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Anonymous asked in Food & DrinkOther - Food & Drink · 2 weeks ago

If you cut off the mold, Can you still eat the cheese?

Because I've two "homes", apartment and living with parents on weekends and holidays (suffer from a medical condition so I'm not comfortable living completly independent yet), I don't always end up eating up everything in my apartment, and this often happens with cheese. I don't keep it in original package, so I've no idea about the expire date, but recently the outer parts has gone moldy, so I cut those off. But is it still safe to eat the cheese?

Update:

I think it similar to cheddar. Its called Gouda which is a Netherlands cheese.

I took to my parents house and they ate it - it had a slight smell of "sour farts" (Weird description, I know...). When it reach that smell, they usually keep it for a few days before tossing it out. I'm always been a wimp with expired food.

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  • 2 weeks ago
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    I've been cutting the mold off cheese and eating the rest for 40 years or so...fine so far. Now, with some soft cheeses, say mozzarella, you have to cut a little deeper to get rid of it all. With harder cheeses like cheddar I cut off all visible mold, including the fuzzy white spots that don't quite look like mold. Then I rinse off the cheese in warm water and let it dry before putting it back in the fridge. What can help cheese to stay mold-free longer is to wrap it in paper towel, put it in a ziploc bag, and dump some vinegar in, enough to soak the paper towel. Yes, you may get a very slight vinegar taste, but I've never found it enough to make any real difference. You could always rinse it before eating if you notice a vinegar taste.

  • denise
    Lv 7
    1 week ago

    Yes, as long as its not 'green' the whole way through,  I've cut mouldy edges off cheese before now, and used / eaten it. 

  • Anonymous
    1 week ago

    I cut off the cheese and eat the mold.

  • 1 week ago

    If it's more than  i feel like removing, I toss it. Other than that, I cut it off and eat it. Have you ever looked up the definition of cheese? Educate yourself.

  • 1 week ago

    Definitely.

    I watched a TV show on food, sell by dates etc. Basically, it said the only foods you need to be careful about is seafood and chicken.

    The rest is common sense.

  • Rita
    Lv 6
    1 week ago

    Mold generally can't penetrate far into hard and semisoft cheeses, such as cheddar, colby, Parmesan and Swiss. So you can cut away the moldy part and eat the rest of the cheese. Cut off at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) around and below the moldy spot. ... These molds are safe for healthy adults to eat.

  • 1 week ago

    The answer is yes. And if it's just surface mold, I have seen chefs wash it off with vinegar and use it. But in the interest of not wasting food, consider buying a vacuum sealing machine. I bought a two pound block of cheddar three months ago, and only needed to use half of it (sandwich slices). I cut it in half, and sealed the unused half with my Food Saver. It's still in my fridge, mold free, and ready to use. We also use the machine to re-seal bags of snacks (especially chips) and staples like brown and powdered sugar. As you are cooking for one, it's easy to vac and freeze the portions of a package you would not consume in a timely manner.  Honestly, I have cooked and enjoyed ribeye steak that was packaged three years previously (in the freezer of our seasonal home). I think it would work for you.

  • 1 week ago

    I've eaten expired cheese, not moldy just expired.  Unless it's something like bleu cheese or gorgonzola that is sold in insured grocery chains, I WOULD NEVER CUT THE MOLD OFF CHEESE OR ANYTHING AND PROCEED TO EAT IT, NOR WOULD I EVER ADVISE IT.  Just the other night, I drank some apple juice that was 14 months past the expiration date.  It didn't smell or look bad but it definitely left me feeling bad and sick later that night.     

  • kswck2
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    While some cheeses get moldy and you can cut it off, your photos seem to indicate that those cheeses are past help. Toss them all out. 

  • 2 weeks ago

    Thats alot of mold, and those little white spots are spores. If it was only a little i'd say cut it off.. but thats alot, GET RID OF IT

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