First Cheese Smoke

UncleAl · December 23, 2013, 02:32:44 PM

After looking at all of the great photos of other forum members cheese pictures decided to try it for myself. This is my first post with pictures hope it comes out good.

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Smoked for 2 hours using apple.

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Now i going to wrap and put in the beer fridge for a month. Sure hope it comes out as good as everyone says it does.

tailfeathers · December 23, 2013, 02:48:28 PM

I predict that in twenty eight days you will be wishing you had smoked more than you did!

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UncleAl · December 23, 2013, 05:03:41 PM

How do you post photos?

tailfeathers · December 23, 2013, 06:23:51 PM

Whatever you did it worked because I can the photos on your first post.

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UncleAl · December 23, 2013, 06:30:56 PM

Thanks tailfeathers

TedEbear · December 23, 2013, 09:52:55 PM

Quote from: UncleAl on December 23, 2013, 05:03:41 PM
How do you post photos?

Upload your photo(s) to a free host site, such as Photobucket.

To the right of each uploaded photo there's an "IMG" box. Click anywhere in that box and the contents will automatically be pasted onto your clipboard.

Paste the clipboard contents in a message on here and click the Preview button to see if it worked.

UncleAl · December 24, 2013, 06:04:19 AM

Thanks TedEBear

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After 2 hours of Apple

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UncleAl · December 24, 2013, 06:09:24 AM

After 2 hours of smoking with Apple

ragweed · December 24, 2013, 06:18:07 AM

I can see them now. Nice color! Now the hard part. Waiting

Saber 4 · December 24, 2013, 06:30:05 AM

Looks good.

Roget · December 27, 2013, 09:14:04 AM

Nice color.

Give it about 6 weeks, add a bottle of wine, some summer sausage, & some crackers, & you will be good to go.

Cheech · December 29, 2013, 12:11:55 PM

Looks awesome...can't wait to try it. Is there a guideline for how long different types of cheeses need to age?

ragweed · December 29, 2013, 12:37:57 PM

I'd been waiting 6 weeks but decided to try some swiss at 4 and it was fine. I'm sure the experts will have a guideline by type and reveal it shortly.

pokermeister · December 29, 2013, 03:44:04 PM

After smoking cheese multiple times, I have personally found that the harder the cheese, the longer it needs to sit. Cream cheese and velveeta are ready in 2 1/2 weeks, but a hard cheddar can take up to 6 weeks to convert.

BoxcarBetts · December 30, 2013, 08:21:09 AM

Wow. Smoking cheese seems like such an incredibly simple and awesome idea.

Do you guys pretty much just buy your favourite cheese off the grocery store shelf and go for it?
I've also noted how long you guys say to leave the cheese in the fridge afterwards to bloom (is that the correct terminology? Haha). How do you keep the cheese from moulding if you don't have a vacuum sealer? Or does the smoke naturally preserve it?

Thanks!