Your cheddar sandwich recipe?

**Adrian II** · 07-11-2008, 01:23

Originally Posted by Poor Bloody Infantry

For toasted sandwiches, fancy mature cheddar is a bit of a waste, any old cheapo supermarket cheddar will work just as well. Besides, mature cheddar is a bit too oily for my liking, you'll end up with the toast soaked through (though I guess some like that).

Mature cheddar is for having with nice, fresh, crusty bread. Perfection. No big secret to it, and no need to go polluting it with any other weird and wonderful ingredients.

Port and cheddar? I'm going to assume you meant to write port and stilton.

Like I said I dont 'do' grilled. And the cheddar is sharp and pale yellow and comes waxed. Does that mean it is oily? I haven't noticed, in fact it seems less oily than the supermarket variety. Is tehre a difference between mature and sharp?

Anyway it'll be very good with tawny port, I am sure. I drink tawny port with most cheeses, whether Gorgonzola, Brie or Stinking Bishop.

**PBI** · 07-11-2008, 13:22

Originally Posted by Adrian II

Like I said I dont 'do' grilled. And the cheddar is sharp and pale yellow and comes waxed. Does that mean it is oily? I haven't noticed, in fact it seems less oily than the supermarket variety. Is tehre a difference between mature and sharp?

I think sharp cheddar generally is mature cheddar, not certain if it actually means the same thing though. But a really good stinky mature cheddar should certainly take the roof of your mouth off.

I tend to find mature cheddar shrinks and sweats huge amounts of oil when melted rather than bubbling and going crispy, I think it's 'cause it has so much fat in it. It's not oily when it's not melted though, should be hard and crumbly. Glad to hear you aren't planning to waste a good cheddar by melting it.

Still not convinced by the port, maybe I'll give it a go with a nice strong cheddar sometime. Hope your own cheddar experiment is successful whatever you decide to do with it.

**Adrian II** · 07-11-2008, 13:28

Originally Posted by Poor Bloody Infantry

But a really good stinky mature cheddar should certainly take the roof of your mouth off.

Then this is a good stinky mature cheddar!

I wasted about half of it on sandwiches for my women and serfs today. The other half will be savoured tonight.

**Kongamato** · 07-11-2008, 18:06

Tuna+Cheddar+Salsa is my signature sandwich. I prefer this toasted, but I suppose it can work non-toasted as well. It may not be suitable for expensive cheeses.

**Reverend Joe** · 07-11-2008, 19:21

Honestly, Adrian, if you got ahold of some really good cheddar, you don't even need a sandwich.

Just get a baguette, some green olives, some butter for the baguette, some wine (preferably white, and somewhat sweet) and enjoy.

And just for the record, I hate mild cheddar. It's rubbery and tasteless, neither of which is a trait I look for in cheese.

**ajaxfetish** · 07-12-2008, 07:54

You should also dig up Mouzafphaerre's "Apples: I like them!" thread for some additional synergy once you finish with the sandwich craving.

Ajax

**Adrian II** · 07-12-2008, 12:08

Originally Posted by ajaxfetish

You should also dig up Mouzafphaerre's "Apples: I like them!" thread for some additional synergy once you finish with the sandwich craving.

Ajax

As a matter of fact, I have some cheddar left. The sweet spoils of fatherhood..

Cheddar and apple is also a good combination, I hear; the sweet and sour of the apple offsets the salty tang of the cheddar.

I'ma try it this afternoon.