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I did not keep a record on this, because it was another "experiment"... I do not even have the date when I made this - sometime in mid to late January I think. And I think it was after the recipe for Ouleout in the Caldwell book. I kept washing it with the 3% brine, waiting for it to get a little red on it, and it never did. But it got pretty soft, so I wrapped it in paper and a ziploc bag and put it in the house frig. I noticed it a few days ago - that it was getting really soft.
I was a bit afraid to try it because it is pretty stinky, and kind of gross looking... But I tasted it anyway brave soul that I am!
Pretty good! Definitely not a table cheese! Okay, I had some today with crackers and my soup. That was really good. But I cannot get my husband to try it!

Minus the smell, that looks really good to me! What is this cheese called again?

I would call it a "washed rind experiment with very poor record keeping"! Almost easier to eat it with a spoon than cutting slices...

Susan you may have, unknowingly, made a Vacherin Mont D'Or without the bark.  The procedure sounds about the same.  Basically a brie that you wash every other day. Try it over tiny potatoes.  Congratulations!

Ah, Susan, into the unknown....    Sounds about right.

There's been a lot of talk about "undocumented" this and that lately. You have favorably added to the discussion. Have a cheese!

-Boofer-

Really good with some crispy apple slices!!

I am making a washed rind cheese now and really start to worry about them getting too pungent.
I had bad experience with 1 before, the smell reminded me of a bus stop urinals (don't ask).
Anyway I can reduce the stink?

Nose plugs? 

Quote from: Kern on March 10, 2016, 06:57:26 PM
Nose plugs? 

LOL 

Quote from: AnnDee on March 10, 2016, 02:26:41 AM
I am making a washed rind cheese now and really start to worry about them getting too pungent.
I had bad experience with 1 before, the smell reminded me of a bus stop urinals (don't ask).
Anyway I can reduce the stink?

Brush/wash the linens off.

Check this.

-Boofer-

Thank you Boofer! When my cheese ready, I will wash off the linens.

That looks like a successful experiment to me!  Well done.