August 2019 - Shislers Cheese House

29 Aug

Happy Labor Day weekend!

We want to wish all of our wonderful customers at Shisler’s Cheese House a very happy Labor Day weekend. Whether you’ve shopped with us once or every week, we appreciate all of you immensely. If you’re hosting a barbecue, we have some posts that might help you. Check out our essential preparation checklist and our … Read more

27 Aug

It’s National Red Wine Day tomorrow!

Tomorrow, August 28th, is National Red Wine Day! According to the National Today Red Wine Day Survey, 15% of Americans love to enjoy wine with cheese. Judging by our customers, we’d say it was a lot more than that! If you’re one of those people, why not try our Red Wine Collection? We’ve chosen a … Read more

22 Aug

Cheese Glossary: The Letter C

We continue our cheese glossary with the letter C! Casein The main protein present in milk and, therefore, cheese. It makes up around 80% of the protein in cow’s milk, and is also highly present in sheep and buffalo milk. Cheddar Cheddar cheese has been produced in England since at least 1170. A pipe roll … Read more

20 Aug

The World’s Most Expensive Cheeses

We recently brought you a post about the world’s most expensive wines, but we realized that it was the time to tell you about the world’s most expensive cheeses. These probably aren’t a cheese that you want to throw on your daily cheeseboard, but we can certainly dream about them! World’s Most Expensive Cheeses: Pule … Read more

18 Aug

Cheese Glossary: The Letter B

We continue our Cheese Glossary with the letter B! Baby Swiss A close relation of Swiss cheese, but Baby Swiss is made by substituting water for the milk’s whey in the cheesemaking process. This slows the bacterial action and produces smaller holes and milder flavor than Swiss cheese. Beer Cheese This cheese isn’t actually made … Read more

13 Aug

Health Benefits of Cheese

Did you know that there are many health benefits to eating cheese? Of course, we need to consume everything in moderation but we’re excited to share with you some of the great healthy elements of our favorite food. Calcium Cheese is an excellent source of calcium. This is important for promoting healthy bones and teeth, … Read more

11 Aug

Cheese Glossary: The Letter A

This is the first of our posts that will help you to understand all of the terms associated with cheese. We decided that because there are so many different words to describe different cheeses, as well as lots of different techniques used in cheese-making, it would be helpful to explain some of these for our … Read more

09 Aug

Do Mice Really Like Cheese?

We all know the image of a mouse eating some cheese. It’s prevalent in cartoons and we even chose it for our own logo. Many of us would first think to use cheese if we were hoping to catch a mouse. So, we thought it was about time that we found out: do mice really … Read more

02 Aug

The World’s Most Expensive Wines

Do you know anything about the world’s most expensive wines? Today we’re sharing a list of some of them with you. Most of these might be out of our reach but it’s still fun to dream about what could be in your glass this weekend! Wine prices keep going up year on year as collectors … Read more

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Month: August 2019