How to Store Cheese

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Remove the cheese from its original plastic packaging.. Wrap it in cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper.. Label the cheese with the type and date that you bought it.

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Remove the cheese from its original plastic packaging.

Step 1

Remove the cheese from its original plastic packaging.

2

Wrap it in cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper.

Step 2

Wrap it in cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper.

3

Label the cheese with the type and date that you bought it.

Step 3

Label the cheese with the type and date that you bought it.

4

Wrap the paper-covered cheese in plastic wrap.

Step 4

Wrap the paper-covered cheese in plastic wrap.

5

Keep the cheese in a drawer in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Step 5

Keep the cheese in a drawer in the fridge for up to 1 month.

6

Transfer your soft cheese to a tightly sealed container if necessary.

Step 6

Transfer your soft cheese to a tightly sealed container if necessary.

7

Keep the cheese in a fridge drawer for no more than 2 weeks.

Step 7

Keep the cheese in a fridge drawer for no more than 2 weeks.

8

Replace the brine only if it gets contaminated with a dirty spoon or hand.

Step 8

Replace the brine only if it gets contaminated with a dirty spoon or hand.

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