I made an Alpine cheese back mid December 2016 12/11/16 to be exact and decided to go natural rind for this cheese. I had brushed the rind every few days to start and now weekly with olive oil. A curiosity/question is will the olive oil get down into the cheese and give an olive oil flavor or merely condition the rind and give the rind the olive oil flavor. I am not sure when I will give this cheese a first try but wondered if the olive oil lends to any overall cheese flavor beyond the rind. I will say on a different note the olive oil has sure made wiping away what mold that has tried to form very easy. The cheese has a nice yellow hue as well. Thanks all!!
Mike
I have had limited experience with olive oil wiped rinds. I did a few baby swiss that were aged for about three months and did not notice the taste in the main body of the cheese. My rinds were fairly hard and trimmed a bit so I can't comment on the taste.
Quote from: Duntov on January 29, 2017, 12:36:04 AM
I have had limited experience with olive oil wiped rinds. I did a few baby swiss that were aged for about three months and did not notice the taste in the main body of the cheese. My rinds were fairly hard and trimmed a bit so I can comment on the taste.
Thanks for the insight Duntov! I will just wait and see how this cheese turns out :)
Mike I oil quite a bit and never noticed any flavour changes
I've oiled a few cheeses, and also used oil + smoked paprika. The latter tasted fabulous, but the flavor is all in the rind, not in the paste. For the former, I couldn't detect any particular olive oil taste.
Quote from: reg on January 29, 2017, 02:27:55 PM
Mike I oil quite a bit and never noticed any flavour changes
Likewise here.
Quote from: awakephd on January 29, 2017, 04:35:19 PM
I've oiled a few cheeses, and also used oil + smoked paprika. The latter tasted fabulous, but the flavor is all in the rind, not in the paste. For the former, I couldn't detect any particular olive oil taste.
Same here.
Yep. Same with the ones I've done. Also washed with cognac to keep mold off. Great smell but the taste does not get into the cheese.
Thanks all for the replies! I will make sure I eat the rind on this cheese