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Cheese in fridge: safe?

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stellata
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Oh dear. I've somehow overlooked a fair sized block of cheese in my fridge. It was bought for Xmas and says use by 19 Jan. How long have I got to eat it before I shouldn't? There's only me here and I don't want to eat cheese every day!!
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  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 16,921 Forumite
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    Until it goes mouldy.
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  • Enterprise_1701C
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    I personally have eaten cheese several months out of date so it is safe enough.

    Have you got a freezer? Would it be worth dividing it up into manageable blocks and freezing some? A lot of people tend to grate cheese and freeze it like that because it tends to be a bit more crumbly after it has been frozen.

    If it goes mouldy just cut the mould off, cheese goes mouldy when it gets moist. I should point out that that is green mould, if it is black mould you need to cut a bit deeper.
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  • Nelski
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    Dont worry I have cheese far far older than that and live to tell the tale. If it has a bit of mould on then just cut it off no need to waste it. You can freeze it too :)
  • stellata
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    Thank you! I have got a freezer, yes, space a bit limited so I will put half in there and start getting through the rest. I'm relieved I don't have to bin it as it did cost a few quid. It tastes great. It's Mature Cheddar if that makes a difference.
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  • martinthebandit
    martinthebandit Posts: 4,422 Forumite
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    Mature cheddar? If it's a good one it gets better with age.

    Eat and enjoy
  • PasturesNew
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    If it's not green, eat it.
    If it's got green bits on, cut those off and eat it.
    If it's gone a dark yellow, shiny, solid .... use that in cheese sauce and eat it.

    If cheese isn't walking away under its own power it's fine.
  • Farway
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    stellata wrote: »
    Thank you! I have got a freezer, yes, space a bit limited so I will put half in there and start getting through the rest. I'm relieved I don't have to bin it as it did cost a few quid. It tastes great. It's Mature Cheddar if that makes a difference.

    NO it will kill you stone dead, send it to me for safe disposal:D
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  • buildersdaughter
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    Mature cheddar lasts for months and months. As always when giving advice on such things, I'd be wary of giving it to anyone 'vulnerable' (very young, very old, ill). But I allow Cheddar to keep for ages - soft cheeses are another matter.
  • Enterprise_1701C
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    If it's not green, eat it.
    If it's got green bits on, cut those off and eat it.
    If it's gone a dark yellow, shiny, solid .... use that in cheese sauce and eat it.

    If cheese isn't walking away under its own power it's fine.

    Brie needs to be walking away under it's own power :D

    With mature cheddar I buy about a year's worth when Lidl have it on offer, I never pay attention to dates on cheese :rotfl::rotfl:
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  • trailingspouse
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    Grate it into a freezer bag, then lay the bag flat in the freezer, so you have a layer of frozen cheese rather than a clump - it takes up less space, and it's easier to break off however much you need when the time comes.
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