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GENERAL BOARDS => Buying, Storing, & Cheesemongering => Topic started by: ozbuck on June 06, 2012, 12:30:06 AM
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Hi everyone!
This is my first post. I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to cheese, but hopefully I can get some good feedback from you guys =)
A few questions:
1. I'm thinking of ordering some cheese online to be delivered to me and I'm wondering how essential it is for the cheese to be kept at a certain temperature?
2. Are there any cheeses that do not require refrigeration at all?
3. Are there any cheeses that require refrigeration at all times?
Thanks!
Oz
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Hello Oz, and welcome to the forum.
I have ordered cheese from igourmet (http://www.igourmet.com/shoppe/cheese.asp) perhaps a half dozen times over the past couple years. It always arrives in good shape and their prices are reasonable.
They use styrofoam box in a cardboard shipping box with a cold pac inside. Of course the cooler months are the most optimal for shipping and receiving cheese, but iGourmet ships quickly, especially if it's a soft or lactic cheese. The harder cheeses are more durable and forgiving.
My cheese purchases have helped give me a better idea of what particular cheese styles should look, smell, feel, and taste like.
-Boofer-