- Sep 15, 2012
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Had a gorgeous day yesterday. Sunny, minimal winds and high was supposed to hit the mid-fifties. So I figured it was time to do my last spring cheese smoke.
I was running out of sharp cheddar so: Eight blocks of Seriously Sharp, 3 blocks of Extra Sharp and one block each of Farmhouse reserve and Alpine. Close to six pounds.
All layed out on the cheese grate:
Fire up the maze with apple dust:
...and onto the WSM:
Well all was not well in Whoville. Remember I mentioned earlier that the temps were supposed to be in the mid-fifties. It actually got up to seventy-two. Here's a perfect example of cheese sweats(caused by smoking at higher temps). This is after about 3.5 hours of smoke I'm guessing because my maze went out somewhere in the first hour, before I realized it.
All is not lost I just let her ride on the counter for a few hours then in the fridge for an overnight nap. They look a whole lot better. Now they're all vacuum sealed up for future use.
Thanks for taking a peek.
Chris
I was running out of sharp cheddar so: Eight blocks of Seriously Sharp, 3 blocks of Extra Sharp and one block each of Farmhouse reserve and Alpine. Close to six pounds.
All layed out on the cheese grate:
Fire up the maze with apple dust:
...and onto the WSM:
Well all was not well in Whoville. Remember I mentioned earlier that the temps were supposed to be in the mid-fifties. It actually got up to seventy-two. Here's a perfect example of cheese sweats(caused by smoking at higher temps). This is after about 3.5 hours of smoke I'm guessing because my maze went out somewhere in the first hour, before I realized it.
All is not lost I just let her ride on the counter for a few hours then in the fridge for an overnight nap. They look a whole lot better. Now they're all vacuum sealed up for future use.
Thanks for taking a peek.
Chris