Camembert with Saffron

[John@PC]

I wasn't sure how saffron would go with a Camembert and I couldn't find any reference on the forum so thought I'd give a go. Ran into a problem less than a week after making with white mold attaching to my mat causing some of the surface to tear when I flipped it.  Compounding that was a slip skin that I think was high moisture related (rookie mistake trying to re-learn how to make cheese ) and possible I overdid the Geo dosage.  I thought it would be a good test to go ahead and cut the most damaged one and follow the progression of taste as it ages.  Considering how immature it is my first taste makes me think this will be a very good cheese: paste is like firm cheesecake with a nice light taste but the rind with the runny stuff is delightful!

Question:  Should I go ahead and wrap these and put in the fridge or keep in my mini-cave for awhile longer? 

[awakephd]

Hi John,

If it were me, I'd wrap in breathable paper and put in the fridge. Out of curiosity, why did you ash two out of the three (or at least that's what I think I'm seeing)?

[John@PC]

It was just a test Andy.  I thought the ash layer would look with the yellow saffron paste (it does) but mold growth was a little better on the non-ash cheese.  I did wrap the one I cut and put in fridge but I'm keeping the other two in the minicave for a bit more.  Thanks.

[nccheesemike]

Cheeses look good. I've not made these types yet but nice work! I hope they taste wonderful as well!!

Mike

[awakephd]

So, were you ashtonished by the difference?

Admit it - you've come back to cheese making just because you missed my puns. Right? Right?

[John@PC]

Admit it - you've come back to cheese making just because you missed my puns. Right? Right?

You busted me!   Hey Andy: What cheese is made backwards ?

[awakephd]

Edam, of course!

[John@PC]

You didn't google that question did you ?  If so I'll have to give you a "backwards" cheese and deduct one from your impressive count .

[awakephd]

Nope, no cheating involved. I did have to think about it for a minute, but then it popped into my head.