Hi, sorry it's been a while. Was moving house so I vacuum packed the cheeses in the end. Previously I made sure to air out the cheese ripening fridge/cave daily.
Yes Frodage, it is a 20L canister and the cheeses are about:
- H=12cm, D=15cm
- H=11cm, D=11cm
A couple of weeks ago, I gave the smaller one to a friend for his birthday. When we cut it open, it was a great mixture of creamy (from the surface ripening) and crumbly in the middle (see pictures). Sadly there wasn't quite as much blue in the middle as I had hoped for....possibly the curds were not pressed long enough, making it easier for it all to consolidate in a mass when filled in to the form. Anyway, working on it
Other than that, the cheese tasted delicious and we decided it was more of a Gorgonzola than a Stilton
The bigger brother is sitting in the fridge at 4°C awaiting his fate...will let you know how it goes