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We finally had some cool weather the last couple of days.
In anticipation of that I started my lox recipe a couple of days ago so it would be ready to smoke yesterday.
The recipe I use for lox is this one if anybody is interested in making some.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/106029/homemade-lox-with-recipe-steps-plenty-of-q-view
I also picked up a few different cheeses.
Here's what I started with. The lox has already been cured & dried & is ready for the smoker.
I filled the tube about 3/4 full with apple pellets & fired it up with a torch.
I only let it burn about 3 or 4 minutes & the wind blew it out.
So I stuck it in the back of the fire box & left both dampers wide open.
Into the smoker goes the cheese & lox.
It's really drafting nicely, perfect amount of smoke.
And as you can see there is no heat at all from the pellets.
The pellets burned out in a little over 2 hours and when I looked at the cheese & lox, they both had a nice color.
So I took them out and let them both rest in the fridge overnight.
Fast forward to today, and the cheese is ready to be vac packed.
All ready for the fridge.
Now for the lox.
I try to slice it as thin as I can and also at about a 45 degree angle.
There is a plate of goodness!
I love this new machine!
The lox is ready for the freezer.
Oh yea, before anybody yells at me I did write the wrong date on the packages.
At least I got the month & year right!
I definitely had some fun the last couple of days, but it won't last for long.
Back into the 80's during the day & lows in the 60's at night.
I'm not complaining, but it is nice to have to wear long pants & a long sleeved shirt for a change.
Thanks for looking fellas!
Al
In anticipation of that I started my lox recipe a couple of days ago so it would be ready to smoke yesterday.
The recipe I use for lox is this one if anybody is interested in making some.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/106029/homemade-lox-with-recipe-steps-plenty-of-q-view
I also picked up a few different cheeses.
Here's what I started with. The lox has already been cured & dried & is ready for the smoker.
I filled the tube about 3/4 full with apple pellets & fired it up with a torch.
I only let it burn about 3 or 4 minutes & the wind blew it out.
So I stuck it in the back of the fire box & left both dampers wide open.
Into the smoker goes the cheese & lox.
It's really drafting nicely, perfect amount of smoke.
And as you can see there is no heat at all from the pellets.
The pellets burned out in a little over 2 hours and when I looked at the cheese & lox, they both had a nice color.
So I took them out and let them both rest in the fridge overnight.
Fast forward to today, and the cheese is ready to be vac packed.
All ready for the fridge.
Now for the lox.
I try to slice it as thin as I can and also at about a 45 degree angle.
There is a plate of goodness!
I love this new machine!
The lox is ready for the freezer.
Oh yea, before anybody yells at me I did write the wrong date on the packages.
At least I got the month & year right!
I definitely had some fun the last couple of days, but it won't last for long.
Back into the 80's during the day & lows in the 60's at night.
I'm not complaining, but it is nice to have to wear long pants & a long sleeved shirt for a change.
Thanks for looking fellas!
Al
