"MayQueen" > wrote in message
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>> Good ones squeak when you bite into them. If they don't squeak,
>> they're too dry, and you're basically eating very very young cheddar.
>>
>> I don't think I'm allowed to eat them anymore. :0(
>>
> One of my last trips to TJs I picked up some curds. It said to put them
> in the micro for a few seconds to get the squeak, but not to melt them. I
> didn't notice any squeaking. They pretty much tasted like a young cheddar
> to me, perhaps they were too dry.
>


They were probably too old. They should be eaten within 24-48 hours of
production. The best curds I have ever had (and have had often) are from
the Wilton Cheese Factory in Ontario, Canada.