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2018 ACS BOK Domain 3: Cheese – Review

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Approximately 35% of the 150 questions of the ACS CCP Exam® will come from this domain.

Those of you in retail will have an easier time with this domain because you tell your cheese’s stories every day. Knowing each cheese’s story helps know this domain: Country of origin; type of milk; raw or pasteurized; style; pairing (covered in Domain 10); in some instances, cheese that inspired its creation (i.e. Pleasant Ridge Reserve being inspired by Beaufort and Gruyere).

Yesterday I posted the PDO regulations of some of Europe’s iconic/traditional cheeses. Make sure you review these regs and regs of others not included in postings.

Here are links to documents, databanks that will assist you in your review:

2018 ACS BOK Domain 3 – Cheese – Questions and Bibliography – Part 1

2018 ACS BOK DOMAIN 3: CHEESE – SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY – PART 2

50 Cheese you MUST know (a list I compiled with the help of the CSG Administrators – the cheeses most likely to be on the exam):

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/50-cheeses-you-must-know/

2017 CSG Cheese of the Day postings (these are the cheeses and cheesemakers our Administrators felt you need to know – with the “pertinent” stats):

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/2017-cheese-of-the-day-database/

The Eight Basic Families of Cheese (while there are many ways to categorize cheese, this doc covers the styles of cheese):

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/the-eight-basic-families-of-cheese/

The EU list of all 262 PDO Cheeses:

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html?&recordSelection=all&recordStart=0&filter.dossierNumber=&filter.comboName=&filterMin.milestone__mask=&filterMin.milestone=&filterMax.milestone__mask=&filterMax.milestone=&filter.country=&filter.category=PDOPGI_CLASS_13&filter.type=&filter.status=

Cheeses from Spain:

http://cheesefromspain.com/cheese-dos-guide/

Cheeses from France:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_cheeses

Cheeses of Italy:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_DOP_cheeses

Janet Fletcher’s Planet Cheese Database:

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/janet-fletchers-planet-cheese-database/

Culture Magazine’s Cheese Links Database:

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/increase-your-cheese-iq-culture-magazine-cheese-library-top-cheese-links/

And if you really want to get down in the “Cheese weeds”:

282 Cheeses to know:

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/281-cheeses-you-should-know/

165 More Cheeses to Know:

http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/165-more-cheeses-to-know/

Tomorrow I will post sample questions to give you an idea of what to expect in July.

In addition to being an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, I am a Certified ServSafe Food Production Manager with certifications that also include ServSafe Certified Instructor and Proctor. I am available for cheese events, cheese program development, cheese training, food safety training and 3rd party food safety auditing. See my About Me and Resume pages for more details or call me at 360 921 9908 to discuss availability.

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