Got in a beautiful wheel of Appleby’s Cheshire today and cracked it open to find these grooves! They’re from where the affineur took a sample during the aging process. I’ve cut plenty of cheese over the years, and this was the first time I’ve ever seen it in one that we’ve received.
Also, this cheese rules.
by bonebreak69
5 Comments
i love getting the tester wheel! it’s like a stamp of approval from the maker!
I read this as Applebee’s and was incredibly confused. Awesome cheese dude!!
Depends when in its life it was checked. I am a cheese grader I work for a dairy company in the UK and we call ourselves cheese graders, however if the cheese has gone on to be pitched from the manufacturer by a cheese monger or affineur then checked your term would be correct! Not meaning to come across as a know it all sorry just wanted to clear up that most time you see these holes in hard cheeses it’s because someone like me has been poking holes in it through its life rather than an affineur, that or I should change my job title!
Such a fantastic cheese!
I love Cheshire, I don’t find it frequently enough but when I do I grab it.