Smoked Cheese for the holidays

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
SMF is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

pops6927

Gone but not forgotten. RIP
Original poster
OTBS Member
SMF Premier Member
Jul 23, 2008
7,245
1,225
Fort Worth, Tx.
I've got 3 turkeys in the curing brine for Thanksgiving, will buy 3 more on Thanksgiving Eve to put in the curing brine for our Christmas Party the 3rd Thursday of December.

For all the holiday events, need to accompany all with Smoked Cheese - a favorite for all!

Bought 10 slabs of Longhorn Cheddar at Bassham's yesterday, doing the smoking on them today.  Here it is relatively cool, around 58° this morning at 6 am.

Made two stacks of the cheese, 5 slabs each and cut into ¼'s.  You can see the curd on the end slice:


Cut them into ¼'s and laid out on the Amazen mats on racks in my smokehouse:


Lit the pellet A-Maze-N unit after heating the pellets (comb. of  Pitmaster and corn cob) in the microwave for 2 minutes and let it burn down to smoldering:


(Sorry, we just had the outside of our house painted - this is while on the BBQ grill).  Then, after about 5 minutes and the flames going out, into the smokehouse:


And just let it do it's wonderful Todd Johnson thing for about 8 hours!  So simple, so easy, so why not?!
 
  • Like
Reactions: bdskelly
(Yes, a big mouse nibbled on one of the pieces on the left of the bottom rack.... great sharp cheese!)
 
What a lovely stack of cheese 
icon14.gif


That reminds me I must do another batch...
 
 
Wow! That's a lot of cheese.... but 6 turkeys??? Impressive!
Yes, I cure and smoke at least 3 turkeys, around 15lbs apiece for Thanksgiving (one for the family, one for my youngest son's boys to go back to college with, and one for my chiropractor) for Thanksgiving.  Then, I buy at least 3 - 20lb turkeys on Thanksgiving Eve to put down for Christmas for our Stroke Folks Christmas party too on the 3rd Thursday of December.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/174365/the-party
 
Last edited:
Looking Great, Pops!!
drool.gif


Better do something about that "Mouse". 
icon_rolleyes.gif


And "Right On" about Todd Johnson!!  He's the Best !!
icon14.gif


Bear
 
They finished at 5pm (the pellets burned out throughout the tray) and pulled and packaged them up in 4 - 1 gallon ziploc's to let them mellow for a couple weeks or more; trying hard to forget about them, lol!
 
Nice post Pops.  I've driven by Basshams 1000 times while driving on  820 but never stopped. They sell beef too right?  Great smoke. Just in time for the holidays. Point! Brian
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: bdskelly
SmokingMeatForums.com is reader supported and as an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases.

Hot Threads

Clicky