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Cheese Ruined??????

Brisket_Fanatic
Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,885
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Since it is almost 50 today and supposed to be a high of 3 tomorrow with wind chills pushing it to negative 35 thought it would be a good day to take down the Xmas lights, smoke some cheese and sausage. Got my normal setup with soldering iron, tin can, peach wood,

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Smoking

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However, when the hour was up and I pulled the cheese off and the iron out I was left with this.

 

 

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So since part of the plastic from the iron was melted and black will this make the cheese unsafe or impart a nasty taste?

Definitely ordering an amaze n smoker!

NW IA

2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

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  • fletcherfam
    fletcherfam Posts: 935
    It may give it a nasty taste, I would let it rest for two weeks and sample it, see what it tastes like
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,806
    edited December 2013
    Holy smoke!  not sure how your can is configured, this is how I do it, hole in the lid to insert the iron tip so the plastic handle is shielded... sometimes I turn off the power bar for 5 minutes intermittently, to conserve wood chips and reduce heat:
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    even so, I once had a close call with the blue iron, unlike the black one, the blue doesn't have a metal shield.  I now use the black only and keep some space between the handle and the can when smoking.  btw, we still ate the cheese from the blue iron :)
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    canuckland
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    once again people using tools for things in which they were never intended.  :):)  You were lucky you didn't cause an electrical fire in the outlet... 

    kind-of like the guy that mangled his leg by using a lawn mower as a hedge trimmer and stumbled after stepping into a big hole he did not see.  

    (and yes I know how to use a soldering iron being a former field service engineer repairing electronic equipment.)   

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by torching a single piece of lump charcoal and placing it in that same can with smoking chips.  much safer.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    See what it tastes like after the rest. If it tastes like plastic, pitch it. It may have a nice smokey flavor ! :)

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,806
    edited December 2013
    My 'blue' batch tasted just fine after the rest, and I'm still here  :D
    canuckland
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  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,885
    onedbguru said:
    once again people using tools for things in which they were never intended.  :):)  You were lucky you didn't cause an electrical fire in the outlet... 

    kind-of like the guy that mangled his leg by using a lawn mower as a hedge trimmer and stumbled after stepping into a big hole he did not see.  

    (and yes I know how to use a soldering iron being a former field service engineer repairing electronic equipment.)   

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by torching a single piece of lump charcoal and placing it in that same can with smoking chips.  much safer.
    Lot of truth to that! 

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited December 2013
    correct! What a wonderful world this would be if we all used every single device exactly as it was designed for. I'm no field service engineer but I always found it shocking that my sister didn't burn our home down with her ez-bake-oven. I mean what kind of monster cooks brownies with a light bulb?
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,885
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    correct! What a wonderful world this would be if we all used every single device exactly as it was designed for. I'm no field engineer but I always found it shocking that my sister didn't burn our home down with her ez-bake-oven. I mean what kind of monster cooks brownies with a light bulb?

    =)) So true! 

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,806
    edited December 2013
    ummmmmm... radiation cooking (microwave), water bath cooking, soldering iron smoking, looftlighter, defrosting wet frozen egg with light bulb ...  X_X
    canuckland
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  • Teedoff
    Teedoff Posts: 65
    "This cheese is tasty. What did you smoke it with?" ... Polyethylene :))
    Decatur, AL
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  • daveyray72
    daveyray72 Posts: 67
    One hyphenated word for you soldering iron smokers...Amaz-N-Smoker.  I had a stainless steel chamber air pump modded soldering iron smoke generator for years.  Now would never think to use it. Check it out...your taste buds will thank you.
    Love smoking chicken...but they are hard to keep lit ;-) http://daveyrayland.wordpress.com/ Small Egg / Weber OTG 22" / CharGriller Trio / Masterbuilt 30" Electric
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    daveyray72 said:
    One hyphenated word for you soldering iron smokers...Amaz-N-Smoker.  I had a stainless steel chamber air pump modded soldering iron smoke generator for years.  Now would never think to use it. Check it out...your taste buds will thank you.
    totally agree. for $40 it is a huge addition to your egg. Can't think of a single item that adds so much value for so little cash. $40 on here is basically free so listen up to Daveyray and get one.


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    +1 for the ANS. Bought one recently after Cen-Tex forced me to. First batch of smoked cheese was a big hit at a recent party we had. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,885
    Already tried and they are on back order.

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

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  • smokeyj
    smokeyj Posts: 340

    You could buy this one.

    http://www.macsbbq.com/cold-smoker-usa

     

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Found A-maze-n's on Amazon:




    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,885
    @SmokeyPitt they are made not far from here so im waiting. Thanks though

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

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