Wisconsin well represented in finalists to be judged best cheese in the United States
ASHWAUBENON – Nearly half of the finalists in the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest are from Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association released the list of 20 finalists after a day of trying to stay ahead of a winter storm. Selection of the top 20 and champion that normally would...
Cheese Makers Association looks to the future at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON – Aged cheese is good. Aged cheese judges also are good. But Wisconsin cheese makers understand that to keep both their industry and the United States Championship Cheese Contest strong and credible, they need to introduce new generations into the process while the older generations still are around...
The Best Cheese for Grilled Cheese is on Amazon. It Costs $5.
Our editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought through our links. Cheese and bread are like Pam and Tommy: no one knows what to make of the relationship. Grilled cheese between two slices of toasted bread is an archetypal children’s meal,...
Central Wisconsin dairy producers announced to compete in U.S. Cheese Championships
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WSAW) – Central Wisconsin cheese and dairy manufacturers are set to compete for the coveted title of U.S. Champion at the 2023 United States Championship Cheese Contest®. A total of 13 companies and cooperatives have submitted entries to be evaluated Feb. 21-23 at the Resch Expo...
6 Best Grocery Chain Cheese Departments
America’s cheese business is booming. According to Statista, 6.35 million metric tons of cheese were produced in the United States in 2022, making it the highest recorded number since 2013. Unsurprisingly, Wisconsin—nicknamed America’s Dairyland—leads the states in total cheese production with California close behind. Many of the nation’s top grocery...
“We were too busy eating cheese curds”
Former NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose recently opened up about her favorite untelevised WWE memory. After participating in the 2015 Tough Enough competition, Mandy Rose signed a developmental contract with the Stamford-based promotion. She spent about two years in developmental before making her main roster debut in 2017. After...
What Type Of Cheese Are Wisconsin Cheese Curds?
Cheese curds aren’t made from an unusual, hard-to-find cheese, despite the reverence with which they are spoken about in Wisconsin. In fact, they are simply made from baby cheddar, according to Allrecipes. As cheddar ages, its texture gets crumblier and its flavor becomes sharper, per Cheese.com. Like baby cheddar cheese curds,...
What Is Blue Cheese and Why Do People Hate It?
In the pantheon of divisive foods, blue cheese often stands alone. Wisconsin-based journalist Nicole Haase has hated blue cheese all her life. “That funk is all I taste,” she says. “Blue cheese just kind of ruins everything.” And she’s not the only one who feels this way, either. “Nobody...