Easy smoked mild cheddar recipe

Step 1

Take your smoker and set it up for cold smoking. You can use a cold smoke generator if you have one of a tube smoker. Add applewood chunks. You can use chips too because you’re only smoking for a couple of hours.

Step 2

Check the temperature with your grill thermometer. The grill surface temperature cannot exceed 80 degrees F (26 Celcius).

Step 3

Place the block of cheese on the grates. Close the lid and wait 30 minutes.

Step 4

After 30 minutes, turn over each block of cheese.

Step 5

Now continue flipping over each cheese block every 30 minutes until the 2 hours are up.

Step 6

Once ready, wrap each cheese block in parchment paper but don’t wrap too tightly.

Step 7

Place the cheese in the refrigerator for about one day.

Step 8

After a day, take the parchment paper off the cheese and place each block into a sealed ziplock bag. Wait for 10-14 days before consuming the cheese. The longer you let it rest in the fridge, the better the cheese tastes.