Honey Brook Extra Extra Sharp Cheddar is hand waxed and aged for three years. This yellow cheddar is distinctive, adding color and sharpness when used for cooking. We use this in the cheddar blend in our toasted cheese sandwiches.
Wrapped in a classy black wax, this cheese is a staple at SFC. It is the yellow cheese that you find in our special blend of grated cheeses. This cheese adds the wow factor to a toasted cheese sandwich and to our famous mac and cheese. My favorite way to use this cheese is in a cheese ball. I love the color, and the flavor is outstanding at room temperature. Super sharp but smooth and nutty.
Ingredients
Pasteurized Milk
Salt
Rennet
Cheese Culture
Annatto
It’s All In the Packing: Hand Waxed Cheddar
Cheddar cheese is aged from three months to three years with longer aging time producing sharper cheeses. All of our cheddar cheese is packed by hand, taking forty pound blocks out of aging and cutting them into eight ounce bars. Much time and attention is given to the cheese at this time. We enjoy making homemade cheese balls and spreads with our cheddar cheese that is trimmed. These trimmed “ends” are also available in our retail store at a discounted price.
Andrew B
“Three Year Cheddar is incredible. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT..”
Cheddar cheese then moves into the waxing area where every bar of cheese is coated in clear wax and then two coats of a colored wax. Each colored wax identifies a different type of cheddar cheese. The wax dries very quickly, the bars are labeled, and ready to go for sale. Our Three Year Cheddar is waxed in a black wax.
Jolynn Schmucker
“A wickedly sharp yellow cheddar, hand-cased in black wax and aged for three years. Creamy but pocketed with satisfying crystalline bits.”
Cheese Ball
Ingredients:
8 oz. softened cream cheese.
2 T. of your favorite seasoning (try Halladay’s Lobster Bisque)
8 oz. of Three Year Cheddar, finely grated
Directions: Whip softened cream cheese and seasoning together in the mixer. Add finely grated cheddar and beat until well blended. Remove and shape into a ball, disk or heart. (I like a disk, it serves nicer.) Roll in pecan meal and parsley. (Or crushed pecans if you don’t have pecan meal.) The secret is to serve this at room temperature. My guests all say it’s the best cheese ball they ever had, hands down. It’s a crowd pleaser.
Cheddar Cheese History
Cheddar is the name of the cheese, the name of the gorge in England where this cheese originated and the name of a step in the make procedure that differentiates this family of cheeses.
Award
In 2012 our Three Year Cheddar won “Best in Cheese: Pennsylvania” in the 2012 Cooking Light Taste Test Awards: Artisanal Category, saying the following about our “extra extra sharp cheddar.”
Attributes
Color: Yellow
Texture: Dense and smooth
Flavor: Super sharp but smooth and nutty.
Typical Composition: 39% maximum moisture, 50% minimum milkfat solids.
Uses
Melts well, aged cheese ideal for cream soups and sauces.
Slices and shreds well for use on sandwiches or as a topper for hot or cold appetizers and entrées.
Guarantee
We guarantee all products to arrive in satisfactory condition to the address given if delivery can be made when first attempted. Delivery services will not forward our packages and many of our gifts can’t stand reshipping. We cannot assume responsibility for perishable products if we are given an incorrect address.
shipping
Orders are shipped Monday through Friday. Consideration is given when shipping to warmer climates to ensure fastest shipping methods. We ship our products UPS or USPS.
processing
Orders are processed and shipped Monday through Friday. When shipping to warmer climates, we avoid shipping over the weekend.
Delivery time
Most orders arrive between 3-6 business days, depending on processing time and destination. If you would like your order to arrive on a specific time frame, please make note of this in the comment section of your order.
