Tips for Serving Cheddar Cheese Cheddar is better when it’s served correctly!

 

 

Are you a cheese whiz? Do you know the best way to serve cheese? Attention to just a few details can make a significant difference.

 

• Keep cheddar in the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic.
• Before serving, let the cheese sit for an hour to take the chill off - its flavor is best savored at room temperature.
  
• Serve cheese on a sturdy, flat wooden or marble platter.
• For cutting, use a sharp chef's knife with a strong handle you can bear down with. Better still is a knife specially made for cheese with an angled blade, textured to prevent slippage.
• Cheese planes, those flat metal implements with a blade opening in the middle of the face, are good for slicing a thin leaf of cheddar. These should only be used on brick or bar-shaped cheddars.
• Wheels of cheese should be cut with a sharp knife into wedges.