tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post1296261020828859845..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Maturing cheese in a cheese fridgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-92070052502929369212013-08-06T12:29:46.451+10:002013-08-06T12:29:46.451+10:00Thank you for sharing at the HomeAcre Hop. I hope ...Thank you for sharing at the HomeAcre Hop. I hope you'll join us again this Thursday.<br /><br />~ KathiOak Hill Homesteadhttp://www.oakhillhomestead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-69307127853671837482013-08-05T11:26:33.241+10:002013-08-05T11:26:33.241+10:00The thermostat has a temperature sensor which is i...The thermostat has a temperature sensor which is in the fridge, and a setpoint (mine has a dial, you can also get digital versions). The thermostat maintains the temperature at setpoint by turning the fridge on and off (and therefore turning the cooling on and off). If you buy one, just make sure that its a "cooling thermostat", from experience, we have tried to use this cooling one for controlling a heat lamp and it doesn't work, so I imagine that a heating one won't work for cooling either! It cost about $100 from a homebrew shop, but you can also find them online.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-35927711281005559702013-08-05T09:58:26.956+10:002013-08-05T09:58:26.956+10:00I haven't tried a waxed out yet, still working...I haven't tried a waxed out yet, still working through the vacuum packs, it was fun painting on the wax though, very messy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-22353602583260383442013-08-05T09:57:45.161+10:002013-08-05T09:57:45.161+10:00sorry to hear about your cow. I would love a chee...sorry to hear about your cow. I would love a cheese cave! If I can work out how to create a stable temperature in our sub-tropical humid climate I will try it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-7653964008312699512013-08-05T09:56:06.893+10:002013-08-05T09:56:06.893+10:00I just pull out the oldest one when we need one, b...I just pull out the oldest one when we need one, but apparently the longer the better. Some like parmesan are supposed to age for months, and as long as several years. The flavour develops as the cheese manures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-67696903445945408692013-08-04T21:07:19.932+10:002013-08-04T21:07:19.932+10:00Can you explain more about how the thermostat is u...Can you explain more about how the thermostat is used and how it all works? I like that idea better than an expensive wine fridge. Lucy Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220069204348364586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-57761806434026034292013-08-04T01:29:08.686+10:002013-08-04T01:29:08.686+10:00Looks like a great set-up. I have a spare fridge, ...Looks like a great set-up. I have a spare fridge, but it has to be used for other things besides cheese, so I can't set the temp at optimum cheese levels. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-86996248564669633832013-08-03T18:08:43.416+10:002013-08-03T18:08:43.416+10:00Your cheeses look gorgeous! How does the wax work ...Your cheeses look gorgeous! How does the wax work out?Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894865592266996002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-776301789439855142013-08-03T13:48:49.576+10:002013-08-03T13:48:49.576+10:00Saying 'I'll just go check the cheese frid...Saying 'I'll just go check the cheese fridge' is even more awesome than saying 'I'll just go check the wine fridge' :Dthingsforboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025820476772182937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-12028109418330029262013-08-03T07:29:18.094+10:002013-08-03T07:29:18.094+10:00I used to have a designated shelf in the fridge (o...I used to have a designated shelf in the fridge (one Dexter cow's worth of cheese) but I love the idea of a cheese fridge! Sadly, my much loved cow died a few years ago and the feed on our new block will not sustain a cow, maybe a goat in the future. We also live on stand alone solar, so the addition of a few more panels and a larger battery bank would be required to run even one fridge.<br />My grandfather, who lived in St Albans, Sydney, had a cheese cave on his property; it had niches in the wall and a sandy floor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182408012625352004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-79697281296806930572013-08-02T17:54:29.694+10:002013-08-02T17:54:29.694+10:00Wow! For how long do the cheeses mature in the fri...Wow! For how long do the cheeses mature in the fridge?Anne @SlamseysFarmhttp://annewheaton.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-79932434233353969792013-08-02T13:54:22.743+10:002013-08-02T13:54:22.743+10:00oh how awesome to have a cheese fridge!oh how awesome to have a cheese fridge!africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-64177335375525999032013-08-02T13:01:10.064+10:002013-08-02T13:01:10.064+10:00I would love to put up hard cheeses. It is on my &...I would love to put up hard cheeses. It is on my "someday" list! <br />For now it is just soft cheeses. <br />Thanks for the information :) something to tuck away for future use :)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643387947219993819noreply@blogger.com