Smoked some cheeses and butter

[navigator]

It was nice and cold this morning (6º) so it got me thinking I should cold smoke something. 6 am and I head out to the grocery store for cheeses (great time to shop I see).

I ended up with some:

Colby

Longhorn Colby

Provolone

Mozzarella

Fresh Mozzarella

Bacon Cheddar

Pepperjack

String Cheese

Mild Cheddar

Cream Cheese

Butter 

Took a quick look at Mr T's Smoked Cheese from show to go thread  

Cut the chunks in half and loaded up the smoker.

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• Mar 14, 2013

By this time it was in the mid 20's outside so I filled the AMNPA tube with some Apple pellets and closed the door, for the first two hours it leveled off at 54º I checked it at that point and flipped everything over & pulled off the eggs I had in off.

When I closed the door the air movement must have been enough to ignite the AMNPS because the temperature shot up to 73º and then leveled off again so I left it. I had the high alarm set at 78º.

I let it go for another hour and 10 minutes and pulled all the cheese out.

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• Mar 14, 2013

I rested it on the counter for 1/2 hour and then in the fridge for a couple hours.

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• Mar 14, 2013

Then I sealed it all and filled a crisper drawer in the fridge.

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• Mar 14, 2013

My plans are to let it sit a day or two and then try the fresh Mozzarella, butter and cream cheese and not try the rest for a couple weeks.

 

[lu1847]

Judging by the color there, I think in a few weeks you will be enjoying some great tasting cheese. Great job. I just took a hunk of habenero cheddar jack that I smoked 3 months ago to work earlier this week and it was amazing. First time I ever let a hunk go that long before eating. Definitely gonna let it sit as long as I can from now on.