Anybody does cold smoking ?

[Valv]

I am looking to smoke some cheese and other foods. I need cold smoking.

Anybody has an idea how to do it ?

[eyeguy 54]

One of the first Little Cheif smokers that I had was good for cold smoking. It was a top loader. I'd take the rack out and put on top of the smoker, then put the box over the rack. I wish I still Had it. Now if I was gonna try I would just leave the top vent open on my smoker and make some kind of rack and then use the box again.

[OnAFly]

You can get smoke boxes that hold sawdust and just follow a pattern to let it smoke for a good long time. I would just take my smoker, don't use any heat, and throw on of those boxes in there.

[thirdeye]

That's what I have. Mine is an A-Maze-N cold smoking tray. It works good in my Big Chief (not using the hot plate), and in my Smokey Joe Tallboy. It just needs draft to keep the dust burning. The smoke is go gentle I can go several hours with a load of cheese without worrying about overdoing it. If you want more smoke you just light both ends. One lane of dust gives me about 3-1/2 hours of smoke.

[Valv]

Thirdeye, where do you live in Wyo ?

[thirdeye]

In Casper.

[picksbigwagon]

Valv, I too have an Amazn smoker box, but mine uses wood pellets, it is made in good ol' Savage, MN. I have yet to cold smoke with it, BUT it has been outstanding with my grill and propane smoker

[Valv]

In Casper.

[thirdeye]

Do you wander around a lot ? Do you know ranchers in the area ?

I used to live in Bates Hole, south of Clarks Corner on 220, along 487.

Many ranchers and memories of them. My wife and I still call Wyoming "home". We got married in Casper after we met at the Beacon Club.

I do some stream fishing on Bates creek, and fish the Platte upriver to Miracle Mile where I have a trailer on the Kortes Ranch. Pathfinder has been really hot the last 4 or 5 years, 20" trout are the norm. The river is getting really busy with guide boat trips. They are in the process of widening 220 into a 4 lane which will cut down on traffic.

The old Beacon was torn down and replaced with a bigger building, they now serve food and have off track betting.