POLL: How sharp are you? (I mean your cheese)

(Stickin' with mammoth) #1

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I grew up in the 70s with only Colby-Jack in the fridge so I consider myself to be from a broken home. It wasn’t until after college that I discovered cheddars so sharp that they could arm wrestle a sandwich and win. I’ve never looked back.

Let’s talk about the cheddar in your life, where do you fall on the sharp-o-meter? (vote for your fav)

  • American cheese (seek help immediately)
  • Mild/Medium cheddar
  • Sharp cheddar
  • Extra-sharp cheddar
  • Ultra-sharp cheddar (gourmet, aged many years)
  • Cheddar is gross

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(Mary) #2

Yum! What a lovely topic… I like my cheddar so aged that it’s got those crunchy little salty bits in it. And if you want to know about Camembert, well - it should be old enough to walk around by itself. Smelly socks, baby…

(Brian) #3

You got my attention with the picture! Tillamook is one of my favorites. They make some good cheese.

One of my hopes is that someday, when I have the room to do it, I might be able to start making cheese again, even the aged cheeses.

#4

I love Aldi’s aged cheddar. $2.49 for 8 ounces. Its aged for over 12 months, is firm, and only slightly dry so isn’t crumbly.

(Doug) #5

Cheese…For The Win. :sunglasses:

Magic.

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #6

Yes, salty bits and aged, the longer the better.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #7

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(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #8

Yes, you can. HELL YEAH!!!

#9

Kerrygold Dubliner mmmmmmm

(Doug) #10

Not that I would turn down a hunk of good Colby…

(Stickin' with mammoth) #11

Aw, hell, yeah.

(Crippie) #12

i love me a good cheddar, but recently I have fallen in love with some smoked gouda, eat it with salami every day!

(Stickin' with mammoth) #13

I’ll be right over…

(Jon H.) #14

for the win

(Georgia) #15

I have never seen ultra-sharp cheddar. I’ll have to check out Whole Foods or a local gourmet cheese shop. I grew up eating longhorn cheese, which I just Googled and found out it’s a domestic Colby.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #16

It’s not actually called that, I just used the word to describe cheddars aged longer than 1-3 years. Ask at the cheese counter to taste something older than 2 years and you’ll get an idea of what I mean.

(VLC.MD) #17

I like old cheddar. I tried balderson’s sharp cheddar and it was a bit much.

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #18

I’m having a love affair with triple cream brie atm

Otherwise sharp cheddar is my fav . The older the better

(Sophie) #19

Amen!
Aged Gouda Rocks My World Too!

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #20

Aged cheddar, aged gouda, brie, & aged goat cheese can all be found in my fridge. Love them all. Goat cheese is a short aged thing. it comes more solid when aged and is hard to find. Luckily there is a cheese warehouse not far from me, where they get it from France.