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GENERAL BOARDS => Buying, Storing, & Cheesemongering => Topic started by: Npsperl0863 on April 04, 2012, 02:21:53 AM
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Hi everyone,
I was given a few wheels of cheese purchased in the Netherlands, aged 6 and 18 months. Right now they are still wrapped in the original paper, and are sitting in my cheese cave. That said, I have a few questions:
Should I unwrap them? I plan on eating the 18 mo first at some point, just not sure when.
I would like to age the 6 mo for another 3-4 mo, do I need to be washing it with brine?
ANY advice would be great, as I have never mongered cheese before. Thanks!!
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What cheeses are these?
Are they wraped under vacuum\plastic or waxed\plastic coated?
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I have 2 Dutch Boerenkaas's, aged 6 and 18 months, both wrapped in the original wax paper. The other one is a small wheel of Gietenkass, most likely 5-6 months aged, with a very thick rind. Right now I have them both sitting on the bottom shelf of my cheese cave, and I'm not sure how to manage these.
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Id vacuum seal them if possible. fire and forget.
Another option is to wax.
Last option continue with natural rind and age at 85% RH brushing them occasionally to avoid mold growth.
You could oil the rind to minimize further thickening of the rind\drying out.
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At the least, you should probably be turning them routinely - and given that I assume you have other cheeses in there, you'll get cross-contamination... which could certainly lead to interesting results.