Save $$$ on hi-temp cheese

[kelbro]

A pound of high temp cheddar is around $15.

A pound of regular sharp cheddar is around $4 now.

Take a pound of regular sharp cheddar, cube it up into small pieces and put it in your dehydrator overnight on the lowest temp.

Bam! you just saved $11.

 

[jcam222]

Very cool tip

 

[tbern]

thanks for sharing this!

 

[indaswamp]

Cubed then spread out on a sheet pan in the refrigerator for 4-5 days works too. If it is shredded, then overnight is enough to dry it out....


*edit to add:
And it tastes way better than high temp cheese!!!

 

[zwiller]

*edit to add:
And it tastes way better than high temp cheese!!!

tallbm BEAT ME TO IT Glad I am not the only one. To me it's not just about the cost, but the flavor. I have not tried them all but the few I did seemed to have little to no flavor. Have not done it yet (but plan to) a guy I like on YT suggests processed cheese. While it does melt during the smoke, it does not break and fat out and once cooled it solidifies again. The guy actually grinds it with medium plate too and looks better than chunks of high temp IMO.

 

[chopsaw]

Get ya one of these . Cut the slice the same thickness as the dice .

 

[mosparky]

Great... Now I need a dehydrator and one of those dice gadgets....does it ever end ?? LOL
Thanks for the great tip !!

 

[kelbro]

Get ya one of these . Cut the slice the same thickness as the dice .

I thought that I had seem something like that before. I do have a nice cheese slicer but that would definitely reduce the boring manual cutting.

 

[zwiller]

I have a slam chopper too and LOVE that thing. It's a soup/stir fry MACHINE!

 

[chopsaw]

one of those dice gadgets

manual cutting.

Another gadget the wife bought years ago . Been in my hand headed for the trash many times . It's been on the shelf at least 20 years . Glad I kept it now .

 

[Danblacksher]

chopsaw i need one of those cheese gadgets!

 

[Danblacksher]

this looks the same guess it would work for cheese

https://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Chopper-Mandoline-Slicer-Container/dp/B07TLVN8TP/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2RTOT39XH35T7&keywords=cheese%2Bcube%2Bcutter&qid=1666626704&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjMwIiwicXNhIjoiNC45NSIsInFzcCI6IjQuNDQifQ%3D%3D&s=home-garden&sprefix=Cheese%2BCuber%2Cgarden%2C139&sr=1-9&th=1

 

[chopsaw]

This is the one I have . Not as old as I thought . Says 2006 on the box .

https://www.amazon.com/Vidalia-Chop-Wizard-67366-Large/dp/B000I6JZWA/ref=asc_df_B000I6JZWA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193124190188&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7178756898807349777&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1020519&hvtargid=pla-309380557191&psc=1

 

[jcam222]

Get ya one of these . Cut the slice the same thickness as the dice .
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What the hell? I thought I had all the cool tools. Headed to Amazon right now lol!

 

[SmokinAl]

Dang that is a great idea. Honestly I haven’t bought HT cheese in forever. I just use extra sharp cheddar & it is dry enough to stand up to the heat. But now I have more options. I do have one of those choppers!
Geez, more stuff to do. I did just buy a couple of butts, so I guess maybe some kind of jalapeño, cheese sausage would be in order!
Al

 

[indaswamp]

Al, you know I love sausages! I'll be watching!!!!

 

[DougE]

I been using Tilamook sharp farm grind in my jalapeno cheddar sausages, which are smoked, and it works fine. The cheese stays in the sausages nicely.

 

[Steve H]

When smoking sausage, the IT is below the melting point. I never bothered using high temp cheese. Thought of it as a gimmick IMHO.

 

[Fueling Around]

I get high temp cheese for $6 per pound.
High temp cheese is supposed to be processed at higher temperatures to make it more stable. I guess you can always use (heavily) processed american cheese (Velveeta)
I've tried sausage with regular store brick and high temp.
If you hold the 130° pasteurizing temperature store brick is fine. anything above and you need the high temp to keep it from breaking
If you slowly warm the sausage, the store bricks will hold just fine.
Microwave heating needs high temp cheese.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Great post with great tips, and more gadgets ... YES

David