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    A demonstration of creosote Part 1

    When you mention AMNPS you mean the tray? I hate to throw money away. Does it produce a lot less smoke? I have been cold smoking and getting to much smoke. Have you tried the mailbox mod yet? I have everything besides the piping. I'm just kicking around the idea where to cut the hole for the...
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    A demonstration of creosote Part 1

    I have a smoking mountain propane smoker. I have been using hickory pellets that I purchased from Cabelas. I was using apple but wanted to try something different. 
  3. meatstick

    A demonstration of creosote Part 1

    Thanks for the post.. I think I am having the same problem. I have started using the amnps tube smoker..which produces a lot of smoke. I have just been laying it inside the chamber on the bottom. The last few times I have used it the food tasted ashy/bitter. I only have 1 vent on this and it is...
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    How to store smoked cheese?

    Good to hear...I going to give it a month or so. Thanks for the info
  5. meatstick

    Jalapeño&Cheese Summer Sausage Qview

    Let us what flavor kits you buy and how they turn out.
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    Jalapeño&Cheese Summer Sausage Qview

    I hang all of mine. I just make sure they are not touching one another. I never rotate it just hang and go. For summer sausage I use 2 1/2" x 18" fibrous casings and for snack sticks I use 19mm collagen casings. I buy all my stuff from PS Seasonings online. Have had good results with their...
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    Jalapeño&Cheese Summer Sausage Qview

    CrankyBuzzard, that is interesting. I have always just cut them in half and left the casing on and vacuum sealed and froze them. I never had an issue with these when they thawed out. 
  8. meatstick

    Jalapeño&Cheese Summer Sausage Qview

    After a day of letting them rest in the fridge I always cut my chubs in half and vacuum seal and into the freezer they go. 
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    Jalapeño&Cheese Summer Sausage Qview

    LarkinJr.... I had to revert back to your post. I have been making summer sausage out of goose for many years with goose success. However, I have purchase the A-MAZE Tube smoker and now get a lot more smoke than I ever did before. Almost to much smoke where I have to change the way I do things...
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    How to store smoked cheese?

    Well... I smoke a few blocks over the weekend. They are currently in the refrigerator aging. I'm going to give them a couple weeks before I sample them (If I can wait that long). Thanks for all the info guys. I sampled a piece before I vacuumed sealed them and they tasted like ashes. Hopefully...
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    How to store smoked cheese?

    Will do. Thanks again
  12. meatstick

    How to store smoked cheese?

    This is from Meijer but same type of cheese..Kraft/Meijer brand. I was just going to pick up some cheddar, Colby and maybe Swiss.
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    How to store smoked cheese?

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  15. meatstick

    How to store smoked cheese?

    Are the cheese blocks that I was mentioning from Kroger considered hard or semi hard cheese? I'm going to pick up a variety of them today.
  16. meatstick

    How to store smoked cheese?

    Thanks T... I will probably have to do that at some point.
  17. meatstick

    How to store smoked cheese?

    Awesome. Thanks for the advice. I'm new to smoking cheese. This will be my first attempt. How long is short storage? And can I just keep these in the refrigerator or is it best to freeze?
  18. meatstick

    How to store smoked cheese?

    i am just going to buy the cheap block cheese that's on sale at Kroger. They 1.79 piece
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    How to store smoked cheese?

    So I am going to smoke some cheese this weekend. It seems that everything I have read says not to freeze it. Is this true? I plan is to: 1. Smoke cheese 2. Let rest on counter the rest of the day and over night.  3. Next day vac seal cheese 4. I have not idea.... Put all packages in fridge...
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