In case it comes up...

So two weeks ago, I was at CostCo and had a hankerin' for Brie. Unfortunately, I hadn't eaten before going there so I was hungry, thus ignoring the 'never go grocery shopping when you're hungry' dictum. [Dictum?! darn near killed 'em]

I bought the smallest wheel they had [which for CostCo of course, means it a huge American size wheel 'o cheese]. Well, I realized that the expiration date is nigh, so I am on a race to finish as much as I can to get my money's worth. So after eating mass amounts of the same thing for a period of time, you need some variety.

I had already added some roasted garlic, and tried it with Wheat Thins. Well, today it's Granny Smith apple wedges with Cracked Pepper water-crackers [Carr's if you need to know, they are endorsed by the Queen of England].

Well, I am sitting here at work eating my brie/apple/cracker concoction and I realize, wow, this is really gay. I thought that was kinda funny. Other people at work are eating fast food or Ramen, and here I am with brie and Queen endorsed crackers.

I IM'd my straight [but homo-friendly] co-worker and relayed the gay-ness of my cracker situation. He reponded 'you don't have your pinkie out and extended, do you?' [as in drinking tea with pinkie askew].

I laughed and said 'no', and then relayed my Brie/expiration situation. He then asked 'Well, can't you just freeze it?'. Good question! I had no idea, so I web'd it and here's what I found:

'Soft-ripened cheeses, she says, such as Brie and Camembert, should not be frozen "unless absolutely necessary," whatever that means. Semi-soft cheeses, like Monterey Jack, Munster, Havarti, and Gorgonzola, tend to become crumbly after freezing. And hard aged cheeses, such as Cheddar, Colby, Gruyère, Asiago, and Manchego, will simply benefit from continuing their aging process in your refrigerator.'

Interesting. I relayed that to co-worker and he joked if buying a big ol' wheel o' cheese from CostCo, deemed itself as a situation of being 'absolutely necessary'. Moral of the story, don't by Brie at CostCo.


Side note - approximately 80% of the calories in Brie is from fat. I wonder if anorexics ate brie, it would balance their weight out. You wouldn't have to eat much. After all, 1 cup of brie has 800 calories. Yikes!

Ochef