The Problem My original smoke tube didn’t survive the garage fire, so this smoke started with a replacement — and a new problem. The whole point of a pellet tube is a slow smolder, not a flame, but this one kept doing the opposite. What Happened There’s a fine line between smoking and flaming. If…
Category: Cheese
Can You Over-Smoke Cheese? What I Learned
The Mistake I was running low on smoked cheese: white cheddar, sharp cheddar, Colby jack, and a wedge each of un-smoked Gouda and Swiss. It was cold outside, so I skipped the water pan full of ice I’d normally use — a shortcut I wouldn’t take again. I loaded the tube with hickory pellets and…
Why I Switched to Hickory Pellets for Cold-Smoked Cheese
Why Hickory Hickory is my favorite wood for smoking meat. For flavor, nothing else comes close — I’d burn it just to sit around the smoke and enjoy the smell. So I figured I’d try it on cheese, and it paired well. It’s what I’ve been using lately. It doesn’t take much, either. Even a…