How-to Guides

How to Make a Butter Candle
How to Make a Butter Candle
You may or may not have seen the latest viral trend of edible candles - specifically Butter Candles. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered (even if you haven’t seen the TikTok candle)! Made from compound butter, a butter candle will...
Homemade Jam
How To: Making Homemade Jam
Jams and other fruit condiments make perfect pairings with Cabot's award-winning cheeses and sumptuous butters. Making your own jams, jellies or spreads to serve on a delicious cheese board or at your next breakfast or brunch is a fun activity....
Bee's Wrap
How to Store Cheese
Cheese Storing Tips Wrapping your cheddar cheese properly helps keep your cheese fresh and preserves the bold, creamy flavors you love. Store your cheddar in its original wrapper–after all, they were made for each other. Prevent mold by tightly covering...
How to Make a Cheese Board
How to Make a Cheese Board
A cheese board is the ultimate showcase for our farmers’ bold, award-winning cheddars. We’ll help you choose luscious cheese & fruit pairings, plus sweet and crunchy elements, for the perfect DIY cheese board. Delicious tips from the experts Use a...
How to Serve Cheese Like a Pro
How to Serve Cheese Like a Pro
From wood to slate, there’s a lot to consider when choosing the perfect cheese board platter for your next cheeseboard. Our guide to cheese platters will make sure your luscious creations not only taste delicious—but look amazing. Wood Cheese Boards...
Cabot Creamery Shredded Mozzarella & Seriously Sharp cheddar Cheese That Is Perfect for Melted Cheese Recipes
How to Melt Cheese
Are you eager to make a deliciously creamy cheese sauce for your mac and cheese or add some gooey melted cheese to pour over a veggie dish? Well, the secret to success lies in knowing the right way to melt cheese for a...
How to Freeze Cheese
How to Freeze Cheese and Other Frequently Asked Questions
Here at Cabot we get asked a lot of different questions about our cheese. Many of those questions are about the best ways to store and travel with cheese. And we’re not surprised…we love that everyone is so eager to...
How to Cut Cheese Like a Pro
How to Cut Cheese Like a Pro
Table of Content How to Slice Cheese How to Cut Cheese Wedge How to Cut Cheese Into Cube Cutting Cheese Triangles Cutting Cheese Crumble Whether you’re making gooey grilled cheese or building a cheeseboard, choosing the right cut and shape...
How to Choose Cheese Tools
How to Choose Cheese Tools
From planes to cleavers to skeleton knives, there’s a delicious variety of tools available for enjoying your favorite cheeses. We’ll help you choose the best cheese tool for the job no matter what you’re craving. Flat Knife for Cutting Cheese...
How to Make Homemade Butter
Learn How to Make Your Own Butter
Cabot farmer Brooke Gladstone of Newmont Farm knows a thing or two about making butter. Though she’s as passionate as all of us at Cabot about our own award-winning butters, which have been named America’s best, she learned growing up that making homemade...
How To Make Mac and Cheese Cupcakes
How to make Mac & Cheese "Cupcakes"
Everybody LOVES mac & cheese, hands down, no contest. This mac & cheese though… IS the mac & cheese of all mac & cheeses. Grace Potter has crushed it with her version and now there’s no going back! Not only...
Pickles & grilled cheese
How to Can & Pickle Vegetables
The height of the harvest season arrives for me every year topped with swirls of joy, but also with a dollop of guilt. As farmstands and farmers market stands overflow with deals for bushels of sauce tomatoes and pickling cucumbers,...