Why a climate-controlled cheese cabinet is the kitchen investment of the year
A climate-controlled cabinet for your cheese: brilliant idea or pure indulgence? Okay, honestly: I really have a problem if I bring even more kitchen appliances into the house, but suddenly I have the feeling that we actually can’t go on without one of these. We eat so many delicious cheeses at home, from Dutch to Italian, English and French top cheeses, but yes… they simply need to be stored at the right temperature, right?
And yes, that’s where the brilliant idea comes in: a climate-controlled cabinet for your cheese. Sounds strange? Not at all. Wine has its own cooler, so why shouldn’t you give cheese the same gift? Because let’s be honest: where does a cheese feel better than in its own little cave, in other words, a special climate-controlled cabinet? It’s the perfect place for those precious cheeses, allowing them to develop and retain their authentic flavour.
Why a climate-controlled cabinet for your cheese is a brilliant idea
Once, I brought a Vacherin Mont d’Or from the French Alps in the luggage compartment of a student ski bus – I can tell you, it wasn’t appreciated. And now I don’t exactly enjoy it either when I open the fridge for a refreshing piece of watermelon and get punched in the face by the Chaource stench.
If you think you can simply store your cheese in the fridge, you should try a climate-controlled cheese cabinet. Here are a few reasons why a cheese cabinet is at the top of my wish list:
1. Always the ideal temperature
In a climate-controlled cabinet, your cheese is stored between 9° and 13°C – the perfect temperature for your cheeses. Not too cold, not too warm. Everything retains the right level of softness or firmness, and the flavours remain perfectly preserved.
2. Adjustable humidity
The humidity regulates itself in a climate-controlled cabinet. No more fussing with damp cheeses or dried-out rinds. Your cheeses remain exactly in the condition they deserve.
3. No smell in your regular fridge
As a cheese lover, you’ll probably recognise it. You open the fridge door and get hit in the face by a piece of Munster or another stinky cheese waiting for you. With a climate-controlled cheese cabinet, that problem is solved – especially convenient for those housemates who don’t like cheese (do they exist?!) and become completely aggressive at the sight of such a penetrating smell.
4. Shelf = cheese board
Another advantage: you can simply pull the shelves out of the cabinet, cheeses and all, and immediately have a cheese board for your drinks evening. How handy!
I want this cabinet for my cheese, and I want it now!
I’m not saying I’m obsessed with my cheeses, but if you can’t live without Swiss Gruyère, the best cheese in the world!, or Nidelven Blå – the famous blue cheese from Norway – then surely you want to store them properly too? This climate-controlled cheese cabinet makes everything much easier. Why wouldn’t you invest in a cabinet that not only provides the ideal temperature, but also regulates the humidity and actually makes your cheeses better?
For friends, family members and other cheese lovers reading along: I spotted one at CoolVaria. A climate-controlled cheese cabinet (25 litres + two cheese shelves), including two wooden cheese shelves, for €249.95 incl. VAT.
Let it b(ri)e my next birthday present, okay?
Read also:
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- Leftovers from the cheese board: which rinds can and can’t you eat?
- Monte Enebro: the goat cheese that will change your life
Image: Coolvaria
