How to store cheese

Poppy9

Queenie wrote:

... I'm off to Poppy's tonight to share her cheese and wine to keep me strength up

You will be very welcome any other night but tonight. I have to be up at 5.30am tomorrow as I am working in the Polling station. Long day ahead of me as polling station open from 7am to 10pm and then I have to take my ballot boxes to the Count and my mother always told me that if you eat cheese late at night it will give you bad dreams. OOhhhh I could do with some baaaaaaaaaaaaadddd dreams:D Don't forget to vote tomorrow - we should all vote for a CHEESE PARTY!

My grans pantry was in the kitchen next to her downstairs bathroom :eek:

My parents pantry was under the stairs until my dad knocked part of it out to make more room. I can just about remember no fridges and gone off milk that had been standing in a bucket of cold water overnight to try to keep fresh. My gran always had that horrid Sterri milk.

I was a hygenie peasant until I met my oh :rolleyes: Now I have to keep tomato ketchup once opened in the fridge (why it didn't kill me for 20 years). I am not allowed to fill the kettle with hot water from the tap I have to reseal the bread bag after use I have to rinse the cups out before using when straight from the dishwasher as he can taste the cleaning chemicals. I can't wear my slippers outside to peg the clothes on the line :shhh: I have to add coffee, milk and sugar to the cup before adding hot water as the coffee tastes better:coffee: and finally I must not flush the downstairs loo while he is showering as he burns his bum :dance:

FranDan

Poppy9 wrote:

If the mould isn't too bad I cut off and give it to hubbie in his sarnies. I open a nice fresh packet for me:D

Not surprised he lays down so many rules for you if you give him mouldy cheese in his sarnies!! PMSL!;)

Queenie

Poppy9 wrote:

You will be very welcome any other night but tonight.

Too late, mate ... I'm just crossing the Severn Bridge

To compensate ... I'll help you put your tick in the right box tomorrow

Poppy9

FranDan wrote:

Not surprised he lays down so many rules for you if you give him mouldy cheese in his sarnies!! PMSL!;)

Doesn't everyone do this. I mean if you drop one piece of chicken on the kitchen floor don't you just wipe it and put it on o/h plate? You know where its been they don't. What they don't know can't harm them

FranDan

Of course we do.... well I do!!:o

I've lost count the number of times the cat has taken a lunge at the sandwiches in the morning and I've had to wrestle him to get the ham back....:D What the eye don't see the stomach don't worry about.:rolleyes:

(serves them right for not getting up and making their own sarnies in the morning:p )

squeaky

I am SO-O-O-O-O not coming for lunch to your place

Jay-Jay_4

Galtizz wrote:

I fold the original packaging back around mine, put it in a plastic bag and tie a knot in it (the bag, not the cheese) then it goes in the salad shelf thing in the draw of the fridge. It keeps for a good few weeks like this in my fridge before it starts to go mouldy.

I do this too but use a sealy bag type thingy

I found that, like squeaky, if you touch cheese it goes mouldy quicker so I always hold the packet instead of the cheese while I'm cutting or grating it.

I'm living in my Nan's old house and I remember her pantry..... she had a cavalier approach to hygiene and when my Dad eventually knocked it down (about 15 yrs ago) it had jars and tins from the 60s and stuff actually growing in it Thankfully I have a nice new fitted kitchen and not a trace of her pantry remains

Curry_Queen

Jay-Jay wrote:

I found that, like squeaky, if you touch cheese it goes mouldy quicker so I always hold the packet instead of the cheese while I'm cutting or grating it.

Aye, I find that too and also hold it in the packet to cut or grate, then just wrap the packet back around to keep as much air out as possible. Any bits that go hard are fine for grating anyway, and a bit of mould never hurt no one and is probably good for you!!!! How d'ya think they found penicillin!!!!!

I miss my old house as it had a huge cold cellar/store room down below ... perfect for keeping wine, cheese and other yummy perishables!

Those Lakeland cheese storage thingies sound rather like what I keep my baby snakes in!!! ... reckon I could wash one of those out to use instead LOL!

Pat__3

FranDan wrote:

Of course we do.... well I do!!:o

I've lost count the number of times the cat has taken a lunge at the sandwiches in the morning and I've had to wrestle him to get the ham back....:D What the eye don't see the stomach don't worry about.:rolleyes:

(serves them right for not getting up and making their own sarnies in the morning:p )

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Pat__3

I usually keep mine in its original pack, plus I wrap a thin butty bag round it tight so no air can get in.:D





Must admit like the lakeland thingy though.;)