Cheddar cheese which originated in the Southwestern English Village of Cheddar is a semi-firm to hard cheese. In England, the traditional is to wrap the truckles in cheesecloth and smear with lard before the aging begins. To be a cheddar, an additional step in the cheesemaking process is necessary, which is called “cheddaring”. After separating the curds from the whey, the curds are kneaded with salt and formed into large blocks. The blocks are cut and stacked which expels more whey. This can be done several times to remove whey. After cheddaring, the curds are milled and put into forms to begin the aging process. The longer the cheese is aged, the stronger the flavor. Usually a mild cheddar is no more than 4 months old; medium is aged up to 8 months. Any cheddar aged 9 months is considerd sharp.
Applewood Smoked Cheddar (Ilchester)
Barely Buzzed (Beehive Cheese Company)
Beecher’s Flagship Reserve Raw
Beehive Cheese Company’s Barely Buzzed
Black Diamond Extra Sharp White Cheddar
Brunkow’s Green Olive White Cheddar
Cabot’s Clothbound Cheddar from the Cellars at Jasper Hill
Cantalet (This cheddar is made in France…)
Carr Valley Apple Smoked Cheddar
Carr Valley Horseradish Cheddar
Carr Valley Wildflower Cheddar
Cheese Curds (Golden Age Cheese Company)
Collier’s Powerful Welsh Cheddar
Cougar Gold – yep, this is a cheese in a can you can serve to guests…
Extra Sharp Cheddar (Golden Age Cheese Company)
Fiscalini Farmstead Premium Aged Cheddar
Garlic Chili Pepper Cheddar (Tillamook)
Golden Age Cheese Company Cheddar Cheese Curds
Golden Age Cheese Company Extra Sharp Cheddar
Golden Age Cheese Company Super Sharp Cheddar
Golden Glen Creamery Medium Cheddar with Sweet Basil
Golden Glen Creamery Medium Cheddar with Red Pepper, Onion and Garlic
Golden Glen Creamery Medium Cheddar with Garlic and Dill
Golden Glen Creamery 4-Year Cheddar: Aidan’s Reserve
Golden Glen Creamery River Cheddar
Green Olive White Cheddar (Brunkows)
Green’s of Glastonbury Organic Mature Cheddar
Hoffman’s Vermont White Cheddar
Horseradish Cheddar (Tillamook)
Henning’s Blueberry Cobbler Cheddar
Henning’s Mediterranean Sunset Cheddar
Kirkland’s Signature Cave-Aged Vermont Cheddar (Costco)
Laack’s Eight Year Extra Sharp Cheddar
Lavender Cheddar (Rogue Creamery)
Lincolnshire Poacher (January 2020)
Rogue Creamery Chocolate Stout Cheddar
Rogue Creamery Lavender Cheddar
San Joaquin Gold – Fiscalini Farms
Super Sharp Cheddar (Golden Age Cheese Company)
Tillamook Cheese Curds
Tillamook 100th Anniversary Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Wheel
Tillamook Vintage Extra White Sharp Cheddar
Washington State University’s Cougar Gold
Wildflower Cheddar (Carr Valley)
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