Any Cheese Addicts Worried About the Future?

[Arrowwind]

So I was visiting a friend the other day who is heavily into food storage. She was showing me her stash and answering my unending questions..

Then I noted a jar of orange stuff... not like preserves... looked strange so I asked what it was..

Turns out it was canned cheddar cheese with a 10 YEAR SHELF LIFE!

So you purchase your favorite cheese, cut it in chunks and put it in a pint canning jar, wide mouth is best for this... and give it a water bath.

She says that cheddar gets sharper over time and also that any type of hard cheese can be done. She has cheddar and jack.

So I'll be trying it soon and will post the specifics on the canning when I do.... have to call her for the canning specifics.

[Craig]

oh no, but what about a nice creamy blue? I have had ported blue where there is a layer of port over the top of a strong blue, what that would do for shelf life I don't know, I kinda don't let them sit still for long if yo know what i mean.

[Arrowwind]

found this:

Canning blue cheese
I have been canning for about 35 years but have never tried canning cheese. I have purchased your two cookbooks and love them, however I was wondering if it is possible to can blue cheese? I have been given a large amount by a friend and was wondering if this is possible?
Martha Hubler
Ashland, Pennsylvania
I have never tried canning blue cheese, but I doubt that it would can up as nicely as we’d like, due to much of its character being from the streaks of blue mold running through the cheese; these would all melt together when canned. Freezing in small containers will probably give you much better results. — Jackie

[Carmody]

Posted by Arrowwind (here)
So I was visiting a friend the other day who is heavily into food storage. She was showing me her stash and answering my unending questions..

Then I noted a jar of orange stuff... not like preserves... looked strange so I asked what it was..

Turns out it was canned cheddar cheese with a 10 YEAR SHELF LIFE!

So you purchase your favorite cheese, cut it in chunks and put it in a pint canning jar, wide mouth is best for this... and give it a water bath.

She says that cheddar gets sharper over time and also that any type of hard cheese can be done. She has cheddar and jack.

So I'll be trying it soon and will post the specifics on the canning when I do.... have to call her for the canning specifics.

read your ingredients on the cheese carefully, when choosing a cheese.

Make sure it has no 'modified milk ingredients'.

[Flash]

Buy French cheeses if you buy. They will be pretty clean of modified milk ingredients. Some of those French cheese are made to hold for 10 years as well as long at the wax envelope is not tared open.

[Nick Matkin]

Try Dutch cheese, Gouda or Edam in big 100% wax-covered 'wheels' . They'll last for yeas and years in a cool pace.

Nick

[Paranormal]

Posted by Nick Matkin (here)
Try Dutch cheese, Gouda or Edam in big 100% wax-covered 'wheels' . They'll last for yeas and years in a cool pace. Nick

- Yes this is how I store cheese, but canning it in water would surely turn it into soup? However, I'll try and see what happens.

[Johnnycomelately]

TIL cheese addicts are a thing. I think I might be one, because I know enough to not eat too much every day.

Here’s a fancy recipe for cheese toast, and as he says you could add whatever to make it a full meal.

How To Make Cheesy Texas Toast

Cooking With Ry

237K subscribers

Feb 9, 2025

“Texas Toast is a big hunk of tastiness. Covered in gooey, golden brown cheese, it’s hard to eat just one. So make enough for yourself and for any friends who might stop by.”

Cheese Spread Ingredients

6 TBSP Unsalted Butter Softened
1 TBSP Mayonnaise
4 oz Monterey Jack Cheese Shredded
4 oz Cheddar Cheese Shredded
2 oz Parmesan Cheese Grated
⅛ tsp Kosher Salt
⅛ tsp Ground Black Pepper
½ tsp Granulated Garlic
½ tsp Smoked Paprika

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kluA3CAbnWY