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Offline Boofer

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Mold dimensions & volumes
« on: March 23, 2012, 09:18:36 PM »
I happened to be pondering the type of cheese I would make next and found myself wondering how much curd I could fit into my various molds. Having just acquired a couple new molds ("moulds" to you, Yoav  :) ) through iratherfly (the Swiss-Cheddar mold), I had no idea what I could put in that mold.

So...out came the calculator. I decided to throw in the alternate version for those metric folks. Yes, I realize there are other molds/moulds/forms out there and that doesn't include the homemade versions. This is my small world. If you see a need in your world, you are welcome to download and add or delete as need be. Having some idea how much curd I can use helps me decide which direction to go in my cheese make.

The small Kadova was a little difficult to get an accurate measurement because of the netting and the rounded bottom. It's an estimate.

Edited to add Taleggio mould pic and updated dimensions and volumes sheet.

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« Last Edit: June 06, 2013, 12:58:33 PM by Boofer »
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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2012, 10:49:36 PM »
Thanks Boofer, that's a useful table.
Margaret

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2012, 12:00:45 AM »
I have 8 of those little 450 gram Baby goda kadovas they hold  about a pound of cheese. Great for making Christmas gifts or multiple flavors of cheeses at the same time.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2012, 03:50:24 PM »
Many thanks for the table and pictures. I know it will be helpful to me.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2012, 04:00:08 PM »
Thanks Boofer.  That was helpful.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2012, 09:49:45 AM »
What are the dimensions on the three in the first pic? I can not open the file.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 01:54:21 PM »
What are the dimensions on the three in the first pic? I can not open the file.
It's an Excel spreadsheet. Do you need another file format? OpenDocument, perhaps?

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2012, 01:57:11 PM »
PDF's work

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2012, 02:36:33 PM »
PDF's work
You lose the spreadsheet capability but I'm happy to make it a pdf for you.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2012, 03:40:00 PM »
You have all sorts of useful stuff stored away!  A cheese to you for the manna you've been showering down on us.

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Re: Mold dimensions & volumes
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2012, 01:51:19 PM »
Why thank you, anut. I'm just trying to share any morsels of knowledge I stumble across as so many others do here.  :)

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