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Resting Smoked Cheese

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civil eggineer
civil eggineer Posts: 1,547
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I smoked another 5 lbs of chedder yesterday and have the bagged cheese resting in the refridgerator. I generally rest them in ziploc bags a week before vacuum sealing them. Is there any downside to vacuum sealing them immediately? Thanks!
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  • Ripnem
    Ripnem Posts: 5,511
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    Tim,

    I can't see a downside, as long as you hold off on freezing them for that same week or so.

    Just packed a few pounds up yesterday, that sat in ziplocks for just over a week.

    Hey Tim, your plenty close to make the little gathering in Brainerd. Feb 12,13 Got anything going that weekend?
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  • WokOnMedium
    WokOnMedium Posts: 1,376
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    I vacuum seal after three days. My cheese was pretty smooth when I opened it. 5lbs of cheese sounds glorious!
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  • acs55812
    acs55812 Posts: 19
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    Do you freeze your smoked cheese? I froze some recently by accident and the cheddar turned crumbly.


    Dan
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  • civil eggineer
    civil eggineer Posts: 1,547
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    I nonly refridgerate and never freeze. I believe I read cheese will keep for 6 months in a vacuum seal and refridgerated. I am also carefull about wearing gloves while handling to prevent any introduction of bacteria.
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
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    You really need to do that with cheese.
    Molly
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  • mkc
    mkc Posts: 544
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    I froze some last summer and the cheddar definitely turned crumbly. I can use it in recipes but it won't slice and the texture for eating just as cheese has really suffered. I haven't thawed/tried the pepperjack yet, but I won't be freezing in the future.

    I do vac pac mine right away. I can't really see a reason not to.

    As a datapoint, we buy very aged (6 year plus) cheddar every summer from a farm in Vermont. It's foil-wrapped, then waxed. I've kept the bricks un-cut for longer than a year in the fridge and it isn't moldy at all when we finally break into it. I would think vacuum packaging would give similar storage longevity.
    Egging in Crossville, TN
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  • hornhonk
    hornhonk Posts: 3,841
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    Mine goes straight from the egg to the foodsaver. No problems here. I don't freeze my cheese.
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