Think of it as a humidor for cheese, simulating the high-moisture , protected conditions of the cheese cave. Just soak the clay brick in water for two minutes once a week and place it on the antimicrobial floor of the Grotto. The best part? Just delicious, fresh-tasting cheese in a beautiful box that you can store on your counter or in your refrigerator. With the Cheese Grotto, you can store your aged cheeses at room temperature , just like the French do!
If you have a cool space in your home between 45 to 60 degrees, like a cellar or basement, you can even use the Grotto to age your own cheese. How cool is that?
The Cheese Grotto can also be used to store cheeses in your refrigerator for longer-term storage. The Cheese Grotto is a beautiful, sustainable, and economical cheese storage box that helps your cheese last longer and taste better. Thank you for reaching out.
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Alexandra Jones is a writer, cheesemonger, and food educator who has been working with farmers and artisans in Pennsylvania for the past eight years. Alexandra leads cheese tastings and teaches cheesemaking classes in and around Philadelphia, and we are honored to have her on our team. Cheese is alive. And to stay fresh in your fridge so you can enjoy it longer, it needs to breathe. Wrapping it in plastic suffocates that delicious living thing, leading to wet, moldy, wasted cheese.
Plus, your cheese can actually start tasting like plastic. Not exactly what you were going for. But you can't just wrap it in plain paper, either, because your cheese will dry out. Ever try to grate a rock-hard piece of Parmesan? The ideal cheese storage method brings everything into balance; the cheese has air flow without dehydrating, and stays humid without getting soggy. To achieve this, you can buy specially coated cheese storage bags , or you can try this simple, low-cost solution that does the same thing as the specialty bags, but uses what you commonly find in your kitchen.
Before you store cheese, you'll have to wrap it. Plastic wrap is out of the question — in fact, wrapping cheese in plastic wrap will only make it go bad faster.
Instead, opt for parchment paper or wax paper, which will allow the cheese to breathe and prevent additional moisture. You can also use cheese paper , although its price is much higher. There are also specialty cheese storage vaults available that help provide airflow along with storage.
These cheese vaults are versatile and work with all different types of cheese. Plus, they look awesome, too. Click here for this personal cheese vault on Amazon. Just like with Tupperware, you can store your cheese in Ziploc bags. However, wrap it up in wax paper or cheese paper first. Then either leave your Ziploc a little unsealed or poke a few holes in it. This will allow the cheese to continue to breathe in the fridge while giving it an extra layer of protection and cutting down on the smell.
The best place to store your cheese in the fridge is the produce drawer or other drawer designated for cheeses and cold cuts.
These drawers stay slightly warmer than the rest of your fridge, which will keep your cheese from drying out too quickly. It will also allow it to ripen to a full gorgeous flavor. But did you know there is such a thing as an actual cheese fridge? Many home cheesemakers have discovered they can take a kitchen wine fridge and use it to cure and ripen homemade cheeses.
You can buy these individual bins for your fridge to store cheese in, as well as produce. Click here for these on Amazon. Generally, hard cheeses such as cheddar and both block and grated Parmesan do not require refrigeration for safety. They will last quite a bit longer if kept refrigerated, though. Your softer cheeses definitely need to be refrigerated and can only stay out at room temperature for about three hours before they need to be discarded.
Freezing cheese is not often recommended. It can ruin both the texture and the flavor that makes cheese so delicious. Okay, we confess. But do use wax paper or aluminum foil. You can even slide it into a 2nd container to help cut down on fridge odors and keep your cheese from drying out too quickly before you have a chance to use it.
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