First time smoking cheese

[joshrichards]

Brand new to this site.  I stumbled on it yesterday.  This is actually my first post.  Anyway, I rigged what I think is a cold smoker with help from this forum.  I used my horizontal smoker with side fire.  I used hickory wood chunks and apple wood chips.  I ran 8 foot clothes dryer tube to an electric barrel smoker.  My mother in-law bought me the electric smoker which I found to be completly useless until yesterday.  Glad I didn't throw that thing away.  I connected the other end of the tubing to the barrel smoker using a piece of cardboard from a six pack and duct tape into the side door.  I think the location of entry worked well. The smoke hit the electric smokers water pan (which I had filled with ice) first.  Anyway, no cheese melted.  It's all double wrapped in saran wrap, sealed in zip-lock bags, and sitting in my fridge for 2 to 4 weeks (except for the cream cheese).  Please post any comments or questions.  I could use the help.  This is my first cold smoke and my first cheese. Thanks.

Smoker set-up

upper tray of cheese

Lower tray of cheese (closest to ice)

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Josh - congrats on a successful cold cheese smoke.

Please do us a favor and swing by Roll Call and introduce yourself so we can give you a SMF welcome 

 

[raquette]

Welcome to SMF :welcome1: quite the Rube Goldberg setup! Seems it worked, enjoy the cheese.

 

[smokinhusker]

Congrats on a successful cheese smoke...now the waiting, which happens to be the hardest part!

 

[joshrichards]

Thanks, I'll go there now.

 

[leebones]

Josh ... that contraption ... done like a true hillbilly.  With enough duct tape, baling wire and other sundry parts, we can make ANYTHING work!  I'm proud of you.

How'd the cheese come out?

 

[joshrichards]

Really well.  Thanks for asking.