Make cheese last a ‘long time’ with very simple and free method

Your cheese will remain fresh with this hack that will ensure it lasts for quite some time.

Portion of Cheddar

Your cheese will remain fresh with this hack that will ensure it lasts for quite some time (Image: Getty)

Cheese is great added to your favorite sandwich or sprinkled on top of a delicious pasta. But if not stored properly, over time, your cheese can lose its freshness. However, there’s a way to combat its deterioration and make it last.

Over on social media, Julianne Taylor shared her way of preserving her cheese for quite a bit so you don’t have to chuck yours in the bin before it's time.

Taking to TikTok, she said: “Do not avoid buying those big blocks of cheese for fear of it going bad.

“You could save a lot of money by buying cheese in bulk.

“I cut off the edge of the packaging to create a little hat. I slice off some cheese and the end goes right back on to keep the block from going bad,” she finished off.

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Female hand holds glass box with cheese on the background of refrigerator with other containers.

Cheese should be stored in wax paper in the fridge (Image: Getty)

People left comments on the cheese-conserving hack.

With another suggestion, one person wrote: “Or just use a ziplock bag.”

To which the content creator responded: “I’ve tried ziplock bags and they don’t allow the cheese to “breath”. It always go bad. This tip works for me every time.”

Someone else offered a solution, writing: “I just cut it up and freeze what I don't want right now.”

Someone, who said the hack works for them, wrote: “I heard the wax paper is why it stays fresher! Plastic wrap kills cheese. I do this too, always works and the cheese lasts a LONG time.”

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Another individual chimed in: “I bought a vacuum sealer and it keeps cheese good many times longer than normal.”

Mirroring that sentiment, someone else said: I cut it up and put each piece ina vacuum sealed bag using a chamber sealer.

“Wax it and make it shelf stable,” another said.

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