Your blender should work just fine Carol! No need to let it cool down, we also have a plastic blander and nothing bad has happened when we poured hot liquid in it. However if it does bother you too much, then never say no to a new Vitamix! 🙂

It’s an interesting recipe and I’m sure this will work. I’ll try both (yours and Alison’s). I just made the cheddar. It hasn’t firmed up yet but I smashed some on a cracker – yummo!

This is my first time visiting your site and this recipe for sliceable cashew cheese has me intrigued!

Here’s my problem: I have a high-powered blender but the work bowl is hard plastic instead of glass. The idea of pouring the hot just-boiled agar agar solution into the blender makes me worry that I’ll be inviting minuscule but disconcerting amounts of melted plastic into the final product. So can I let the agar agar solution cool down at least a little bit before throwing it into my plastic blender bowl? (Or is it time to splurge on a Vitamix haha?)

Hi Donna. You can try using pecans, but bare in mind that pecans are bitter and the cheese will not taste the same than when using cashews.

This is why I always check comments, thank you for taking the time to write this out. It’s helpful! 🙂

Thanks for taking the time to post this alternative! I def want to try it!

Sure! The taste will be slightly different, but won’t affect anything else in the recipe!