Our Taste Test of Supermarket Parmesan Cheese

Published 2019-03-30
Jack and Julia discuss the best Parmesan cheese to buy at the supermarket.

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All Comments (21)
  • @______5262
    My favorite is one at Trader Joe's called Parmesano Reggiano Stravecchio which is aged 36 months and is amazing!
  • @oldrvr
    Years ago they had a lot of Italian Grocery Stores in the area that I lived in. Loved getting my Parm from those stores. Now those stores are few and far between. Being married to an Italian man, I sure do miss those stores! Thanks for the tip!
  • @boatlover1875
    The makers of Sarvechio are a great story. They also make a great line of brined asiago, Merlot for example,based cheeses. They are a family of Italian immigrants that took over a former Kraft factory after they abandoned their employees and moved operations to Mexico as I understand. They make excellent cheeses.
  • @emilygeels9809
    When you find out your home Parmesan is the worst they could find. 😂😂😂
  • @ftswarbill
    America's Test Kitchen is so awesome. I love every video.
  • @quartzmaya
    Her face when she took a bite of that cheese- you can tell she loved it 😂
  • @Wraptor01
    I lived in northern Italy when I was younger and would always get cheese and prosciutto at the market down the street. They both were very different than what I find locally. The parmesan raggiano was not as aged may just over a year 16-18 months. The consistency of mozzarella with the salty flavor of parmesan. Excellent! As it ages the parmesan raggiano flavor strengthens and the consistency hardens to a grating cheese but I still miss the mozzarella stage. It is so good.
  • @angie8686
    Thank you all for your amazing show🥰
  • @marymalo7688
    You Gals are the greatest! Get hungry every time I watch! Mahalo.
  • I love yall 💓 Thank you for the information I often wondered about those shrink wrapped in grocery stores and wouldn't buy them now I know!
  • @churchgest
    Can we stop to appreciate this woman she has to taste all these cheeses remember that and listen to this guy and then respond to all that stuff he said. That's hard
  • @tom_something
    Low-moisture, well-aged cheese often has flaky crystals of calcium lactate. I wonder if some of the over-salting in the domestic ones is not only to cover up the lack of flavor, but also to promote the development of crystals that look like the "real deal".
  • @u4ea565
    ATK, This was one of the cheesiest reviews I have ever seen! ;-) Love the content and product testing and reviews! Keep up the good work!