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GENERAL CHEESE MAKING BOARDS (Specific Cheese Making in Boards above) => EQUIPMENT - Forming Cheese => Topic started by: LadyLiberty on February 12, 2009, 06:58:28 AM
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Well I found these at the dollar store. They are large, thin cotton towels and they called them flour sack cloth. Anyone used these for draining curds?
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Do you have a picture?
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Do you have a picture?
I can take one tomorrow...
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You just have to make sure they're not made with dies or anything, even if they were white they can contain dies or other compounds. To me for cheap stuff I always tend to use the items made for what I'm doing when it comes to food. That way there is no doubt if you run into a problem down the line, one less thing to worry about.
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You just have to make sure they're not made with dies or anything, even if they were white they can contain dies or other compounds. To me for cheap stuff I always tend to use the items made for what I'm doing when it comes to food. That way there is no doubt if you run into a problem down the line, one less thing to worry about.
Well... since the natural color of cotton is white, I really don't think they dyed this. I do dyework, and that would be sorta redundant. They were probably bleached though. Unfortunately, it's probably not organic cotton, and probably from China, so I'll wash these before I use them. Fortunately I still have some cheesecloth for tomorrow's ricotta.
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I have used a cotton teatowel when I have needed an extra draining mat, or to hang cheese for extra layers. I haven't used one though as a pressing cloth in a mould.
What are you hoping to use it for?
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I have used a cotton teatowel when I have needed an extra draining mat, or to hang cheese for extra layers. I haven't used one though as a pressing cloth in a mould.
What are you hoping to use it for?
to drain cheese. Cheese cloth is expensive and gets stretched out an ratty pretty fast.
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Lady Liberty
I can't agree with you more on the cheese cloth getting ratty. I have been looking for bulk nylon material that they use for grain bags in brewing that I can then make custom sized liners for my molds.
CC
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Captain did you see my post on mesh. It's all I'm using now, if you want a demostration you're more than welcome to come by and see it in use.
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Yes, I have used them and they are Wonderful!! They are like the old diapers of gone days but cheaper than doing a search for diapers.
Just wet them first, which is so simple because they really get all wet fast. Then dump the curds in and it drains in a jiffy. Now, that I have found them I am never going back to muslin, store bought cheese cloth, and/or old pillow cases, etc.
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Welcome to the forum, where did you get yours? In same USA "Dollar Store"?
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I found a similar dishtowel at WalMart I use. They are great! I wish I would have bought a dozen packs of them but I only bought one and now they are MIA. I cut one into 4 pieces for molds and washing. I will check the dollar store they are GREAT! Nothing gets through except the whey!
Do they look like this?
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Sam's Club has flours sack back in the restraunt supply section.
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I found them on the web for an outrageous price but stumbled upon them at Walmart. I figured I would give it a shot, after trying so many other things that did not work. I believe it was 6 oversized towels (diapers) for $5.50. I have made 6 batches of 1 lb cheese. Washed, sanitized and then started over. Their ends are long enough to tie around a board to hang the draining cheese over a deep pot, which frees up the sink area.
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I like them a lot for draining curds.