Hi guys,
I thought I will share my experience using a wine fridge for the last couple of years.
I choose large 200 bottle Liebherr model. In my opinion there are three main benefits of using wine fridge. Is cheap (I paid $80 –second hand), there is no need for a temperature controller hence most wine fridges works between 8-15C. Lastly most wine fridges do have glass doors which is handy for soft cheeses inspection (open the doors only if required) and cheeses do look amazing when you passing by!
I also fitted electronically controlled humidifier to get the humidity under control.
However there is a major setback. I got my fridge second-hand and I haven’t spotted forced air circulation fan fitted at the top of the fridge when ordering online. Fan couldn’t be switch off as would affect performance of cooling aggregate.
My soft cheeses were speciality affected with a camemberts ahead of the pack. Excess air flow dry off quickly surface of the cheeses and hence preventing any (desired) moulds from growth.
Unfortunately the above caused me to move towards more professional setup.
At the end of the day If you are on budget and want to get quick fix I would explore wine fridge selection. Please make sure to pick a brand/model without any fan forced circulation.
All the best
Lukasz