Frequently asked questions

THE MAJORITY OF OUR CHEESE IS VEGETARIAN, we use a mushroom based vegetarian RENNET. HOWEVER OUR CAVE AGED CHEDDAR IS WRAPPED IN MUSLIN using PORK LARD.If buying a cheese with additional flavourings please check the packaging.

Yes, all of our cheese is pasteurised, we heat to 73°C.

Yes, our cheese can be frozen. However, we recommend grating and freezing before the best before date. If you freeze it as a block, the texture may change and become crumblier than usual.

We recommend cheese should be eaten within 3 months of freezing. For a block of cheddar once defrosted eat within 3 days. Frozen grated cheese can be used straight from the freezer in cooking or defrosted in the fridge and used with 24hours of defrosting.

Our sites – manufacturing, packaging, our offices too! – are nut and sesame free.

White crystals, or calcium lactate, is a natural production of cheese that has been matured for longer THAN 18 MONTHS. YOU’LL OFTEN FIND IT ON OUR VINTAGE RESERVE. It is still edible and will be even more flavoursome.

We have our online shop here or If you’re local to Ditcheat we sell our products in our farm shop. Otherwise you can find us in many small and independent stockists as well as major UK supermarkets.