I use to commit the sin of all sins-improperly storing good cheese. I never realized the importance until I had so many slices of good cheese die on me. That’s right, DIED….because cheese is actually alive. I don’t want to get into details but when I first stored my cheese I’ll use the words: tupperware, foil and sandwich bags…blasphemy.
I started to make progress when I left my cheese in the paper it came in from the shop but it still wasn’t keeping my cheese fresh over time. I decided to turn to google and that’s when I found Formaticum. Latin for cheese, this company answered many questions and put an end to my cheese mortality rate. Phew.
They sell a two-ply cheese paper that high end cheese boutiques would use, vs the plastic wrap-body-bag-suffocation-cheese-killing type. Where you spend slightly more on investing in cheese paper, you actually save on the preservation of your cheese. The two-ply paper also maintains humidity and allows for oxygen exchange to keep your cheese from deteriorating quickly. (I got that from the website, I wish I wrote that fancy)
Formaticum has some other awesome products and best of all, a grade school biology lesson! Here's a preview:
I ordered the cheese paper that comes with the journal and it's been really helpful with my blog. The journal helps track all of my favorites and maybe the ones I didn't care for, just as a reference. Lately I've been bringing it along to my tastings so I can take notes on the spot, super convienent for you fellow curd-nerds out there.
I once was lost but now I’m found, thank you Formaticum, I'm no longer a cheese murderer!