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Tillamook cheddar and swiss not pasteurized?

mamaErin2mamaErin2 member
in July 2016 Moms
I was looking at some cheddar cheese in our fridge last night made by Tillamook and noticed that it doesn't say it is made with pasteurized milk just cultured milk. I did a Google search and it says it is heat-shocked but that process doesn't reach as high of a temperature as pasteurization. Has anyone heard of other supposedly safe cheeses that use this process? I thought all cheddar was safe to eat!
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Re: Tillamook cheddar and swiss not pasteurized?

  • MotherOfDucksMotherOfDucks member
    This is perfectly safe. If you're worried, talk to your doctor. But the worry with dairy is listeria. Tillamook isn't going to give you listeria. And even though they are a big farm, they will totally answer questions if you call their customer service line.
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  • erin7264erin7264 member
    Here you go:

    https://www.tillamook.com/community/blog/can-you-eat-tillamook-cheese-during-pregnancy/

    It is safe. And it's only a 9* difference between the two methods. I live an hour from the factory and buy nothing but Tillamook cheese and ice cream!
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  • mamaErin2mamaErin2 member
    Ok thanks ladies! I guess it was more of a surprise than anything. There cheese is all my husband will eat!!
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  • LinzerBinzerLinzerBinzer member
    Smart man. We did our mini-moon on the coast and spent a day out at their factory. There's nothing like it!
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  • erin7264erin7264 member
    If he likes sharp cheddar, the extra sharp special reserve (or whatever it is, the one in the black plastic that costs twice as much as the medium) is fantastic.

    They have some seasonals/limited varieties too that are pretty amazing.
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  • Ken&AnnaKen&Anna member

    Most of the cheese manufactured and sold in the US is pasteurized and perfectly safe to eat, and all cheese that's imported from other countries is pasteurized and perfectly safe to eat.  The only cheese you can buy that's not pasteurized would come from local dairies/farms and would be purchased directly from them or at farmer's markets or local farm stands.  Tilamook is fine.  Enjoy!

    And now I really want a grilled cheese sandwich!


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  • Ken&AnnaKen&Anna member
    That's essentially what I was saying--farmers markets, organic grocery stores, etc. But those would be locally produced and sourced cheeses. Companies that mass produce and sell all have pasteurized cheeses. Tilamook is fine.

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  • TaymillerTaymiller member
    LinzerBinzer said:

    Smart man. We did our mini-moon on the coast and spent a day out at their factory. There's nothing like it!

    @LinzerBinzer dude we did the same thing! Only ours was our conceiving weekend for number 1 (I was already pregnant, oops) but yea we stayed out at the coast at Newport and then went up and spent the day at cheese factory.

    I feel like we have a lot of similarities. Did you live in Oregon? DH and I met in Corvallis at school.
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  • TaymillerTaymiller member
    Also I just ate the last of our Tillamook brick so I will be heading to Costco for more. Thanks for the reminder!
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  • MotherOfDucksMotherOfDucks member
    TBH- I would eat unpasteurized cheese from a local farm anyway. My MIL has goats and I drink the milk. I'm a rebel like that. Also, lactose intolerant. So raw is really the only way I can digest it. It's a personal choice. Just educate yourself first. :)
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  • LinzerBinzerLinzerBinzer member
    @Taymiller This is getting crazy! I grew up in Beaverton, first 24 years of my life in the same house (but DH is from WI). We were married in Portland and mini-mooned in Cannon - we drove down the coast one day so I could show him everything. All I want in life is to move back home!!! It definitely doesn't rain enough here. (That last part probably belongs in an UO thread!)
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  • TaymillerTaymiller member
    LinzerBinzer said:

    @Taymiller This is getting crazy! I grew up in Beaverton, first 24 years of my life in the same house (but DH is from WI). We were married in Portland and mini-mooned in Cannon - we drove down the coast one day so I could show him everything. All I want in life is to move back home!!! It definitely doesn't rain enough here. (That last part probably belongs in an UO thread!)

    I hated the rain! We lived there for four years and then moved here to go to school, my hubby did med school here and I transferred to CSM. Then we moved to Alaska for four years and now are back again. We love it here in Colorado but if I gave the ok we would be in Oregon, I just need the snow!
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  • LinzerBinzerLinzerBinzer member
    My mom lives in Alaska. No joke. Ha!
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  • TaymillerTaymiller member
    LinzerBinzer said:

    My mom lives in Alaska. No joke. Ha!

    Omg seriously this is getting crazy!
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  • SparkySunshineSparkySunshine member
    @MotherOfDucks I have goats, but my sister is a weird food crazy person and she made me afraid to try the milk! Does your MIL do a bunch of the tests on the goats? Or do you just go for it?
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  • MotherOfDucksMotherOfDucks member
    edited December 2015
    @SparkySunshine She doesn't do a bunch of tests. They're healthy. They go to the vet if they aren't. But I've milked them. (I occasionally house sit. Which entails feeding chickens, collecting eggs, feeding and milking goats, and feeding the cows.) And they get cleaned up right before milking. Brushed down. Then their whole udders are washed. And each teat is dipped in a solution before being milked. So nothing from the outside is getting in the milk. They eat mostly alfalfa, and grass. And a bit of grain while they're being milked. The milk doesn't taste weird at all. Not that bitter grassy taste of store bought goat milk.

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  • SparkySunshineSparkySunshine member
    @MotherOfDucks thank you! Maybe I will brave it some day, that's why I got the goats!
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  • ajareinyajareiny member
    edited December 2015
    LinzerBinzer said:

    Tillamook is my jam and I'm never going to give it up. See also: Tillamook ice cream.

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    This made my day! For reals. My little sister looks like she is the lost Olsen triplets, so that cracked me up. Also, I tried every single tillamook icecream flavor last pregnancy! Looking forward to making the rounds again soon.

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  • tennisbabymamatennisbabymama member
    ajareiny said:

    LinzerBinzer said:

    Tillamook is my jam and I'm never going to give it up. See also: Tillamook ice cream.

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    This made my day! For reals. My little sister looks like she is the lost Olsen triplets, so that cracked me up. Also, I tried every single tillamook icecream flavor last pregnancy! Looking forward to making the rounds again soon.

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    My hero!! That's amazing!!
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  • CallWoolCallWool member
    Heat shocking will kill the bad bacteria.  I have a dairy cow and hand milk and make cheese and you can not make aged and cultured cheeses like Cheddar without killing the unwanted bacteria first.  If you age a cheese which has bacteria you would know very soon as it would go bad before you were done aging it.  Hope that helps set your mind at ease.
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