cheesecloth

[trooperbill]

Im thinking of buying this cheesecloth from a local fabric store as i think it will add some nice detail to the rind with it being 'crinkly' but am unsure if its suitable for food.

i know they specialise in something called loomstate cloth so am assuming this means its undyed and shouldnt have any chemicals in it which should be safe ... right?

anyway what do you think

http://www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/cheesecloth-cotton-white

is it safe to use? theyre only down the road so its easy for me to pop in.

its my first post here so be gentle...

[Stinky]

One of my questions would be whether the weave is open enough to allow whey to seep through quickly.

[Kern]

The linked cloth is described as "coarse".  Butter muslin (the cloth cheese makers use) has about 90 threads per inch.  Coarse, run of the mill, cheese cloth is about 60 TPI,  It does not work well for draining cheese.  I wouldn't worry about any toxicity issues:  If you can wear it you can squeeze cheese it it.   

[Al Lewis]

This might be better.  http://www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/butter-muslin-white

[John@PC]

Butter muslin (the cloth cheese makers use) has about 90 threads per inch.  Coarse, run of the mill, cheese cloth is about 60 TPI.

I thought that too but 90# cheesecloth (butter muslin) is 44 x 36 threads per in.  I've ordered a couple of times from onlinefabricstore.com and if you buy in bulk (60 yds) it's about $1 per yard, and you have a lifetime supply of cheesecloth .

[qdog1955]

Muslin treated with fire retardant might be a problem----unless you're trying to keep your cheese from burning. 
Qdog

[Kern]

Butter muslin (the cloth cheese makers use) has about 90 threads per inch.  Coarse, run of the mill, cheese cloth is about 60 TPI.

I thought that too but 90# cheesecloth (butter muslin) is 44 x 36 threads per in.  I've ordered a couple of times from onlinefabricstore.com and if you buy in bulk (60 yds) it's about $1 per yard, and you have a lifetime supply of cheesecloth .

Whoa!  Several of the books I have state the 90 TPI figure above and that ordinary "consumer" cheese cloth is 60 TPI.  Perhaps the authors got confused with the "Grade 90" cloth shown in the link you supplied and assumed that it meant 90 TPI.  Clearly you are correct.   

[John@PC]

Kern, as my wife would tell you me being correct is a very, very  rare occurrence .

[Al Lewis]

She must know my wife. LOL