The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) concurs that you should cut off at least an extra inch around the mold ...

In terms of soft cheese such as cottage cheese and ricotta, any mold found warrants the immediate disposal of it, according to Mayo Clinic. For firmer and semisoft cheeses like cheddar or Parmesan, ...

A cheesemonger told us to ditch the plastic baggies and store cheese like this instead.

or Parmesan, for example). Avoid cross contamination with the mold and the knife you are cutting with. Soft or fresh cheeses—like brie, camembert, ricotta, or cream cheese—may be penetrated ...

It just wouldn’t taste very good. For hard cheese that grows mold in your fridge, like Parmesan or cheddar, you can usually just cut off the moldy parts and eat the rest, Craig said. Johnson said to ...

Can You Cut Off the Moldy Part and Still Eat the Cheese? With hard cheeses like Parmesan or semi-hard cheeses like cheddar, you can cut off the mold and eat the rest, says Chad Galer, Vice President ...