Monterey Jack Recipe

[Tea]

The recipe for this one said to dry until the cheese starts to yellow around the edges.  So did that, and waxed this morning.  I was surprised that even with the wax, you can still see the herbs showing through.  Interesting finish.
Again thanks for evens help.  Hopefully I can get these through the aging process in god health.

[Cheese Head]

Well don't they look nice and very well waxed, what are your tricks-traps to achieve that finish?

[DaggerDoggie]

Nicely done, Tea! :)

[Tea]

Well considering I have only waxed these two, I'm not sure that I am the person to give you tips. 
I was just wondering if you use the liquid cheese plastic first before you wax?

[Tea]

Well curiosity finally killed the cat.  I have been staking this cheese since I waxed them, and today I just had to try it, even though it has only been aging 3 weeks.
Having never tasted this cheese before, I can only say that to me, the cheese still seems a little young, with just a hint of a bite.  Lovely feel, and absolutely bursting with flavours from the herbs garlic.  The smells just hit me, as I cut into the cheese.
Have wrapped in again in plastic, and will age for another week or two, and try again.
I am really happy with this one so far, and will definately be making this again.
Yummy.

[Cheese Head]

Tea your Garden Herbed Monterey Jack does look great, lots of fun.

I've never waxed before . . . I think you used the plastic coating before adding wax right?

In the picture it looks like the wax didn't come off very well or that just your handiwork ;)?

[Tea]

The white is the plastic coating.  I didn't expect it to look like that either.  I don't recall seeing that on commercial products, so it makes me think that they must do something different.
In reality, it peels off just as easily as store bought wax does.

[Tea]

Well I have been watching the other monterey jack that I did a wine bath with, and have noticed that the wax was lifting and starting to get a barrelled affect.  I opened it also this morning, and even though there doesn't appear to be any mould, (what I thought I would find), the cheese seemes to have aged well, with the wine flavours permeating through the cheese, but the middle has separated.
Any ideas/suggestions as to what may have happened.

[rosawoodsii]

Information on Monterey Jack Cheese is available here.

Monterey Jack Cheese Making Recipe

Neither of these links work.  Are they available elsewhere on the site?

[bbracken677]

It probably was this one: https://cheeseforum.org/articles/wiki-monterey-jack-cheese-making-recipe/

[rosawoodsii]

Thanks. I'll give that recipe a try.  :D