How to Wax Cheese: The "Don't Try This at Home" Method

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How to Wax Cheese: The "Don't Try This at Home" Method

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7 жыл бұрын

This is how I wax my hard cheeses. Do not walk away from hot wax on the stove. If you are using an electric stove, you may want to slide the pan to another burner to get it off the heat.
Get creative! Sometimes it looks nice to make the top and bottom one color and use a different color on the sides.
Cheese wax is more flexible than beeswax and other kinds of wax. It is readily available online at any cheesemaking supply store.
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@anitabellefeuille7362 5 жыл бұрын

My grandma used to wipe the cheese with vinegar to kill mold spores just before she waxed it. She also had a dedicated frying pan for it that she left the wax in. It was one of those deeper frying pans though.

@JJ-vc6pp 5 жыл бұрын

New subscriber from Australia. You are good girl. Most informative videos on home cheese making I have found. I particularly love all your intuitive innovations and adaptions. Thank you.

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

Jane Jago welcome and we are glad you found us! We had the opportunity to visit your beautiful country last Christmas (New South Wales). We loved every minute of it and actually got to visit the dairy goat farm of a man we’d met Stateside in October. Thank you for watching and for your kind comments!

@starhopper457 4 жыл бұрын

I love the title... as far as the waxing method - freekin' genius Kirstin! I was concerned about not having a double boiler big enough. Well done! Once the large sides are done, I thought about using a "wok dock" to keep from knocking the corners on the rack.

@johnshilling2221 4 жыл бұрын

Just a thought.... a lot of Premium Cheese's have a layer of cheesecloth beneath the wax. Baby bells have little straps. It seems the cheesecloth would both reinforced the wax and give you something to grab so that you can dip the entire cheese round at one time, like candle dipping. Of course, you would need a lot more wax. With smaller cheeses, just like the Baby Bells, you wouldn't need much wax, but you would have something to grab while you dip.

@carolepoysti3810 5 жыл бұрын

Kristin! I'm in the middle of waxing a colby right now (don't worry, stove off) ... it's HARD! I can't get the coats to be smooth. They have drips and bubbles. ugh.You're a pro. You make it look so easy!

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

It takes practice, hang in there! Jiggling the cheese in the wax can help eliminate some of those bubbles. Drips just give it character!

@katehenry2718 2 жыл бұрын

HOw hot is the wax? HOw cold is the cheese? Big temp difference will "shock" the wax and make it do what you describe.

@laurafinigan7076 7 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy! Thanks!!

@fredmarshall2575 5 жыл бұрын

nice job christen your right doesn't takes much over heating to ignite that stuff please be ever mindful Kristen thanks for the flick night

@traceyosterlind14 6 жыл бұрын

"Don't burn down your kitchen" - LOL

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

Tracey Osterlind very, very important. ;)

@stephenniemiec5513 2 жыл бұрын

Kristen you are the queen of cheese I love your videos

@virginiadavis3063 5 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to have found you! So far I’m still in the research stage of cheese making. Lol I’m trying to learn and get an understanding of the “how’s and when’s”, before ordering basic supplys. You do a good job of editing for time and content, and I’m enjoying your vidios more than many I have watched. Any specific advice for a beginner like me? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to have missed your comment earlier. Probably the hardest things for me to learn were 1. Raw milk needs A LOT LESS culture. 2. Be sure to dry your curds out enough. Both of those mistakes will lead to flaky unappealing cheeses.

@dre.ale.1191 Жыл бұрын

@@HammockHavenFarm Can you elaborate more on both of your tips? Or possibly make a video on this subject? I love your content and would love to see more of your wisdom! I truly value your channel, as many cheese making channels are used with cows milk or on a large scale.

@tatyanazavadskaya4594 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great explanation! Now I understand how to wax my cheeses.

@angelashurtleff 6 жыл бұрын

Your videos really are wonderful, thankyou

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

Angela Shurtleff thank you!

@rafaelotero6966 5 жыл бұрын

Chisten, congratulations great videos, my regards from Caracas Venezuela.

