Playa Cheese

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:12 am

Okay, some of us managed to keep cheese on playa. What works? Hard? Soft? Fridge? Cooler? Cow and churn?

And I take it under the circumstances the right wine is "whatever you can find."

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:21 am

Goat cheese by a landslide!!!!! WooHoo!!!! *dropping balloons*

I brought a block of CoJack-who-loves-ya-baby cheese for the Hushville cocktail party last year....Airtight wrapping left nowhere for condensation to gather, and it kept perfectly all week! This year I plan to experiment with soft cheeses and those camp-store "toothpaste tube" dispensers. Anything to pretend I'm eating Astronaut Food!

"Do you, in fact, have ANY cheese here?"
"Why,YES, this is a CHEESE SHOP!"

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:23 am

I can't speak for the Playa (until later in the fall) but as long as it's ziplocked and kept in a "fridge cooler" (to keep the water off, we had the best luck with Cheddar, Meunster, Camembert, and Swiss. Feta kept OK but got crumbly. Meunster reacted the same as Cheddar. The Bleu got funky, tho, which was a heartbreak - one of the things I'm playing with for this year, along with Mozarella balls (for Caprezi, once I can figure out the Tomato end!!) which should work well.

And I can't click Camembert.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:26 am

camembear is the question. I"m always trying to subvert the meaning of the polls.

the_iconoclast · Post by **the_iconoclast** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:45 am

I was considering a "Cheap Wine and Cheezewiz" Social. I figure that there are several places to get cheap wine by the case in Reno, combine this with a case or two of CHeezewiz, in various flavors, and it is the perfect playa treat.. hehe.. thoughts on this? You could bring Feta if you so desire.. or crackers...

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:55 am

Add cubes of Spam to that 'Whiz and you've REALLY got something!

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:58 am

Well, since velveeta is usually sitting out until you open it, that may be a possiblity if all else(other types of cheese) fails.

the_iconoclast · Post by **the_iconoclast** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:59 am

robotland wrote:Add cubes of Spam to that 'Whiz and you've REALLY got something!

Bowls of cubed Spam with fancy little toothpicks... hmm.. I like it..

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:01 pm

I'll be bringing Spam with me for sure! They're made in Mini-soda don'tcha know?!

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:11 pm

I wonder if the price of oil will affect the cost of CheezWhiz....It has an effect on OTHER plastics......

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:17 pm

Crackers... and Cheezewhiz... and Spam...

Oh My!!

How about wine? Maybe time for another poll...

the_iconoclast · Post by **the_iconoclast** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:23 pm

Well, the local Grocery Outlet has wine for $2.99 a bottle.. I already have 2 cases.. heh..Collecting a case per paycheck til the Burn. Typically, I buy a bottle of a wine in question. if it passes the taste test, I buy a case.

samdu · Post by **samdu** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:16 pm

ooooh, our neighbor brought cheese over one night last year and it was SO good! she had sharp cheddar and mozzarella, but she also had a camper and was able to keep it in the fridge. either way, it hit the spot so perfectly!! we love her, she's a great neighbor!

and speaking of cheez whiz, has anyone tried setting it (or something like it, like the frito's kind that also has chili in it) on the dash of their vehicle to heat up? doe it work?

sam

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:29 pm

Martiansky wrote:I'll be bringing Spam with me for sure! They're made in Mini-soda don'tcha know?! :lol:

Austin, to be exact. They have a museum and everything.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:15 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
Martiansky wrote:I'll be bringing Spam with me for sure! They're made in Mini-soda don'tcha know?!
Austin, to be exact. They have a museum and everything.

Yup, Austin! I should go check out the museum sometime.
When I was in Guam, Spam was it's own food group...
they love it there. I had one of the higher ups tell me I had been "On island" too long because I was eating tortilla shells with microwave heated Spam on it!

YUM!!

