How to Vacuum Seal Cheese | Why You Should Be Vacuum Sealing Your Cheeses For Aging!
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Vacuum sealing cheese has changed my cheese game! Before I ever vacuum sealed cheeses, I tried all sorts of natural rind ripening and waxing. Natural rind ripening is gold standard, but who has the time?! Not me, as a busy mom of 3! Right now in life, my priority is putting safe, delicious cheeses on the table for my family and I just don't have the time to look after a bunch of natural rind ripened cheeses.
Vacuum sealing is a controversial topic in the cheese world, and I can see why. It goes without saying that plastic is not cheeses best friend, but luckily its an option that works really well for aging cheese, and after many years of using this technique, I can attest to the fact that it works well, you just have to do it the right way!
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I actually have 2 vacuum sealers and I like them both. Our industrial vacuum sealer is one that we share with friends and have had for years. Its price tag is reflective of its quality and it is the perfect vacuum sealer for all of your homesteads food processing, whether that be meat, vegetables or cheese. Unlike smaller vacuum sealers, it can run a long time without overheating.
My Smaller Vacuum sealer is one that I bought specifically for cheese because we share the larger of the 2 with friends, and I make so much cheese, it was becoming a hassle to always ferry it between our homesteads.
Industrial Vacuum Sealer (Weston) ⬇️
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Cuisinart Vacuum Sealer - I purchased mine from Canadian Tire on sale. I have only had it for about a year, and it works good so far for cheese, but overheats easily. This seems to be a common problem with smaller vacuum sealers, so if you are looking for a sealer to use for lots of different preserving, you are better off saving for the larger Weston one.
Foodsaver ⬇️ I don't have this one, but my dad has had a food saver for a long time. Unfortunately like many smaller ticket brands, it seems to suffer from the overheating, and he has actually had to replace it a few times. That being said, even though he is on his third, he keeps coming back so they must be doing something right. This is the one my dad has and it looks good because it includes the moisture setting.
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The thing with vacuum seal bags is you want to be sure your cheese will fit, it's ok to cut it in half if it won't fit, but it's nicer if you don't have to do that. When you measure your cheese for a bag, be sure to keep in mind, that even if the diameter should fit, the hight of the cheese will skew your number.
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I am so glad I found this video! I am trouble shooting a vacumn seal issue with my first wheel. I needed this education!
This is an excellent presentation and answers a lot of questions about vacuuming sealing homemade cheese.
Very excellent! I learned exactly what I was looking for and a whole lot more very important stuff! 😄
You've so got my kind of humor!! 😂 Just love your vids!!
I just started making goat cheese and thought I would try the vacuum seal method. Thanks for sharing. ☺️
Thank you for clarifying so many issues...
I have my first havarti aging and I was wondering how much moisture is too much water. This was so helpful. Thank you!
Another awesome video! I feel like I'll be binge watching today. What kind of cheese was the second cheese you showed when you were testing dryness with the paper towel? It looked yummy.
Your videos at so delightful, thank you so much, I'm getting milking sheep and excited about learning to make cheese. I'm so thankful for your videos, the were informative AND so enjoyable to watch😊
Very helpful! Thank you
We are trying shredded cheese in mason jars and vacuum sealed and storing it it in fridge
Thank you,great video.
I just subscribed to your KZread channel at the recommendation of Homesteady family.
EXCELLENT INFO!
Thank you great info
Thank you for your humble videos! It allows for an open door for folks like me to ask silly questions! .... I have not yet ventured into making my own cheese yet however, it has been added to my "BUCKET LIST"! I currently purchase imported Mandarini (its a hanging pear shaped with rope and fully waxed) provolone cheese from our little local Italian market. I typically have them cut me a 6lbs chunk and take home and get through it in a reasonable time for freshness. My goal/desire is to purchase the whole waxed/sealed hanging ball from them (approx. 30lbs)! My million dollar question is: Is it possible to purchase the whole 30lbs break the wax seal, cut it into manageable 1lb chunks and re-wax those size pieces and safely store them in my pantry? If I can't/shouldn't, I will accept that. However, if it is a viable option......what and how would be the best approach for highest success? Thank you in advance!😇🇺🇸
Thank you forthe information. I would like more videos on bags puffing up. Several years ago, I made 45 rounds of cheese with raw milk. Everything I read said to age it for 60 days. I put them each in a seal a meal and stored them at 52 degrees. At about 45 days the bags blew up like baloons and some of them had whey in the bottom of the bags. I threw them all away and haven't tried cheese since. One thing I read the other day was that the milk needs to be chilled to 60 degrees before starting cheese. I had brought the milk directly from the cow and started the cheesemaking process. I honestly have no idea where I went wrong but I need to know before I start making cheese again. Please help!
