Some people say they couldn’t live without chocolate. Others declare coffee as their one true love. Carnivores lament the idea of life without bacon. All of those things are delicious, but for us… it’s cheese. Luckily, a cheese-lover’s paradise is hiding right here beneath the busy streets of Brooklyn.
Have you heard of Crown Finish Caves?
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves Thirty feet below Bergen Street in Crown Heights, there’s an incredible tunnel filled floor-to-ceiling with delicious, aging cheese.
Flickr / Jessica Petersen The tunnels were actually built in the 1850s and were initially used by the former Nassau Brewery. It turns out, the consistent 50 degree temperature built to keep beer refrigerated is also perfect for ripening cheese!
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves The Crown Finish Caves hold nearly 22,000 pounds of many different varieties of cheese, almost all of which are locally produced within 250 miles of New York City.
Flickr / ulterior epicure Aging is a vital process to creating the tasty cheeses sold in stores and used in cooking (or, if you are like us, just snacking on as-is).
Flickr / DJ Mitchell New cheeses age in different ways and require variations in conditions and treatments in order to develop the right consistency, texture and flavor.
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves Some need to be wrapped up and flipped routinely, while others require brine baths to develop a hearty rind. Some specialty cheeses are even washed with wines, beers, or ciders to develop their unique flavor. It’s quite a science!
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves Different cheese age anywhere from a week or two to well over a year. Crown Finish Caves offers the perfect place to do this, as it is a naturally controlled environment.
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves Unfortunately, because of this, tours aren’t offered though these heavenly tunnels to prevent contamination. In our case, that’s probably for the best, as we’re not sure we would be able to keep our hands off of the goods.
Crown Finish Caves do, however, keep an awesome Instagram account featuring photos of the tasty oasis, the aging processes, and their finished products. You can learn more about their tasty hidden treasures, and where to find the cheese once they finish the aging process on the Crown Finish Caves website. It will absolutely make your mouth water!
Facebook / Crown Finish Caves
Thirty feet below Bergen Street in Crown Heights, there’s an incredible tunnel filled floor-to-ceiling with delicious, aging cheese.
Flickr / Jessica Petersen
The tunnels were actually built in the 1850s and were initially used by the former Nassau Brewery. It turns out, the consistent 50 degree temperature built to keep beer refrigerated is also perfect for ripening cheese!
The Crown Finish Caves hold nearly 22,000 pounds of many different varieties of cheese, almost all of which are locally produced within 250 miles of New York City.
Flickr / ulterior epicure
Aging is a vital process to creating the tasty cheeses sold in stores and used in cooking (or, if you are like us, just snacking on as-is).
Flickr / DJ Mitchell
New cheeses age in different ways and require variations in conditions and treatments in order to develop the right consistency, texture and flavor.
Some need to be wrapped up and flipped routinely, while others require brine baths to develop a hearty rind. Some specialty cheeses are even washed with wines, beers, or ciders to develop their unique flavor. It’s quite a science!
Different cheese age anywhere from a week or two to well over a year. Crown Finish Caves offers the perfect place to do this, as it is a naturally controlled environment.
Unfortunately, because of this, tours aren’t offered though these heavenly tunnels to prevent contamination. In our case, that’s probably for the best, as we’re not sure we would be able to keep our hands off of the goods.
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