tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5389116693608418851..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Fridge-dried cheesesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7084132053148699982020-01-21T04:54:46.021+01:002020-01-21T04:54:46.021+01:00There are a number of good cheeses at my local Tra...There are a number of good cheeses at my local Trader Joe's, and a surprising selection at Aldi's, although that varies week to week. Fresh Market, which is think is mostly in the south, also has decent cheeses.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23943606816935606872020-01-20T10:32:13.022+01:002020-01-20T10:32:13.022+01:00With a microplane, anything grates!!
With a microplane, anything grates!!<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57156859915805476722020-01-20T06:48:54.553+01:002020-01-20T06:48:54.553+01:00I have some pepper Jack that I am wondering about....I have some pepper Jack that I am wondering about. How would the bits of pepper work....Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4286764189285191362020-01-20T05:27:34.280+01:002020-01-20T05:27:34.280+01:00I think that pasta I bought and cooked was called ...I think that pasta I bought and cooked was called <i>radiatori</i>.<br /><br />I've never had trouble with my microplane grater — no grated fingers here.<br /><br />Do try the dried sheep's cheese.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69111664320848187502020-01-20T05:24:59.634+01:002020-01-20T05:24:59.634+01:00You might find chèvre sec (hard dry goat cheese) i...You might find <i>chèvre sec</i> (hard dry goat cheese) in your Paris supermarkets. I can find it here once in a while, with a little sticker on it that says <i>Je suis sec!</i> Then you can just grate it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48581374639641272812020-01-20T05:22:05.376+01:002020-01-20T05:22:05.376+01:00I wonder what dried and grated Jack cheese would b...I wonder what dried and grated Jack cheese would be like.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69430908727767232232020-01-20T05:21:09.651+01:002020-01-20T05:21:09.651+01:00As CHM mentioned, when you just wrap a piece of ch...As CHM mentioned, when you just wrap a piece of cheese in a paper towel or put it in a paper bag, the cheese doesn't develop mold. It just dries out.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53899496810688472032020-01-20T05:19:49.700+01:002020-01-20T05:19:49.700+01:00I'll be curious to know where that Brie was ma...I'll be curious to know where that Brie was made. Are you buying cheese at Whole Foods? When we lived in SF the WF had a very good selection. I hope other supermarkets do too nowadays.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86379041412952669892020-01-19T21:48:45.227+01:002020-01-19T21:48:45.227+01:00Yes, yes, and yes! Great idea that will save me mo...Yes, yes, and yes! Great idea that will save me money for I have also thrown out hard cheeses in the past.<br />By the way, (BTW) I have been spending more time in the cheese department and buying more cheese this past week than I usually do thanks to your info on cheeses! As someone mentioned earlier this past week; I could not find Melon or Meaux Brie locally, but I did purchase a french fermier brie - cow's milk cheese originally at $20/lb but I purchased a small, reduced pkg for $4. The cheese clerk looked up on their original package where it was from, but I have forgotten as they put their own label on the cheese for sale. I will ask again and write it down. <br /><br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-92229931771243116642020-01-19T19:54:36.148+01:002020-01-19T19:54:36.148+01:00This is so clever and obviously never occurred to ...This is so clever and obviously never occurred to me, as I've thrown out countless bits of cheese that have gone hard. Won't do that again. Great post.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19031770279334294602020-01-19T17:14:20.229+01:002020-01-19T17:14:20.229+01:00I think this is a brilliant idea. I am sure I can ...I think this is a brilliant idea. I am sure I can use it. But our goat cheese here is very soft Chevre and Peccorino Romano is very available, so I will use other cheese to experiment. It is good not to waste food!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50962431079829852002020-01-19T16:21:53.682+01:002020-01-19T16:21:53.682+01:00Very interesting tips from you and chm, Ken. Thank...Very interesting tips from you and chm, Ken. Thanks!SearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8360722822376644382020-01-19T12:50:34.869+01:002020-01-19T12:50:34.869+01:00Having had American Swiss cheese molding in the re...Having had American Swiss cheese molding in the refrigerator, just like you, several years ago, I tried drying it in the refrigerator wrapped in a paper towell and it worked. Once the cheese is dried up it can be stored for a long time in a tight container and never molds again. That way I have cheese always ready to grate whenever needed.<br /><br />I'll try that with goat cheese in France, since there is no goat cheese worth it in my parts of the US.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5177594243699430112020-01-19T08:06:49.787+01:002020-01-19T08:06:49.787+01:00Coo yummy, mummy!
I see you are still eating those...Coo yummy, mummy!<br />I see you are still eating those millenium bugs....<br />actually I like that pasta shape.... <br />and the one called giggli.... they both carry the sauce very nicely.<br />We have quite a lot of grated, dried cheese in the freezer....<br />Laurent Joumier, on the hill above us sells his old, dried cheeses at the markets.<br />And I buy and grate it, as you do.... <br />until I feel that my fingers are too close to the Microplane surface...<br />then I chop that last bit up and blitz it in a very old Moulinex coffee grinder....<br />I live in fear of those Microplane teeth.<br />But, apart from buying the occasional "log" from Laurent, I have never bought cheese to dry.<br />I might try with some brebis though...Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com