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GENERAL BOARDS => Buying, Storing, & Cheesemongering => Topic started by: keepitlow on June 22, 2009, 11:26:57 AM
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How long can commercial cheese be left out while traveling? Say some gouda or jarlsberg. Can you eat it after no refrigeration at 75 to 80 degrees for 2 or 3 days?
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I think you would be fine. If there is some mold growth, or dried out sections, you may choose to trim the affected area.
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Haha, use caution though crossing customs. For example, this one time ... crossing the border between Canada and the US I brought hard commercial cheese. That's fine, totally legal. But after a few hours, the hard cheese was soft cheese. So that's not totally legal, as I learned in an interrogation room. I advise friends not to risk traveling internationally with any cheese after that learning experience. Jess
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Goodness they didn't know the difference I guess. Maybe bring a cooler next time!
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Hi!!! Just try to keep one of those insulated lunchbox type things and some icepacks that you can throw in a freezer before you travel and the cheese should stay fine for a couple days! Cheese is supposed to be eaten at room temp anyways.
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It will likely start to ozz butter fat at these temps.