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iGourmet cheeses on sale

ediej1209 AL Zn 7

6 years ago

Just went on the iGourmet site to see if my fave cheese (double Gloucester) is back in stock yet. Nope. But I started browsing just to see what they have and all their cheeses are marked down. Fontal at $5.99 for 8 oz! With shipping it's still too expensive to only order 1 or 2 but if someone might be looking for a handful of different kinds or a larger quantity of something it might be worth checking out. Just thought I'd share.
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sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)

6 years ago

Thank you for that. I ordered a month ago or so and still enjoying. A salad with a bit of charcuterie is a perfect meal for us. Easy prep. AND, nice to see they are not backed up like many on-line ordering businesses. They have all my favorites like humble fog in a small whole wheel for 22$ so I may indulge. And they have butters that may get low since I'm baking crackers and other savories.

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Lars
6 years ago
I bookmarked that site for future reference, even though they are out of stock of my favorite French cheese.

They misspelled "Caciocavallo di Bufala", using "du" instead of "di", which makes it sound French instead of Italian.

I don't think I would want to buy 4# of Délice de Bourgogne. I like it, but not four pounds' worth, and it does not keep well for more than a couple of weeks. I always find this a grocery store anyway, and I have some in the fridge right now. There are others that I have not even tried that sound interesting. I think I am most interested in Italian, French, and Swiss cheeses, in that order.

I'll have to look at some of their other items as well.

Thanks for sharing!
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plllog
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
"u" is next to "i". Probably just a typo. :)

I'm with Lars on the poundage. :) I love D de B, but not that much. :)

No cheese shortage here, but nice to know about the sale. Thanks, Edie.

ETA: It was fun looking around iGourmet until it made me hungry. :) They have my favorite table butters, which I'm not desperate for...yet...but wasn't in the local stores even before this all started. :)
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sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
6 years ago
I doubt there is a cheese shortage here but no store can provide. Not even curb-side dates. I'm thank-full for the on-line services available. This keep the system going.

Are cheese productions slow/halted, for even aged cheeses?. Supply chains are effected but they usually have so much back-up. Cheese will be ok for now me thinks.

Especially the high quality I only purchase a tiny 1/4 pound of a few at a time in the past before this mess. Buying a full wheel will have a much longer fridge life.

I can make cheese and have made many. Can't get milk. A very good friend has a organic grass fed dairy farm and makes cheese but that is 3 hours away.

So yup, I ordered.
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plllog
6 years ago
I just compared a California cheese I'm familiar with. iGourmet had it for maybe a dollar or two per pound than I'm accustomed to. The high end grocery store had it for more than half again as much. I don't know if that's their normal price.
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bragu_DSM 5
6 years ago
there is no normal anymore ... it's all the new normal

YMMV
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