Anonymous
Post 01/01/2026 09:35     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband is Dutch and has brought back aged cheese from Holland many times and keeps it for months. We have some in our fridge right now from August. Nothing is wrong with it.


I think the one from Holland uses different processes.
Don’t they keep it at room temperature outside?


Yes they do not always refrigerate it in the stores but the aged ones we have right now is a Dutch cheese maker that works in the US.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2026 08:26     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband is Dutch and has brought back aged cheese from Holland many times and keeps it for months. We have some in our fridge right now from August. Nothing is wrong with it.


So do they just put the date on it to make me throw it out and buy more?


Expiration dates are all kinda like this. most foods are fine past their exp. date, if properly stored. Canned foods especially can go years past their "best by" date. It's mostly nonsense, the idea that a food is fine on 12/26, but "bad" on 12/27. They're okayish guidelines for about how long things will keep peak flavor, but not necessarily indicators of whether or not the food is still safe to consume.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2026 08:04     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:My husband is Dutch and has brought back aged cheese from Holland many times and keeps it for months. We have some in our fridge right now from August. Nothing is wrong with it.


I think the one from Holland uses different processes.
Don’t they keep it at room temperature outside?
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2025 14:14     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
At least 36 months.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2025 14:05     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:My husband is Dutch and has brought back aged cheese from Holland many times and keeps it for months. We have some in our fridge right now from August. Nothing is wrong with it.


So do they just put the date on it to make me throw it out and buy more?
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2025 13:56     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:^^ this. And, even if it gets moldy, cut off the mold and you can eat the rest. Yes, really


+1.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2025 13:42     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
My husband is Dutch and has brought back aged cheese from Holland many times and keeps it for months. We have some in our fridge right now from August. Nothing is wrong with it.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2025 14:19     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
^^ this. And, even if it gets moldy, cut off the mold and you can eat the rest. Yes, really
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2025 13:19     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Till it gets moldy


Will that be obvious? Would you eat it a week past?


Yes, it will be obvious, and yes, absent obvious mold growth, bad smell, off flavor, discoloration, etc., I would still eat it.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2025 12:59     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Anonymous wrote:Till it gets moldy


Will that be obvious? Would you eat it a week past?
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2025 12:10     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Till it gets moldy
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2025 12:09     Subject: How long is aged Gouda good for?
Bought it from Whole Foods. Was cut and wrapped by them 12/6 and says sell by 12/26. How long after this date can I eat it?