I have looked at many posts, but I can't find exactly what I wish to know.
I work a very full week and have many obligations, so I don't have the time to do a natural rind.
I have just cream waxed a 3# Parmesan....(yes, I let it dry thoroughly first.) But now, how long should I let it age in my 'cave' before vacuum sealing it?
Andreark
I shouldn't think you'd need to cream wax it before vacuum sealing.
I have been making cheeses for 8 years. I have had success with many cheddars. I generally age them
over a year. (I always used Margaret Morris's recipe) Her video suggests using a cream wax for the
first several weeks to keep them 'clean'. Then waxing. I have never had one spot of mold.
But, I HATE CHEESE WAX !!!!
Sooo, after Cream waxing and several weeks or months in the 'cave', I wanted to vac seal them.
Has anyone tried this method?
Try this link https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,12309.msg94951.html#msg94951 (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,12309.msg94951.html#msg94951) ---they are discussing cream waxing and the vac sealing.
Qdog
I've got a 3 pound (8 inch diameter) hockey puck Parm I made a week ago. I plan on going straight to a vac. bag with maybe 1 coat of oil first within the next week. It's just too thin to allow much rind development. 5 gallons of milk just doesn't go as far as it used to. :) On to an 8 gallon make next week.
Larry