yes, it is Sunday !

[Big Dad]

Originally Posted by KenP

The easiest way for us backyard Q'ers is to use an offset cooker I think. It's hard for us to cold smoke.

Let the cheese, whatever cheap stuff is on sale, sit out in the kitchen for awhile to let the outside toughen up.

Light 2-3 pieces of coal and place on the soaked wood of your choice whether it's apple, hickory, whatever and let the smoke begin.

About an hour at 90* should be sufficient. The trick is keeping the temp down so make sure your thermometer works properly.

If you have a kettle grill, put the wood and coals on one side and use fire bricks or even just tin foil to make a wall up to the grate to protect the cheese from the direct heat. When I cook low and slow on the kettle I'll secure the trap door in the open postion and foil the door as well.

Close the bottom vent and open the top one just a touch to maintain the temp you want.

Here's a look at the kettle method when I did a brisket flat. The water bowl acted as a heat sink to help maintain temp.

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Might as well include this one from several hours later:

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Brisket? That looks like a tiny New York strip maybe!

No wonder CP's so skinny, you don't feed her!

[KenP]

Originally Posted by Big Dad

Brisket? That looks like a tiny New York strip maybe!

No wonder CP's so skinny, you don't feed her!

I know. It was a tiny 3lb flat.

Mike, cold smoking is the only way to go for that. Nice cooker you've got there. I just snagged a new Weber Smokey Mountain on EBay for only $134 with shipping! I stole that sucker! I'm going to get a stacker for it to add 33% more cooking capacity.

Stacy, little one hit the 12 mo clothes at the end of his 3rd month. The little bugger has grown like a weed since his birth. He better learn to walk soon because I can't keep carrying the little monster.

[SnakeH2]

Did a lot of prep. work yesterday for a week at Canyon Lake. The virgin cruise on the boat is complete. Spent the day getting more wakeboards, and tubes for the little ones. I going to be crazy on the lake this 4th...although it's not as bad other lakes I've seen.

[wpage]

Spent time packing up for Brooklyn...

Crusin out of Brooklyn on a Princess line with the Princess's

I hate packing.

Crusing the Carib is OK though!

[Karsun]

Originally Posted by wpage

Spent time packing up for Brooklyn...

Crusin out of Brooklyn on a Princess line with the Princess's

I hate packing.

Crusing the Carib is OK though!

Have a wonderful trip.