Recent content by gruesy

For the cheese I only used the smoker tube. I didn't turn the grill on. However, because the grill is so small I didn't have heat problems and got up to 100 degrees at about the  2 hour point. 

Thanks for the response, Dirtsailor! It's good to know that it's working all right.  As for the smoke, I agree that it's less than I would like but my wife doesn't like a lot of smoke so for my family it works great. Plus I have an Amaze-N-Smoking Tube so I can add more smoke when needed. The...

Good morning everyone, it's a great day to smoke some butt this morning here in Cincinnati. I recently acquired a used Traeger Junior smoker and have been playing with it some but I'm not at all comfortable with it.  I've smoked some chicken thighs, cheese and some Jalapeno Poppers with...

No, I haven't tried butter but I will add it to my list of must do's! Thanks!

I really appreciate everyone's input. I really think that if it becomes a successful smoke then the cheese won't last long anyway. I guess I'll just have to smoke more often to keep it around. I can't wait to try it! Thanks again everyone!

I've been wanting to smoke some cheese but haven't gotten to it yet. Question...once smoked can it be frozen to keep for later? If so would I freeze right after smoking or let it set for a week in the fridge then freeze it? Thanks! gruesy

Greetings Everyone! Alan here, nickname gruesy. I'm new to smoking meat and to this forum. I'm looking to gain as much knowledge about smoking as I can to reduce the amount of failures that I'm sure comes along with trying something new. So far, I'm 50/50. My first smoke was a pork loin that...