It tastes like dirty socks....in a good way: The Cheese Thread

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physeter: Jan 24, 2006; high five, more dead than alive

I've mentioned it before, but as overwrought as Williams-Sonoma is, their 3 months of cheeses delivery thing is my favorite Christmas gift to receive. Honey and cheese is my new favorite pairing. Otherwise I think just earmarking $10 every time you hit the grocer is a great way to start trying different cheeses. Even if you go horribly wrong, virtually any cheese can be rehabilitated by getting put into a ramekin with some garlic cloves and olive oil, roasted in the oven, then stirred and spread on a baguette.

(And I agree in advance with the person that raves about St. Andre.)

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physeter: Jan 24, 2006; high five, more dead than alive

bunnielab posted:

Someone please talk about cheese storage. Like, what is the best general method to get the longest life? We keep them in the fridge loosely wrapped in plastic in a large tupperware bin with a towel (changed weekly) in the bottom to absorb moisture. I came about this plan in a haphazard way but it does seem to make them last longer then tight plastic wrap and just sitting on a shelf.

Every oz of cheese we throw away pains me and but at the same time when I go on a cheese buying binge it is hard to buy just a weeks worth.

I'm convinced my method of expelling all air from a ziploc before sealing, and of not directly touching the surface of the remaining cheese, helps extend the "unmolded" lifespan by almost double. Doesn't matter with a hard aged cheese, but anything softer and I only touch the wedge/block through a paper towel or plastic wrap.

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