Can Summer Heat Ruin A Truffle In Transit?

A lot of people will be aware that Truffles need to be kept cool at all times. Now I'm not talking about chocolate Truffles, I mean Fresh Truffles. These beautiful things are hard to find and can be quite costly so you want to know that they are being shipped in good packaging. I often get a lot of people asking 'Why does the postage and packaging cost so much for Truffles and Truffle Butter?' Well here is the answer:

Fresh Truffles should be wrapped in a paper towel and put into a cheese box or something similar so that it is protected and can remain dry. Then it should be placed in a polystyrene box containing ice packs so that the Truffles remain cool. This is the best way to ship Fresh Truffles but you need to make sure they have been shipped with a next day guarantee or else the ice may have all melted and the Fresh Truffles may be ruined. When you receive your Truffles you will need to stick them straight into the fridge until you use them as they don't keep for much more than two weeks. Every day the Truffle will sweat a little bit and lose some moisture. Therefore you should wrap the Truffle in a bit of kitchen towel and keep it in an air tight container in the fridge. Due to the sweating of the Truffle you will need to change the kitchen towel every day so that it stays dry and keeps maximum flavour.

There are of course other Truffle products that need to be shipped cold such as Truffle Butter. The butter needs to be kept in very similar packaging as the Fresh Truffles. They need to be in a polystyrene box with ice and shipped with a next day guarantee. The butter obviously would melt if it was sent normally and left in a postage depot for a few days! Thankfully the butter is much easier to store than the Fresh Truffles, all you have to do is whack the butter in the fridge and you're sorted.

This is why the shipping charges are quite high on all truffle items. The amount of packaging, the cost of the packaging, and the postage itself can cost a lot so it's no wonder that suppliers charge higher postage and packaging than they do with other items. It is absolutely essential to have these shipping procedures or else the Truffles wouldn't arrive in a decent condition and you would have wasted your money. Whether you're planning to enjoy some white truffles or black, making sure they are cared for during delivery is an absolutely necessity.

When you buy truffles from Trufflehunter.co.uk, you can guarantee to receive your order quickly and in perfect condition. Trufflehunter offers a range of black truffles ideal for enjoying on these warm summer evenings.

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