Refrigerator Life Of Cheese

[pastafreak]

Refrigerator Life for Cheese

On Christmas Eve I bought some French cheese in London's Borough Market...a chevres and a truffle brie. They have both lived in my fridge... unwrapped...since then. I didn't use them as I had other, supermarket, cheese to use.
OK to still be consumed or cooked with?
 

[Atheist]

I'd take one out and let it warm up a bit and then eat it. Any smell or colouration would probably enhance its deliciousness.

[DDIL]

When you say unwrapped - they must have some type of covering or else they would have dried out.

Anyway I would taste a tiny bit of each one and if it tastes OK - I would eat them.  The brie I would cook.

[netherfield]

If it's not furry or green it'll be fine.

[DDIL]

I meant to add - if they were off you would smell them as soon as you open the fridge door.

[Atheist]

A brie and a chevre would need to be kept out of the fridge for a while, and if they didn't smell I would leave them out for a day or two to ripen.

[youngmafbog]

I've done pretty much as Atheist says in the past.

Still here.

[Ken4155]

As long as they're unopened, and have been kept refrigerated, hard cheeses can last a month or two past their sell-by date, which, as we all know, is merely a guide.

I've been eating out-of-daye cheeses for quite a few months because i get it free from my corner shop 😁

[youngmafbog]

If hard chees goes a bit dodgy just cut ot off all round it and eat the remainder.  Done this for decades and still here.

[pastafreak]

DDL...doh! Wrapped and in a fridge storage box. The Brie was stinky from day 1.....that's how I always eat it.

I've discovered a BB date on the (raw goats milk) chevre...the 28th of this month. So that's OK.

I found out elsewhere that the Brie with truffle might be a problem as the truffle is mixed with cream.

Yes, ymf, it's easier with hard cheeses.

[DDIL]

I would just nibble the brie and see if it tastes off - if not go for it.