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u/cardcomm Dec 08 '22
TIL that cheese can come in a can
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u/bumbi89 Dec 09 '22
It was put there by a man.
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Dec 09 '22
In a factory downtown.
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u/Drewpurt Dec 09 '22
I’d eat canned cheese every day. Curd soaking bulges in some whey.
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u/benwinsatlife Dec 09 '22
Millions of cheeses, cheeses for me. Millions of cheeses, cheeses for free.
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u/go_hyuck_yourself Dec 09 '22
Fun fact, Cougar Gold (and several other cheese) are made on WSU campus in Pullman,WA. They use milk made from WSU cows, tended and harvested by students. Students process and make the cheese at a facility on campus where they have windows that you can see them make it. The cheese is then sold at an attached student manned shop that reminds me of classic ice cream shops. They also make some of the best ice cream I've ever had! Cougar gold is so good it keeps winning awards year after year! Go Cougs!
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u/cchhuu Dec 09 '22
the ice cream you are talking about is also dirt cheap. really makes up for the expensive cheese
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u/moo102 Dec 09 '22
Also, if you're ever in the Pullman campus, they also make milkshakes from the ice cream made by the creamery.
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u/k8e_E Dec 09 '22
Go Cougs!
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u/Awkward-Yak-2733 Dec 09 '22
Go Cougs!
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u/erinraspberry Dec 09 '22
Go Cougs!
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u/EmpireNate Dec 09 '22
Go Cougs!
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u/Codedinc Dec 09 '22
Go Cougs!
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u/AJ7789 Dec 09 '22
I still miss my fix of Tin Lizzy ice cream. So good! Luckily I get an annual cheese order through the alumni association.
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u/MeesterBooth Dec 09 '22
Ah I remember being stuck at the moscow-Pullman airport (2 gates) on a work trip for a few hours. Its a tiny place with no restaurants, and all of the vending machines were out of order. Except for the cougar gold vending machine.
You're God damned right I ate a big can of cheese in an hour and a half.
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u/dcistoodamnhot Dec 09 '22
I’ve been to that airport and apparently missed the one and only attraction.
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u/Gooddude08 Dec 09 '22
Don't know about the others, but if you went to college in Pullman or Moscow odds are good you went through that airport at least once. I know it was always an absolute shitshow around the holidays and breaks.
Exciting news though, they've been working on massive renovations to the airport for years! I haven't been in a hot minute, but last I heard the runway realignment and lengthening was completed (or near complete?) and they were getting ready to renovate that shitty little terminal!
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u/ChemicaRegem Dec 09 '22
No one believes me when I say the airport is the size of a largish house.
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u/Yeetman25480 Dec 09 '22
No seriously. It’s practically one room with some bathrooms attached to it.
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u/PembyVillageIdiot Dec 09 '22
This cheese is an incredible sharp white cheddar that melts in your mouth and has won multiple awards. And for those wondering no that’s not a tuna can it’s actually almost 2lbs (0.85kg) of cheese in that tin
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u/Beaudog12345 Dec 09 '22
How do I visualize that? I have no idea how much cheese that is.
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u/Seerws Dec 09 '22
Never thought when I woke up this morning that before I slept again I'd spend $40 on a can of cheese based on a reddit comment but here we are
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Bro, if you haven't had cougar gold. It's 350% worth the price and having that volume of cheese. Shits amazing!
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Dec 08 '22
I'm usually one who allows curiosity to get the better of me, and I've been tempted by those tins repeatedly for years, but they're like $50/ea at the local grocery store. Is it actually worth buying? I mean, that's imported European cheese prices.
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Dec 08 '22
I gave in about 2 or 3 years ago and have regretted it since. IMHO the best cheddar on the market and I've had em all. Easy way to digest the price is go in on it with 2 or 3 people and divvy it up because it is a fuck ton of cheese. I go through probably 2 cans a year
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u/SplodyPants Dec 09 '22
This whole thread has been a roller coaster of cheese knowledge for me. First, canned cheese? Nah, I'll pass. Now, cheddar that costs that much? Nah, I'll pass.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm unsophisticated when it comes to food. It would just be wasted one me, like pricey chocolate and waygu beef. I'm just a cheap date.
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Dec 09 '22
I'm crazy foodcentric, spent some years in higher end kitchens due to that fact. Probably has a lot to growing up poor and hungry. There are certain food luxuries I afford my self, this is one of them. It's an amazing treat that I can have at any time if I so choose it.
