Cheese Wax - Natural - 1 kg

Cheese Wax - Natural - 1 kg

Cheese wax is used to cover many types of hard cheeses for aging. It keeps the cheese from drying out and stops unwanted bacteria and mould from coming into contact with the aging cheese, and it looks good, too. One kg of wax can be used to wax many cheeses. An advantage of natural (uncoloured) cheese wax is that it is easier to see through. We recommend natural wax for beginners, as any unwanted mould growing beneath the wax during aging is easier to spot.

How to store your cheese wax:

• Dedicate a low-cost saucepan to waxing. This pot is known as your wax pot.
• Place the wax in a low-cost or even a secondhand pot with a lid and heat until it has completely melted. Keep an eye on the pot, as the wax is flammable.
• Allow the wax to cool, and store it in your wax pot with the lid on.
• Now, your wax pot is ready to use whenever you need to wax a cheese!

How to wax a cheese:

• Melt the wax in your wax pot. The wax is flammable, so keep an eye on the pot.
• Once the wax has melted, dip one side of the cheese wheel into the wax, then the opposite side. Turn and dip the cheese until all sides of the wheel are covered.
• Allow the wax to cool and set on the cheese before laying it down.
• Inspect your cheese for any spots where the wax is thin or missing.
• Use a Cheese Wax Brush with sustainable wood handles and natural food-grade bristles to fill in missing sections. Do not use a brush with synthetic fibres, as the hot wax may melt synthetic bristles.