Jalapeno Jack, Muenster, & Provolone w/AMPS Oak and Whiskey Barrell

[hoity toit]

[h1]Got bored with the Rose Bowl today so I picked up 3 different cheeses and try my hand at smoking them. Now mind you, I'm following Big ALs lead on this.[/h1][h1]Temperature here in the Texas Hill Country today is 61*. I added a big foil pan of ice directly below the cheeses. Its been in 1/2 hour now and seems to be holding at 58*. [/h1][h1] [/h1][h1]More pictures to follow in 4 hrs.[/h1][h2]This is fun.!![/h2]
Just put in and now to go get the Provolone.. I think it will fit on here too.

Muenster on the left, jalapeno Jack on the right rear 7 middle, Provolone right front. Lets hope it don't melt.

Now that's what I'm talkin -bout !   58* cross your fingers I hope to hold it there.. I might add the smoker is OFF...Im only using the temp gague on it for reference. Smoke is provided via AMPS bottom left.

Okay, I am now at the 2 hour mark. I put an additional tray of ice inside and moved the cheese up 1 rack.

I think we are doing fine at 64* and 2 pans of ice.

30 minutes from being finished and the temp on the cheese has gone down again to 50 *....just right !

Okay: 4 hrs in on this now I just pulled it out. 1-1/2 rows on the AMPS filled 1/2 way up smoked for 4 hours and almost out.Put the rack in the frezzer now for 30 mins before vac packing it.

The last of the smoke on the AMPS

 

[SmokinAl]

Looking good so far!

 

[scarbelly]

Looking good - you are going to love the results.  Temp here is 85 today 

 

[big casino]

hmm I never had a smoked muenster, gotta tell us how it turned out!

 

[hoity toit]

All Right, the temp is falling after I put in the 2nd pan of ice.

 

[hoity toit]

hmm I never had a smoked muenster, gotta tell us how it turned out!

BC : Its looking good., I just uploaded some more pictures. Its at 55* with 2 pans of ice. Im at about the 3 hr mark now.

 

[johnnie walker]

That cheese is looking great! Nice color.

 

[steelchef]

It all looks Sooo good! Great job Dexter. I have to try that method of doing cheese. My temps have obviously been too high. It's a good time of year, (up here in the frozen north.) Our temps are around 25 - 35F.

Thanks for the excellent pics.

 

[texas bbq]

this will be one of my next things, what i have to try in my smoker, cause i love cheese and your pics make me hungry right now

 

[hoity toit]

It all looks Sooo good! Great job Dexter. I have to try that method of doing cheese. My temps have obviously been too high. It's a good time of year, (up here in the frozen north.) Our temps are around 25 - 35F.

Thanks for the excellent pics.

Yep.,it is a good time of year to do the cheese. If you are at 25-35f thats perfect for doing a cold smoke. I leave the damper wide open only lighting the AMPS from one end. I get to sample it tomorrow as a week has now gone by and it should have aged the smoke flavor into it well.

 

[hoity toit]

this will be one of my next things, what i have to try in my smoker, cause i love cheese and your pics make me hungry right now

I will get to try it tomorrow as it has been 5 days. I'm dying to taste how it came out.  Thanks.

Edited late today: I couldn't wait ! I went ahead an opened a package up and it tasted just great.. Not overwhelmed with too much smoke.   I will be doing this again.