Summer sausage and cheese

[Labradorbob]

Has anyone smoked cheese,say cheddar.chopped it up,let it dry on the fridge overnight,and used it in summer sausage,snack sticks?

[ratrod61]

I cold smoke some turned out great yes I set mine out over night

[Dave in AZ]

I’ve seen quite a few posts on folks drying cheese a bit then using, most all said it was great. I haven’t done it, but do like the idea as an alternative to high temp cheese, which I’m not a big fan of.

[tomhancock]

I make hundreds of pounds of snack sticks every year and use cheddar cheese all the time. I don’t smoke or dry it and it works fine.
No need to spend the hi price for hi temp cheese.

[Ridley Acres]

tomhancock thanks, good to know. are you doing the slow creep up to temp or how are you heating your cheesy snack sticks?

[tomhancock]

Ridley Acres 150 for one hour, 170 for two hours, 200 until internal temperature 152.
Don’t need to make smoking schedule difficult either.

[Labradorbob]

tomhancock
Thats what I do too,I pull mine at 155 and immediately water and ice bath.

[calldoctoday]

Labradorbob That is what I am planning to do on the next batch of Summer Sausage & Phili Cheese steak brat. Will use a sharp or extra sharp cheddar for the sausage & a harder Provolone Sharp or Piccante I found for the brats.

[Labradorbob]