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Jeffrey.Rosenberg

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Aging at too high a temperature - What damage has been done?
« on: December 23, 2016, 02:25:13 AM »
I currently have two Romano, a Parmesan, and a Caerphilly cheese aging in a box at 55°F.    Or so I thought.

When I replaced my thermometer with one that also reads humidity, I found that my old thermometer had somehow gotten stuck. It will read 56°F and below, but won't move above  that point. As a  result, I've been aging these cheeses for 2 to 3 weeks at 60°F to 65°F, rather than 55°F.   

Do you have any idea if I've done any permanent damage to these cheeses?  Assuming I do further aging at 55°F as planned, how would you expect the time at higher temperatures to have affected them? Is there anything I should be doing to compensate for that time at the higher temperature?

Thanks in advance for any information or suggestions you can provide.

 Jeffrey in USA

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Re: Aging at too high a temperature - What damage has been done?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2016, 02:37:54 AM »
I wouldn't be too concerned. The Romanos and Parms are such long-aging cheeses that this is going to be merely a blip on the radar. The Caerphilly is such a short-aging cheese that it is probably already ready anyway. :)

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