Do you love cheese but don't always get around to buying your favorite varieties fresh? If you prefer to stock up a little – especially now, just before the holidays – it naturally raises the question of how best to store cheese so that it stays fresh and delicious for as long as possible. After all, you can't control the temperature in your home the way we do in our shop ...!
To help you enjoy your cheese for as long as possible and make sure there are no unpleasant surprises, we are sharing our best tips with you in this short video. For example, we show you how to make an improvised cheese bell ...
Enjoy!
All the facts at a glance:
- store the cheese in the refrigerator – unless you have a cool pantry or a cool cellar
- anything that prevents the cheese from breathing is unsuitable, because if it can't breathe, it starts to sweat.
- in the worst case, it also starts to mold, and then you will soon have to throw it away, which would be a shame.
- Cheese cannot breathe, for example, in plastic wrap or in a plastic container with a lid.
- Cheese that is sold in plastic packaging should also ideally be repackaged at home. The plastic is only intended to protect the cheese during transport.
- Ideally, cheese should be stored in a way that allows it to breathe. We recommend several options:
- Wrap it in wax paper and store it in the refrigerator's vegetable drawer, where it is slightly more humid and the cheese won't dry out as easily.
- Place it in a Tupperware container covered with a slightly damp tea towel – without a lid!
- Or make an improvised cheese bell. Simply place a layer of kitchen roll on a plate, put the cheese on top, and cover it with a (glass) bowl. That's it.
- Hard cheese can also be wrapped in a clean, slightly damp tea towel and stored in the refrigerator this way. This protects the cheese from drying out.
