Hurting other cheeses...

[Baby Chee]

I finally went and revisited a cheese I really like before I made my own:  Dutch Style Smoked Gouda.

It's a Wisconsin cheese sold at Sam's Club.  I used to love it... now I just ate a bit.  It tastes like chlorine and chemicals.
WTF.  Has a strange texture as well.  I can tell there's something funny about how they make it, compared to the unadulterated home cheese.

Anyone ever notice that after eating home made for a while?

[GBoyd]

Maybe not with high-quality cheeses, but I have noticed that the cheap versions of cheddar, mozzarella, and monterey jack in the grocery store all have the same taste and texture. It's worrying.

[DeejayDebi]

I just picked up a bunch of cheeses in Wisconsin and they all taste great to me.

[Baby Chee]

The package for this stuff says it has Gouda AND Cheddar.... @__@;  It's an odd cheese.  I suspect it's blended and then repacked.  It also has a list of strange chemicals to preserve everything for the ages.  It just wasn't as pleasant as my own goudas without the funny stuff added.

[DeejayDebi]

Must be one of those huge commercial plants.