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Thanks chopsaw, still real cold out ( windy) ... feels like I am in a deerstand makin bacon ... lol almost 2 1/2 hrs in now .. haven't decided how long I will smoke it all yet .. with the wind, I closed up air vents in fire box,shut chiney off almost, and is running at around 120 in the smoker...
well, turns out it is 39 degrees this am.. cold for me ....
everything is fired up and in, just using hickory in the amnps tray and no heat .. think I will run 4 hrs of smoke ... was 7:30 when I closed the door on the mes
Colby,Gouda, Swiss and pepper jack
game on ...
Put it all on smoker at 7 am... actually is 39 degrees here in Brandon this am ...
15.5 lbs on the smoker .. running hickory and maybe some oak as well .. smoker temp around 120 ish
well, 3 hr ice water bath ... now on rack, inside fridge ... should have a nice pellicle by morning .. will get the show on the road around 7 am ... that's like a 14 hr air dry in fridge ...
Thanks Richie, Thanks Gary, living in Fla. you have to take advantage of a cold front to do stuff like this .. Also Richie looking forward to seeing your bacon as well .. after the holidays, will be making some belly bacon ..
Not making a great big batch of cheese, a nice sized batch, but a few...
Ice cold bath and then off to the fridge to air dry about 3 o'clock, then probably get started early am around 7 ...
should have a nice pellicle by then ...
rinsed off each piece, then cleaned out container, and added ice cold water and ice ..
What I have in mind is like a half a can of kingsford and some hickory chips .. to start, get a little heat going in the reverse flow ... around 100 or so, for a few hours, then bring up temp and get about a 150 internal ... this will probably take anther 3 hrs or so .. I dont want to oversmoke...
Mine is under a pavilion and I keep it covered .. although my grill covers have vents in em .. like a screen mesh on the sides .. btw .. black paint is your friend ....
Supposed to be around 43 or so in am. tomorrow , so I figured would be a nice morning to smoke some cheese since I will be smoking bacon tomorrow as well .. got some Colby, Gouda , Swiss, and pepper jack ... should be a good mixture for the holidays .. in Fla. , you have to take advantage of a...
will be a nice morning tomorrow to smoke up the bacon ... supposed to be 43-44 degrees in the am .. perfect ......it's been curing for 13 days in pops brine and around noon I will take out and give it an ice water bath for a few hours, then will pat dry and air dry in fridge till early morning...
try some of my rub, and smoke to an internal of 145
http://smokingmeatforums.com/index.php?threads/grizs-pork-rib-rub.262751/
you probably have all the ingredients .. cut it half, or save what you dont use in Tupperware