@CorriganMayfair Love supplying you Richard your unwavering support for all these years is hugely appreciated. The fact that you use our hand made butter so liberally and enthusiastically is testament to everything you do ♥️
Butter is at the beating heart of Corrigan’s. We baste, sauté, spread, slather and fry in it. Lincolnshire Poacher butter from @poachercheese has always been our go-to since opening our doors, nearly fifteen years ago.
Cheddar cheese is one of the most popular cheeses in the world, but what is the difference between their aged varieties?
Mild Cheddar - around 2-3 months of age, mild cheddar is buttery, smooth and ideal for sauces where you don't want the cheese to overpower the dish.
Medium Cheddar - around 5 to 6 months in age and a little more depth of flavour making medium cheddar is ideal for grilled sandwiches and mac & cheese sauce.
Mature Cheddar - usually aged for 6-12 months, we get onto the depth of flavour where cheddar starts to show its true potential. Great for punchy sauces or grating onto dishes that need a bit of sharpness.
Extra Mature/Vintage - around 15 months + (up to 10 years!), for me, this is the king of cheeses. Vintage cheddar holds its own on the most adventurous of cheeseboards, often with that pleasing crystal crunch. You will find vintage cheddars are very crumbly, piquant and often complex with savoury notes. This is as versatile as any cheese in the world. Grated on pasta, toasted sandwiches, on a cheeseboard, savoury tarts, the world is your oyster.
One of the most important things to remember when choosing your cheddar, is quality over quantity. There are many mass produced cheddar cheeses out there but a good aged artisan cheddar has a more complex and added depth of flavour that means you don't have to use as much to add that something extra to a dish.
When you’ve gone to the trouble and expense of buying fine cheese, it is a shame not to eat it at its glorious best. As a rule of thumb, we recommend taking your cheese out of the fridge for at least an hour before serving.
This does, however, vary upon the type of cheese you have. Ripe and runny bries for example would appreciate a longer warm-up: even as long as two hours, whilst harder cheddars benefit from an hour out of the fridge.
The exception to this rule is fresh cheeses where 30 minutes should be sufficient. Mozzarella, ricotta and young goats cheese, for example, fall into this category.
Great to hear our club sponsors @Poachercheese get another mention on @SkyCricket commentary. Enjoy the cheese @Athersmike@nassercricket-it’s good stuff. Us Lincs lads & lasses have been eating this for years which has enabled our Club to reach our 200 yr anniversary this summer
IMO, of all the spirits, whisky pairs best with cheese, so how about a whisky sour 🥃 🍊 🍒 and some of our chilli jam 🌶
Thanks @Poachercheese for organising @Farmer_Tom_UK for guiding us through, to everyone for your company 🥰 It’s been a blast 🧀 🐭
#CheeseADayChallenge
@Farmer_Tom_UK@Poachercheese Thanks for your time and effort. Great times tasting cheese. Just ordered a load from Lincolnshire poacher. Well done all👏👏👏👏
Our 28th and last day of February Cheese Challenge, 30 cheeses tasted and enjoyed. All from the UK and Ire and without doubt the best cheeses I have ever eaten. Thanks to @Poachercheese for sorting it all out and for today's fab 3 year aged cheese @Farmer_Tom_UK lunch tomorrow?
#CheeseADayChallenge day 28, the last day. 🥲 Today was a @Poachercheese Lincolnshire Poacher aged for 3 years. It was great and is a solid 9. Had some with my homemade pickled onions and it tasted even better....
A huge thank you to everyone who took up our butter offer from yesterday, we have now sold out for next week. We are very grateful for such loyal and rapid support! 🙏🙏 Watch this space for returning offers. instagram.com/p/CLMMfQnnVxY/…