To let the cheese properly breathe, it's ideal to wrap it in a two-ply cheese paper, a specialty covering designed to keep cheese fresh.
This wrap ensures that the cheese can breathe while also preventing unwanted air from entering the cheese, according to Ken Monteleone, owner of Fromagination Cheese Shop.
If you don't have access to cheese paper, wax or parchment paper also works well if you also place a partially sealed plastic bag over it, Monteleone told Insider.
"The paper creates a barrier between the cheese and the plastic, while the plastic keeps it from getting dry," Monteleone said.