Widmer's Cheese Cellars Review

It is a great experience doing company reviews, tasting new products, and learning of their History. And today, I am reviewing cheese, from a company out of Theresa, Wisconsin. The company is "Widmer's Cheese Cellars".

In Wisconsin, the cheese making heritage runs deep and examples of third-and fourth-generation Wisconsin cheese makers who have a family tradition are common. Joe Widmer, of Widmer's Cheese Cellars in tiny Theresa, Wisconsin, is one such example of the third generation. Joe was born and raised, in the trade and lived with his six brothers in the quarters above the cheese factory. Widmer was able to develop a company through a mix of strong commitment to tradition and excellent methods. Widmer is best known for producing Brick cheese and Colby 's traditional stirred-curd cheese, both of which originated in Wisconsin, a small towns in the vicinity.

The company sent over seven different cheese's that they make, and so excited to use them all.

So, for our Saturday dinner, I thought since I had such wonderful cheese products to work with, that I would just create finger foods.

To start the day, I used the Jalapeno brick spread from Widmer's Cheese Cellars, and made a baked focaccia bread with melted Jalapeno cheese spread, asparagus and a baked egg on top at the last minute. This is a sharp cheddar cheese, that is creamy, and has bits of jalapeno peppers in it. It spread very easy on the focaccia bread, and made the dish very yummy. This spread would be great to use on crackers, bagels, or melted into a fondue. It's not over powering with heat from the jalapenos, so its food friendly for all ages to eat.

The first finger food, for dinner, I made some shish-kebab's with Widmer's Cheese Cellars, 15 year old cheddar cheese. Cutting it into squares, with a Greek olive and basil leaf in-between the olive and the cheese. The, 15 Year old Cheddar is a pasteurized cheese, made in small batches of 40 pound blocks. This cheese undergoes a grading process when it matures to insure that it has the correct characteristics for the continued ageing process. At that time the cheddar develops richer and more sophisticated flavors. The combo of the Greek olive and the 15 year old cheddar was a exquisite taste. You get the tangy sharp taste not only from the olive, but from the cheddar cheese as well. The cheese is so rich, and has a hinge of nutty notes, sharp, tangy, and very elegant in every bite. It almost melts in your mouth!

For the next finger dish, I used Widmer's aged Cheddar with caraway seeds and made cheese sticks. Needless to say this dish,had a outstanding out come. And disappeared faster, then I could make them. This is a cheddar cheese that date's back to old German traditions. Widmer's, made their own spin on this tradition and put caraway seeds right into the cheese. The cheese with the caraway seeds pairs beautifully, and compliments the cheese in a recipe very well. To make this finger food, I used a pastry roller and cut some puff pastry, baked it, then near the end took the Widmer's Cheese Cellars, caraway aged brick cheese, sliced it thin, and covered the puff sticks. Then baked them for a few minutes just till the cheese melted.

To use the Widmer's aged brick spread, I made grilled finger sandwich's with raspberry preserves, and the aged cheese spread. It melted beautifully, and with the preserves, it was like a toasted brie sandwich. The white cheddar cheese spreads so easy, and allows you to coat the food in thick layers. It is delectable, in every way. You can use this spread for so many dishes. On crackers, burgers, hot dogs, and just plain grill cheese. Or just take some pretzel sticks and use it for a dip. The idea's are endless! But one thing I can tell you, you will come back to eat more of any of these cheese's.

For a dip with some cut up veggies, I decided to use Widmer's Cheese Cellars, green olive spread. After all it had all the ingredients already in there. I just took it out of the container, and fluffed it up, It was light and creamy and made a perfect dip. The cheese is a aged brick and white cheddar with green olives, along with red pimentos mixed in. This also makes a wonderful spread for crackers, but also a topping for a burger. Just using your imagination, you can come up with a thousand use's.

Now! Everyone loves garlic bread, its yummy, its fast, and its even better with cheese on it. So to make mine, I used some thick cut Texas toast bread, made a garlic spread with butter, and topped it with Widmer's cheese cellars, Wisconsin mild brick cheese. The first thing you notice when you open this cheese, is the buttery smell, and you feel the smooth soft texture. It has a tinge of sweetness to the taste, and it has just a hint of mild cheddar flavor. This would melt so perfectly for Mac n cheese, and would taste divine. So I made sure I saved some for the day I make that.

For the last and final dish of the night I made small round puff pastry desserts, using the Widmer Cheese Cellars, Wisconsin lager kase brick cheese. This cheese, I must admit, I have never tasted, nor even heard of. That just makes it more exciting to taste. Wisconsin lager kase brick cheese, is made from cow's milk. It has not only a earthy smell, but also a earthy taste. It is a mild cheese, buttery, and with a slightly bitter note at the end. Also you can taste the lager in the cheese, but it does not over power it. This would be great to pair with crackers, beer or wine as well. With this cheese, I made round puff pasty pockets, filled it with slices of the Widmer's Cheese Cellars lager kase brick cheese, topped it with red grapes and a sprig of mint. Also around the edges of the puff pastry I sprinkled a light amount of sea salt. It was the perfect way to end the night. And the cheese helped with doing that in this recipe. It melted into a creamy river of melty goodness.

Using all these cheese's was a fun dinner night, and made all the finger foods so tasty. They complimented each and every recipe, and paired so well with other ingredients that I used.

If you would love to know how to get some of these wonderful homemade cheese's, please visit Widmer's CheeseCellars online store, their facebook, even visit their blog.

Your family will thank you, and so will your taste buds!

www.widmerscheese.com

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