If you like a tasty mature cheddar cheese then Makro are doing a great value offer right now on the Mainland brand cheese from Australia which is the closest thing I've found to the English cheddar I usually buy in UK.   Bought this today at Makro on the superhighway near Bangkok Hospital but I presume it is running in all their branches.   Get it while you can as stock going down fast. Keeps well in the freezer too.

 

 

Even that 470 gr for 279 baht is a good deal imo, here in Ayutthaya Makro don’t stock the Mainland brand and seem to change brands all the time, Aro ( Makro own ) is okay, Anchor is good but then sometimes have only Horeca ( the Lipton’s equivalent in cheese making ! ) which is p1ss poor.

 

Any other locations have this 470 gr Mainland ( and hopefully buy 1 free 1 also ) as I only see Chiang Mai ??

The Aro cheese is about 80 baht cheaper than Mainland.

 

The deal maybe is related to having too much stock, too close to the best before or use-by date.

Unfortunately just got mine on Thursday in Petchabun so missed the offer. 

Will be topping up tomorrow and freezing a couple of packs.

Thanks for the heads up!

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

The Aro cheese is about 80 baht cheaper than Mainland.

 

The deal maybe is related to having too much stock, too close to the best before or use-by date.

It's cheaper, but the taste is not the best imho. 

Here it's discounted for some time already, but not  buy 1 get 1 free. I think it's 189 for one.

Apparently store wide, and just picked up a couple 'Tasty' myself

@trevoromgh THANKS

 

Check your BB date, and if planning of freezing and shedding later, then shred before you freeze, as cheddar tends to crumble apart afterwards, when trying to shred.

 

Makro Cheddar blocks are 360/kg locally / PKK, so a nice buy.

 

Edited December 1, 20241 yr by KhunLA

11 minutes ago, Gecko said:

Here it's discounted for some time already, but not  buy 1 get 1 free. I think it's 189 for one.

You are right 189 for all the range . So a bit of a con from the store but still a saving of about 100baht.?

21 minutes ago, Gecko said:

It's cheaper, but the taste is not the best imho. 

It's not as good as the Mainland, but adequate.

3 hours ago, Denim said:

Unfortunately just got mine on Thursday in Petchabun so missed the offer. 

Real Mainland cheese originates in NZ.

 

3 hours ago, Denim said:

Unfortunately just got mine on Thursday in Petchabun so missed the offer. 

The offer may only be at a limited number of stores where it was over ordered and not at all Makro's.

1 hour ago, Thailand said:

Will be topping up tomorrow and freezing a couple of packs.

Thanks for the heads up!

Why would you want to freeze cheese? Leave it in the pack unopened in the fridge and it's good for months. Freeze it and you ruin a perfectly good cheese.

Mainland Vintage Cheddar.

I've never tasted a better mature cheddar here in the Chiang Mai area.

54 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

It's not as good as the Mainland, but adequate.

Yea, and I just did a 'side by side' test, and whoa, what a difference.   I had the ARO on hand to make Velveeta, which was probably a mistake, as turned out just OK.

 

Tasty is nice, and Vintage is too sharp & crumbly for me.

 

Keep Aro on hand for my 3 cheese & Peperoni or Chorizo pizza (Parmesan, Mozzarella & Cheddar), and works fine, as a sharp Cheddar is too dominate a flavor.

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

Yea, and I just did a 'side by side' test, and whoa, what a difference.   I had the ARO on hand to make Velveeta, which was probably a mistake, as turned out just OK.

 

Tasty is nice, and Vintage is too sharp & crumbly for me.

 

Keep Aro on hand for my 3 cheese & Peperoni or Chorizo pizza (Parmesan, Mozzarella & Cheddar), and works fine, as a sharp Cheddar is too dominate a flavor.

You buy cheese to make another cheese?

 

IIRC Velveeta was a cheese which resembled Kraft Singles, in being more flexible plastic than cheese.

 

Love Vintage myself, each to his own.

29 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You buy cheese to make another cheese?

 

IIRC Velveeta was a cheese which resembled Kraft Singles, in being more flexible plastic than cheese.

 

Love Vintage myself, each to his own.

