Semi-soft cheeses are in-between a soft and hard cheese. The factor that makes a semi-soft cheese different from a soft cheese is moisture—harder cheeses generally have a lower moisture content. Semi-soft types normally have a longer shelf-life than soft cheeses but are otherwise similar in texture and shape. I have categorized semi-soft cheeses as either interior or surface ripened cheeses.
Taleggio – One of the Best “Value” Cheeses Lately I’ve been on the hunt for “value cheeses” and the washed rind Taleggio from Italy is one of the best examples I can describe that fits my idea of a great value cheese. Taleggio is a washed rind cheese that can be found in every gourmet […]
Creative Commons: Tangopaso Hey, There’s A Stick In The Middle Of My Cheese! The first time I tried cutting into this cheese, I noticed a stick in the middle of it. It looked like a cheese Popsicle. It turned out to be a straw and not a stick and is used to help the cheese […]
Morbier Cheese – (MORE-bee-yay) – a semi-soft cow’s milk cheese You are going to love this cheese! I tasted Morbier for the first time at my friends gourmet market and loved it. Since then, I have purchased and served Morbier dozens of times. I like it because of its flavor, texture and history. Make sure […]
Chabichou du Poitou Cheese My wife sent me to the Ardmore Farmer’s Market with instructions to come home with a “delicious, creamy, goat cheese that can be spread on crusty French bread.” With mission in hand I immediately checked in with my my favorite cheesemonger, Jack, who turned me onto Chabichou du Poitou, a soft, […]
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How to Grill Your Turkey on a Gas Grill
Something Different – Grilling Your Turkey I wanted to share with you a novel way we cooked our turkey one year while we were still living in Park City, Utah. We grilled it on the barbecue. Now I’m sure many of you are saying to yourselves, “RG, get real. We’ve been grilling our bird for […]
Turkey Buying and Cooking Tips With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought you might enjoy talking turkey including some tips on choosing a bird and how to cook it. You would think cooking a turkey is not that big a deal but looking at all the articles in the current November issues of cooking […]
Moist Thanksgiving Turkey Tips
How To Roast A Perfectly Moist Turkey A whole turkey, perfectly cooked, juicy in thigh and breast and richly caramelized all over is a thing of beauty, but it is, indeed a rare bird. Turkeys are large, they have a big hole inside them. They are thick in some places and thinner in others. They […]
