You open the fridge, see mold on cheese. What’s your thought process?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is cheddar hard or soft? It’s in between Parmesan and Brie.

Soft like Philadelphia cream cheese, the “wet” mozzarella, … cheddar is hard cheese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s a hard cheese, cut off. If it’s a soft cheese, throw out.

+1. I don't usually buy soft cheeses, but for hard cheeses, I am not even thinking - just cut the moldy piece off and keep going.

+2 yup

[Anonymous]

Slice or scrape off.

Eat.

[Anonymous]

Throw away immediately.

[Anonymous]

« Argh when did I buy this? I hate food waste. If this a soft or hard cheese? Can I cut off the mold? Ugh what’s next to the cheese, what else might have mold spores on it? »

If it’s Parmesan i just cut the moldy bits off. For soft cheeses, I toss.

[Anonymous]

Uh-oh, I hope none of the kids ate it like that. I think they would know better but sometimes, who know... I better cut it off now while I'm thinking about it. You can cut it off cheddar, right? (Googles on phone) Okay, I'm good. I should try to make something with that for dinner tonight.

(2 weeks go by)
Repeat conversation in my head, minus the Googling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can this still be eaten?
If I cut this part off..
What kind of cheese?
How much was this cheese?
Aren't there other cheeses at the store with more mold than this?

Do you triage or do you just throw at the first sight of mold?

What is your thought process?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew. I don't eat food that has turned.

I think you need to look into how cheese is made.

[Anonymous]

Hard cheese, cut it off.
Soft cheese, throw away.

[Anonymous]

Throw away immediately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s a hard cheese, cut off. If it’s a soft cheese, throw out.

Yep this.

[Anonymous]

Soft cheese, toss it. Hard cheese, cut the mold off and put it in a new cheese paper.

[Anonymous]

Immediate garbage.

[Anonymous]

I cut it off and either use it or add it to my bag of random cheeses in the freezer which we will eventually turn into a cheese spread (a la Jacques Pepin).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s a hard cheese, cut off. If it’s a soft cheese, throw out.

+1. I don't usually buy soft cheeses, but for hard cheeses, I am not even thinking - just cut the moldy piece off and keep going.

Same here.

But what would you do about a block of feta? That’s my current quandary.