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Old 09-18-2017, 07:45 AM   #1
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How do you tell if blue cheese has gone off? It's the mold that gives it flavor. More mold means more flavor.
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How do you tell if blue cheese has gone off?
When it loses its 'fresh' aroma and begins to develop an ammonia-like scent, I believe. Visually, it can also start to appear slimy.
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Years and years ago, I forgot about a chunk of quality blue in the fridge. When I found it again, it tasted almost like chocolate.
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If it's slimy I won't eat it. And I've been known to scrape or cut mold off cheddar and eat it. Slime is off putting.
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Honestly, good cheese never lasts long enough around here to usually mold or slime.

I don't think I've found a blue or Gorgonzola that was too strong. One of my favorites is Montrechet, a Spanish blue that's cave aged and wrapped in grape leaves. I absolutely cannot go to Whole Foods anymore. If I do,. I'm going to blow a couple of Benjamin's on cheese alone.
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I like the blue as well. I had it on steak (fillet I believe) in a restaurant some time ago. Damn good!
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