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Title: my cheese box
Post by: fredthecat on February 08, 2015, 08:34:20 AM
Hi, just a check if this is any good. I bought this container the other day. It's all polypropylene and has a sort of mesh leaving about 4mm separate from the base of the container. Is it good?
Title: Re: my cheese box
Post by: Danbo on February 08, 2015, 11:16:27 AM
I think that it looks very nice. Depending on the humidity you want, the lid should be able to let a little bit of air inside. You can just stick in a little piece of plastic to do that.

My own boxes aren't that nice. :-)

:-) Danbo
Title: Re: my cheese box
Post by: fredthecat on February 08, 2015, 01:25:22 PM
thanks. i'm used to brewing equipment where if it's plastic i tend to freak out about exactly what kind of plastic and if it's food safe. the whole setup was 7 dollars. i'm pretty happy with it. i hope to make my first mesophilic cheese in it soon.
Title: Re: my cheese box
Post by: Danbo on February 08, 2015, 01:45:58 PM
PP and PE are usually food safe. I'm not sure how it is around the world but here in Europe there usually is a symbol showing that it's food safe.

:-) Danbo
Title: Re: my cheese box
Post by: fredthecat on February 08, 2015, 02:00:49 PM
i bought it from a restaurant supply store in korea. things here usually have a lettering or plastic number on them like PP or PET. i feel confident in it. i also plan to use a PP cheese mold like ive been doing