What you see: Moldy cheese. What it is: Moldy cheese!Eat or toss: Discard soft cheese with any amount of mold. A small amount of mold on a hard cheese can be
Moldy cream cheese
What you see: Mold inside your cream cheese tub. What it is: Old, moldy cream cheese. Eat or toss: Toss! In a soft food like cream cheese, the mold could be
How to evaluate dairy products after their “best by,” “use by” or “sell by” dates
The world of dairy products is vast, and includes some foods that can last a while, others that quickly spoil in obvious ways, and still others, like soft
The mystery of the weird-smelling, weird-tasting parmesan!
What you see/smell: Your shredded Parmesan (or other Parmesan or aged cheese) might look normal, but have a metallic or chemically taste. What it is: It
What if blue cheese gets fuzzy?
What you see: Your blue cheese seems to have developed fuzzy mold, beyond the blue areas you expected. What it is: More mold!Eat or toss: We’re calling this a
How to tell if white stuff on cheese is mold
What you see: White stuff on your cheese. You’re worried about uninvited mold. What it is: If it’s soft and you can spot “filaments,” it’s mold. (If it’s
Aged cheddar with a crusty, white smear?
What you see: A smeary white crust on your aged cheddar. You may be paranoid that it's mold. What it is: Calcium lactate crystals! Eat or toss: Eat! Like the
Help! My food is eating holes into my foil!
What you see: Small holes in the aluminum foil you used to seal something up and silver-colored blobs on your food. What it is: A chemical reaction! The foil is
These white crystals are badges of savory cheese honor
What you see: White dots or crystals in your aged Italian-style or gouda cheeses that allllllmost look like mold. What it is: Harmless crystals that can form on
