Should I wash the cheese I buy from the supermarket?
They come covered. It doesn’t appear like they must be washed though – but is it necessary, like fruits?
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Why on God’s green Earth would you wash rotten milk??
No, what would you wash from it? Do you filter the milk you buy?
Wouldn’t washing cheese be a fast-track to Moldy Town? You know, if the cheese isn’t already inherently moldy itself.
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Do you mean this, which recommends that give your mozzarella an hour-long soak in a warm, salted milk bath to maximize flavor?
Why would one wash cheese?
No. Do not wash your cheese.
Guys! I’m a young lazy single guy living on his own, I was truly concerned! I don’t know, maybe it’s dirty… I don’t know! Haha. Now I know. Not wash the cheese. Fine. :P Thanks
@illusionslies Hey, when I got my first apartment, I had to look up how to make hot dogs. Don’t worry about it.
Actually, it occurs to me that I do rinse bocconcini after I open it, and I change the water every couple of days until I’ve finished it. But that’s different, because it comes packed in water.
I often remove a thin slice from the six sides of cheese before I wrap it in plastic wrap. I just don’t like the idea that someone else might have handled it.
(And how does one sanitize shredded cheese?)
@YARNLADY The only problem with that is that now you’ve handled all six sides. So your cheese will get moldy a little faster (experience talking). Packaged cheese probably has not been handled by people, only machines.
I now only remove a side if there’s mold on it already.
@glacial I use gloves as much as possible in the kitchen.
@YARNLADY And you use fresh gloves for every human-cheese interaction?
Oh, crap. I’m just going to run the grated Parmesan through a cycle of the dishwasher, just to be on the safe side!
@ibstubro Just don’t get it mixed up with your powdered detergent. Or your clothes will never smell the same. :P
@glacial Yes, I bought several packs of disposable gloves when my hands were damaged a few years ago. The skin peeled off for several weeks until I realized what was causing the damage. Now the skin is very delicate because the dermatologist had me using steroid cream.
It turns out I was allergic to the baby wipes I was using.
@YARNLADY Well, for those of us who aren’t in a position to open a new pair of gloves with every package of cheese… I’d recommend not cutting off the sides. ;)
Sounds like an awful problem. My hands are not great either, having spent a few years in a very dry climate, but I wouldn’t want to trade places. :(
“Personal “attack” that was humor, humor…whatever. Pffft!
@Coloma Send me a msg what did you write? Didn’t see!
We get most of our cheese from the farmers: Organic cows milk cheeses and sheep and goats milk cheeses and they do wear gloves when handling the cheeses to cut off our hunk.
We buy gloves in bulk (200/box) at the warehouse store. We use them when handling certain foods, like raw pork or hot peppers. We also use them for cleaning around the house, dressing wounds, etc.
I’ve never washed cheese in my life. No, don’t wash it. Just make sure to use soon after buying it, though.
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