How to cut the wax from this cheese?

(I am new to Europe so please forgive me for being not knowing).

I have this cheese

I asked here before how to eat it and people answered me, but when it comes to real life I had a problem removing the wax, because it really stuck to the cheese!

I like the taste and I want to try it again, but this time I want to ask you how to remove this wax. What I did before is but it rounded, but that removes cheese and obvious my way was wrong.

I hope you can show me a video or something to make it easier for me because my English is not so good. Thanks you.

Best Answer

I usually cut the wheel of cheese, wax and all. So cut a quarter or a half off, depending on how much you want to eat. Then, you can simply peel the wax off. Clean the knife of wax before using it again to cut cheese you'll be eating.

EDIT:

Another solution (upon a quick Googling to search for an answer to @Joe's issue in the comment) could be to use a vegetable peeler to peel layers of problematic wax off until getting to cheese goodness: http://nomenu.com/?p=43877

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Quick Answer about "How to cut the wax from this cheese?"

Cubes. Take your knife and carefully cut around the outer circumference of the wax, just along the top edge. Remove the upper “lid” of wax. ...

Slices. Simply cut the cheese into 1cm slices and serve. ...

Wedges. Cut the cheese into quarters, then cut each quarter in half, then serve.

How do you open a wax sealed cheese?

The exterior surfaces of cheeses dipped in wax, like many Goudas and some aged cheddars, don't come into contact with air thanks to that waxy coating, meaning that these microbes can't develop. The wax on these wheels should be removed before eating. The other exceptions are cheeses aged in vacuum-sealed plastic.

Do you leave wax on cheese?

The best way to cut a truckle is to cut it right down the centre and then into even wedge shapes. You can keep the wax on or off. This method gets the best from cheeses, such as Wensleydale and Gorwydd Caerphilly, as it allows the complex flavours to be sampled.

Removing the wax from a Truckle Bros cheese 😉

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