Stilton Making - Breaking Formed Cheese Methods

[sawhett]

Attempting my first Stilton. I have pressed between 2 cheeseboards overnight w/ 8 lbs.. My books instruct to "break up" into 1" pieces. Any reason it can't be "cut" with a curd knive instead. Maybe the difference in surface texture?
THX,
Bill

[Cheese Head]

I believe it's texture of the curds for when they are re-combined to get the irregular shaped vacancies inside the cheese where the blue mold will grow, after piercing.

Some really good videos on Stilton Making here.

[9mmruger]

I broke mine apart and it came out perfect.  Making another soon.