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purplestarrider
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I have recently come to aquire a huge bucket of really good fresh mozzarella cheese. I was thinking I might want to try and smoke some of it. any tips on what i should do or stay away from??
Use a light flavored wood like apple wood and like Kevin said go light with the smoke. Also try to let the cheese set for at least a day after smoking before eating.
I smoke a lot of cheese using a cold smoker that has a tin can half filled with apple wood chips with a cheap soldering iron to get the chips smoldering.
so glad to hear that it turned out.i am happy 2 report that smoking frozen blocks ofcheese nets the desired results duringthe heat of the summer. 2 da i used apple & alder. Earlier i said itj was pecan & alder. Smoked using the tin can \ soldering iron method. EAZY PEAZY. Stupid simple!
I have recently come to aquire a huge bucket of really good fresh mozzarella cheese. I was thinking I might want to try and smoke some of it. any tips on what i should do or stay away from??
Yeah that is what i am talking about. It is still in the bucket of liquid and i figured that i would have to let it sit out and dry. am i correct or should i just not do it at all???If it really is "fresh" mozzarella, are you talking about the kind that's usually submerged in brine? I've tried smoking that once and the main issue was getting it kinda dry so you don't get a smudgy texture/flavor. That's the best I can describe it. Most other cheeses are dry to start with. If you've fooled with making bacon, the books describe air drying it to make a pellicle (surface drying). It's just a lot harder to do with the fresh cheese b/c it's mostly water.
good luck. love to hear how it turns outI am also clod smoking on a large big green egg right now. Cheese is ready to come off in about 15min and temp hasn't been above 95. Wish me luck!
i am happy 2 report that smoking frozen blocks ofcheese nets the desired results duringthe heat of the summer. 2 da i used apple & alder. Earlier i said itj was pecan & alder. Smoked using the tin can \ soldering iron method. EAZY PEAZY. Stupid simple!