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Title: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: Fix on August 16, 2011, 06:08:34 PM

Hello.

Can you please help me, what exactly is a "cheese brush" ? I know only that it must be soft,
but how much and made from natural bristle or can be other ... I'm talking about aging brush,
not the one for waxing. ;) Thanks.

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: linuxboy on August 16, 2011, 06:21:47 PM

there are different kinds depending on if you want to scrub, wash, etc. Depends on the cheese. Most good ones are nylon or some type of HDPE/PP/Nylon blend.

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: Fix on August 16, 2011, 06:57:55 PM

At this moment I need it for Gruyère aging. :) Thanks.

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: linuxboy on August 16, 2011, 07:22:15 PM

then you need an all-purpose, medium stiffness brush that would enable you to spread the morge.

It's not some super secret brush.... heck, you can even use a rag

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Household-Scrub-Brush/dp/B00004OCL3/ref=sr_1_22?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-22 (http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Household-Scrub-Brush/dp/B00004OCL3/ref=sr_1_22?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-22)
http://www.amazon.com/Bissell-Smart-Details-Household-67U5/dp/B002SG6HQA/ref=sr_1_10?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-10 (http://www.amazon.com/Bissell-Smart-Details-Household-67U5/dp/B002SG6HQA/ref=sr_1_10?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-10)
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Bar-Brush/dp/B00004OCLS/ref=sr_1_13?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-13 (http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Bar-Brush/dp/B00004OCLS/ref=sr_1_13?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-13)

You can even use of these newfangled contraptions and put the morge inside
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Squirting-Brush/dp/B00004OCLK/ref=sr_1_9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-9 (http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Squirting-Brush/dp/B00004OCLK/ref=sr_1_9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1313522384&sr=1-9)

Any type of brush. You want to scruff up the cheese more? Use a harder bristle. Want to baby it and just use it to spread the morge around? Use a soft bristle, even something out of horse hair.

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: Fix on August 16, 2011, 07:29:30 PM

Thank you very much for so detailed info. ;D

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: linuxboy on August 16, 2011, 07:32:01 PM

If you want to kick it up a notch DIY style, you could also mechanize (not for the morge phase, for the rind clean up pre-sale) and hook one of these things up to a drill http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-DrillBrush01-Drill-Brush/dp/B002DLRN72/ref=zg_bs_15342891_19. (http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-DrillBrush01-Drill-Brush/dp/B002DLRN72/ref=zg_bs_15342891_19.) Gets stray molds, cheese mites, etc right out.

Title: Re: Cheese brush [?]
Post by: Fix on August 16, 2011, 08:28:56 PM

I don't think that one day I will sell my cheeses! :D But thanks! I have now
6-7 months ahead of understanding how to wash cheese with brine and how
to understand which mold is good and which must be removed ... I'm sure I
will have a lot of questions soon with this Gruyere. ;)

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