How to Serve Cheese As an Appetizer

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Serve light cheeses before dinner.. Choose a variety of cheeses.. Develop a regional theme.

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Serve light cheeses before dinner.

Step 1

Serve light cheeses before dinner.

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Choose a variety of cheeses.

Step 2

Choose a variety of cheeses.

3

Develop a regional theme.

Step 3

Develop a regional theme.

4

Use cheeses made from different types of milk.

Step 4

Use cheeses made from different types of milk.

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Stay in the same family.

Step 5

Stay in the same family.

6

Serve savory accompaniments.

Step 6

Serve savory accompaniments.

7

Choose plain or neutral-flavored crackers and breads.

Step 7

Choose plain or neutral-flavored crackers and breads.

8

Skip most raw vegetables.

Step 8

Skip most raw vegetables.

9

Pick sweet fruits that are not too acidic.

Step 9

Pick sweet fruits that are not too acidic.

10

Pair your cheese with your wine.

Step 10

Pair your cheese with your wine.

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Match your cheese with the right beer.

Step 11

Match your cheese with the right beer.

12

Determine how much to serve.

Step 12

Determine how much to serve.

13

Precut hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses into wedges or cubes.

Step 13

Precut hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses into wedges or cubes.

14

Present soft cheeses whole.

Step 14

Present soft cheeses whole.

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Serve the cheese at room temperature.

Step 15

Serve the cheese at room temperature.

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Give the cheeses some room.

Step 16

Give the cheeses some room.

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Keep the cheese separate from other foods.

Step 17

Keep the cheese separate from other foods.

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Use a different knife for each cheese.

Step 18

Use a different knife for each cheese.

19

Create the proper arrangement.

Step 19

Create the proper arrangement.

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