Cheese Guides

No matter how stinky, ooey-gooey, or fresh the cheese, shop for, cook with, and serve it with confidence by consulting our how-to cheese guides.

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Essential French Cheeses and How to Serve Them, According to a Cheesemonger

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You've Been Pairing Beer and Cheese All Wrong, According to 6 Beer Experts

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How to Store Cheese

Murray's cheese box with four cheese on their wrapping on a blue surface

We Tried 5 Cheese Subscription Boxes to Find the Best for Date Night and Beyond

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We Taste-Tested 8 Brands of Cheddar Cheese Singles on Cheeseburgers—Here Are Our Favorites

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10 Tips for Storing and Serving Cheese

Explore Cheese Guides

A Guide to Manchego Cheese Varieties

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What Is American Cheese, Anyway?

Beyond Chevre: 10 Essential Goat Milk Cheeses to Know and Love

Brie and Nutella Grilled Cheese

The Science of Melting Cheese

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A Guide to Different Types of Cheese You Should Know

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A Cheese Expert's Guide to 10 Essential Cheeses to Know and Love

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The Best Way to Finely Grate Cheese for Pasta

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A Guide to Nine Awesome Italian Cheeses Everyone Should Know

All nine tubs of ricotta that Serious Eats staff sampled.

The Best Ricotta Cheese | Taste Test

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5 Delicious Cheeses You Should Throw on the Grill

Cheese Expert's Picks: 10 Essential Sheep Milk Cheeses to Know and Love

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The Best Low-Moisture Mozzarella For Pizzas

Cheese 101: The Stinky World of Washed Rind Cheese

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Cheese 101: Hard Facts About Hard Cheese

In Search of the Best American Cheese | The Burger Lab

The Serious Eats Cheese and Wine Pairing Cheat Sheet

A Brief Guide to Great Stinky Cheeses

Seriously Italian: In Praise of Pecorino

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For Smooth, Stable Cheese Sauces, Cornstarch and Evaporated Milk Are Your Friends

What You're Really Getting When You Buy Parmesan Cheese in America

Get To Know the Microbes and Bacteria That Bring Us the Cheese We Love

Eat This Cheese: St. Marcellin

Seriously Italian: Punctuating Flavors with Ricotta Salata

Eat This Cheese: Brebirousse d'Argental

Is Domestic Parmesan Cheese Worth Using? | Taste Test

A ball of fresh mozzarella sliced open on a cutting board.

Can You Rescue Poorly Stored Mozzarella? | The Food Lab

2 Vegan Cheeses That Anyone Can Love

Eat This Cheese: Délice de Bourgogne

Seriously Italian: Robiolina

Humboldt Fog

7 Great Goat Cheeses You Should Know

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Staff Picks: The Cheeses We Go Crazy For

My Latest Obsession: Polder Gold Aged Goat Cheese from Henri Willig

Obsessed: The Fight for Real Cheese

Comté: How the Largest Small-Batch Cheese in France Is Made

Video: A Cheese Platter, as Assembled by The Office's Andy Bernard

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Cheese Frenchee (Deep-Fried Grilled Cheese Sandwiches)

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Caldo de Queso (Sonoran Cheese and Potato Soup)

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Charred Broccoli With Manchego, Hazelnuts, and Honey

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Empanadas de Queso (Argentine Cheese Empanadas)

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Creamy Corn Dip With Feta, Mint, and Tomatoes

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Philly Cheesesteaks

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Cheese Foam Tea

Pays de Queso

Pay De Queso (Mexican Cheese Pie)

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Asparagus, Mushroom, Leek, and Cheese Galette Recipe

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Charred Broccoli With Taleggio Cheese Sauce and Gremolata

Cheese pull from forkful of cheesy kimchi skillet rice

Crispy Kimchi Cheese Rice Recipe

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Easy Diner-Style Tuna Melt

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Tequeños (Venezuelan Cheese Sticks) Recipe

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Fully Loaded Tuna Melt With Bacon, Pickled Peppers, Avocado, and Tomato Recipe

Alka-Seltzer cheese sauce atop nachos.

The Genius Ingredient for Perfect Gooey Cheese Sauce

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Focaccia di Recco

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"Armenian" Pizza With Spiced Lamb Sausage, Armenian String Cheese, and Sumac

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Easy Queso Fresco Recipe

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Jewish Deli–Style Tuna Melt With Relish, Dill, Celery, and Swiss Recipe

Grilled Brazilian cheese skewers on a grill grate, getting nicely browned.

Grilled Brazilian Cheese Skewers (Espetinhos de Queijo de Coalho) Recipe

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Kanafeh (Middle Eastern Cheese and Phyllo Dessert) Recipe

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Deep-Fried Potato Skins With Melted Raclette Cheese Recipe

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Monte Cristo Crepes Recipe