Roquefort

[anonymous-user]

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[5potTurbo]

I don't know which is more worrying: not knowing the difference between "best before" dates and safe food, or that you can make the comparison to it tasting like polish - or did you mean Polish (what?)?




It will be fine for probably a couple more weeks if remains refrigerated.
If you're not going to eat it that quickly, but would use it in a sauce in the future, why not freeze it?
I do.

Edited by 5potTurbo on Thursday 2nd September 14:59

[LordGrover]

Not familiar with Roquefort but like most cheeses I'd guess it'd taste better if you let it get to room temperature for an hour or two before eating it.

[Balmoral Green]

Loaf of crusty bread, packet or three of bacon, loads of butter, huge lump of Roquefort. Sandwich. Bottle of cheap red optional.

[Gruffy]

Dizeee, "use by" means just that and "best before" is a guide as to how long a product will remain at a reasonable quality, after which time you're using your own judgement.

[Gruffy]

Ah, sorry mate - a lot of people wouldn't be aware of the difference.

If it says 'use by' then I'd give it no more than 10% past the use by date, personally. When in doubt I usually employ the smell test but with cheese (particularly strong stuff) you'd need the nose of an expert to gauge it.

[jet_noise]

Dear Dizeee,

I gauge my cheeses' consumption suitability by the snail test:
Is it moving faster than a snail? No= eat, yes= bin,

regards,
Jet