First Attempt at Smoked Cheese

SmokingPiney

I received my Amaze-N smoker pellet tray yesterday and it's COLD outside...........a great day to smoke some cheese. I have white cheddar, swiss, mozzerrella, and brie. I'm going to smoke about 2 hours with the apple pellets. The hard part will be staying out of it while it mellows in the fridge. 

blasting

@SmokingPiney   Keeping my mitts off the finished product for 2-3 weeks has certainly the hardest part.  

Gouda and pepperjack are my favorites.  Smoked brie sounds terrific, and I'll be trying that next round.

SmokingPiney

@blasting I think I'll have my wife hide the cheese from me. 

SmokingPiney

And done! I didn't want to over-smoke the cheese, so I pulled it at 2 hours out of caution. This Amaze-N smoker is great! Lots of smoke.

The brie picked up a nice patina. I vacuum sealed all of it but the brie - Food Saver says that's a no-no due to anaerobic bacteria. The brie got plastic wrapped and put back into its box. Into the fridge they go to mellow. 

Grillnugget

Nicely done!! I plan to smoke some extra sharp yellow and white cheddar, mozzarella, and pepper jack tomorrow. I'm envious of you guys with vacuum sealers, it's a wish list item for me right now. 

shtgunal3

Cheese looks great. Try smoking some boiled eggs and then make deviled eggs with them. They're great!

SmokingPiney

shtgunal3 said:

Cheese looks great. Try smoking some boiled eggs and then make deviled eggs with them. They're great!

This I will do. That sounds great! 

Doc_Eggerton

blasting said:

@SmokingPiney   Keeping my mitts off the finished product for 2-3 weeks has certainly the hardest part.  

Gouda and pepperjack are my favorites.  Smoked brie sounds terrific, and I'll be trying that next round.

We always start the feast right away, never noticed any taste issues.

blasting

Doc_Eggerton said:

blasting said:

@SmokingPiney   Keeping my mitts off the finished product for 2-3 weeks has certainly the hardest part.  

Gouda and pepperjack are my favorites.  Smoked brie sounds terrific, and I'll be trying that next round.

We always start the feast right away, never noticed any taste issues.

Next time I'll have a taste then.   Thanks

DoubleEgger

Thanks for the reminder. I've got a few blocks I did in mid Dec. I forgot about them. Time to eat!