Well this was my first attempt at smoking cheese, I got lucky that it turned out really good. The ambient temp was about 105, which is why the cheese was sitting on an ice pack. The wood I used was a mix of pecan and mulberry, for about 4 hours. It had a strong smoke flavor all through the cheese, maybe slightly over for the prov, but went really well for the gouda. Next time I would like to use alder wood if I can get some. It's a work in progress, but I had really good luck on the first try, so maybe not!
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