Another mold/form question, guys, sorry. As I previously posted, I ordered a bunch of stuff from NEC for delivery here in India. I did not buy a blue cheese mold. Checking on Amazon India, I found a round paneer maker which I think might work. The dimensions are 5.3 inches x 2.4 inches (h). As the pic in the link shows, it comes with three pieces, a hoop, removable base and pressing lid/"follower". This picture is of a different brand, mine has a higher rating and is bigger, but this looks the same and shows all three pieces, which the picture of mine does not.
It roughly conforms with the form factor for NEC's much larger mold for unpressed blue cheeses, which is 7 7/8 x 3 7/8. I went ahead and ordered it (it cost the equivalent of $4 USD!) and it is made of good quality, fairly sturdy stainless steel. Strong enough that if I removed the handle on the lid I could press at light weight if I wanted to, I think. I would want to do 1 to 2 gallon makes although maybe 2g would be pushing it with this size, especially with softer curds. The type of blue I'd like to try are the softer, creamier, semi-firm ones like castle blue, gorgonzola dolce, bleu de queyras.
If someone would be willing to take a look at the link and opine on whether there is something that would be problematic for making unpressed blues it would be really helpful. In particular, I am wondering about the size and if the holes are too big/numerous for draining these kinds of blues effectively. Thanks for any input!
https://www.amazon.in/Expresso-Stainless-Steel-Paneer-Strainer/dp/B07NFZSSNT/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=expresso+paneer+mould+750ml&qid=1603698874&s=kitchen&sr=1-1