How to Know When to Throw Out Cheese

Many people decide to throw out cheese when it is completely covered in green mold. There are also other ways to know when it's time to throw out cheese. Does this Spark an idea?

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Instructions

How to Know When It's Time To Throw Out Cheese
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  Check the cheese to see if there is any mold forming on it. The cheese doesn't have to be completely covered in mold to be considered ready to be thrown out.
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  See if the cheese has a white, powdery coating. Cheese that is ready to be thrown out will get such a coating, which means it's drying out and ready to go in the trash.
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  Throw out slimy cheese. There is a difference between "wet" cheese and cheese that is slimy. When the cheese starts to feel slimy, it's no longer good to eat.
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  If the cheese is so hard that you can barely cut through it, you're better off tossing it.

Tips & Warnings

Consider that cheese is dairy. You never want to take chances on eating it and becoming ill if there's the possibility it has spoiled.

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