Do you have a Cheese Grotto? Does it really work?
Funkyart
last year
I should start by saying, I am not much of a cheese eater-- this is for a gift.
The claim is that the cheese grotto keeps cheeses fresh much longer. I have seen reviews that rave and some that say it's not much better than keeping in the fridge in deli wrap. Some reviewers I tend to trust say it is amazing.. Wired tells a different story. If you have one, what is your experience?
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last yearA friend gave me a cheese vault, smaller and less scenic. i usually have parmesan and something like gruyere in it, but the out of sight maxim does hold and i open it infrequently.
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