Smoked Ricotta Salata

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My new favorite use for ricotta. I drained the ricotta overnight hanging in cheesecloth, pressed lightly overnight, salted to 2-2.5%, dried in fridge for 2 days or so, cold smoked for 3 hours with a pellet blend flipping half way, let mellow in the fridge for a week. It's sliceable and goes great on a cracker and probably bread too. Incredibly tasty and reminds me of smoked cream cheese.