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Cheeses treated with smoke curing
Smoked cheese
is any
cheese
that has been specially treated by
smoke-curing
.
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It typically has a yellowish-brown outer
pellicle
which is a result of this curing process.
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Process
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Smoke-curing is typically done in one of two ways: cold-smoking and hot-smoking.
[1]
The cold-smoking method (which can take up to a month, depending on the food) smokes the food at between 20° and 30°
C
(68° and 86°
F
). Hot-smoking partially or completely cooks the food by treating it at temperatures ranging from 40° to 90 °C (104° to 194°
F
).
Another method, typically used in less expensive cheeses, is to use artificial
smoke flavoring
to give the cheese a smoky flavoring and food coloring to give the outside the appearance of having been smoked in the more traditional manner.
Common smoked cheeses
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Some smoked cheeses commonly produced and sold include smoked
Gruyere
, smoked
Gouda
(rookkaas),
Provolone
,
Rauchkase
,
Scamorza
,
Sulguni
,
Oscypek
, Fynsk rygeost, and smoked
Cheddar
.
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Gallery
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See also
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References
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Strawbridge, D.; Strawbridge, J. (2012).
Made At Home: Curing & Smoking: From Dry Curing to Air Curing and Hot Smoking, to Cold Smoking
. Made At Home. Octopus Books. p. pt317.
ISBN
978-1-84533-726-1
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
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Riha, W.E. (1992).
Control of Color Formation in Smoked Cheese
. University of Wisconsin--Madison
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
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Magazine, C.; Miller, L.; Skinner, T.; Tsai, M. (2012).
Cheese For Dummies
. Wiley. p. 84.
ISBN
978-1-118-14552-4
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
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Fleischman, W. (2016).
Smoking Meat: Tools - Techniques - Cuts - Recipes; Perfect the Art of Cooking with Smoke
. DK Publishing. p. pt22.
ISBN
978-1-4654-5050-0
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
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Hastings, C.; De Leo, J.; Wright, C.A. (2014).
The Cheesemonger's Seasons: Recipes for Enjoying Cheeses with Ripe Fruits and Vegetables
. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 37.
ISBN
978-1-4521-3554-0
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
Further reading
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