does anyone know if i can buy a smaller quantity of 4" wood brie boxes? i can get them from Canada but i have to buy a pallet of ~ 3000. would like to get around 200 or so to start. or is anyone interested in splitting up a pallet load? they are ~ .40 cents a piece plus the shipping from Montreal i think. Vic
try Michael's craft store i think their on-line
Stan
thecheesemaker.com has them not sure of the price
Any luck with this anyone?
I have been looking for these forever and the only option I see is to import them by the thousands from China. No one seems to sell them. Places like Thecheesemaker and New England Cheesemaking sell them retail. They should cost a few pennies each, not dollars.
the cheese guy sells them wholesale but their still ~ 50 cent a piece. their made in canada and are sold by palets...still ~ 30 cent each. vic
Group order, anyone? ;D
Sorry, somewhat off-topic, guys, but while we're at it, I was trying to find a source for the peeling tools used to peel bark for cheese like Mont D'Or. I can probably parse something together from that flat-hoe looking implement (forget what it's called), but the smaller one, used to create the even cuts for the wheels themselves (the tool has a kind of 3-sided box shape, sharp edges everywhere), would be appreciated.
Sorry, hope it's not too much of a hijack.
Thanks Vic!
Helen, I am up for it if you are. Who else is in?
Paul - the bark used to Mont D'Or is actually stripped off the same spruce logs that are used to make the actual Mont D'Or box. The logs go in and start stripping away. The first strips to come out are bark and the worker puts them on a pile. when no bark is left the strips that come out of the machine are pure wood and the worker puts them in a second pile which is used for the construction of the box's circumference. I remember once seeing this in a video
I would not mind buying a large quantity of camembert boxes but I don't have enough room to stock 1,000 of them at home.
Since it looks you have already looked around, would you know which quantity we would be looking at?
Quote from: iratherfly on May 26, 2011, 06:46:41 PM
Thanks Vic!
Helen, I am up for it if you are. Who else is in?
Paul - the bark used to Mont D'Or is actually stripped off the same spruce logs that are used to make the actual Mont D'Or box. The logs go in and start stripping away. The first strips to come out are bark and the worker puts them on a pile. when no bark is left the strips that come out of the machine are pure wood and the worker puts them in a second pile which is used for the construction of the box's circumference. I remember once seeing this in a video
Hey Yoav,
I think it was Coffee Joe whp posted a vid of them doing them by hand - they first cross cut, then strip with these special hand tools. I'd love to find one of them. I can grind down something, but they look pretty nifty.
The one I saw used a machine
Found the thread - it was mine (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,1683.msg45320.html#msg45320), lol. A photo, can't remember where I saw the vid - anyway, here's a photo of someone using the tool I was describing:
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/pkphotodo/02114057400.jpg)
I would buy some.
I am down for 50 boxes. Who is leading the sale?
Sorry to continue the hijack, folks, but just in case anyone is interested, I did find the vid showing the hand-peeling tools used in the Mont D'Or, etc., bands. See at about 0:51 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGdWuMTYxUg#ws) on.
If anyone has an idea where these tools might be found, very much appreciated.
Cheers!
Paul
Somewhere I got lost on this post. How much could we buy them for? I would purchase
some also.
annie
Everyone,
I would like to buy 50 or 100 also.
I will keep track of who wants what and talk to whomever it is that sells them for a good price.
But first, Vic, who is it that sells them for 30-50 cents and how would I contact them. Second, Vic,
you said they are sold by the pallet, how big is the pallet?
After Vic gets this information for me, I will put something here about it. Now, who wants what?
annie
I have been in contact with a Chinese manufacturer that takes minimum pallet order of 3,000 but was willing to take 1,000. Still too much for me. It's a big hassle with the customs and all that nonsense. It's also sent in a ship which takes 2-3 months. Air freight makes it very expensive. It does become 1 to 6 cents per box in the 10,000 piece range order.
Steve at the cheese maker will sell them for .50 I think. I will contact him and find out.
outfit in canada....might not have the contact info,,,computer crash a while back. big company that does packaging in montreal i think. 3000 to a pallet. thats it for now. v
I would take 50.
Steff,
Vic's message said that they come in pallets of 3000! I don't think we have enough
interested parties to order something that size.
But, did you get in touch with Steve at thecheesemaker.com? If you haven't had time,
I can call also. I have ordered many times from him.
annie
Steve is very expensive. The box can't cost more than the cheese it carries...
Yoav,
I don't think you read Steff's last post. She thinks she can get them
maybe at 50 cents apiece from Steve.
annie
If that's so, this is great. In the meantime, a French manufacturer had just gotten back to me and will send me price list. they have an amazing selection, round, oval, square, rectangular, hexagon, hectagon, polygon, ring only, bottom only, ring with branding strip on top, micro crate, flat, tall, wide, narrow... Any combination of poplar, foil, cardboard and plastic you can imagine, with or without ventilation/view window. Gorgeous! It will take a while for the samples to show and to get a good price but I think this is the long term solution. I will post whatever I get from them here to see if anyone wants to order with me.
I'll wait a bit to see if Steff gets some info from Steve Shapson. If she doesn't have any luck,
maybe we can 'gang up' on him....Joke
annie
I have not heard from him but it is early here, 6am. I will call when it is an appropriate time in Wisconsin.
OK
.56 each. They come in boxes of 380 .
Forgot to ask if that included shipping.
I will find out.
I can order them if you come up to close to the number.
If you want them at that price send me a message.
We might get two boxes of 380.
I will need to charge shipping from here if I get and resend.
Super!!
I would like 50. And Priority mail, which is what Steve uses, is relatively inexpensive.
annie
Hold the presses.... this is suspicious. 380 count? That sounds like a box model I know. It is not wood but paper that looks like wood. Can we verify that these are made of 100 wood, either poplar or spruce?
If you want to wait about a week I may be able to get them or possibly even get a mix of sizes. Someone is checking the possibilities for me and should have an answer for me by Monday.
I just called Steve. The size we would order is 5 inches in diameter AND the sides are cardboard.
The top and bottom are wood.
Thoughts?
annie
Yes, I know the box exactly. I really want a wood box. Presentation, ripening, stabilizing longer and baking possibilities are 4 good reasons. Can we wait until next week when I will get the sample from the French people? They are trying to arrange special pricing for me.
I also prefer all wood.
I can wait.
Thanks Annie for calling him my phone was down.
You are welcome Steff. And that makes 3 that prefer wood.
Sounds like you're wheeling and dealing Yoav. You get a gold star.
Let us know what you find out next week.
We can either order then or regroup and re-attack!
annie
I got stuck at "baking possibilities". It is 8am and my stomach is craving baked camembert with garlic cloves... ok, back to my cereals :)
I would rather have all wood as well.
A gold star? Love it. Do you need the mailing address for it? :P
Yes, waiting for some samples and price list. Also it looks like they have agreed to do a 350-400 quantity instead of their minimum 7,000.
I'm crossing my fingers for us.
annie
has anyone heard any more about this?
Sorry, I have had some problem with the provider. They had ridiculous minimum orders so I am looking elsewhere
I am interested in buying some of this round wood boxes or containers for the camembert and brie. Can someone let me know if they are still available please?
thanks. Happy Cheesemaking