Good morning all. I'm looking for tips on smoking Asiago and Parmesan cheese. It is in wedge form. And is a pretty dense cheese. The Goat cheese will get a light smoke for a couple of hours. I'm thinking with perhaps Alder wood.
When I smoked cheese I used the maze with hickory pellets on the grill. with very low or do heat on the side where the maze was. For about 4 hours or however long it took to smolder through. let it sit for a couple days the did it again. Every thing I've read recommends wrapping it loosely in parchment paper and letting it set for at least 3 days before serving. Thinking about it low heat would be better to soften them just be careful to watch heat so they don't compleaty melt.
i was thinking warming just enough to soften them to allow better smoke penetration.Though I don't allow them to get warm.
I smoked the asiago before for 4 hours and I thought it turned out pretty well. I use the amps tube. Even know the cheese feels pretty solid, it’s still a porous surface.
The tube adds about 20 degrees to my propane cabinet so I usually start smoking when the temp is in the 40s and 50s. This gives me a smoking temp of 60-70.
I usually just fill the tube and smoke my cheese for the duration of how long it takes the pellets to burn out (usually 4)
I got a bag of Italian slice pellets from Todd, so I can’t wait to try some with parm and asiago
Use pellet dust to lower the heat output of the smoke...
I cold smoke all cheese (admittedly no soft cheeses) with apple wood pellets for 3 hours in a MES 30 with the mailbox mod temps between 50 and 80 degrees.
Thanks. I was guessing a longer smoke with this. I'll go for four hours with my tray using hickory dust. Not quite ready to start smoking cheese. Unless it gets cooler. Though it has dropped to 50 degrees at night now. Let me know your thoughts on the Italian blend. I've been eye balling that as well.
Will do, I usually start in November.
Also since you’re in the Wegmans area....Their Extra Sharp white cheddar and Muenster are two favorites of mine to smoke. I buy the 2lb blocks and quarter them.
I have smoked the parm and the Asiago a couple of times. Real good and really nothing out of the ordinary with the smoking. Just used the maze tube with pecan for 4 hours. Have not done goat but bet it is good. Let us know about the goat cheese. I would like to try it when it cools off around here.Good morning all. I'm looking for tips on smoking Asiago and Parmesan cheese. It is in wedge form. And is a pretty dense cheese. The Goat cheese will get a light smoke for a couple of hours. I'm thinking with perhaps Alder wood.
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