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Memory Lane, 7th January 2023: More smoked cheese

Posted on April 22, 2024 by james

Lidl’s finestcheapest this time around, as an experiment to see how it comes out. Mature and “normal”. It feels a bit “rubbery”, but perhaps that will change once the cheese is smoked and has had a bit of time for … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 7th January 2023: A candle “spoon”

Posted on April 21, 2024 by james

One of the awkward things about the smoke generator for my smoker is that it’s quite awkward to get the tea light in and out to get it burning. One workaround is to put a screw through the side of … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 5th January 2023: Finished smoker

Posted on April 20, 2024 by james

The new smoker is now finished, complete with tray for the smoke generator and drip tray to stop food falling onto it. Time to take it for a test drive!

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Smoke #4

Posted on March 6, 2022 by james

We’ve eaten all the smoked cheese from my previous experiments which were certainly considered a success, so it is time to try some more. I’ve read that as far as cheddar is concerned it really makes no odds whether it’s … Continue reading →

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First attempt at smoked salmon

Posted on January 19, 2022 by james

My wife found some salmon on offer a couple of days back because it was approaching its “expiry” date, so she bought an extra packet for me to try smoking. It’s actually a 500g fillet sliced into four. Not ideal, … Continue reading →

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Smoke #3

Posted on January 16, 2022 by james

Today I thought I’d try apple-smoking some halloumi, together with a few more smallish pieces of cheddar. I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out, to be honest. I patted the cheese dry before cutting it into smaller blocks … Continue reading →

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Smoke #2

Posted on January 2, 2022 by james

This morning I’ve smoked the second batch of cheese, or, at least, the Tesco own-brand cheese. The rest somehow “disappeared” from the fridge and is nowhere to be seen. It’s a mystery… This time I used apple wood dust from … Continue reading →

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My first attempt at smoking…

Posted on January 1, 2022 by james

Cheddar cheese in this case. It rolls ok, but it’s a pig to get lit 😀 Slightly more seriously, I bought just over a kilo of cheese earlier in the week. Given that this was going to be my first … Continue reading →

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Smokin’ Christmas present

Posted on December 27, 2021 by james

For all sorts of reasons I shan’t go into in this post I’m really not into Christmas, but now the dust is starting to settle I have to share details of a present I received that I’m actually quite excited … Continue reading →

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