I had my Stiltons in one compartment, isolated from the Port Salut. Each compartment has it's own cooling fan. But I still ended up with tiny colonies of p.roqueforti on the Port every now and then. Once I removed the Stiltons, the tiny colonies on the Port stopped. Now, I have to put the Roqueforts in the refrigerator. But maybe the b.linens, which is now blooming well, will prevent the colonies of p.roqueforti from taking hold.
The only other solution is to buy another wine refrigerator, dedicating one to blues and the other to everything else. THAT will make my wife happy....not. Another choice is to do blues only for a while, and once wrapped, I can sterilize the refrigerator and prep it for other cheeses. But I like rotating different cheeses so that I have a variety coming due all the time. The blues take much longer to age, so that means no cheesemaking of other varieties for over 2 months at a stretch. Waxed rind cheeses are unaffected by the p. roqueforti, so there is that possibility. But, still, that takes a lot of planning to time this right.
eBay, I think it's time I check out what wine refrigerators you have available. Maybe I can get a great deal like the last time.
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