The Logistics of Giving the Gift of Cheese
I was going to put together a holiday gift guide for last-minute shoppers, but I waited as long to finish
Category: Cheese Education
Three Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better
It is a fact that not all cheeses melt equally. Sometimes we have to discover this the hard way, by
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In the Buff—That Other Type of Cheese Milk
We’ve got cow, goat, and sheep on our radars when it comes to cheese. But what about that other ruminant
A Tale of Cheese as Old as Time
Not too long ago, one of my dear readers submitted a question to the blog (something anyone can do, by
Feta Makes Everything Better
There’s a common saying in our household: “Feta makes it betta!” And let’s face it, it’s absolutely true. A salad
Pasta Filata Cheeses: Not Just for Pizza or Pasta
Pasta Filata: it’s kind of fun to say. And wouldn’t you know, this family of cheeses is also fun to
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Fresh Cheeses to Freshen up Your Summer Picnics (and Everyday Life)
Fresh cheeses are the wee babes of the cheese world, you might say. Allowed to sit for only a few
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What’s the Deal with Raw Cheese, Anyway?
A woman came into my shop recently searching for “raw cheeses.” She didn’t care what kinds they were, so long
Spring Cheeses: What They Are and Why You Should be Eating Them Now
I’ve written briefly in the past about summer- and winter-milk cheeses—wherein two wheels of the same type of cheese will
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How to Really Taste Cheese (and Other Foods)
More than a week has passed quietly on The PhCheese blog. Why? Because the cheese doc has been dealing with
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Everything You Didn’t Realize You Needed to Know About Irish Cheeses
Somebody (my mom) asked me last week if I was going to write any posts about Irish cheeses leading up
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What Makes a Cheddar Cheddar?
I’ve been writing a fair amount about cheddars on here over the past few weeks. It’s a category of cheese
Is My Cheese Still Good?
My parents are pretty lucky; they have a personal cheese specialist they can just dial up whenever they have questions
Clothbound Cheddars: Unveiled
We all know what cheddar is; we’ve seen it, we’ve eaten it, we (most of us) like it. But while
Cow, Sheep, Goat: What’s in a Milk?
Milk is milk, is milk, right? Well, no. All milk serves the same basic purpose of nourishing a mammal’s young,