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Title: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: LadyLiberty on February 01, 2009, 04:54:00 AM: For Feta and blues...

http://glengarrycheesemaking.on.ca/wax.htm

scroll down, they have lots of molds.
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: Cheese Head on February 01, 2009, 01:56:36 PM: I've often been envious of Tea's square molds.

For those of us in Australia/NZ, CheeseLinks.com.au (http://www.cheeselinks.com.au/supplieslist.pdf) in Australia also does.

For those in Europe, The Bulgarian Smallholder (http://www.bulgariansmallholder.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67_69) also does.
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: LadyLiberty on February 01, 2009, 05:53:34 PM: Quote from: Cheese Head/John on February 01, 2009, 01:56:36 PM
I've often been envious of Tea's square molds.

For those of us in Australia/NZ, CheeseLinks.com.au ([url]http://www.cheeselinks.com.au/supplieslist.pdf[/url]) in Australia also does.

For those in Europe, The Bulgarian Smallholder ([url]http://www.bulgariansmallholder.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67_69[/url]) also does.

Well, we *could* order from any of these, it's just expensive! I wonder if you could rig up something using a strawberry box? Maybe with some kind of netting on the sides and bottom? Or use a hot poker and make holes in a square glad box?

Hey, that's the ticket!
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: LadyLiberty on February 01, 2009, 06:15:56 PM: It just occurred to me, John, what about those plastic clamshell containers we get a pint of strawberries or blueberries in? They have vents along the bottom and side and they are obviously food safe. I just noticed the strawberries I have, though it's a rectangle, are made with recycled drink bottles, and are the company gets 50% of it's energy to produce their stuff from the sun. Cool. http://www.penpack.net. I could see reusing these three or four times for something like Feta...
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: Cheese Head on February 01, 2009, 07:33:22 PM: Yep good idea, I've also wondered about that, but the ones we get here in Texas have big slots in them, so I think lose to much curd.

While they are expensive, they do last effectively forever.
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: LadyLiberty on February 01, 2009, 08:40:31 PM: you could line them with that netting you bought a while back, John. :) That would make those holes "smaller".
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: Cartierusm on February 02, 2009, 07:20:00 AM: I like the bulgarian site's descriptions "curd sack" just sounds funny. I wonder why it's in english?
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: Cheese Head on February 03, 2009, 01:00:51 AM: L.L. yes could use netting/cheesecloth, was hoping not to, one less thing to clean.

Carter, I presume English as they ship anywhere within Europe?
Title: Re: Draining Molds - Where Buy Square Ones?
Post by: Cartierusm on February 03, 2009, 01:21:35 AM: Oh. John I've got some new items in the works. I've bought some plastic mesh and I'm going to use it like the kadova molds as a liner so I don't have to use cheese cloth. It will be in 3 pieces. One to go around the sides and then a cloth cheese cloth for top and bottom for my embossing plates. I'll let you know how it goes.