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

Rafael Otero, creo que usted es el primer subscriptor de Venezuela. Thank you for watching!

@beavercreekfabrications1719 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry Mom... I'll call you back, my wax is burning... Lol

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

hahaha!!!! Exactly.

@therenaissancewoman2080 3 жыл бұрын

What is a cheese cave? Where can the cheese be stored for those 90 days? Is the cheese ready for eating in 3 months or should it be in storage longer? Does the flavour increase if it's left longer? This was a very good video. Thank you!

@cassandrahuskey4703 6 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried vacuum sealing your cheese to age it instead of waxing ? And whats your thoughts on this ? Thank you

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

I have, but they don't seem to get as nice a flavor. I'll often age it waxed for several months, then cut and vacuum seal the wedges. They will continue to age slowly in the packaging.

@lovingatlanta 4 жыл бұрын

👍Thank you. 💝

@Matt-qm7eq 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to kill bacteria on the surface of the cheese, just rub the cheese down with high proof alcohol or vinegar before you put the wax on

@sergionunez3466 6 жыл бұрын

I subscribed

@carolepoysti3810 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, quick question. Have you ever used bees wax for waxing cheese?

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

I have not, but my friend uses it since they also keep bees. It is not quite as pliable as cheese wax, a bit more prone to cracking. It also gives a slight honey flavor to the cheese.

@TealKnight 2 жыл бұрын

Newbie here, but can I ask why you don’t do a rack over the pan and treat the cheese like a pour icing cake? It seems like that might give you a thicker cost on the edges that could be problem areas.

@crystalspringsranch2004 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the cream wax method before? If so what are your thoughts on that versus this hard wax method?

@vanessapierce7578 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of wax did you use?

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

Vanessa Pierce I use cheese wax. Cheesemaking.com sells it.

@amnaasghar5683 5 жыл бұрын

What kinds of cheese needs to be waxed?

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

You don't really need to wax any cheese. However, waxing makes them easier to care for when you have a less than ideal aging environment. If you don't wax, you have to be much more attentive to humidity and washing/brushing the cheeses to control unwanted molds.

@sadikinamostafa767 3 жыл бұрын

My Contry morroco very good

@MulderXfile 6 жыл бұрын

Best and safest is to get a p.i.d temperature controller and autotune it to the wax heating properties.

@HammockHavenFarm 6 жыл бұрын

And that, my friend, is why this is the "don't try it at home" method :). This is not the safest way, but it works with minimal investment (a thrift store sautee pan and the wax itself). Thank you for watching!

@tamihindman9431 5 жыл бұрын

Do you think an electric skillet would work for this or to dangerous 😁

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

Tami Wittmier too dangerous! There’d be no way to pull the pan with the wax off the burner. It could easily get to flashpoint even if you turned the power off.

@heavenswindsong Жыл бұрын

Use an Induction hot plate....

@w4447 5 жыл бұрын

some butcher paper would help with the drips me thinks.

@Steve-ps6qw 5 жыл бұрын

this is all new to me but was that paraffin wax or bee's wax or floor wax? I didn't catch that part, sorry.

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

This is special cheese wax. It is available from most cheese suppliers. It's a little more flexible than beeswax or paraffin.

@conniegiacobbe3872 3 жыл бұрын

I was just looking for a “how to wax”

@roberthanan487 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder Woman

@Bryan-vz8ti 4 жыл бұрын

Meow!

@amjadhani8929 4 жыл бұрын

It's not red. Why is it not red?!

@HammockHavenFarm 4 жыл бұрын

I often wax the cheddars with red wax and the colby with clear wax so I can easily tell them apart in the cheese cave.

@michaelalexander3828 5 жыл бұрын

This video will not load properly.

@HammockHavenFarm 5 жыл бұрын

It's working on my end,. I will ask my tech guy (Chase) for advice.

@michaelalexander3828 5 жыл бұрын

HammockHavenFarm I tried viewing several times over several days. It’s loading today; first time any of your videos haven’t loaded first time, every time. Thanks for posting.