stevem
Assistant Cook
Does anyone know of any cheeses that will stay good at room temp? Say for as long as 2 days without refrigeration?
Am I just wishing for the impossible?
Am I just wishing for the impossible?
Caine said:If you are rewrapping the cheese, do not use plastic, use aluminium foil. Plastic will make cheese sweat, which allows mold to grow more easily. Aluminium will let the cheese breathe, and it will keep much longer.
ironchef said:The plastic wrap does not make the cheese "sweat". What it does is it retains more moisture on and around the cheese and it restricts the flow of oxygen. This is what promotes the growth of bacteria and other molds.
Caine said:The accumulation or buildup of moisture on and/or around an inanimate object is referred to as sweating.
both of what you have said is correctironchef said:Yes, but in the case of cheese, because it does contain it's own moisture, sweating is refered to the moisture that is being exuded. Although sweating can be used in the definition that you're referring to, it is used more for objects that do not contain moisture of their own.
ironchef said:Although sweating can be used in the definition that you're referring to, it is used more for objects that do not contain moisture of their own.
Caine said:Like water pipes, for example?