Cheese lovers take note: special paper for storing cheese in the refrigerator
Cheese is a living organism that breathes, grows younger, matures, grows old and even dies. The ripening process depends on the variety.
To enjoy the taste and aroma of the product longer, it is important to maintain proper storage.
One of the options for extending the freshness, taste and aroma of cheese is special storage paper. More on this later.
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What it is?
Cheese “loves” the right temperature, good humidity of 80% and purity. Difficulties when storing cheese:
- drying;
- lack of air;
- excess cold;
- excess heat.
To create favorable conditions for cheese, manufacturers supply the market with special paper for its ripening and storage. She:
- prevents premature drying,
- allows the cheese to “breathe”
- controls the temperature around.
However, cheese paper is not so popular in the market. You are unlikely to find it in a regular supermarket. The product has a highly specialized meaning. It is more often used by famous private cheese factories or in home production, less often by markets and shops.
Varieties
Today there is a wide range of cheese paper available. All types are designed to increase the shelf life of the product, while maintaining the opportunity to enjoy unsurpassed quality.
List of the most popular types paper is presented in the table:
| Paper type | For which cheeses | Advantages | price, rub. |
| Universal | for all types of cheeses | preserves taste, aroma, freshness | from 30 |
| Craft | for cheeses and other products | preserves taste, aroma, freshness | from 69 |
| Single layer | for all types of cheeses | Prevents drying out and maintains moisture | from 30 |
| Double layer | for cheeses with white mold such as Camembert, Croten, Brie | protects against drying out, controls humidity, supports the vital activity of mold colonies | from 170 |
| With paraffin | washed rind cheeses, soft, semi-hard, hard | prevents the penetration of foreign odors, maintains the desired level of humidity and temperature, has moisture- and grease-resistant properties, and does not stick to the product | from 100 |
| Foil | for cheeses with white and blue mold, soft and semi-hard varieties | blocks access to light, foreign odors, keeps its shape, | from 180 |
| Heat shrink | for ripening and storing different types of cheeses | promotes proper ripening, maintains moisture, taste and aroma of cheese | from 41 |
Cheese paper is produced in two forms: sheets of different sizes or rolls by the meter. The price is per sheet or meter. However, the package always contains 10 or more sheets or meters.
It is more profitable for cheese dairies to purchase large volumes at a wholesale price.. Small packs or rolls are convenient for home use. Paper produced in France, Germany, and Italy is more expensive than its Russian counterparts.
Depending on the customer's needs, the optimal product option can be selected. The variety of color prints will also surprise buyers: from shades of the same color to images of Russian and English newspapers and other pictures.
How to store?
In regular supermarkets, cheese comes to the shelves packaged in plastic, polymer or simply cellophane wrappers. They create the necessary vacuum, are more economical, and allow you to preserve the product for some time. The buyer sees the product. However, experienced cheese makers recommend that after purchase, immediately transfer the cheese to special paper or use its analogues.
Here are some more tips on storage:
- each type of cheese must be kept in a separate package;
- Place the wrapped piece in the compartment for vegetables and fruits, where the optimal temperature is maintained within the range from +2 to +8 degrees;
- For convenience, you can stick a sticker with the packaging date on top of the paper or write it by hand;
- You need to remove the product from the refrigerator 30 - 60 minutes before consumption, so the taste and aroma will be fully revealed;
- It is not recommended to freeze cheeses; after defrosting, they begin to crumble, lose their taste and aroma, and in this form can only be used for cooking;
- Blue cheeses have a specific smell: to prevent it from spreading throughout the refrigerator, a piece wrapped in paper can be placed in a plastic container.
The wrapping technology may look like this:
- Divide the cheese into portions of 200-300 grams.
- Take a sheet or cut from a roll of paper about 3-4 times larger.
- It is better to place triangular pieces at the edge and wrap them diagonally, picking up the edges. It is more convenient to wrap round pieces starting from the middle.
- You need to wrap it tightly, as close to the piece as possible, so that excess air does not get inside.
- Secure the tip of the paper with a special sticker, tape, or wrap the piece with a rope.
- Write down the type of cheese and the date of packaging on paper.
Manufacturers
Today the product is produced by companies from France, Italy, Germany and Russia. paper Sold mainly through online stores:
- le cheese lab;
- cheese mania;
- about cheese;
- ru;
- ru;
- healthier;
- cheesemaker;
- and others.
Most manufacturers present a full range of products for cheese making. Some sites contain forums for cheese makers, where you can get a lot of useful information. Firms work with both legal entities and individuals.
Where can I buy?
Cheese paper can be purchased at the online stores listed above or at specialized retail outlets, if they are available in the city. On the websites, orders can be placed online at any time of the day or by phone during operator working hours. Each online store has its own terms and conditions for working with clients.
Paper items for storing cheese are also available on popular marketplaces. Among them:
- OZON;
- WILDBERRIES;
- YANDEX. MARKET.
These sites present mainly universal types of paper that can be used at home.
What to replace it with?
Analogs special paper serves:
- parchment;
- wax paper;
- foil.
They have similar characteristics, the cost is much lower and can be purchased at any store. The goods arrive on the shelves in small compact rolls.
Parchment paper is ideal for hard cheeses. Types with mold prefer foil or parchment. Soft varieties will do better in foil.
For advanced cheese lovers, we have come up with two more options that can replace cheese paper. These are wax napkins and exquisite smart cheesecakes. Such products can be found in specialized retail outlets and on online shopping sites.
Conclusion
Cheese paper creates ideal conditions for maintaining the quality of the product. Modern industry offers both universal varieties and products designed for each type of cheese separately.
Pieces of cheese are wrapped in paper and stored in the refrigerator. An alternative is parchment, foil, wax paper.
