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Attempt #2 added! Thought Id just add on to this instead of makin a new thread. Round 2 with the same cheese (sliced lengthwise this time) but with cherry pellets.
Ambient: 44* with almost no wind
Smoker: empty it was 52* but its up to 61* now after 10 min with the cheese added
Plan on trying...
Thanks guys. Plan on letting these rest at least a month bc it was 4 hrs with hickory. Think I might do another round tomorrow with cherry pellets so I can compare around the same time. Vac packed em up this mornin, no moisture or oil on top after I tented them overnight on the counter.
Pics of top side and bottom. The cheddar didnt change much in color, the pepper jack is noticeably darker in person but not the pics so much. The cheese sticks were left on too long (will do 2 hours next time on those) and the eggs were pulled too early (will do 2 hrs as well). Learned a few...
Decided to pull the sticks at 3:45. Almost pulled the eggs but changed my mind and am gonna leave em on for ~30 more min. Noticed a slight color change in the cheese but prob cant tell in the pics (pics from smoker turned out blurry so nvm). Not sure how long to leave the big cheese, ~4 hours in...
2.5 hr pic update. Still no color change but I decided to add 6 hardboiled eggs to the mix. No problems at all with AMNPS, steady stream of smoke the whole time. Smoker is at 75* now from opening the lid. Will prob wait til the 4 hr mark to check again. Thanks for lookin.
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