When you have a moldy block of cheese ...

[Jeebo]

,,, if you slice off enough of the moldy outside of the block to get all the mold cut away, is it safe to eat the non-moldy part on the inside? Or should you just throw the whole block away?

-- Ron

[rubbersole]

2. Good cheese grows and ages in mold.

Cut off the mold and enjoy!

[Midnight Writer]

3. Probably would not hurt you to eat even the mold, though I don't like that flavor.

[elleng]

4. Yes.

(HOWEVER, if it's Blue, keep it for yourself, do NOT serve it to ME, please!)

[Liberty Belle]

5. I've cut off the mold and a bit beyond, and eaten the cheese inside.

It's probably fine, though if anything tastes off, throw it away.

[Historic NY]

6. How can you tell if the blue cheese is bad?

[Kali]

7. by looking at it

yuck

[Kali]

8. trim it and eat it

it is fine, people have been doing that since cheese was invented.

[LastDemocratInSC]

9. You can neutralize it by putting slices on Triscuits.

I've been doing this all week and I'm still here.

[Irish_Dem]

10. My mother's family were dairy farmers in Wisconsin.

Every year I spent part of the summer surrounded by every dairy product you can imagine.
And of course cheese every where.

Up in Wisconsin dairy country the mold is no big deal, they simply cut it off and eat the rest of the cheese.

A tip: Don't handle cheese too much, it will mold where you touch it.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. And how can you tell when Limburger goes bad ? Does it stop stinking ? nt