New Years eve cheese smoke.

ak1

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• Dec 31, 2015

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Got 2 lbs of Cheddar smoking tonight. I won't be touching it until Christmas 2016. My original plan was to smoke it on Christmas day, but eating & drinking got in the way, then work, then weather... So finally it's happening tonight. 

I was going to take some before pictures, but camera was dead. So here's one off my phone. Cheese has been on for about 1/2hr.

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I'm going to run the full load of pellets (12-13hrs) let rest, vac pac....see you next Christmas.

 

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Looks great AK, I smoked 8 lbs last weekend (due to a great sale) ! I let my smoked cheese supply dwindle to one brick... Dang me, I could kick myself... Now the wait... Your ahead of the game, that's great... Good for you man, gonna be real tasty in a year ! Thumbs Up

 

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Thanks.  I think it will be fun to have a "milestone" cheese for various occasions.

 

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4hrs later AMNPS is still chugging along. Still not seeing much colour on the cheese.

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Looks like it's picking up a bit... I'm sure it'll turn out great ! Happy New Year !

 

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No worries. It'll get nice and smokey when it's done. Next Christmas, it'll be amazing.

 

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That's what I like to see, a little bit at a time.  It allows you to watch smoke more often.

T

 

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Terrific cheese but will it be enought? Great smoke AK.

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Oh yeah... It'll be good for Christmas day 2016. At most, I'll probably use one of the blocks, the other will stay and rest for some other occasion.

 

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Looking gooooooooddddddddd 

A full smoker is a happy smoker 

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Wow the will power hope you can stick to it!

 

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Nice job AK1 did you make the cheddar?

 

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12-13h? I like that.

Christmas 2016? You are a patient man. Hope you have a temperature controlled vault.

Make sure you come back in a year with taste notes.

Happy New Year to you and yours.

 

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atomicsmoke said:

12-13h? I like that.

Christmas 2016? You are a patient man. Hope you have a temperature controlled vault.

Make sure you come back in a year with taste notes.

Happy New Year to you and yours.

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I have other cheese to eat, so no worries there.  Yeah, I got a small fridge I use as a cheese "cave".

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Nice job AK1 did you make the cheddar?

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Nope. Store bought.

 

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AK1 check your PM

 

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done.

 

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Looks good AK! It should be about ready to eat by now. How's it taste?

 

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Great Start AK !!

Gonna be a Great package to open next Christmas!!!

Bear

 

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Great Start AK !!

Gonna be a Great package to open next Christmas!!!

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Thanks Bear, I'm looking forward to it.

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Looks good AK! It should be about ready to eat by now. How's it taste?

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Not touching it till Christmas. Besides I've got lots of other cheese to eat.

 

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• Jan 25, 2016

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Got another few pounds of the same cheese, Smoking it tonight the same way. This will be my eating cheese.