I recently had a question from a newsletter subscriber about the cheesemaking microbe Geotrichum candidum. Specifically, the person wanted to know sources for the fungus for cheesemaking. Rather than try to answer this lengthy topic in an email, I decided a post on the subject might be fun to write. There are two very important … Continue reading Geotrichum candidum: Fun Fungal Facts
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Aging Cheese on Wood Shelves and Food Safety – a Non-Issue
As a person who tends to want to follow rules, it is sad to be reminded that a good portion of food production regulations have little to do with actual food safety, rather they are the result of a ponderous, rigid system that steam rolls forward, sometimes based more on the ease of generalizing rather than the … Continue reading Aging Cheese on Wood Shelves and Food Safety – a Non-Issue
Cheese Mites- A Creepy Little Secret
Here is an article I wrote awhile back on the fun little problem that comes with aging naturally rinded cheeses: How the “Mitey” Have Fallen- Adventures with Cheese Mites By Gianaclis Caldwell May 2010 Cheese lovers beware, there is another very determined turophile (cheese devotee) on a mission to devour the same fine, long aged … Continue reading Cheese Mites- A Creepy Little Secret