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Slipped Skin Cam - Is it Dangerous to Eat?

Started by Tropit, November 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM

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Tropit

If a cam looks great, but is developing a slipped skin, should I throw it out, or just serve to the "help."  (ie: kids and DH)  When is a cheese dangerous to eat?  What about other cheeses?  What are some tell-tell signs?

linuxboy

Post-make contamination is not common unless there are aging room issues with listeria or pathogens. Slip skin can be eaten, though it may not be the most appetizing. It's more common to find contamination due to poor cleaning in the holding tank, or equipment.

Best signs are a smelly (putrid) or "off" cheese. Most molds, yeasts, and bacteria that cause spoilage are not deadly. Unfortunately, there's no sure way to tell without culturing and testing.

DeejayDebi

COuld have also been cause by lack of proper curd draining.

Tropit


DeejayDebi


Cheese Head

Good news, I've also eaten mine (daughters and wife were rupulsed) except for one that was way too off even for me :o.