What did everyone cook today?
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Anyone ever use shagbark hickory husks in your smoker?
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ND Mike I like to use Sugar Maple, Pecan, Apple, Cherry or Alder. I like them all and haven’t had any complaints yet and I’ve been smoking cheese for about 12 years. I have a Traeger Pellet Smoker w/cold smoker so what ever bag of pellets goes in the hopper is what it gets smoked with. My favs are the Maple, Pecan & Alder.
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love smoked cheese
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johnsbrewhouse I can’t wait to get smoking my cheese. Here’s my cheese inventory for this year. Kroger had 2lb. blocks for $3.79 last week and a couple of weeks ago 8oz. for $1.49. I use Tillamook, COSTCO’s Jarlsberg and SAM’S Club Muenster. Just waiting for some cool cloudy days to start smoking. I have to give up my garage beer fridge for my cheese every fall. [0_1634151822115_Cheese Inventory 10_13_21.zip](Uploading 100%)![IMG_1057[1].jpg](/assets/uploads/files/1634151879467-img_1057-1.jpg)
Bob Stehlik Wow, what an assortment. You’re going to have cheese for every occasion. How long do you smoke yours?
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Cool rainy day here. We had a roasted chicken for supper last night that the wife made. I decided to make chicken noodle soup the only way I know how. From scratch and a boiled carcass. I did add store bought gluten free egg noodles. Hit the spot on this wet dreary windy day. Eastern part of the state has a tornado warning and the western part of the state is getting snow.
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johnsbrewhouse I can’t wait to get smoking my cheese. Here’s my cheese inventory for this year. Kroger had 2lb. blocks for $3.79 last week and a couple of weeks ago 8oz. for $1.49. I use Tillamook, COSTCO’s Jarlsberg and SAM’S Club Muenster. Just waiting for some cool cloudy days to start smoking. I have to give up my garage beer fridge for my cheese every fall. [0_1634151822115_Cheese Inventory 10_13_21.zip](Uploading 100%)
Bob Stehlik $12.99 for my five pound loaf at US Foods/Chiefs Store, it’s closer than Costco. Fred Meyer/Kroger up here doesn’t send me ads anymore so I never know what’s on sale. The last batch I got from Safeway on sale for Lucerne
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johnsbrewhouse I can’t wait to get smoking my cheese. Here’s my cheese inventory for this year. Kroger had 2lb. blocks for $3.79 last week and a couple of weeks ago 8oz. for $1.49. I use Tillamook, COSTCO’s Jarlsberg and SAM’S Club Muenster. Just waiting for some cool cloudy days to start smoking. I have to give up my garage beer fridge for my cheese every fall. [0_1634151822115_Cheese Inventory 10_13_21.zip](Uploading 100%)
Bob Stehlik My second 5 lb. batch is smoking right now, need to check on it.
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Anyone ever use shagbark hickory husks in your smoker?
Ridley Acres No, other than the wood, just the nuts (some with the husks, which can be too strong & others without). Makes for a stronger, more intense flavor.
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johnsbrewhouse I can’t wait to get smoking my cheese. Here’s my cheese inventory for this year. Kroger had 2lb. blocks for $3.79 last week and a couple of weeks ago 8oz. for $1.49. I use Tillamook, COSTCO’s Jarlsberg and SAM’S Club Muenster. Just waiting for some cool cloudy days to start smoking. I have to give up my garage beer fridge for my cheese every fall. [0_1634151822115_Cheese Inventory 10_13_21.zip](Uploading 100%)
Bob Stehlik I gotta try smoking cheese now.
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Bob Stehlik Wow, what an assortment. You’re going to have cheese for every occasion. How long do you smoke yours?
wdaly I usually cut a 2/2.5 block into 3 equal pieces and leave the 8 oz. pieces whole. I smoke for 10/15 minutes per side depending on the hardness of the type of cheese. It is about an hour per piece depending on temperature. We like a heavier smoke so after an hour I put in the fridge while another batch is smoking and then repeat. Many recipes call for a total of 15/30 minutes of smoke but we have found people prefer a heavier smoke. I also smoke my cheese with a pan of ice cubes to help keep the cheese cooler.
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Bob Stehlik I gotta try smoking cheese now.
Surg Piece of cake! Give it a shot. Don’t forget we can eat our mistakes!!!
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wdaly I usually cut a 2/2.5 block into 3 equal pieces and leave the 8 oz. pieces whole. I smoke for 10/15 minutes per side depending on the hardness of the type of cheese. It is about an hour per piece depending on temperature. We like a heavier smoke so after an hour I put in the fridge while another batch is smoking and then repeat. Many recipes call for a total of 15/30 minutes of smoke but we have found people prefer a heavier smoke. I also smoke my cheese with a pan of ice cubes to help keep the cheese cooler.
Bob Stehlik Thanks. I like a pretty heavy smoke as well. The wife not so much.
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Mine smokes for around 4 to 5 hours cold. I like a heavy smoke flavor and some color too. I have found the cherry pellets much more pleasant tasting than the mesquite. The mesquite smoke was a bit harsh at first, but may mellow with time in the package. The A-maze-n tray in the hot side of the Trager and cheese in the cold chamber really has made a difference.
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Mine smokes for around 4 to 5 hours cold. I like a heavy smoke flavor and some color too. I have found the cherry pellets much more pleasant tasting than the mesquite. The mesquite smoke was a bit harsh at first, but may mellow with time in the package. The A-maze-n tray in the hot side of the Trager and cheese in the cold chamber really has made a difference.
johnsbrewhouse I think the Pecan, Cherry, or Apple works best. The Mesquite is too heavy & better for something much heavier like beef, etc.
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Cool rainy day here. We had a roasted chicken for supper last night that the wife made. I decided to make chicken noodle soup the only way I know how. From scratch and a boiled carcass. I did add store bought gluten free egg noodles. Hit the spot on this wet dreary windy day. Eastern part of the state has a tornado warning and the western part of the state is getting snow.
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zbigjeff yep! We didn’t have rain all summer and now we are getting quite a bit.
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Cool rainy day here. We had a roasted chicken for supper last night that the wife made. I decided to make chicken noodle soup the only way I know how. From scratch and a boiled carcass. I did add store bought gluten free egg noodles. Hit the spot on this wet dreary windy day. Eastern part of the state has a tornado warning and the western part of the state is getting snow.
ND Mike Nothing better than homemade chicken noodle soup on a blustery day, unless you add a grilled cheese with it. My wife makes homemade noodles for ours, have some soup in the fridge right now.
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Cool rainy day here. We had a roasted chicken for supper last night that the wife made. I decided to make chicken noodle soup the only way I know how. From scratch and a boiled carcass. I did add store bought gluten free egg noodles. Hit the spot on this wet dreary windy day. Eastern part of the state has a tornado warning and the western part of the state is getting snow.
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ND Mike Nothing better than homemade chicken noodle soup on a blustery day, unless you add a grilled cheese with it. My wife makes homemade noodles for ours, have some soup in the fridge right now.
bocephus I am glad it is soup season. I make it a lot during the winter. That is cool that you guys make your own noodles!!!
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Cool rainy day here. We had a roasted chicken for supper last night that the wife made. I decided to make chicken noodle soup the only way I know how. From scratch and a boiled carcass. I did add store bought gluten free egg noodles. Hit the spot on this wet dreary windy day. Eastern part of the state has a tornado warning and the western part of the state is getting snow.
ND Mike I used to not care for chicken noodle soup growing up is as you know some boil the chicken and think it’s great. But once when someone discovered nothing less than a rotisserie chicken needs to be used the moons aligned.
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