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    Is there a special cheese I need to use for smoking cheese?

    Try smoking some Colby Jack, Swiss and my favorite, Edam.
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    DIRTY LITTLE SECRET!!!!

    Anybody remember codfish gravy? My mom made it from the salted cod you used to find in the little wooden box with the slide top - soak it in water to pull out the salt and re-hydrate it, heat it up in a milk based gravy and served over mashed taters. Or Campbell's beans in tomato sauce with...
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    Dehydrated Peppers

    I think I already know the answer to this, but I have a lot of assorted dehydrated hot peppers that I am considering cold smoking. Is it worth the effort or will the lack of moisture make it pointless?
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I've got a crap-load of old computers and computer parts laying around, so it looks like a new project to keep me out of trouble for a bit...
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    It actually worked and didn't raise the temp in the grill too much.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'll try that if I have more problems. Thanks.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'm smoking some hard boiled eggs tonight and it seems to be working better. Made sure the dust was just gently poured in and I placed 3 charcoal briquettes on the bottom grate in a line with their corners touching and lit one. Maybe just needed a little heat to get a draft going.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    It would burn with the lid closed for about 20-30 minutes. then go out. I didn't leave the lid open for more than ten minutes, so I'm not sure.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'm going to try preheating the kamado a bit before I light the dust. Any guesses how much heat a single or maybe a single file string of briquettes will create in an Akorn kamado? Maybe it will be enough to get me through the entire smoke. Thanks.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'll experiment a bit to see if I can figure it out. Not sure what benefit the frozen water bottles would be, though.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I think to make sure the dust is dry and that I've got a bit of heat to get a draft started, I'll preheat the kamado a bit with the dust filled maze in it before I try lighting it up. Thanks.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'm new to this, so forgive me, but the ambient temperature when I was smoking was approx. 50 degrees. Is that still too warm?
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I just received the smoker and dust from A-Maze-N, so it should be good to go.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    If I find myself smoking cheese or nuts often, I'll probably get either the 5 x 8 tray or a tube, especially now that it's getting colder. Thanks.
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    Need A-Maze-N Advice in Northern NY

    I'll try heating up the kamado a little to see if that helps. When it cools off I'll be back where I started but at least I'll know what the problem is. Thanks.
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