Yes, you need to air dry the cheese until it is touch dry before waxing the cheese.

I keep my cheese wax in a crock pot so I can just plug in and it melts at the perfect temp. When you're done, just keep the lid on. It's great!

Thank you!! My first cheddar cheese molded at day 2.. I’m a little unsure what to do. I’m trying to learn. I talked with a local homesteader friend and she suggested I clean it off with a salted cheese cloth then soak in salt brine. I’m going to allow that to dry then wax. First time at cheddar and I am a little disappointed it molded during the drying time

Very nice and the pepper corn cheese sounds very good too.

very well done! I appreciate the efficient, effective instruction. You answered all my questions in less than 3 minutes! Bravo! : )

Yes, that is correct.

Can you use Beeswax to coat cheese? I've read that you can use that because it's tougher and more flexible. I want to try this and already have beeswax lying around.

I am not sure what went wrong in your case. It would be easy to remedy. Just remove the way, dry it again and re-wax. It will be fine.

do you turn the cheddar 90 degrees after every 2nd dip to ensure there are no gaps?

Waxing is for maturing the cheese, not for long term storage. When mature, you need to move the cheese to normal refrigeration to slow the aging process.

Do you run into trouble with the cheese "weeping" moisture or oil through the wax? I heard a cheese needed to be dried out before you could wax it, or it could weep through the wax

Just bought a cheese making kit and wax. Can't wait to try making delicious, I hope, cheese! Thanks for the video on waxing. BTW, loved the music on the video - who is the artist?

What is the shelf life? And how to store it?

I was looking for the waxing video you suggested to watch that show reusing the wax after you take it off the cheese. can you link me please. thanks.

thank you!

@Ms29126 It peels right off- It wont stick to the cheese when you want to eat it.

I am curious is there something special about cheese making wax. Or can bee wax , paraffin wax , palm wax ,...etc be used to wax cheese. If the ingredients are just wax does it matter what type it comes from. I imagine bees wax is the most natural wax and coloring bee wax should work right? Anyway looking into it not going to wax cheese for quite sometime but like to be ready when i do and not have any toxic wax that isnt food grade. Also do you ever wax in paper on top for describing the cheese / date of making etc. And for aging the cheese all i got is 30 to possible 45/48 deg issue temps is a refrigerator ok for aging most cheeses ???

What are good alternatives to wax and vacuum sealing? Because we just made Gouda, still have to brine it, and we have neither wax nor a food vacuum sealer.

New to me whilst searching is a cheese coating that you brush on, from Cheese and Yogurt Making. Brush and let dry. Do you have any experience with this stuff?

g'day gav i waxed my cheese it looked good the next day i went to look at it and a air pocket has popped up should i pop it n reseal or leave it. Also mate is it white vinegar you clean with neat or 9 parts water 1 part vinegar thanks for your time mate

what type of wax you have used?

how long does the cheese last?

After air drying do you have to dip in vinegar and set to dry again before waxing

Thanks that was useful. What's that bracelet you are wearing?

So would this be an option for maturing cheddar cheese (from your cheddar recipe a couple months ago) instead of doing the traditional cheese cloth method?

How long will they last like that? Thanks

I let my 1lb blocks of cheese (10 of them) dry out for 3 days until they had a rind hard enough to start cracking. I waxed them with no problems. Several weeks later, however, they developed tiny beads of oily sweat on them. I wouldn't really call it "weeping" since it there was no pooling in my container. 4 Questions: Did it need to dry even longer?!! If so, will the hard parts rehydrate themselves once waxed or will all that part be wasted? Do I need to peel, dry more & rewax? Please help!

Very nice looking cheese, i wont some = )

Is it possible to make your own cheese wax. I've searched and found a few ideas using oils, beeswAx and paraffin.

Do u do this after the cheese is matured?? Or can u do it before and let it mature with the wax on? And how long does the cheese stay good for

Can you reuse the unused wax in the pot?

I don't understand this, but apparently learning about cheese is zen for me.

Actually, this method of waxing can allow you to store the cheese for up to 25 years. Yes, 25 years. Google it.

How can I dye the wax? because in Mexico I can not get red color only natural color

Nice 🧀

If I don't have a vacuum sealer or wax is there a third way I can coat and protect my cheese?

How much wax is in the pot? Looks like 3-4 lbs

Hello Gavin! I love your cheese videos!! Can you pls make a gouda cheese tutorial? Or send me a recipe in private message? best regards thanks

Where do you get the wax from??

g'day Gav 3 months later iv opened my cheese 'It soft white and creamy and has the taste and smell of a blu cheese defiantly not a cheddar ,i think i forgot the cheddaring stage also i stored it in the normal fridge at about 3 degrees c,I called it my stinky pom cheese ,4 brain operations i forget my own name sometimes,was it the cheddaring stage or the temperature that gave this unexpected result ?

Ok the lady that looks at the screen at the 57-59 second mark scared me. I had to go back and look at that again. Great Video Thank you!!!!

Gavin! My farmhouse cheddar has mold under the wax! It is quite depressing. I tried so hard to keep that from happening but, it seems, to no avail. What is to be done now? Sad in USA

Everywhere I read, it says 20-25 years if kept in cool, dry place.

What would the consequences be if the wax were above the recommended temperature?

Could you use bee's wax to do this?

i hear it can last up to 25 years

I have a cheese wax like that and it tastes like disgusting 😖😖

I see a cheese belly

Who up waxing they cheese?

Where can I find chedda cheese? Asked an employee at the supermarket if they had chedda and they didn't. The dumbasses kept wanting to sell me cheddar cheese for some reason...