*Tips* Making Your Own Cheese Tray

Creating a Perfect Cheese Tray

Create a perfect cheese tray using the top of the Chip 'N Dip Bowl (The divided seal/serving tray).

Plan to serve three to five cheeses, selecting distinctly different styles, tastes and textures.

With an abundance of artisan cheeses produced worldwide, you can focus on cheeses from a single country or region; select by mild, medium or strong flavors; or you can select from categories such as soft, firm and blue.

Soft Cheeses: Brie, Camembert, Feta

Semi-Soft Cheeses: Mozzarella, Havarti, Monterey Jack

Semi-Hard Cheeses: Cheddar, Provolone, Gouda, Jarlsberg

Hard Cheeses: Parmesan, Asiago, Romano, Gruyere

Blue Cheeses: Stilton, Roquefort, Gorgonzola

Cheese is best served at room temperature, which means it's a good idea to remove it from the refrigerator one hour before serving. Be sure to cover it to keep it from drying out. Serve your cheese tray with tasty sides like crusty French bread and fresh fruits.

MMMMM....Cheeeese...lol



these are really good tips..thanks

This is something that is so very easy and always a hit at parties.

When my husband was in college we would host art openings (he's an artist) and a cheese tray was always a staple

Another really easy one, that was a hit, is a bread bowl (buy round loaf in deli section of store) filled w/spinach dip (if you don't want to make you can always buy pre-made) then surrounded with pumpernickel...yum