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I recieved an abomination today. Yesterday, I went to my local supermarket, and bought some British Cheddar Cheese. I've always liked British Cheddar, as they know how to smoke it.
It wasn't until I got home when I noticed something terribly wrong. Even though it was only five days old, it was moldy! Why? Because some stupid British factory worker didn't wrap it properly. Sitting on a ship bound for America for five days, with God only knows what germs were aboard, sealed its fate. And I spent $8 on my cheese. Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Good lord man! You can't wrap cheese in plastic!

Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Good lord man! You can't wrap cheese in plastic!
Yes you can. It's happened many times before, and it doesn't loose flavor. While I'm not old enough to drink, I've been told that wine doesn't taste good in plastic cups. However, whether wrapped in plastic or wax, cheese tastes fine.

I was watching an episode of Star Trek yesterday where Neelix was making cheese, but the bacteria used infected the biotech in Voyager, causing it to malfunction.

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Cheese needs to breathe. If it's wrapped in anything at all, it should be in leaves.

Cheese needs to breathe. If it's wrapped in anything at all, it should be in leaves.
Then why does gouda come over here in wax cakes?

Cheese should be wrapped in wax, it keeps the moisture in, but does not really contiaminate the flavour, this is why cheese now is wrapped in plastic, it does the same job, but its cheaper. Personally I prefer the wax, there's nothing better than peeling back the wax to reveal the smooth yellow cheese beneith.

Cheese needs to breathe. If it's wrapped in anything at all, it should be in leaves.
or cheesecloth

Cheese should be wrapped in wax, it keeps the moisture in, but does not really contiaminate the flavour, this is why cheese now is wrapped in plastic, it does the same job, but its cheaper. Personally I prefer the wax, there's nothing better than peeling back the wax to reveal the smooth yellow cheese beneith.
I reserve that expirience for gouda, which I sometimes eat.

I recieved an abomination today. Yesterday, I went to my local supermarket, and bought some British Cheddar Cheese. I've always liked British Cheddar, as they know how to smoke it.
It wasn't until I got home when I noticed something terribly wrong. Even though it was only five days old, it was moldy! Why? Because some stupid British factory worker didn't wrap it properly. Sitting on a ship bound for America for five days, with God only knows what germs were aboard, sealed its fate. And I spent $8 on my cheese. Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Your mistake was buying cheese from a supermarket. They only stock crap cheese. Buy it from a proper cheese shop next time - Paxton & Whitfields is a good one. Buy a West Country cheddar and prepare to be amazed at how delicious it is compared with supermarket cheese, which tastes of nothing.

Cheese should be wrapped in wax, it keeps the moisture in, but does not really contiaminate the flavour, this is why cheese now is wrapped in plastic, it does the same job, but its cheaper. Personally I prefer the wax, there's nothing better than peeling back the wax to reveal the smooth yellow cheese beneith.
I reserve that expirience for gouda, which I sometimes eat.

Yes, that is a quality cheese, also, the wax on edam adds to the taste.

I recieved an abomination today. Yesterday, I went to my local supermarket, and bought some British Cheddar Cheese. I've always liked British Cheddar, as they know how to smoke it.
It wasn't until I got home when I noticed something terribly wrong. Even though it was only five days old, it was moldy! Why? Because some stupid British factory worker didn't wrap it properly. Sitting on a ship bound for America for five days, with God only knows what germs were aboard, sealed its fate. And I spent $8 on my cheese. Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Your mistake was buying cheese from a supermarket. They only stock crap cheese. Buy it from a proper cheese shop next time - Paxton & Whitfields is a good one. Buy a West Country cheddar and prepare to be amazed at how delicious it is compared with supermarket cheese, which tastes of nothing.
Yeah, I knew a comment like that was coming. However, of all the supermarkets I've seen, the one in question, named Wegmans, is by far the best. While they're a major grocery store chain in the North East, they started in my home town of Rochester, NY, and thus give us special attention. They have a section with Cracker Barrel and the other crappy cheeses. But they have a separate section for quality, often handcrafted cheeses. I'm sure I'd find only a little variation compared with this store. And btw, I've been to no other supermarkets that stock the same types of cheeses.

