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TASTE
TEST
HUFFINGTON
03.24.13
A Quest for the Best
Budget Cheddar in the East
BY KRISTEN AIKEN
F YOU EAT a lot of
cheese (and we eat a
lot of cheese), spending $30 per pound
of cheddar isn’t always an option. The key is to save expensive
cheeses for special occasions —
fondue night or cheese plates, for
example — but opt for the supermarket brands when it’s time for
a no-fuss grilled cheese (though,
truth be told, sometimes we do
like to make fancy grilled cheese).
So which brand of supermarket
cheddar should you reach for when
you want something affordable? We
hit the supermarkets and rounded
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAMON DAHLEN
up a collection of the most widely
available cheeses on the East Coast
(though you’ll find many of these
nation-wide, as well). Then we
conducted a blind taste test of 11
cheeses, judging primarily based on
flavor, sharpness and texture.
What’s the lesson we learned
from this? Sadly, one very popular brand ended up at the bottom
of the barrel, with all three of that
brand’s varieties ranking at the tailend of our list. On the brighter side,
another brand came out as a clear
and dominant winner. Check out
the results below to find out
who we’re talking about.
As always,
this taste
test is in
no way
sponsored
or influenced by
the brands
included.