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Title: dont have access to cheese refrigerator any cheap , easy and working alternative
Post by: ojusrane on March 04, 2015, 06:33:28 PM
hey guys!!
new here , i am from India and cheese refrigerators and not readily available here, and if available they are quite on the expensive side.
are there any other alternatives i can use and wine fridge is not one of ,em because even them i cant afford.
please help  8) 8)
Title: Re: dont have access to cheese refrigerator any cheap , easy and working alternative
Post by: Al Lewis on March 04, 2015, 08:28:17 PM
Check with H-K-J.  He has a setup using a regular drinks cooler that he uses.  Very simple and inexpensive.
Title: Re: dont have access to cheese refrigerator any cheap , easy and working alternative
Post by: Andrew Marshallsay on March 05, 2015, 09:10:16 AM
I use a small bar fridge with a cheap Chinese thermostat bought online for about $A20. The thermostats are sold mostly to reptile fanciers . They are of doubtful accuracy but how accurate do you need? They should work with any electric fridge.
Title: Re: dont have access to cheese refrigerator any cheap , easy and working alternative
Post by: Guiseppe on March 05, 2015, 09:17:32 PM
I use a standard fridge freezer with the following thermostat which I bought from e-bay for £8.96. 
That's 852 Rupee at today's exchange rate. 
I actually have 2 of them and they can maintain a specific temperature within 0.1 degree.
I have found them to be excellent.

90~250V 10A Digital Temperature Controller Thermocouple -50~110℃ with Sensor UK
E-Bay item number is 310910389174. Just put that in the search and it should bring it up. 
It comes from UK but it was post free to Greece, not sure about to India.
Title: Re: dont have access to cheese refrigerator any cheap , easy and working alternative
Post by: Stinky on March 06, 2015, 12:41:53 AM
Quote from: Raw Prawn on March 05, 2015, 09:10:16 AM
I use a small bar fridge with a cheap Chinese thermostat bought online for about $A20. The thermostats are sold mostly to reptile fanciers . They are of doubtful accuracy but how accurate do you need? They should work with any electric fridge.

From what I've read, one degree in temperature can effect the texture quite a decent bit.