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Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by barbegal »

Is it just me or does this have a familiar "edited by Chat GPT" feel to it? I can only take this chatty writing style in moderation but it seems everyone is using Chat GPT to edit their work in the same way.

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by peterldowns »

tomcam wrote: post #6

If you like sharp cheddar, the best cheese in the world is "Cougar Gold" from WSU Creamery in eastern Washington, USA, a region not known to be a hotbed of find cheeses. It comes in a can, also not thought of as a delivery vector for a great cheese, but there you have it. Tastes great out of the can or you can age it for a few years in the refrigerator. Five or 6 years is fine. I absolutely love the crystals. No mold…

I just ordered two cans of the cougar gold, one of the viking, and one of the mild cheddar. If it's not good I will blame you.

The archaic checkout system and the fact that this is a Washington State school agricultural product make me think that this will be the best cheese I've ever eaten in my life. Quite fond of their apples!

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by tbrownaw »

tomcam wrote: post #22
msuniverse2026 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember hearing about that cheese in the past. Does it need a cold chain to be shipped overseas?

Not sure what a "cold chain" is but yes, it's shipped ice-filled styrofoam containers. Without it the cheese would sweat, which freaks people out.

"chain" as in "supply chain".

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by gus_massa »

barbegal wrote: post #41

Is it just me or does this have a familiar "edited by Chat GPT" feel to it? I can only take this chatty writing style in moderation but it seems everyone is using Chat GPT to edit their work in the same way.

The article is dated in 2019, and the wayback machina has a version saved in 2020 [1] but ChatGPT was launched in 2022.

[1] https://snipettemag.com/cheese-crystals/

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by carabiner »

tomcam wrote: post #6

If you like sharp cheddar, the best cheese in the world is "Cougar Gold" from WSU Creamery in eastern Washington, USA, a region not known to be a hotbed of find cheeses. It comes in a can, also not thought of as a delivery vector for a great cheese, but there you have it. Tastes great out of the can or you can age it for a few years in the refrigerator. Five or 6 years is fine. I absolutely love the crystals. No mold…

Some guy cracked open a 15 year old can of Cougar Gold and said it was good: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cheese/comments/1oas900/update_i_op...

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by barbegal »

gus_massa wrote: post #45
barbegal wrote: post #41

Is it just me or does this have a familiar "edited by Chat GPT" feel to it? I can only take this chatty writing style in moderation but it seems everyone is using Chat GPT to edit their work in the same way.

The article is dated in 2019, and the wayback machina has a version saved in 2020 [1] but ChatGPT was launched in 2022. [1] https://snipettemag.com/cheese-crystals/

Thanks, good to know that I'm wrong!

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by ndsipa_pomu »

tomcam wrote: post #6

If you like sharp cheddar, the best cheese in the world is "Cougar Gold" from WSU Creamery in eastern Washington, USA, a region not known to be a hotbed of find cheeses. It comes in a can, also not thought of as a delivery vector for a great cheese, but there you have it. Tastes great out of the can or you can age it for a few years in the refrigerator. Five or 6 years is fine. I absolutely love the crystals. No mold…

Hmmm, I'm somewhat doubtful about cheese from the USA as my experience there (only on holiday, mind) was that most cheese seems to be made of plastic. However, I fully acknowledge my lack of knowledge about good/great american cheeses and I'm sure there are small scale producers of quality products.

Some of the best cheddars that I've tried are Wyke Farms Cheddar (from Somerset, but not quite in Cheddar itself) and my favourite is Davidstow which comes from Cornwall. Quite why you'd be expecting quality Cheddar cheese from France is beyond me - wouldn't they consider it insulting to be making an English style cheese when they have so very many unique types of French cheese?

Re: Cheese Crystals (2019)

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Post by foofoo12 »

carabiner wrote: post #46
tomcam wrote: post #6

If you like sharp cheddar, the best cheese in the world is "Cougar Gold" from WSU Creamery in eastern Washington, USA, a region not known to be a hotbed of find cheeses. It comes in a can, also not thought of as a delivery vector for a great cheese, but there you have it. Tastes great out of the can or you can age it for a few years in the refrigerator. Five or 6 years is fine. I absolutely love the crystals. No mold…

Some guy cracked open a 15 year old can of Cougar Gold and said it was good: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cheese/comments/1oas900/update_i_op...

We once popped open a bottle of red wine from 1968. After tasting, we figured it was probably the best before date.
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