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Salilah

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What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« on: November 30, 2013, 08:09:09 PM »
I've got the cheese mats, and ripen the cheese on these on top of little circular plastic cutters (for cutting out biscuits!)
These are a) a bit high (1cm+) and b) don't fit the base of my plastic tubs (clip-lock)
Any suggestions on what I could use to raise the mats about half a cm and that I can cut to fit the tubs?
Assume it needs to be food grade?
thanks!
Salilah

Cheesey Grin

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Re: What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2013, 12:22:22 AM »
What about buying a bottle of washing-up liquid in the old-style white cylindrical bottle and after using the liquid wash out and cut a hoop to the height you want?

Any use?

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hoeklijn

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Re: What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2013, 06:52:02 AM »
Also Lego can be very usefull...

Cheesey Grin

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Re: What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2013, 09:30:10 AM »
Herman
Ha!
That is inspirational!!

You can build any size and shape that fits your situation.
love it.
 ;D

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whitelake

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Re: What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2013, 08:29:47 PM »
bits of lego

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Re: What to use to raise cheese while ripening?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2013, 10:35:03 PM »
Here's a photo of the mats I use to keep them up off of the shelves.  The bottom black mat is a flooring mat square you can buy at any restaurant supply store.  I put the bamboo mat on top of that and the plastic mesh over that.
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