I used to have a sticker on my truck that read "Got Spam?" but it went with the truck and was removed. : (

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:19 pm

Martiansky wrote:When I was in Guam, Spam was it's own food group...
they love it there. I had one of the higher ups tell me I had been "On island" too long because I was eating tortilla shells with microwave heated Spam on it!

Spam is a huge favorite in Hawaii as well. Very popular in all kinds of dishes.

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:05 am

Spam Sushi. I wish I were kidding.

montana wildhack · Post by **montana wildhack** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:14 am

i'm holding out for some slightly playa dusty gruyere...nutty goodness! hmmmm......a spam and fondue night, maybe?

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:24 am

I think fondue is back in style...or it was last year.
I wonder if we still have that fondue pot around here?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:54 am

sputnik wrote:
Martiansky wrote:When I was in Guam, Spam was it's own food group...
they love it there. I had one of the higher ups tell me I had been "On island" too long because I was eating tortilla shells with microwave heated Spam on it!
Spam is a huge favorite in Hawaii as well. Very popular in all kinds of dishes.

All over Polynesia. A high status food and the largest domesticated animal of hte cultures. I once read something else by a woman from Hawai'i who emphasised the "cannedness" of spam. When she was growing up, fresh food didn't arrive regularly, so spam was extra handy. Too bad we can't dig a pit for a sucking pig luau style. ON the other hand there are pates that come in cans and tubes, maybe that's abetter idea than cheese. Of course that way you illimniate the lacto-ovos as well as the vegans.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:42 am

Just got a tiny can of Hormel Potted Meat Product WITH PINEAPPLE at Big Lots.....I'll let you know. Hawaiian Meat Shots, anyone?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:50 am

God bless Big Lots, poisening us at half the price!

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:54 am

MMMMmmmm....It's CHEAP, it's UNWANTED, and its place of origin (and contents!) are UNKNOWN.....Seconds, Please! Are you gonna finish that? It's not AWFUL- It's OFFAL!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:58 am

Mystery Meat at its finest! This is what made America Great!

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:49 am

Hormel Potted Meat Product WITH PINEAPPLE

Wrongness Factor: 9.4

Sorry but the pineapple doesn't help make that more appealing. Why on earth would anyone want to consume something called "potted meat product"? At least SPAM stands for spiced ham. I know what that is. But wtf is "potted meat product"?

othereye · Post by **othereye** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:13 pm

Martiansky wrote:I think fondue is back in style...or it was last year.
I wonder if we still have that fondue pot around here?

I am SO in for a fondue night. We've got 3 pots! The hard cheeses would survive just fine until melting, I'm sure. Could put Kirsch and pots in the camper right now. Butter can be frozen until use. Will need a couple of hardcore graters (both the devices and those using them!) and voila!

Now my brain juices are flowing.... Chocolate fondue? Butter's already on the list, and cheapo chocolate bars could be picked up in Reno. Who could bring what for dipping?

Seems like we've got a potential party in the making here! Woot!!!

InPursuitof808 · Post by **InPursuitof808** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:48 pm

I love Brie - nothing beats some warm brie on a cracker with a glass of red wine in my opinion. add a little toasted garlic (love it that's what breath assure is for!) Its kept well for me simply wrapped in saran and then in a plastic bag on the ice in the cooler.

Spam Musabi! I love Hawaii and it's affection for Spam. On the islands there is a "King and Queen of Spam" contest were you can win a can of spam for the everyday of the year!

ROOSTERSEjX · Post by **ROOSTERSEjX** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:33 am

Smoked cheeses tend to stay well. I usually take a block of smoked gouda with me on backpacking trips, and it holds up amazingly well and is such a treat. However, I don't do this in a 100+ degree sun-blasted desert. I keep it wrapped in saran wrap, in a ziplock, at the top of the ice chest for the playa.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:17 am

Not good with cheese. Really not good with smoked cheese. Oh well.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:22 am

theCryptofishist wrote:Not good with cheese. Really not good with smoked cheese. Oh well.

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O well, more room for wine!!!

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