Smoked look

[apohunter]

Hey guys,

I smoked some colby with AMNPS, using oak and maple. I also smoked some hot pepper with hickory . I smoked them both for about 2 1/2 hours. They looked smoked but they don't have that brown coating. My buddy always gets that finish.... Was it too cold today? Dows it need to be longer... Any suggestions

 

[davidhef88]

Does it taste like it was smoked? I usually do mine 2.5-3 hours then in the fridge for at least 3 weeks and its fine.

 

[apohunter]

Does taste smoked

 

[venture]

About the end of the cheese smoking in my climate.  Without using ice that is?

I smoke by time and controlling the smoke.  I do not smoke to color.

Be sure to vac pac and give plenty of rest time.  My best cheese was stored vac packed in the fridge 9 months.  I bet it could have gone much longer.  3 weeks rest would be my minimum for a medium to hard cheese.

Experiment and enjoy.  That is half the fun!

Good luck and good smoking.