Comments on Nibble Me This: Fun With Cold Smoking MacGyver Style

Cool post. I have been smoking cheese for years wi...

2010-11-22T11:36:31.706-05:00

Cool post. I have been smoking cheese for years with two briquettes and some wet chips. Problem is, you really have to watch the heat. This should fix that problem! Sweet! As fo the mellowing process, there is a way to speed it up a bit. Fill a spray bottle with half water and half cheap vodka. When you remove the cheese from the smoker, wear nitrile (rubber) gloves. Spray your hands and the gloves down with the vodka water to sanitize and let them air dry. Now you can handle th cheese with no fear of contamination. Prepare a dinner plate with the "sanitizer" too. Now remove the cheese from the smoker to the clean plate and cover with plastic wrap. Leave the cheese at room temperature for 24 hrs. Wrap and refrigerate. The 24 hrs on the counter at room temp allows the oils in the cheese to flow and distribute the smoky goodness throughout the cheese. This dilutes and diffuses the edgy flavor of new smoke and transfers the flavor deep into the cheese. I've done this for years, it works. By the way smoked cheese done this way will keep insanely long. Once I found an unopened block of smoked cheese in the fridge after a year. No mold, smelled awesome, tasted great. Is that weird?

Having no soldering iron, I used a small habachi h...

2009-12-03T13:04:18.067-05:00

Having no soldering iron, I used a small habachi had for warming food. I loaded four charcoal brickets into it and placed plum twigs in the can. It worked out pretty well, but I placed the cheese too near the heat, so it melted a bit. Simply placing the cheese off to the side should prevent this. Without a habachi I suppose one could use a larger can than the one that holds the twigs. Great tip, thanks

Great jenga reference. And MacGuyver? Magnafique! ...

2009-12-01T22:09:14.737-05:00

Great jenga reference. And MacGuyver? Magnafique! You just need to grow a mullet.

The cheese looks so good (both pre-and-post smoke). Thank you for explaining cold-smoking. I've heard to references to it this week and now I know what is going on.

I almost forgot....Who Dat!!!

2009-12-01T12:33:47.722-05:00

I almost forgot....Who Dat!!!

Oh my freakin' heck Chris!!!! I think I could...

2009-12-01T12:30:05.805-05:00

Oh my freakin' heck Chris!!!! I think I could even do this...I was destined to do this.

I have to ask, from a gy's point of view...Not me, but if your wife took your soldering gun and did this would you be angry or should she just go buy one and leave his alone? I'm just asking....

Nicley done - you would make MacGyver proud. The ...

2009-12-01T11:52:37.564-05:00

Nicley done - you would make MacGyver proud. The almonds are calling my name.

Salt, Chris, you need to do hickory and cherry smo...

2009-11-30T15:40:09.778-05:00

Salt, Chris, you need to do hickory and cherry smoked salts, several pounds of each. Then send it to me.

Nice job on the cheese.

Great post Chris. I may try this to make some Chri...

2009-11-30T14:25:55.254-05:00

Great post Chris. I may try this to make some Christmas gifts.

Cheese....the new lincoln log? the last time I pla...

2009-11-29T23:39:00.619-05:00

Cheese....the new lincoln log? the last time I played with tin cans, I think I was trying to make a phone

A man with tools and a man experimenting, I must ...

2009-11-29T21:38:51.251-05:00

A man with tools and a man experimenting, I must go fan myself..

I mentioned you on my blog tonight, btw.

I don't know if I'm that ambitious or not....

2009-11-29T19:18:59.317-05:00

I don't know if I'm that ambitious or not...but it's way freakin' cool...(and I have a total weakness for MacGyver)! I totally want some of the finished product, though. Cheenga, LOL!

This is so interesting. I've never cold smoke...

2009-11-29T17:30:58.840-05:00

This is so interesting. I've never cold smoked anything before. I can't wait to see what else you do with this.

Never heard of cold smoking, but I'll bet my h...

2009-11-29T16:22:21.231-05:00

Never heard of cold smoking, but I'll bet my hubby will be all over it when I show him your post.

Your food photos are awesome!

I love this! Your knife skills are great and as fo...

2009-11-29T14:57:19.831-05:00

I love this! Your knife skills are great and as for the smoked almonds we buy a pound at the farmers market each week and they are DELICIOUS!!!

what if i just want a grilled cheese? i wish i ha...

2009-11-29T12:55:41.540-05:00

what if i just want a grilled cheese?

i wish i had a backyard

Very clever

2009-11-29T12:47:25.460-05:00

Very clever

Oh yum! I can just see some of those wrapped up fo...

2009-11-29T11:22:00.228-05:00

Oh yum! I can just see some of those wrapped up for Christmas gifts! I've never even thought about cold smoking, but sure sounds delicious!

I just found myself humming the tune from the video yesterday, LOL! I'm the type that starts singing little tunes without even realizing it - people always look at me a little funny when I sing without realizing it, can you imagine me signing that one out loud!

oooooh WOW. can't wait to try this at home!

2009-11-29T10:25:39.462-05:00

oooooh WOW. can't wait to try this at home!

UH-OH he's got his power tools out! I knew ab...

2009-11-29T08:29:16.297-05:00

UH-OH he's got his power tools out! I knew absolutely nothing about cold smoking until reading this and have also never pictured anyone smoking their own cheese and almonds. Fabulous post. And LOL about those sea monkeys.

I've done hot smoking, and have wanted for yea...

2009-11-29T08:18:24.382-05:00

I've done hot smoking, and have wanted for years to try cold smoked- but never have. Good post on subject, you went where this man has never gone before!

This is very interesting Chris. I can't wait t...

2009-11-29T07:38:18.915-05:00

This is very interesting Chris. I can't wait to show my husband. I might be able to persuade him to make us a cold smoker.
Sam

Not to make your head bigger than it already might...

2009-11-29T01:33:51.038-05:00

Not to make your head bigger than it already might be (kidding of course), but this is brilliant and if you do this with some of girlichef's cheese recipes, then you have really began to create something... I did this with cheese and tomatoes recently...just have no time to post it yet... I want a REAL smoker! Not my stove top and makeshift grill :(