Just caught on to your waxing joke in the beginning.. Your'e a naughty girl 🤭 - In the words of Ausrin Powers "Yeah, baby yeah !
Hi Robyn. Thank you for the informative video. When I started watching and I'm not sure how I stumbled across your video I thought oh God this might be pointless but I haven't really found many people discussing vacuum Sealing cheeses. I do however know that there is a small niche of people using vacuum sealing to age their cheeses however this is not what I'm doing. I'm simply vacuum ceiling to preserve cheeses and prevent mold growth of cheeses I can't use up in time in the refrigerator. Do you find that this is an accurate use of the vacuum sealer? There are some studies that carbon dioxide acidifies cheeses and I'm wondering if you can comment on that. Anyways I am curious as to why cheeses that don't have a mold culture vacuum sealed pretty well like a whole milk mozzarella block I recently did that had mold in the fridge that I cut off. I mean both forms of cheeses utilize bacteria but why would the mold cheese not function well under a vacuum?
Can you vacuum seal Brie to give it a longer shelf life?
Newbie here! I've made my first Parmesan cheese. I tried to ripen it in a box in a cool room, which actually got a bit warm- high 60's. It started forming a few green dots and white spots. I washed them off with a salt brine, but they are coming back. I washed it then in water and white vinegar. Can I vacuum seal my cheese, even though it's only 1 week old and hasn't aged for 3 months? What if the mold grows inside the bag? Clueless here, thanks in advance!
Do you refrigerate the cheese while drying it?
So can you store vacuum seal outside the frig? I know you can with waxing cheese.
Just made my first cheddar. Air dried for 24 hours and it was dry, wiped down with vinegar and let dry again. Vacuum sealed and put into a box in a dark room at 50 degrees. 3 days later the seal was broken and the wheels had bulged. Opened the bag an it smelled ok, but was spongy and could hear air release when pressed on. Cut one of the wheels in half and it was full of holes. Threw both wheels in the trash. I assume there was nothing I could do to save this cheese? Contaminated with yeast or bacteria? Any info would be greatly appreaciated!!
I have a dumb question. I think I might have messed up on waxing my cheese because the wax is oily. Can I vacuum seal waxed cheese? If not what do I need to do? Can I freeze it or refrigerate it so that it doesn't go bad?
Are you refrigerating or freezing the vacuum sealed cheese?
So can a vacuum sealed cheese age in a regular 37F degree fridge for the three months?
@washablejunk281
2 жыл бұрын
I age my cheddar vacuum sealed, in my kegerator, at 40°F. It’s very mild at 1 month. I normally do 3 months or more.
@cindosha1
2 жыл бұрын
@@washablejunk281 Thanks for the answer!!
@robertlombardo8437
Жыл бұрын
@@washablejunk281 Nice to hear that I'm doing the right thing. This is my first time making aged cheese. CHEDDAAAAAR! AAAOOOOOWWWW!
What about spraying the cheese with vinegar and wiping it off and then letting the cheese dry for five days and turning it over in between times then after the cheese dry enough then putting in a sealed bag that's what I'm going to try.
@user-wq6lm8um4j
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I do that when I re-wax hard mild cheese to preserve it (you need mild because it will start aging again. I've had it fine and ate it over a year. I am thinking of prepping it the same way, but try vacuum sealing a test batch, and also in mylar with oxygen absorber too. I freeze-dry, and vaccum sealing doesn't hold up air as long as mylar, but I do like the idea of being able to see it. So I am trying both.
@robertlombardo8437
Жыл бұрын
I did the same thing, except I let the cheese dry over the course of a week and then brushed and washed it with white vinegar. Then, I examined it for mold spots, found none and vacuum sealed it! We'll see if it works, but that is the story of my first white cheddar.
So you just let your cheese sit on a drying rack in your kitchen until it's ready?
@robertlombardo8437
Жыл бұрын
That's what I did with my first pound of cheddar. Left it in the middle of my stove during the daytime on top of a rack. Flipped it in the morning and left it. Did that for about a week and then sealed it.
Can you vacuum seal vegan cheeses?