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Blue cheese can turn bad just like other varieties of cheese you may just need to look a little more closely to detect the changes. And you re not quite sure how long an opened cottage cheese lasts until it goes bad.

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Things aren t that straightforward in the case of blue cheese though because it s supposed to be covered in mold and smell like dirty feet.

How can you tell when blue cheese goes bad. If you can see any hints of pink green or brown your cheese has gone bad and should be thrown out. Blue cheese is a unique cheese that is either loved or hated. If it looks nasty and smells nasty it probably is.

With blue cheese you ll need to look past its naturally funky nature for other signs of spoilage. Color pay attention to the creamy part of the cheese. The flesh of the cheese is white or creamy and that s the first place you should look at when you want to check if it s okay to eat.

How to tell if blue cheese has gone bad. Ordinarily it s not hard to know when your food has gone bad. The best way to tell if your blue cheese has spoiled is to smell it.

With proper storage blue cheese can stay fresh for a few weeks. As with other cheese blue cheese also goes bad. The final cheese product is veined or spotted throughout with blue mold.

Both blue cheese wedge and crumbles need to be kept refrigerated. Most cheese mold is green or blue in color and will be clearly visible to the naked eye against the off white color of the cheese. That is unless you re dealing with blue cheese a.

Or maybe you ve bought a few containers on a sale because they were nearing the date on the label. Give the cheese a sniff and if it has an ammonia like smell it is probably spoiled. Fresh blue cheese has a strong scent but it changes as it starts to go bad.

And right now you re not sure if you will be able to use all of them before they spoil. Mold forms when cheese begins to be broken down by bacteria. It has a sharp pungent aroma and is loaded with umami taste.

Blue cheese is milk cheese which has had a mold penicillium culture added to it. It s a good idea to give blue cheese a smell when you ve just brought it home. If you will decide to freeze blue cheese it can technically be frozen forever but for the best quality it shouldn t be frozen for longer than about half a year.

It s not always obvious when food has gone bad but blue mold and a funky smell are usually clear signs that something belongs in the trash. But the label often suggests eating it within a week or so for best quality. Omer reese a retired chicago based cheese distributor and bonafide blue fan assuaged our fears.

Visually inspect your mozzarella cheese for signs of mold. If you see mold the cheese is no longer edible. When it comes to blue cheese sold in an airtight container it also can keep up for a few weeks of opening it that is if you wrap it well.

I don t think cheese when it gets old or really goes bad it s not poison or anything in fact in all his years of cheese mongering i don t think i ve actually ever had any that went bad.