3 Great Ways To Store Cheese
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Great Options For Long Term Cheese Storage
We couldn’t wait to try waxing cheese for long term storageWe bought 240 lbs. of cheese from an Amish store here in Missouri earlier this summer and the savings were amazing.
But we had a problem. How did we store all that cheese without taking up 1/3 of my freezer space?
First, I think it’s important that we start with understanding what kind of cheese this is. This is Monterey Jack block cheese. It’s in huge blocks.
This cheese is more on the soft side but not completely soft. It holds its shape but only when kept cool.
Options we’re going to cover below include:
Freeze Drying (OBVIOUS)
Canning
Waxing
All of them are viable options.
Let’s start with freeze drying the cheese.
Freeze Drying Monterey Jack Cheese
As usual, I usually recommend freeze drying cheese for long term storage. It’s one of my favorite ways to store most food long term.
But Monterey Jack is a hard one. You have to make sure you do it right. Now, when we first tried it, we cubed it. I LOVE freeze dried cubed cheddar or mozzarella. However, cubed Monterey Jack… melted. Yeah, you heard me. It was greasy and melted and was just a general mess and did NOT fully freeze dry. I wasn’t impressed.
So, we thought, okay, let’s try it shredded. I didn’t have hopes for it, but my husband suggested we give it a try since there would be more surface area. And there was! Shredded, this cheese worked perfectly. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband shredded it with this new Ninja food processor we got. (Our last one fried up with so much use. Hopefully, this one makes it longer lol).
Definitely do Monterey Jack cheese SHREDDED.
Canning Cheese
Check out how we canned the cheese here.
Waxing Cheese
Here’s how we waxed our cheese!
I prefer freeze drying my cheese, but all of these options are viable, if done correctly.
