that cheese.

Mine never takes on that much color.

Like the others, I am going to try smoking some eggs.

How long do you smoke your cheese and do you let it rest on the counter before you vacuum seal it? I find mine get's that color after 2-3 hours of smoke and that the color get's darker as it rests for a bit, then I put in the fridge to firm up before I seal it up.