I recieved an abomination today. Yesterday, I went to my local supermarket, and bought some British Cheddar Cheese. I've always liked British Cheddar, as they know how to smoke it.
It wasn't until I got home when I noticed something terribly wrong. Even though it was only five days old, it was moldy! Why? Because some stupid British factory worker didn't wrap it properly. Sitting on a ship bound for America for five days, with God only knows what germs were aboard, sealed its fate. And I spent $8 on my cheese. Does everyone on this planet now need lessons on how to use plastic wrap?

Take it back and exchange it. Some stores such as Costco does not require you to have a receipt. Or just scrape off the bad part and chow down...

You want to talk about crap cheese? Let's talk about the american law on pasteurization. They are already by law required to pasteurize all soft cheeses. This amounts to half-melting them. They're going to do it to the hard cheeses too. I spent five years in the UK eating beautiful things like white stilton with ginger, and when I visited France, the camembert was out of this world, and in the Netherlands, you can get gouda with cumin seeds. It's not fair.

My dutch fiancee came here to visit, and while he liked a lot of our food, when I gave him cheese that had been pasteurized, he spat it out. That's because it tastes like salty yellow wax.

I'm thinking of making a run to Canada to smuggle in cheese. Real cheese.

Might I add that millions of europeans and other nationalities eat unpasteurized cheese every day without any illness or trouble at all. I ate it all the time when I was there without any ill effects. I think it was actually better for my morale to know that cheese has a taste, and that it has a texture, and an aroma.

You want to talk about crap cheese? Let's talk about the american law on pasteurization. They are already by law required to pasteurize all soft cheeses. This amounts to half-melting them. They're going to do it to the hard cheeses too. I spent five years in the UK eating beautiful things like white stilton with ginger, and when I visited France, the camembert was out of this world, and in the Netherlands, you can get gouda with cumin seeds. It's not fair.

My dutch fiancee came here to visit, and while he liked a lot of our food, when I gave him cheese that had been pasteurized, he spat it out. That's because it tastes like salty yellow wax.

I'm thinking of making a run to Canada to smuggle in cheese. Real cheese.

Might I add that millions of europeans and other nationalities eat unpasteurized cheese every day without any illness or trouble at all. I ate it all the time when I was there without any ill effects. I think it was actually better for my morale to know that cheese has a taste, and that it has a texture, and an aroma.
All milk products are pasteurized. I see little wrong with that.

I have eaten unpasteurised cheese and lived to tell the tale. Unfortunately, a couple of my friends didn't make it. :cry:

:lol: No, seriously, there is nothing wrong with unpasteurised cheese.

And I find that for storage, wax paper does the trick.

When's the last time you heard of someone succombing to the effects of unpasteurized cheese? I say that it's alright to pasteurize milk, cream, cottage cheese, anything in liquid form. It just doesn't last very long otherwise, but half-melting cheese and spoiling it in the name of public health when it's totally unnecessary is just plain going too far.

I live nearby a small town that is famous for its cheeses..its only about a half an hour drive.
You can get just about any kind of cheese you can imagine....and its all made right there.
The camembert with the cumin seeds is good..but Im a Munster kinda guy.

So frickin good.

and it doesnt come in plastic.

I find it bizarre that Cheddar cheese can come from New Zealand, Canada or just about anywhere else! :shock:

And yesterday saw some Somerset brie!

Globalisation has a lot to answer for :)

It's all about the breakfast cheese at the SF cheese factory.

I have eaten unpasteurised cheese and lived to tell the tale. Unfortunately, a couple of my friends didn't make it. :cry:

:lol: No, seriously, there is nothing wrong with unpasteurised cheese.

And I find that for storage, wax paper does the trick.
I don't know whether or not Europeans get health problems from cheese or not. But here in the US, if one little health problem comes from cheese, the customer will sue the maker's ass. It's the unfortunate way it works.

Cheese uber alles!