Smoking cheese

[Munson]

Smoked some pepperjack and colby jack cheese for the first time today.
Used a pellet tube in a Masterbuilt smoker.
Temp outside in the 40s.
Smoked for 1:45.
Cheese was a little soft when I got it out.
Placed it on a rack in the refrigerator.

Is this softness normal and safe to eat?

 

[TNJAKE]

It's safe yes. Will firm back up. Ain't quite cheese smoking weather here in tennessee. Needs to be in the 30s so your smoker temp stays under 70-80. I assume you left the smoker off and just used tube? The tube will add 20+ to the temp outside and then that will increase depending on how long you are smoking. If weather is right cheese will stay firm in the smoker

Smoked a little bit of cheese

Been planning a cheese smoke for a while now but the mild winter has kept me from doing it. Woke up Friday morning to this and decided the time was perfect We have been buying cheese now for a while for this smoke and managed to gather 30lbs. My mom had 10lbs for me as well but the snow...

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My last tennessee cheese smoke was in February due to our mild winter. Think this year will give us more opportunities

 

[Munson]

Yeah, just the tube.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[TNJAKE]

No problem. Where in tennessee are you? The other day when it snowed would have been a perfect cheese day

 

[Munson]

College Grove (a little southeast of Franklin) in middle TN.

Where are you?

 

[TNJAKE]

College Grove (a little southeast of Franklin) in middle TN.

Where are you?

I'm about 45 minutes from you in robertson county. Ridgetop, greenbrier, springfield area. My brother lives in franklin. I'm closer to ft campbell than I am Nashville

 

[Murray]

Try a large ice pack between the tube and the cheese next time to help with temperatures.