Hi Janis

Yes, the two sections have separate temperature settings so I can age and store cheeses. I use a mixture of wax, vacuum seal and natural rind, depending on the cheese and aging process I am trying out.

This is a Delonghi Wine fridge. And yes, you can use a fridge without the freezer compartment, and use external thermostats. You’ll also need to figure a way to provide additional humidity as required. Check out the Easy To Create Aging Environments post to see how you can do this.

Hi David

Thanks for your question.

The wine fridge I use does not have a humidity regulator, but there may be fridges out there that do.

Does the wine fridge have a humidity regulator? I ddin’t see that addressed. I’m willing to buy one but

I want to get into the hard aged cheeses, thanks

Creating the right environment for aging is certainly one of the harder parts of cheese making. There are a number of options including converting an old fridge (usually turned off) and using humidifiers etc to create the right conditions, using containers in a certain part of the house or garage, and again possible employing the use of supporting equipment, or, as you mentioned, using a wine fridge.

I personally only played with using containers in a cooler part of the house, and adding moisture, and I have to say it wasn’t terribly successful. It wasn’t until I got the wine fridge that I was able to control my environment to a better degree. I haven’t spend any time converting old fridges etc so I wouldn’t be the best person to help you there.

Perhaps another Curd-Nerd has some help to offer???