Yes, turned out good, texture wise, and melting factor, like  Kraft singles, but I wouldn't call 'single' cheese, and they technically don't.  Not a fan of the extra crap in 'singles', a 'cheese product' 

 

Velveeta turned out pretty good, but could have used a sharper cheese for flavor.  It was quite simple, Cheese, milk powder, gelatin & water (boiling).

Edited December 1, 20241 yr by KhunLA

5 hours ago, trevoromgh said:

If you like a tasty mature cheddar cheese then Makro are doing a great value offer right now on the Mainland brand cheese from Australia which is the closest thing I've found to the English cheddar I usually buy in UK.   Bought this today at Makro on the superhighway near Bangkok Hospital but I presume it is running in all their branches.   Get it while you can as stock going down fast. Keeps well in the freezer too.

 

 

 

That's cool.

tomorrow is monthly shop in Nongkhai Makro.

going to get x2, I hope  

 

 

Best Buy Date on local stock was 01/03/2025

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Why would you want to freeze cheese? Leave it in the pack unopened in the fridge and it's good for months. Freeze it and you ruin a perfectly good cheese.

 

Been freezing cheeses forever never been a problem for me.

 

We all have our own choices, this is mine.

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Why would you want to freeze cheese? Leave it in the pack unopened in the fridge and it's good for months. Freeze it and you ruin a perfectly good cheese.

They are vacuum packed, I think, so not a problem.   Lots of time, I can't use it up by BBD, so freezing works, though portioned out smaller & will vacuum seal it.

 

Local vendors don't have a good variety, so if stocking up at Hua Hin (100 kms away) then yea, need to freeze, and never an issue.

 

Some, hard cheeses, Cheddar especially, doesn't freeze well, and depending on my use, may not freeze it.  Of late, it's been my got to snack, so not much cheddar or others, but gets frozen, if not used by BBD.  Also cheaper by bulk, usually.

259 for 470 grams in Makro Pattaya.

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Why would you want to freeze cheese? Leave it in the pack unopened in the fridge and it's good for months. Freeze it and you ruin a perfectly good cheese.

 I stay in Thailand less than 180 days each year so it is useful to be able to freeze if necessary.  Just came back recently and the stock in the freezer tastes great though I haven't tried to grate it which KhunLA mentioned can be problematic after freezing, sliced & diced it's fine.   As mentioned you can also take advantage of offers when they occur.

22 hours ago, Gecko said:

Here it's discounted for some time already, but not  buy 1 get 1 free. I think it's 189 for one.

It’s the Aro that was 189 and I was also confused .

Bought two lots of Mainland Vintage & Tasty this morning which is a good deal

23 hours ago, Gecko said:

Here it's discounted for some time already, but not  buy 1 get 1 free. I think it's 189 for one.

where is 'here'

1 hour ago, Thailand said:

It’s the Aro that was 189 and I was also confused .

Bought two lots of Mainland Vintage & Tasty this morning which is a good deal

ARO and Mainland are both made in NZ.  2 different companies, and the latter is tastier.

 

We always freeze self-proportioned cheddar as even vacuum packed blocks can deteriorate, usually evidenced by white mold spores on outside.

On 12/1/2024 at 9:10 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

ny other locations have this 470 gr Mainland ( and hopefully buy 1 free 1 also ) as I only see Chiang Mai ??

Online, delivery in Bangkok also.

On 12/1/2024 at 9:15 AM, Lacessit said:

The deal maybe is related to having too much stock, too close to the best before or use-by date.

And maybe just b0llocks.  I'll see when my order is delivered later.

On 12/1/2024 at 12:43 PM, billd766 said:

The offer may only be at a limited number of stores where it was over ordered and not at all Makro's.

No.

On 12/1/2024 at 9:10 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

Any other locations have this 470 gr Mainland ( and hopefully buy 1 free 1 also ) as I only see Chiang Mai ??

At our Makro since years after they had the smaller size before.

But for us too big. Takes long to use up.

There have been some discounts at other shops for the smaller size.

Hope it's not a clearance sale.

Makro offers 500gr of Kellogs Corn Flakes for 76 Baht! Price skyrocketed to 145 at other shops.

Nice but suspicious.

Bet it will be gone.

 

Edited December 2, 20241 yr by KhunBENQ