These reed cheese mats are used for air drying cheeses, particularly soft, mold ripened ones. The mats are also used for the turning and draining of Camembert, Coulommiers and Brie.

This is a 9"x9" Bamboo Reed Mat. To clean it, rinse well with cold water after use, then wash with hot water and a neutral alkaline cleanser. We do not recommend using commercial detergents for this product. If mat is really hard to clean you can soak in the alkaline cleanser before giving it a good scrub. If mat still retains an odor after a good cleaning, try hanging outdoors in the sun for awhile, this is the traditional method used in Europe!

A good alkaline cleaner that we would suggest is PBW