How is the cheese at Costco?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are known brands. Why not by them at Costco?

I agree with this. As long as you see value in buying a large amount and will use it before it molds etc. Although most cheeses freeze nicely. Manchego at Costco is Manchego at Wholefoods (unless its a special aged one). That said Trader Joes has great prices on mainstream cheese like Manchego, Camembert, Gruyere etc. and in friendlier sizes.

[Anonymous]

Costco has great cheese! Their Asiago, Cave Aged Cheddar and the Harbison are favorites.
The medium-firm cheeses do just fine as does the big block of Parmigiano, but if you're getting any soft cheeses make sure you eat them up quickly.

[Anonymous]

I love the Dubliner cheddar. I noticed once that the price per pound at Trader Joe's is half the price at the regular grocery store, and the price per pound at Costco is half the price at Trader Joes. All aged cheeses keep well, so having a big brick isn't a problem.

[Anonymous]

To my knowledge, the vast majority of Costco’s cheese — if not all of it — is name brand stuff. At mine, they sell Beecher cheddar, which is excellent. Their pecorino is a great deal. They have huge tubs of burrata. So yes, it’s a much better deal for essentially the same products but you just get it in bulk. Which is like everything else there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's good, but you have to commit. My favorite is the cave aged cheddar - it's always a hit when I put it out.

OMG....this one is soooooooo good!!! This summer a few mornings a week here is what I made with it:

Slice of quality bakers bread put in toaster until slightly toasted
Spread homade garlic, black pepper. and fresh basil aioli on the bread
Put thick slices of garden tomatoes on the bread. Covered this with slices of the cave aged cheddar, put under broiler.

OMG....this was fantastic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s just as good, but sometimes I don’t want such a huge piece of cheese!

I use the absolute hell out of my foodsaver. I keep Costco cheese sealed up for sometimes months. That foodsaver has been my best kitchen investment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's good, but you have to commit. My favorite is the cave aged cheddar - it's always a hit when I put it out.

OMG....this one is soooooooo good!!! This summer a few mornings a week here is what I made with it:

Slice of quality bakers bread put in toaster until slightly toasted
Spread homade garlic, black pepper. and fresh basil aioli on the bread
Put thick slices of garden tomatoes on the bread. Covered this with slices of the cave aged cheddar, put under broiler.

OMG....this was fantastic!

You sound like a menu writer! “Quality bakers bread”, “garden tomatoes”? Where are you getting the time to bake fresh bread and grow tomatoes and make your own aioli in order to make a sandwich? And what’s your tomato secret? Our tomatoes have produced nothing the last couple of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's good, but you have to commit. My favorite is the cave aged cheddar - it's always a hit when I put it out.

OMG....this one is soooooooo good!!! This summer a few mornings a week here is what I made with it:

Slice of quality bakers bread put in toaster until slightly toasted
Spread homade garlic, black pepper. and fresh basil aioli on the bread
Put thick slices of garden tomatoes on the bread. Covered this with slices of the cave aged cheddar, put under broiler.

OMG....this was fantastic!

You sound like a menu writer! “Quality bakers bread”, “garden tomatoes”? Where are you getting the time to bake fresh bread and grow tomatoes and make your own aioli in order to make a sandwich? And what’s your tomato secret? Our tomatoes have produced nothing the last couple of years.

I exaggerate

I buy bread at the bakery (basically NOT that crappy sandwich bread stuff)

Aioli homemade is also an exaggeration. I take regular mayo and mix it with crushed garlic, a ton of black pepper and finely chopped basil from my garden. This holds for a few days in the fridge.

You HAVE to rotate tomatoes. They are heavy nitrogen feeders. They absolutely will fail if planted in the same spot year after year. Two years max in one spot, or else you need to heavily amend the soil. Basically cops in home gardens need to be rotated, same as big farms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s just as good, but sometimes I don’t want such a huge piece of cheese!

I use the absolute hell out of my foodsaver. I keep Costco cheese sealed up for sometimes months. That foodsaver has been my best kitchen investment.

I shred my cheese and store it in freezer bags. It is easy to pull out as I need it, and can use it for melting, mac and cheese, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prefer Aldis

I love Aldi and love cheese, but don't generally love the cheese at Aldi. They have been getting some better stuff occasionally, like English cheddar, but mostly it's very industrial and bland. I do get things like packaged shredded mozzarella, which is basically the same anyplace and is cheaper at Aldi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone! I don't really like cheese, but was thinking about for when i have company.

What?! That’s blasphemy!

But if you buy them for guests from Costco, make sure it’s for a big group and/ or people that will be visiting for more than a couple days. Esp if you don’t eat them, they do go bad and if you don’t eat them, you might not realize, especially soft cheeses. I normally buy my regulars from Costco, but otherwise stick to WF or cheese stores for items I only want for small groups or special occasions.

I should have said that I do like cheese, but I don't eat it as it doesn't like me! Thank you everyone for the comments.