Cheese Storage Question

[Lisa Shock]

BTW, when the time comes to get a new fridge, look to see if you can get one with a humidity adjustment feature. They aren't all that common in the US, I have no idea about China.

[liuzhou]

As I said in my first post I don't want to start important equipment, even if I can.

Sorry that should read "importing" As I said in my first post I don't want to start important equipment, even if I can.as I'm sure you have guessed.

The time allowed to edit round here is way too short.

[boudin noir]

I haven't tried this i'm guessing it might help. wrap your cheese as you normally would and then bury it in raw rice. Then refrigerate it. Rice is sometimes used as a desicant and you should not have to import it.

[djyee100]

By the way the box grater is not what I "prefer". It's what I have. Out here, you have to make do with what you can find, which in many areas of life isn't a lot.

Sorry if I misunderstood. The microplane will deliver a fine, fluffy grate, and I thought you preferred a larger grate.

Microplane zester/graters are available at a reasonable price on Amazon or in hardware stores. Again, I don't know what's possible where you live.

[liuzhou]

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Sorry if I misunderstood. The microplane will deliver a fine, fluffy grate, and I thought you preferred a larger grate.

Microplane don't only do one kind of grater.

They also do ribbon graters and I'd buy one if they had them here, but they don't. I like the look of this one. They also do a box grater.

The cheap box grater was all I could get and that only after a long hunt. I guess the Chinese aren't big on grating!

Edited September 9, 2013 by liuzhou (log)

[Smithy]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

... Washing the cheese in vinegar doesn't appeal either.

Just for the record, in case I wasn't clear: I meant wiping the rind with vinegar, as in a towel soaked with vinegar, followed by blotting with a dry towel, to discourage mold; not to dunk the cheese in a vat of vinegar. Having said that, I'll also note that I still haven't tried it myself.

[liuzhou]

Hold the front page!

I have this afternoon discovered that Microplane graters are available in China, by mail order. (They weren't the last time I looked, about a year ago.)

A ribbon grater and a zester have both been ordered and are no doubt winging their way towards me right now.

(Doesn't solve the mould problem, though.)

Edited September 9, 2013 by liuzhou (log)

[judiu]

The wax paper problem might be solved if you looked for "Kut-Rite" brand. I've also had luck keeping onions in the fridge hhere in hot, humid south Florida by wrapping a cut onion in cling film, then in aluminum foil, and keeping it in the fridge door. Not a suitable idea for a wheel of Parm, but a chunk, maybe. Again, if I find mould on cheese, I've been known to trim it off thoroughly, wash it off with anti-bacterial soap, rinse exceedingly well and wrap as above. HTH!

[liuzhou]

The wax paper problem might be solved if you looked for "Kut-Rite" brand.

In China?

I've already said that trim off any mould.

[judiu]

Sorry, never been to China, have no clue if any familiar brands are available there, can only suggest what I know. Forgive my ignorance, please!