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A-Maze-N Smoker

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Hawg Fan
Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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I'm taking advantage of the 65 degree weather today and smoking a batch of cheese to get me through the summer months?  My family loves the smoked cheese and reminded me last weekend that my stash in the fridge was getting low.  Ha!  To Sam's I went!  The A-Maze-N smoker is one of best accessories I have.





Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

Terry

Rockwall, TX
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    Looks like your smokin' plenty enough to share. I'll send you my address so you can send one my way. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
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    Agreed! what smoke and how long?

    LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos

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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    stemc33 said:
    Looks like your smokin' plenty enough to share. I'll send you my address so you can send one my way. 
    I have 3 grandsons that will eat a block at a time.  It goes pretty fast!

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    grege345 said:
    Agreed! what smoke and how long?

    I used apple pellets and smoked for 2.5 hours.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    10 lbs of cheese that will be aged for at least 6 weeks.  Sealed in a Foodsaver bag, it only gets better with age.


    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • UrbanForestTurnings
    UrbanForestTurnings Posts: 1,294
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    I just did 10 lbs. That still isn't enough
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
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    Thanks for the reminder. I need to do some more. I agree the AMS is a good little tool to have 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • aukerns08
    aukerns08 Posts: 253
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    I've been thinking about getting one of these.  How is your setup when using it?  Are you putting the AMS on your platesetter/AR just under the cheese or emptying the firebox and setting it up in there?  Thanks.
    Large and Mini BGE

    Hamilton, VA
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  • dcc
    dcc Posts: 90
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    How do they work?  Do you put the smoker outside of the egg and vent the smoke in, or do you just put it in the bottom and the fire is cool enough not to heat up the egg and melt the cheese? 
    Houston (Clear Lake) TX
    2 LBGE, 1 Mini-Max

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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,482
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    Hawg Fan said:
    I'm taking advantage of the 65 degree weather today and smoking a batch of cheese to get me through the summer months?  My family loves the smoked cheese and reminded me last weekend that my stash in the fridge was getting low.  Ha!  To Sam's I went!  The A-Maze-N smoker is one of best accessories I have.





    @Hawg Fan, are you using the A-Maze-N Smoker tube?  If so what size and what is the tray the cheese is sitting on.  This looks like something I want to do.
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    aukerns08 said:
    I've been thinking about getting one of these.  How is your setup when using it?  Are you putting the AMS on your platesetter/AR just under the cheese or emptying the firebox and setting it up in there?  Thanks.
    I empty the firebox and place the AMS on the fire grate.  I usually go with a raised grid, but didn't this time.  The AMS generate a very small amount of heat.  The ambient temp was 65 and the dome temp never exceeded 80.


    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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    dcc said:
    How do they work?  Do you put the smoker outside of the egg and vent the smoke in, or do you just put it in the bottom and the fire is cool enough not to heat up the egg and melt the cheese? 
    Yes, inside the egg on the fire grate.  The AMS generates a small amount of heat and will burn for 7-8 hours.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • cortguitarman
    cortguitarman Posts: 2,061
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    I need to do this. I bought an Amaze N smoker over the winter and still haven't used it.
    Mark Annville, PA
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
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    @Ladeback69.  It's the AMS tray.  The tray is a throw away grid I buy at Walmart for about $1 each.  That's easier than cleaning my grid.  I have also used a cooling rack that fits perfectly in my LBGE.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324
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    Very nice.   When I did my one and only batch using the AMS gizmo, I followed a tip that said don't smoke for more than 90 minutes.  My pellets were a blended mix of woods, though, so not as mild as using strictly apple wood.  I was fairly pleased with the results but I'm still pretty much a newbee.    I need to do another batch.

    LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore



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  • MeTed
    MeTed Posts: 800
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    Very nice! I love my Amazing smoker too. The only thing I do different is I put my plate setter in.
    Belleville, Michigan

    Just burnin lump in Sumpter
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