Homemade tube smoker

[timsumrall]

I've been eyeing a screen from a scrap space heater for months. Put to use yesterday. I flattened it, trimmed it square and rolled it up, I used a small can to hold the ends. 14" x 2.5"

I tested it on a 250g piece of Leicester I made last October.  In a BBQ grill using apple pellets it made smoke for 4 hours. It was pretty heavy smoke and the cheese has a pretty smokey smell and golden color. I know that will mellow over time but I still think it's a bit much.

Even in this Mississippi heat  the temp stayed at 90 F at the cheese using an ice bath.

I'll be testing again today with a piece of Gouda. Trying less fill vertically (1 in rather than 2), less time and more air. I'll snap a pic of that setup today.

[Dorchestercheese]

Sorry im not getting it. How does this work?

[dc-k]

could you post us a picture of smoking in progress?

[timsumrall]

Here's a couple pictures from the next day (test #2)

Basically fill the tube with apple pellets and light it. Blow out the flame after a few minutes. Temp stays low but I used an ice tray just in case.

[dc-k]

Nice pictures

Thanks for posting