Cured Meats & Food Preservation > COLD SMOKING!
Cold Smoking DISASTER
ACW3:
Well, I tried to use my new Red Box Smoker to cold smoke some cheese yesterday. There are NO PICTURES to document this disaster!! I am posting this for your information.
The outside temperature got up to about 53 degrees. I put some Italian Blend flavored pellets in my A-Maze-N maze smoker. Lighted it from both ends (may have been a mistake on my part). Since it was relatively cool outside, I put the maze smoker in the charcoal tray and the cheese on one of the shelves covered with a frog mat. I did not add water or ice to the water tray. Maybe another mistake on my part. The fire was out on the maze, but the smoke was rolling. After talking with Tee earlier today, I am beginning to think that the double-walled construction may have worked against me. I didn't put the cabinet probe in to monitor temperatures because I was "cold smoking". Well, I was apparently HOT SMOKING!! The cheese all melted down into the water tray. A real mess. Now you understand (I hope) why I didn't document this with pictures.
I plan to do another cold smoking test, without the cheese this time, but with the cabinet probe in place to record the temps inside the box. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Art
Pam Gould:
OMG..I hate to hear that.. now for a suggestion..Put the smoking thingi on the bottom to one side. Freeze a couple gallons of water and set over the smoker thingi. It keeps the cabinet cooler, I only smoke for 2 hours and put the cheese on the opposite side from the smoker. Cheese shouldn't melt below 80 - 90º. big blocks of ice work also, like 9 x 13 baking pans work well, just sayin. Pammie .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Smokin Don:
The couple of times I cold smoked cheese I did it in my Traeger with the amazin tube and used a clothes pin to have a gap in the lid at the bottom. I don't remember the temps but it came out good. I don't know if this helps or not Art, Just sayin! Next time put some Taco chips in the bottom and if it melts all won't be lost! Sorry I couldn't resist! Don
muralboy:
Oh noooooooo - bet that was a pain to clean up.
tlg4942:
Put toast under your cheese next.... :D No I cant go there.... ::)
Sorry to hear of the disaster Art. I've had Pam's smoked cheese and I can tell you I would go with her idea here. That was some really good cheese.
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