HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Cheddar

Here's my cheddar cheese, all waxed and ready to age for 3 or 4 months. The waxing process went smoothly, (if you'll pardon the pun), and now it looks like cheese is supposed to look like!

Here it is before I cut the cheese. I'm making it to put in my Christmas gift baskets, so when I cut it in half, it ended up being about the size of a waxed Gouda cheese. Perfect size for a gift basket. The whole block weighed 1 pound and 10 ounces, so cut in half, each piece weighs close to a pound. Big enough from which to get a good taste!

My first-ever batch of cheese finished pressing today and I unveiled it for a look. It was started on Monday and between cooking it and then letting it press, it finally was pressed enough to take out of the cheese mold. I cut it in half because I wanted two pieces to wax about the size of a typical Gouda cheese. Now it has to dry and get a rind on it, then I'll wax it and let it age properly. I hope it turns out good, and since it's cheddar cheese, it should be flavorful.