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I enjoyed reading the article, but really wish it had photos to help educate the reader on how to distinguish between crystals and mold.
by jhaile 11mo ago
I enjoyed reading the article, but really wish it had photos to help educate the reader on how to distinguish between crystals and mold.
- the__alchemist 11mo agoThis is a bit confusing: "The crystals are soft, white, and sometimes appear damp." The rule of thumb I've heard is hard white: crystal. Soft white: mold. If you can't tell, I would dump it.
- IAmBroom 11mo agoMold on cheese is rarely pathogenic. In fact, fermented foods in general are often quite safe, even in areas with unsafe water supplies. Now, that doesn't mean rando-mold doesn't ruin the cheese's flavor...
- nlawalker 11mo agoTotally agree - interesting info but nothing of practical use, especially because white spots can be mold. See https://www.eatortoss.com/how-to-tell-if-white-stuff-on-cheese-is-mold/ https://www.eatortoss.com/how-to-tell-if-white-stuff-on-chee..., https://www.eatortoss.com/aged-cheddar-with-a-crusty-white-smear/ https://www.eatortoss.com/aged-cheddar-with-a-crusty-white-s....
- bfkwlfkjf 11mo agoTo my untrained eye: not sure about the first one,but the second one is obviously good. Correct?
- deeg 11mo agoThe article is from 2019 and I think it originally had photos.
- bigiain 11mo agoThere's a bunch of broken images there (at least I see them in Safari). Sadly, the wayback machine has snapshots of the article going back to 2020, but doesn't seem to have archived those broken image links.