This is my first time at making a blue cheese. I went by a recipe from David B. Fankhauser, Phd.,
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/Blue_Cheese/Blue_Cheese.htm and in his recipe he says to wrap the cheese in a clean cloth and turn once a day. Reading Ricki Carroll's book and recipe, she does not say anything about wrapping the cheese in a cloth.
I have taken a refrigerator that I wasn't using and set it of for a cheese cave keeping the temp at 50F and the humidity at 70% The cheese seems to be developing well and its only been 1 week.
My question is this: Do I have to keep the cheese wrapped in a clean cloth or can I remove the cloth and just set it directly in the cave on a wire rack? Also, will the mold on the cheese effect any other cheeses that I put in the cave if it isn't covered?
This block is 4.5 inches wide by about 3.5 inches tall. This is at day 7
