Hard Cheese

Hard Cheese is often pigeon-holed, to its detriment, as a "grating cheese". In fact, hard cheeses are packed with flavor and deserve a place on any great cheese plate. The maturation period of these cheeses is usually measured in years, not months. To ripen a cheese to such an extent, the cheesemaker must take extra care at the outset to use only the highest quality starter cultures, rennet, and milk.