5 Tips for Buying Cheese at the Counter
Cheese counters can be awfully intimidating: All those foreign names, different styles, and stinky aromas are enough to overwhelm anybody. Not to worry: a good cheesemonger is like a fairy godparent. They just want to make all your cheese wishes come true! While a good monger knows their cheese, they don’t know you—and that makes […]
Ask the Monger: Why is My Homemade Mozzarella Squeaky?
Claudia Lucero of Urban Cheese Craft tells us how to ensure the stretchiest homemade mozzarella every time.
Ask the Monger: What’s the Difference Between Cheese and Yogurt?
They’re both cultured dairy products, but they’re not the same. Cheese scientist Pat Polowski schools us on the difference between cheese and yogurt.
What Exactly is a “Sharp” Cheese?
People often talk about how “sharp” a cheese is. What is sharpness, exactly? “Sharp” is a colloquialism. Typically we don’t use it when judging or grading cheese, and it has no legal definition. You’ll hear it most often in the context of cheddar, where it’s sometimes synonymous with “aged.” For example, young cheddars are called […]
Is Cheese Better At Room Temperature?
Some cheeses are best straight from the fridge, while other types of cheese might benefit from warming to room temperature.
Ask the Monger: Is the Mold Growing on My Cheese Dangerous?
Got moldy cheese? Eataly Cheesemonger Yahn Van de Walle explains why you shouldn’t worry about it.
What’s that Stuff Inside Burrata?
Solid or liquid? Cheese or cream? To be daintily dolloped or shoveled with a spoon? If you’re miffed by the stuff that explodes out of your burrata ball, you’re not alone. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there in the world about stracciatella,” says Rynn Caputo of Pennsylvania-based Caputo Brothers Creamery, who crafts her own version […]
What’s The Difference Between Cow’s, Goat’s, and Sheep’s Milk?
Cheese expert Gianaclis Caldwell unveils the differences between milk-types and how it all affects the resulting cheese.
Ask the Monger: Does Cheese Have Probiotics?
Does cheese have probiotics? Probiotics are having a moment. Walk into most grocery stores today and you’ll see a large section devoted to these life-giving bacteria. But what are probiotics—and why the sudden focus? Here’s the skinny: Probiotics are living microorganisms, like bacteria and yeasts, that function on many levels, but they’re thought to be […]
Ask the Monger: What Cheeses are the Best for Melting?
Mary Connolly of MarieFromage.com dishes on the best picks for all of your melted cheese needs.
