Anyone smoke cheese?

afterburnt
afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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This Masterbuilt is supposed to do it but I haven't tried, probably a couple of years by now since I used it at all. Anyone got any pointers plus where to get cinder block hunks of cheese chreap like Smart and Final?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    so... no... but my farmer-neighbors do, and theirs is superb.

    http://www.garfieldssmokehouse.com/gasmch.html

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    How does the cheese not melt?

    I've had some smoked ghost pepper cheese recently. Pretty delicious. And hot.
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  • fish357
    fish357 Posts: 304
    Yes, I cold smoke fatty meats and cheese.
    Temperature regulation is key. I try to keep the temp in the smoker at 70, or less. For me, with an inexpensive and not well sealed unit, this means I only cold smoke when outside temps are low.
    Assuming your smoker is electric, I would wonder if it will go low enough to do what you want without making cheese dip.
    I find smokers with a side box do this kind of thing much more effectively than an all-in-one unit.
    I love it, ask me anything, I’ll try to help.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,142
    "Anyone smoke cheese?"

    I tried, but it clogged-up my bong. Now I'm waiting for the vape version.
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  • tonyb
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    Ask Bud....he's smoked just about everything. :)
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,046
    jdjohn wrote: »
    "Anyone smoke cheese?"

    I tried, but it clogged-up my bong. Now I'm waiting for the vape version.
    Dry it out and snort it.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    I just cut it
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,500
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I just cut it

    But then everyone looses their appetite.
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  • jdjohn
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    kevhed72 wrote: »
    jdjohn wrote: »
    "Anyone smoke cheese?"

    I tried, but it clogged-up my bong. Now I'm waiting for the vape version.
    Dry it out and snort it.
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I just cut it
    Do you mean, like..."step on it"? I remember that term from the 80's.
    Wait...nevermind...I think we're on different pages B)
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    And it could be dangerous

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaiHSgqAtu8
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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
    edited September 2020
    Look up the A-maze-N smoker. It is a small stainless maze that you fill with food grade wood pellets. After you light one end it will smolder and burn like a cigar for 8-10 hours and you can cold smoke anything. Since it burns so slow it will only heat up the container it is in 10-20 degrees so on a cool night you can even smoke butter.

    I would try putting it in the bottom of your smoker but you could probably rig up a large cardboard box (outside use only and not near your house). The only tip I found is you need some kind of diffuser between the smoke stream and the food. If the food is in a direct line with the smoke it will taste like a cigar.
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  • afterburnt
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    @delkal that looks pretty cool, it would probably work in an old fridge. My smoker is supposed to go as low as 70F so I need to wait cooler weather to try it out.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    jdjohn wrote: »
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    jdjohn wrote: »
    "Anyone smoke cheese?"

    I tried, but it clogged-up my bong. Now I'm waiting for the vape version.
    Dry it out and snort it.
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I just cut it
    Do you mean, like..."step on it"? I remember that term from the 80's.
    Wait...nevermind...I think we're on different pages B)

    Cheese with baby laxative not a bad idea since it's so binding.
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  • fish357
    fish357 Posts: 304
    Currently dry aging.
    Other picture is a friends setup in Phoenix. He cold smokes in that contraption when it’s 115f outside.
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  • jdjohn
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    Cheese with baby laxative not a bad idea since it's so binding.
    You win...I got nuthin.
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  • delkal
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    @delkal that looks pretty cool, it would probably work in an old fridge. My smoker is supposed to go as low as 70F so I need to wait cooler weather to try it out.

    Just make sure there is good air flow in your refrigerator. You can't use a closed container. When I cold smoke with the maze I put it in my smoker and keep the dampers 1/2 open. You want "fresh" smoke.

    Smoking the traditional way with a fire at 70 sounds very optimistic. I just put the cold smoker at the bottom of my smoker and leave the coal pan (above it and upside down) to diffuse the smoke. The smoker will stay close to the outdoor temperature so you can smoke butter on a cool night. I did one batch of Lox in the winter where the contents stayed below refrigerator temps all night. What was nice about that was I just filled the maze with 6 hours worth of pellets and went to bed. We ate some for breakfast the next morning.

    5-6 hours is usually all you need for a one pound block of cheese or salmon. Mozzarella is everyone's favorite.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    tonyb wrote: »
    Ask Bud....he's smoked just about everything. :)

    He's the forum's version of Keith Richards.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
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    That looks -- to me, y'understand? -- like something that might get you a visit from some very businesslike federal agents if'n you had it in your backyard... :|

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @delkal it's not fire it smokes binary https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TJ1OZR0?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Smoke it? No.... you eat it..... :D
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,007
    This thread reminds me of an old joke: Lady asks me if I smoke after sex. I said, "I don't know I never looked."
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  • fish357
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
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    That looks -- to me, y'understand? -- like something that might get you a visit from some very businesslike federal agents if'n you had it in your backyard... :|

    It is in a backyard! He ain’t worried bout no dadblamed revuhnooers.
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  • fish357
    fish357 Posts: 304
    In action, stuffed full of pork belly:
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  • audioluvr
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    That looks like a Star Wars robot exhaling after a bong hit.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    audioluvr wrote: »
    That looks like a Star Wars robot exhaling after a bong hit.

    Quote of the day right there, folks.
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  • fish357
    fish357 Posts: 304
    edited September 2020
    You guys aren’t right. Lol
    @afterburnt
    https://youtu.be/yY4sg4SHQRg

    This guy is silly, but I like the technique.
    Why didn’t I think of ice on a hot day??
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