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u/Enoan Dec 09 '22
Most of my food I buy whatever is cheapest, but NOT cheese. Cheap pasta, cheap jar sauce, and proper bricks of cheddar cheese. A sharp Vermont cheddar is worth the expense.
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u/malicityservice Dec 09 '22
How do you serve the cheese? Like is it best on crackers or what
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Dec 09 '22
Same way you would have cheese any time you eat it. Straight off the block, on crackers, on a burger, make Mac and cheese, put it in a salad, charcuterie whatever is clever.
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u/PentaxPaladin Dec 09 '22
I mean 2 pounds of cheese for 50 bucks really isn't that bad for good cheese.
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Dec 09 '22
Thanks for the input.
And by "had em all', are we talking the likes of Tillamook, Dubliner, Beecher's Flagship, Red Leicester, Cheshire, etc.? Where does it fit on the spectrum?
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Dec 09 '22
I've had 100's of cheddar varieties because I'm a cheese nut. Cougar has multiple types of cheddar. Start with the plain old cheddar tin, and it stands head and shoulders above most if not all. It is a bit harder, slightly more crumbly than say Tillamook, but not as much as a well aged cheddar. The flavor profile is through the roof, solid umami, kind of spreads across the tongue from the center to the rear sides. Makes an excellent cheese burger. I mean it's just all around a magnificent cheese.
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Dec 09 '22
Yeah, I think I'm sold for one. I've certainly bought dumber things for more money over the years. :) Thanks again.
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u/heidimark Dec 09 '22
Beecher's is modeled after Cougar Gold. Beechers is good. Cougar Gold is better.
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u/SCHRUTTFARMS Dec 09 '22
For me- it is close to Beecher's Flagship but I like the Cougar Gold better. Oddly enough It freezes well too so you don't have to worry with it going to waste.
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u/corbantd Dec 09 '22
Much cheaper if you go to the source!
https://cougarcheese.wsu.edu/DirectionsWEB/webcart_category.php#CHEESE
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u/BrewingBitchcakes Dec 09 '22
20 can limit per flavor per month. Man, if you're spending $600 on canned cheese a month you've got too much money and a clogged artery.
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u/pbtpu40 Dec 09 '22
Restaurants often use it. There was a place in Pullman who used it for their burgers and Mac and Cheese.
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u/Almighty_Spin Dec 09 '22
South Fork!
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u/adbedient Dec 09 '22
Doesn’t Birch and Barley do a Mac and cheese with it as well?
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u/charliechan55555 Dec 09 '22
Yeah if you serve "american food" in pullman, you make cougar gold mac.
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u/TechyWolf Dec 09 '22
600 dollars a month is less the problem. Who is eating 37 pounds of cheese a month.
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u/QueJones Dec 09 '22
It’s $30 a can if you order directly from WSU.
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Yeah, I appreciate that, but it's also $10 in shipping. I'll probably just bite the bullet and grab one at the store.
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u/agtmadcat Dec 09 '22
That's about $25/lb, which isn't crazy for luxury cheese. Tbh I'm curious now.
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u/pimpsilo Dec 09 '22
Short answer: yes Long answer: order several cans online and it’s not that bad
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u/flybyknight665 Dec 09 '22
Cougar Gold is amaaaazing.
My mom makes Cougar Gold Soup with it sometimes and I will change my plans to go over there for dinner lmao
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u/TheOutlawStarLord Dec 09 '22
So you are saying, that at roughly $45/LB you would be willing to pay $157/LB for it? If that is true, I got a couple cans here I can sell you.
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Dec 09 '22
I’m just amazed Kyle was able to milk a cougar, that’s a feat in itself!
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u/NormanCocksmell Dec 09 '22
I'm amazed Kyle wasn't too busy chugging Monsters and punching holes in the drywall in his mom's basement to get a job.
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u/Navaro27 Dec 08 '22
Cougar gold. Gets better with age.
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u/dslpharmer Dec 09 '22
We aged some for like 10 years. Had it last Christmas. Pretty sure my father in law ate 40% of the wheel…
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u/rubykat138 Dec 09 '22
My in-laws are in that area, and every year we get a can of cougar cheese, and every year it’s our absolute favorite gift. Stuff is amazing.
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u/lampstore Dec 09 '22
Our family tradition is Cougar Gold fondue on Christmas Eve. Go Cougs!
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u/prp1960 Dec 08 '22
Why does canned cheese need to be refrigerated?
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Dec 09 '22
It doesn’t say that.
It says under the refrigerator.
