How to Make Cheese Wax
If you're planning on making your own aged cheese, you will need to coat it with cheese wax to prevent mold from growing on the cheese and to prevent moisture loss. Save money on purchasing the wax for coating it by making your own from household items. The secret to making homemade food-grade wax is non-toxic crayons. This cheese wax recycles broken crayons and melted unscented candle stubs to produce a cheese coating for aging. Without these around your home, use paraffin wax sold in craft stores for candle making instead. While non-toxic, you should still remove the wax before consuming the cheese. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Broken unscented candles, crayons or paraffin wax
- Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
- Cheese for aging
- Paintbrush
Instructions
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Remove the wicks from any unscented candle pieces and break apart the candles and crayons to hasten melting, or chop the paraffin wax into small pieces.
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Put the candle pieces and crayon bits into a saucepan over low heat.
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Stir with a wooden spoon until the crayons and candles completely melt.
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Dip a paintbrush into the melted wax and paint a heavy layer of wax over the entire surface of the cheese. Alternatively, pour the melted wax over the cheese and spread it to cover the entire surface with the paint brush.
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Tips & Warnings
Always use unscented candle pieces as the scents added could change the taste of your cheese.
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Comments
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Melanie Jenkins Dalton
Feb 14, 2011
I have done a little research and have discovered you need both paraffin wax and microcrystalline wax to make cheese wax. The microcrystalline wax make it more pliable so the wax will not crack as easily. I am also thinking of putting a little oil in with the mixture to see what happens with that. -
Jennifer Johnson
Feb 09, 2011
I agree with the above. I have tried using paraffin and it cracked and my cheese developed botulism, which can be deadly! I don't know how cheese wax is mad differently, I wish I did; BUT until I can find that out I warn everyone not to risk severe food poisoning trying the crayon or paraffin recipe.
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cowcreekgeeks
Jan 16, 2011
After checking the author's profile, I'm left wondering how she is qualified to write this article and why it was posted. This is just another instance of misinformation that is found on this website.
