Cheese connoisseurs

[rasczak]

I just cut some cheese. Smells like american.

 

[tboo]

I love extra sharp cheddar

 

[chalmers]

I love $1 off cracker barrel cheese.

 

[CurseTheSky]

A good, aged sharp cheddar is usually a safe bet. Do yourself a favor and buy whatever cheese you get in a solid block, rather than pre-sliced.

 

[Matthiasa]

Hmm yeah cheddar is always safe and typically not to expensive. I have 5-6 pounds of a 5 year cheddar. I have had 10-12 year but a pound of that also costs as much as the 5-6 lbs of the 5 year. Also it is not exactly consistent in its taste, some of those blocks will be mild while others will be really sharp with added blue cheese type qualities.

 

[KMFJD]

Medium Aged Gouda

 

[QueBert]

Ritz + Eazy Cheez = WIN. I like the Bacon Cheddar myself. I don't care what people say once in awhile some Eazy Cheeze is bomb as hell.

 

[_Rick_]

Try some different chèvres, they go great with salads, on pizzas or with tomatoes.
Some are sweeter, some are sharper, some are creamier, others are drier. All are good.

Camambert and Brie are the French classics, but I prefer Gorgonzola and Roquefort, to go with baguette. Reblochon is in many ways similar to Camambert, but a bit more cheesy/musky, I would say. Tomme noir de Pyrénés is a non-creamy french cheese, that is very nice. Mild without being tasteless.

Chaumes and other red-cultured cheese is also delicious.

Old Amsterdam is a nice dry cheese, similar to an aged Gouda. Aged Gouda is delicious.

If you want to do a cheese sauce, mix Mascarpone and Gorgonzola, Edam is optional. Add some cream, melt, add some spices to taste. Serve on pasta placed on top of some high-quality (Serrano, Pata negra, parma, etc...) smoked ham.
Delicious and simple cheese meal, guaranteed to send you to cheesy dreams.

 

[Sixguns]

fromunda

 

[Soundmanred]

I had a cheddars!

 

[tboo]

smegma?

 

[AmdEmAll]

Tillamook has some amazing cheddar. Make sure you grate it.. it seems to bring the flavors out much more.

Also Havarti is great.. I tried Dill Havarti not long ago and it was tasty.

Also if you can find Sweet Mun-Chee. Its very mild cheese but its delicious.

http://www.dcicheeseco.com/mun-chee/mun-chee

 

[sixone]

Longhorn colby is pretty awesome. On the salty side, though.

 

[shortylickens]

Put shredded mexican 4cheese on your cool ranch doritos.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Chimay Grand cru with chimay blue. Or any chimay cheese with chimay beer

 

[Gibsons]

raclette is definitely worth a try.

Also, you can find bad and good examples of most types. There's a lot of very generic to bad cheddars for instance, and some very good ones as well. My wife just loves this stuff: http://www.barbers1833.co.uk/

 

[deanx0r]

Roquefort is the king of cheeses for me. It has a very pungent taste: it is salty, crumbly, creamy yet bold, tingly and tangy. It may take an acquired taste to fully enjoy it if you haven't had experience with strong blue cheeses, but the lingering aftertaste it leaves when combining it with a nice wine or with some grapes or apples is just supreme.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Roquefort is the king of cheeses for me. It has a very pungent taste: it is salty, crumbly, creamy yet bold, tingly and tangy. It may take an acquired taste to fully enjoy it if you haven't had experience with strong blue cheeses, but the lingering aftertaste it leaves when combining it with a nice wine or with some grapes or apples is just supreme.

 

[Baked]

havarti

Put that cheese on Ciabatta bread, 5 minutes in toaster oven for sammich = instant mouthgasm.

 

[Slew Foot]

Velveeta

 

[Arcadio]

Wow.. thanks for all the suggestions. Next time I visit Whole Foods I'll try some of the varieties mentioned. I am really not willing to try moldy or very old cheese yet, though.

 

[Broheim]

Roquefort

I say start out with a danish blue/danablu (if you can get it in 'murica) before you move on to Roquefort.

Esrom is a good danish cheese kind of similar to havarti (also danish).

 

[bigrash]

Muenster cheese is my favorite. Feta is the one I hate the most.

 

[waggy]

Muenster cheese is my favorite. Feta is the one I hate the most.

I can't stand Feta. something about it just turns me off.

 

[Malfeas]

Remember, the stinkier the cheese, the better it tastes.