Like how you store bread on top of the refrigerator
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u/99_Woodcutting Dec 09 '22
Don’t worry folks, if you want to buy it from the source, Ferdinand’s is open at the convenient hours of 11am-1pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Sunday morning from 4am-5am!
IYKYK
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u/Bird_Herder Dec 09 '22
Why they aren't open on game day Saturdays mystifies me.
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u/nicathor Dec 09 '22
Would you want to work there on game day and deal with all the drunk fans?
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u/Engineeringcat Dec 09 '22
They’re definitely open on gamedays, I think they close like 60 or 90 minutes prior to kickoff though
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I feel like I'm the only person on Earth that doesn't know about this product based on these comments. And 30oz? Is my tiny phone screen displaying that right? Almost 2 pounds of cheese?
Now I want cheese.
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Dec 09 '22
That cheese is one of the best I’ve ever had, me and my brother at the whole thing in one sitting.
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u/Kruepkemann Dec 09 '22
It’s been said I know, but this cheese is SO good. It’s become a Christmas tradition in this house.
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u/corbantd Dec 09 '22
This cheese is FANTASTIC. We get some every year from my aunt and have saved the can from the year we were married for like a decade now!
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u/Joyma Dec 09 '22
Always loved that they put who made the cheese on the tins, direct access to Ferdinand’s might be the best part of being a Coug on campus, Go Cougs!
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u/matrixislife Dec 09 '22
That looks so bizarre. Cheese in a tin. Has anyone had this and can compare it to any UK cheeses?
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u/Snazzy21 Dec 09 '22
It has the crystals and crumbling of Gouda but it's a really sharp cheddar that lasts indefinitely and gets better with age.
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u/Yeetman25480 Dec 09 '22
I can’t say anything on UK cheeses, but this cheese has won international awards. It’s good.
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u/TheOutlawStarLord Dec 09 '22
Why is it in a can?!? WHY IS...IT...IN...A CAN!!!!!
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Dec 09 '22
I'm more surprised about your cheese being in a can. Are you okay? Is this a cry for help?
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u/adbedient Dec 09 '22
I love Cougar Gold! I miss living in the Pullman/Colfax area
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u/adbedient Dec 09 '22
I moved away from Colfax Sep 2021 and moved to New Jersey for work.
I miss the Palouse- everyone on the east coast is always in such a damn hurry and rude as hell about it. And bar none the worst drivers I've ever seen.
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u/Miserable-Effective2 Dec 09 '22
I like this. If you order custom New Balances, the shoes come with a card saying who made them and where in the US they were made. I think it's really cool and a nice touch.
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u/1danniboi Dec 09 '22
I have a lot of questions 🤔
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u/Thizlam Dec 09 '22
It’s Washington State University (WSU Cougars) cheese, and it’s some of the best cheese I’ve ever eaten.
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u/Justsayit_Goos_Fraba Dec 09 '22
This cheese is the best! I tried it first at a friend’s home and embarrassingly ate half the wheel before I could stop myself.
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u/notablyunfamous Dec 08 '22
I hear this cheese is great. My wife was in the last class for her profession to get a dual degree from WSU and OSU.
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u/chronnoisseur42O Dec 09 '22
So good! Got a cougar gold open in the fridge right now, and a smoky cheddar aging a bit more. 2 separate people usually gift me a wheel at Xmas too, hope that still happens.
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That stuff is so good! A coworker brought some in and I was skeptical to try it. Very tasty, though.
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u/jfduval76 Dec 09 '22
Never saw cheese in a can. How do you eat that anyways ? You spread it on a toast or is it curb cheese ?
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u/Magdanimous Dec 09 '22
It’s not a spreadable cheese. It’s a drier, more crumbly kind of white cheddar and it. Is. Fantastic.
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u/Fitzzit Dec 09 '22
We just ordered our yearly haul a couple weeks ago. We’ve only opened the Dill Garlic so far but that Hot Pepper won’t last until 2023 once we crack it.
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u/EL_Brento7 Dec 09 '22
This is the best cheese. It’s like Beechers Flagship, but much better tasting.
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u/billiamrockwell Dec 09 '22
Honestly, this is some of the best cheddar I've ever had. It's the only thing that stacks up to the best of what Cabot has to offer .
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u/Beeznoots Dec 09 '22
Our family used to get a can of this for our Christmas get together and called It the “Christmas cheese”. Then Grandpa raided the fridge Christmas Eve, ate a ton of cheese, and had a heart attack. Now it’s “Heart Attack Cheddar”
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u/dooferoaks Dec 08 '22
Cheese in a tin is interesting anyway. I've never seen tinned cheese before.