by facerock | Sep 6, 2019 | Cheddar, Creamery
There is definitely room for cheese in a healthy, balanced diet. The nutrition community is largely in agreement that fat, especially “good fat” plays an important role in our diets. There are many many food plans out there, but most encourage the...
by facerock | Aug 29, 2019 | Bandon, Cheddar, Cheesemaking, Creamery
We are very proud to share that we brought home three medals from the 2019 American Cheese Society (ACS) awards! Our awards include a 1st place gold medal for Peppercorn Harvest Clothbound Cheddar, a style of cheese rarely made in the U.S. Traditionally, Clothbound...
by facerock | Jun 7, 2019 | Cheesemaking, Creamery, Curds
What exactly IS a cheese curd? Left-over cheese? nope! Curds are actually what cheese is made from! After enzymes have been added to fresh milk and allowed to set up the whey is drained off leaving beautiful fresh curds behind. It’s these curds that are then...
by facerock | May 28, 2019 | Cheddar, Creamery, Curds
Curd Fanatics will often say the best thing about cheese curds is the squeak–that’s the number one indicator that tells you when you have a fresh curd. But WHY do curds squeak and why does that squeak go away once the curd is refrigerated? Most...
by facerock | May 19, 2019 | Bandon, Cheddar, Cheesemaking, Creamery
We were over the moon to win a 2019 Good Food Award for our Clothbound Cheddar! The award was presented at the January 11 Good Food Foundation gala celebration in San Francisco. Our Good Food Award for Clothbound Cheddar reflects Face Rock’s dedication to...
by facerock | May 18, 2019 | Bandon, Cheesemaking, Creamery, Entertaining
We had a fantastic time celebrating Face Rock Creamery’s 6th anniversary with the Bandon community and hundreds of visitors who came into town for Mother’s Day weekend! Live radio broadcast both days by 105.9 the Legend Fried Cheese Curds, Oh yea baby!...
