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Cheese on a cold morning

Discussion in 'The Smokehouse' started by spotted owl, Nov 28, 2024.

  1. spotted owl

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    The first batch of the season. 29* this morning kept the heat down really well.

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    Cheese is second only to bacon as the root of everything good in life.

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    Smoke on hoarders



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    Agreed!
     
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    What kinda wood was used?
     
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    Oak to start the coal base then 50-50 maple & cottonwood. Open/test date, on or after Christmas.



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    How do you package for storage? Vac by chance?
     
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    I would like to see and learn more about your smoker
     
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    ray charles is alive!!!
     
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    Yup. Chamber vac.

    What would you like to see or know? I’ll start a new thread just about actual smokehouses so it doesn’t get lost or overlooked here on a cheese thread.



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    Mostly curious about how and what your smokehouse is made from, and how it operates
     
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