(How) can I keep cheddar in a car in summer for 2 weeks
Is there a way I could prepare and store some cheddar cheese such that it would stay edible while being stored in a car in summer for about 12 days.
I am going on a road trip, and I am trying to figure out what sort of food I could bring with me.
I have read that aged cheeses can stay at room temperature*, but I am not sure what sort of preparatory steps I should take, especially since it will be staying at above room temperature slightly...
Can this be achieved?
*A good portion of the time will have AC on, or be at night, so I imagine in the end it would be somewhere near room temperature. Also I am trying to minimise effort. Last year I took a big plug in cooler, and I just want to see if I can down size and simplify by packing strategic food.
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Maybe a small, six-pack sized cooler, refresh with ice every morning and periodically rotate in cold beverages as you use and replenish those during the day?
Or, possibly, get a lunch thermos, put the cheddar in a baggie, in the middle, and add ice around. Thermoses insulate, so they keep your food hot, but will also keep cold food cold.
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Or, maybe, buy small quantities of cheddar on the road and eat them instead of trying to preserve a two-week supply? I'm assuming you're talking a fairly standard cheddar, and not something that can't be picked up on the road.....
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Put it in a jar. Fill jar with salt water. Even in a cooler with ice cheese will age. & mold some. Unless dipped in bees wax. Or wax to seal. It will still age slow. This is normally for the better. Slice of as needed. Cover with wax paper. Or shrink wrap. Were cut.
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