Cooking Tips 
  Cooking With All Natural Light Cheddar
 
Light Cheddars   Experts Agree
  Like any fine ingredient, an understanding of the cooking characteristics, versatility and suitability will help you to use this product to its fullest potential.
 

All Natural, Great Tasting
50 & 75% Light Cheddar
  Cooking with Cabot's all natural light cheddar can be a breeze if you follow some simple suggestions:
  Preparing to Cook > shred chilled, shred fine
 

Shred light cheese while it is completely chilled, right from the refrigerator.

Finely shred the light cheddar cheese. They combine better with other ingredients if shredded finely rather than coarsely.
  Heating and Cooking > heat low, heat long
 

Cabot Light Cheddar Cheese does melt well if heated correctly. It melts best when given a longer time to cook at a lower temperature. Oven temperatures higher than 450°F are not recommended. Also watch for over browning as it can dry out the cheese which results in a loss of flavor.

Cabot light cheddar cheeses cook best in the presence of moisture.
  Microwaving > heat low, stir, keep covered
 

By its very nature, microwaving can create uneven cooking and moisture loss. For this reason, extra care must be used when microwaving light cheddar cheese:

Use a low setting on the microwave and rotate and stir item frequently. Also, remember to cover the food in order to help keep moisture in.

Examples: Macaroni and cheese, reheating pizza or quiche, tortilla with melted cheese.
  Serving > dishes: slice hot, platter: room temp, sandwich: thin slices
 

Slicing and portioning of cooked foods should be done while they are still hot.

On a cheese platter, light cheddar cheese will have more flavor at room temperature.

On a sandwich, several thin slices are preferable to one thick slice, giving better flavor.
  Storing > store in fridge for many months, try not to freeze
  Cabot Cheddar Cheese is best stored in your refrigerator and will keep for many months.

Cheddar can be frozen, but texture will be compromised. Recommended use after freezing would be for cooking purposes only.
     
  Cabot Light Cheddars can be purchased through our on-line store.
  Visit our recipe section for some great low fat recipes.
Do you have a low fat cheese recipe or tip to share? We would love to hear from you! Email us at Customer_Satisfaction@cabotcheese.com.