Does cheese have an expiration date?
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The packet in my fridge does.
yes! but some cheeses stay good for a long time (like Parmesan)... check the packaging though.
Yea. Cheese will grow green mold eventually, even when refrigerated.
It’s my impression that cheese will look bad when it is bad. And if the outside has some mold, you can cut it off and eat the clean parts. That’s what I do, anyway, in the rare times cheese sticks around long enough in my fridge.
I am interested to hear more opinions, though. Mmmmm, cheese!
Bleu cheese is a whole ‘nother subject, not going into that. Mmmmm, bleu cheese!
lol…WHAT A QUESTION! Yes cheese has an expiration date…
A couple of good sniffs and a teeny-tiny taste will usually tell you if the cheese has expired.
Except in the case of Limberger and Hakarl, two cheeses considered the worst smelling in the world, in which case, how would you know if they’re bad? ;-)
Cheese is edible unless its smell has changed or something has started growing on it. But most cheese is done aging when it arrives at the store and should be eaten long before it grows or smells bad for best taste.
I also was under the influence that cheese had an infinite life span. My world has been shattered.
If it has a bit of mold growing on it I’ll just trim it off, and what’s inside tastes fine, in fact sometimes it actually tastes better. If it’s dried out and cracked, or gone completely green, I throw it out, but cheese in my house doesn’t usually last that long. A block of parmesan will last for months.
Trimming the mold is exactly what delis do, until the cheese reaches its expiration date.
Cheeses like limburger and blue cheeses will get slimy when they go bad. Dairy products gone bad is not a good thing.
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