Camembert cheese roasted in the oven
March 23, 2023

The best cheese for your cheese dips

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The best cheese for your cheese dips

Cheese dips are a festive way to feast on your favorite cheese. Just cook your cheese according to your preferred recipe and indulge with potatoes, foods from the deli, or other ingredients of your liking. The most famous cheese dip is cheese fondue, but don’t let that stop you from exploring ways to enjoy other types of dip.

cheese for your cheese dips

Cheddar is, yet again, the popular choice for a cheese dip

Cheddar is one of the most versatile cheeses: you’ll find it in burgers, grated on pasta, and also in cheese dips. However, it’s a hard cheese, and it won’t melt easily, which is why you need to add some liquid. If you’re familiar with Welsh Rarebit, you’ll know how well a good cheddar goes with brown beer. The beer will allow your cheese to melt into an oozy consistency. This rustic dip goes well with bread and potatoes, though it’s slightly on the heavy side due to the beer. Beehive cheddars are either rubbed with coffee or infused with Bourbon, for extra flavor. You can experiment with other recipes, with either wine or butter, if beer doesn’t take your fancy.

Hot Camembert from Ile de France

Baked camembert, fun and easy to make

Camembert is a popular French cheese, quite like brie in taste, bur creamier. One fun and easy way to prepare a cheese dip with camembert is to bake the whole thing in the oven. You then open up the top with a cheese wire. It will reveal the oozy paste, that you can complement to your liking with herbs, spices, and bacon bits. It is traditionally used to dip bread, potatoes, and delicatessen. It is easy to make, but no one will hold it against you after a bite. One full camembert can serve up to two people.

Saint Agur sauce on meat

Blue cheese, often used for cold dips

Dips are traditionally served hot, to make sure the cheese stays melted. But some creamy dips can be left to cool without solidifying. This is commonly done with blue cheese dips. Most blue cheeses tend to liquify when hot, which doesn’t give the right consistency for a dip. However, if you cook them with cream and herbs, they’ll regain a creamy texture once they cool down. Many cheese lovers like to use these kinds of dips with crudités and other cold foods, but you can also use blue cheese dips as a sauce for your meat fondue.

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Beehive Barely Buzzed 6 oz

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Cheddar rubbed with lavender and espresso. This rub permeates the cheese with notes of butterscotch and caramel near the rind.
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Beehive Pour Me A Slice 6 oz

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Delicious cheddar cheese infused with Bourbon Whiskey, which gives it a sweet, creamy, complex spiciness.
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Ile de France Camembert 8 oz

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This soft ripened cheese has a distinct earthly flavor of mushroom, typical of French Camembert, full of authenticity.
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Alouette Double Crème Brie 8 oz

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Brie has a soft rind with a creamy and buttery taste. Alouette is a double cream Brie that lands an exceptional smooth texture and mild flavors.
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Ile de France Brie Cheese 8 oz

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Ile de France was the first Brie ever to be imported in America. Since 1936, Ile de France bring the king of French cheese to your table.

Supreme 7 oz "2022 Bronze World Cheese Award"

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A wonderfully fresh and smooth soft cheese that will appeal to everyone. Supreme was honored at the World Cheese Awards 2019/2022.
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Saint Agur Blue Cheese Wedge 4.5 oz "2022 Gold World Cheese Award"

Saint Agur is one of France’s most famous blue cheeses. It combines the rich taste of blue veined cheeses with a unique creamy texture that melts in your mouth.
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