Ruedeleglise Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I smoked some cheddar a couple of weeks ago and stored in in the fridge as advised to let it mature. My wife has chucked it out as it appears to have made other things in the fridge smell of smoked cheese. I must say I agree. I sealed it in a ziplock. What do you wise men and ladies use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I can't really help, but can say I have made a lot of smoked cheese (currently got nearly 3kg sitting in my fridge at the moment ) and have never smelt it in there or had other food tainted by it now or in the past and I use ziploc bags as well. All I can think is maybe your fridge is at a temp above 4C and it is a little warmer than it should be. If not it is a bit of strange one, unless the cheese has been oversmoked or the ziploc bags aren't sealing properly. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 We have a spare fridge in the outhouse that we use for our smoked cheese, and we will use it to store the bacon as well..I must admit in the short time that we've been doing it neither of us has noticed the smell. 3 hours ago, sotv said: All I can think is maybe your fridge is at a temp above 4C and it is a little warmer than it should be. If not it is a bit of strange one, unless the cheese has been oversmoked or the ziploc bags aren't sealing properly. This is a valid point about the temp, I put a digi thermo in the fridge to take a reading, then turned the dial to adjust the fridge and set it at 3c. Over smoked ??? I did a couple of small blocks for up to 5 hours just to test/see/taste.....and they didn't seem to add any more smoked smell at all. Ziploc bags can be a little temperamental at times. Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 mine is in fridge too now. I am a week behind you, I did 3 hours on orange wood. Left in open for an hour then vacced, Some colleagues at work are counting the days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 i vacc them in small bags using external vac machine. no smell whatsoever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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