Use it for storage instead. If you need to store this cheese for a longer period of time, cut it into smaller portions half a pound or smaller , wrap tightly in freezer wrap or put into a freezer bag and freeze it.
Check the date on the package, and add a week or so. You can still store it up to its date, and often a bit longer. When it comes to blue cheese sold in an airtight container , it also can keep up for a few weeks of opening it. That is, if you wrap it well. Throw away refrigerated cheese after three to four weeks.
When blue cheese is kept in the refrigerator, it can last quite a while. Check the expiration date on your cheese -- in most cases, it will remain good for one to two weeks past the date. That typically means it will last in fridge for three to four weeks. Get rid of frozen cheese after six months. If blue cheese is kept in the freezer at 0 degrees, it can last indefinitely, which means you can freeze excess cheese that you don't plan on using within the month to prevent it from spoiling.
However, for best taste and texture, you shouldn't keep it frozen for more than half a year. It loses some of its sharp flavor and usually crumbles more easily. Method 3. Cut cheese for freezing. For crumbled blue cheese, divide it into portions that are a similar weight. Use a food scale to weight each slice or portion before you prepare it for storage. Double wrap the cheese. Whether you plan to store blue cheese in the refrigerator or freezer, it needs to be wrapped properly to ensure that it will stay fresh as long as possible.
First, wrap the cheese in wax or parchment paper. Next, place plastic wrap or foil over the paper to ensure that it won't dry out. If you're concerned about the cheese picking up the scent or flavors of other items inside your refrigerator, you may want to place it in an airtight container after it's been wrapped for additional protection.
Store on bottom shelf in the refrigerator. The colder that blue cheese, the longer it will stay fresh. Because the lower section of the fridge is usually the coldest, you want to make sure to keep it in on the bottom shelf to preserve for as long as possible.
If your refrigerator has drawers at the bottom, that's an ideal place to store blue cheese because they likely won't be opened every time you look in the fridge, so the temperature will remain stable. I have seen raw not pasteurized blue cheese with a "sell by" date two months after the "packed on" date.
Does raw blue cheese last longer than regular blue cheese? Raw cheese has live cultures, which can prolong the shelf life of the cheese by keeping away pathogens. Not Helpful 1 Helpful For the best taste, you should use the dressing within three to five days. After a full week, you should definitely throw it away. As blue cheese goes bad, the cheese begins putrefaction. That's what produces the liquid.
Incidentally, the bacteria that are causing this also excrete nitrogenous compounds, which is what gives that "ammonia like" smell associated with rotten cheese, meat, or any other protein-rich sources. Not Helpful 3 Helpful As stated in the article, smell, taste and expiration date are all factors you should take into account to determine whether or not your cheese has gone bad. Not Helpful 7 Helpful If the putter surface is already bad, chances are that the core of the cheese is soon to follow.
Not Helpful 1 Helpful 9. Your best bet is to check for an expiration date on the jar. The container will likely have instructions about whether to refrigerate and how quickly to use the contents. To maximize the shelf life of a wedge of Gorgonzola cheese after opening, wrap the original packaging tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil; for even better results, wrap the cheese first in wax or parchment paper and then cover with plastic wrap before refrigerating.
Properly stored, a wedge of Gorgonzola cheese will last for 3 to 4 weeks in the refrigerator. Is a wedge of Gorgonzola cheese still safe after the?
Yes - assuming proper storage, it will typically remain safe to use for 3 to 4 weeks, even if the "sell-by" or "best by date on the package expires. If a wedge of firm-textured Gorgonzola cheese has mold on it, is it still safe to eat? Does it smell funky in a way that tickles your gag reflex, not your taste buds?
You probably shouldn't eat it. And if all blue cheese smells equally rotten to you, perhaps you should stick to snacks that don't resemble science experiments quite so closely.
BY Michele Debczak.
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