Store Crumbled Blue Cheese
Blue cheese is an umbrella term for several types of cheese, including Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton and Danablu. The "blue" part of the blue cheese family comes from the blue or bluish-green mold that is intentionally cultivated on the cheese, giving it a smooth yet pungent flavor. Crumbled blue cheese---because it is already broken apart and ready to use---is great to keep on hand to enhance the flavor of cold salads, hot vegetables and pasta dishes. And, after spending the first part of its life in damp, moldy storage, it is particularly amenable to being stored in your refrigerator or freezer.
Instructions
1. Place the container of crumbled blue cheese in your refrigerator. It is preferable to store blue cheese in the cheese keeper drawer of your refrigerator, but if you don't have one, place it in the back where it is generally coldest.
2. Keep your container of crumbled blue cheese sealed until you are ready to use it.
3. Use crumbled blue cheese within seven to 10 days of opening.
4. Move crumbled blue cheese to your freezer if it has not been used within seven to 10 days.
5. Place the crumbled blue cheese, in its original container, into a freezer bag. Label and date it, then store in your freezer at no higher than 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Blue cheese will keep indefinitely if stored properly, but for the best quality, use it within two months.
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