A method for ripening cheese in racks, comprising the steps of a) providing a stack of cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) at a production location; b) taking a first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) from the stack; c) placing one or more cheeses 912) on the first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and placing the cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) on a carrier; d) taking a further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) from the stack; e) placing one or more cheeses on the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j); f) placing the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) on top of the cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j); g) transporting the placed cheeses to a ripening location and ripening, during a ripening's period, the stored cheeses; h) removing the placed cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and removing the cheeses from the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) after the ripening's period; and i) moving the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) back to the production location, wherein the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) is provided with distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31), which are movable between a storage state, in which the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) provide the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) which are directly stacked on top of each other with a mutual distance which is smaller than the thickness of the cheeses placed on, or to be placed on, the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j), and a use state, wherein the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) provide the first and further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) which are directly stacked up on each other with a mutual distance which is larger than the thickness of the cheeses placed on the first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j), characterised in that the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) are provided non-point symmetrically over a cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and wherein the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) are moved after step d) and before step f) from the storage state to a use state, wherein moving comprises turning a cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) in a horizontal plane between a storage state and the use state. a) providing a stack of cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) at a production location; b) taking a first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) from the stack; c) placing one or more cheeses 912) on the first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and placing the cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) on a carrier; d) taking a further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) from the stack; e) placing one or more cheeses on the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j); f) placing the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) on top of the cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j); g) transporting the placed cheeses to a ripening location and ripening, during a ripening's period, the stored cheeses; h) removing the placed cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and removing the cheeses from the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) after the ripening's period; and i) moving the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) back to the production location, wherein the further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) is provided with distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31), which are movable between a storage state, in which the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) provide the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) which are directly stacked on top of each other with a mutual distance which is smaller than the thickness of the cheeses placed on, or to be placed on, the cheese ripening plates (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j), and a use state, wherein the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) provide the first and further cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) which are directly stacked up on each other with a mutual distance which is larger than the thickness of the cheeses placed on the first cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j), characterised in that the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) are provided non-point symmetrically over a cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) and wherein the distance holders (8, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29, 30, 31) are moved after step d) and before step f) from the storage state to a use state, wherein moving comprises turning a cheese ripening plate (1a - 1j, 21a - 21j) in a horizontal plane between a storage state and the use state.