tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post2887279197122841942..comments2024-01-17T10:26:19.528-05:00Comments on RAINY DAY CHEESE MAKING: Cheese UpdatesRain http://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-5337096625335010442019-10-05T11:57:46.113-04:002019-10-05T11:57:46.113-04:00It's fascinating to watch you make and tend yo...It's fascinating to watch you make and tend your cheeses, Rain. Something I know I will never have the patience to do. When one of my store-bought cheeses develops mold, I just cut it off. I'm still alive, so that must be okay. I understand that it's different when your ripening your cheeses. You're amazing!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-40139243788775120592019-09-23T09:34:35.640-04:002019-09-23T09:34:35.640-04:00Thanks Stacy :) Cheese heaven is right!!!Thanks Stacy :) Cheese heaven is right!!!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-52803446692016973692019-09-22T20:12:19.121-04:002019-09-22T20:12:19.121-04:00Wow Rain! Cheese heaven!! So amazing you are! Big ...Wow Rain! Cheese heaven!! So amazing you are! Big Hugs! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-37332220467753549452019-09-22T16:41:16.462-04:002019-09-22T16:41:16.462-04:00Thanks Linda! :) xxThanks Linda! :) xxRain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-10350055314979451912019-09-22T16:29:46.193-04:002019-09-22T16:29:46.193-04:00You are amazing!!!!You are amazing!!!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-18943169194975428012019-09-22T12:28:05.046-04:002019-09-22T12:28:05.046-04:00Hi Leanna :) I think it's cool you worked in a...Hi Leanna :) I think it's cool you worked in a lab! I have thoughts of mould spreading to my other cheeses, though most of them are sealed. The ones that are in ripening boxes, I wipe down with vinegar each time I wash them. I think the mould reappears more from the humidity in the ripening box. Recently I stopped putting the little wet piece of paper towel in the ripening boxes and the blue mould went away. The cheese itself is wet when I put it back in and that seems to give it the right amount of moisture to create humidity that will keep the cheese ripening, but not create more mould.<br /><br />For the Parm, it's susceptible because of those little nooks and crannies. The problem with that cheese is that I halved the recipe and the wheel was way too small - during the pressing it developed cracks and that's where the mould loves to hang out. It's really difficult to take all that mould out and I'm hoping now that the wheel is sealed, it won't develop any more mould, but that's to be seen.Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-2246585218130971292019-09-22T11:59:24.931-04:002019-09-22T11:59:24.931-04:00Is it normal for blue mold to form on these cheese...Is it normal for blue mold to form on these cheeses that now have it? If not you might want to wash the cheese box with a bit of bleach to get rid of it and then wipe it down with alcohol. The mold could have been from errant blue cheese bacteria when you were making it. I was thinking this because I remembered from my days of working in a lab. A co-worker was plating a specimen and the next day we found out the specimen had been infected with mold. Everything in the lab had to be scrubbed down with bleach and then alcohol to eradicate the mold outbreak. It was all because of a little patient's specimen. Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-75456487632019101832019-09-22T11:16:20.026-04:002019-09-22T11:16:20.026-04:00Ha ha ha...thank you Leigh. I can't wait for t...Ha ha ha...thank you Leigh. I can't wait for them to "leave the nest" so to speak lol! ;)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198996516904705626.post-57833310395818512092019-09-22T06:36:34.214-04:002019-09-22T06:36:34.214-04:00Rain, you're a good cheese mom LOL.Rain, you're a good cheese mom LOL. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com