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24-01-2020, 10:40 AM
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Do you scrape it or scrap it?

My mother used to bin it at the first sign of green fur.
My Grandma used to shave the green fur off and use the rest.
Me - well - Cheese never lasts long enough to even think about growing fur here!
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24-01-2020, 10:51 AM
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Oh, my. Please do not through it away. Nothing wrong with some green mold. I cut off the green, toss that out, and use what is left. If I have a bunch of cheese left, I wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and stick it back in the fridge.

Some cheeses, like Bleu cheese, have a great deal of mold running thru it. Bleu cheese salad dressing ? YUMMY.
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24-01-2020, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Do you scrape it or scrap it?

My mother used to bin it at the first sign of green fur.
My Grandma used to shave the green fur off and use the rest.
Me - well - Cheese never lasts long enough to even think about growing fur here!
Personally I would scrape the green mould off but like you it never lasts long enough for anything to grow on it.

I just buy the el cheapo 1kg blocks of Coles Cheddar - actually come to think of it I am surprised it is still allowed to be called that.

Occasionally I buy the odd 250gm block of Brie but that is lucky if it lasts a couple of days
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24-01-2020, 10:59 AM
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Re: Mouldy Cheese!

Originally Posted by bakerman ->
Oh, my. Please do not through it away. Nothing wrong with some green mold. I cut off the green, toss that out, and use what is left. If I have a bunch of cheese left, I wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and stick it back in the fridge.


I find some cheeses don't like being wrapped in plastic, they last much longer in an open tupperware in the fridge.
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24-01-2020, 11:09 AM
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Re: Mouldy Cheese!

EEeek, No, No, - I would never, ever, wrap cheese in plastic/cling film!

Cheese needs to breathe.

I wrap mine in cheesecloth/muslin and keep it in a basket on the top shelf of the refrigerator.
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24-01-2020, 11:14 AM
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[QUOTE=bakerman;1846992]Oh, my. Please do not through it away. Nothing wrong with some green mold. I cut off the green, toss that out, and use what is left. [quote]

Me too - I abhor food waste.

Some cheeses, like Bleu cheese, have a great deal of mold running thru it. Bleu cheese salad dressing ? YUMMY.
I do not like blue cheese to eat as just cheese - but, as you say, it does make excellent salad dressing. I also use it to make Broccoli and Blue Stilton soup which is delicious!
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24-01-2020, 11:15 AM
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Re: Mouldy Cheese!

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
EEeek, No, No, - I would never, ever, wrap cheese in plastic/cling film!

Cheese needs to breathe.

I wrap mine in cheesecloth/muslin and keep it in a basket on the top shelf of the refrigerator.
I don't know , sweetie. I never tried cheese cloth or muslin but perhaps I should.
No wish to start any argument but I find that if I wrap my cheddar cheese in plastic wrap, it lasts much, much longer. No matter what the articles say, I don't find that the cheese takes on the odor of the plastic. The way I figure it, the cheddar cheese comes vacuum packed in plastic.
I'll have to run a few tests, some in cheese cloth and some in plastic wrap to see which lasts the longest and to also do a taste test between cheese cloth and plastic.
http://www.splendidtable.org/story/storing-cheese
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24-01-2020, 11:24 AM
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I do not like blue cheese to eat as just cheese - but, as you say, it does make excellent salad dressing. I also use it to make Broccoli and Blue Stilton soup which is delicious


Ditto, S T - I just love brocolli and blue stilton soup and am now about to Google a recipe for blue cheese salad dressing!
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24-01-2020, 11:27 AM
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parchment or greaseproof paper is better than plastic.
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24-01-2020, 11:46 AM
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Re: Mouldy Cheese!

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
EEeek, No, No, - I would never, ever, wrap cheese in plastic/cling film!

Cheese needs to breathe.

I wrap mine in cheesecloth/muslin and keep it in a basket on the top shelf of the refrigerator.


Gosh, I would never do that either, Tabby.
 
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