Showing posts with label sargento. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sargento. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Sargento Whole Milk Mozzarella

I guess this is strictly different than the part-skim off the block mozzarella, although I'm not sure I could tell the difference in a blind taste test. This is a solid cheese option, and mozz is unaged so OK for migraine girlies. Is it OK for the sensitive stomached among us? Well... sometimes. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10 

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Sargento 4 Cheese Mexican Traditional Cut ~ Off the Block

Move over, reduced fat mexi-shreds! It's full fat time! I get this 4 cheese blend whenever a recipe calls for American, Colby, or Monterrey Jack cheese, since my store only has those in the deli counter, which is allergy central. We make do, do we not? But this cheese is plenty tasty. And it melts well, which is the main consideration usually. It's also non-aged, so theoretically fine for brain diet hangers-on (i.e. me depending on mood). Is it any better than the reduced fat version? I think the taste is actually pretty similar, but the texture is a bit less stiff, which is an improvement. Also, I feel cooler eating this one. You know, like the Gone Girl version. So it is what it is.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Sargento Off The Block Mozzarella

I thought this was quite good -- above average for shredded cheese, for sure. The shreds are soft and big pieces, and mozzarella is among the tastiest cheeses. So, yeah. Good cheeser.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Sargento Fiesta Pepper Jack

All cheeses are good cheeses, but I'm particularly a fan of Pepper Jack. And this was on sale, woo hoo. It was tasty and it was spicy. Thanks, Pepper Jack! 

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 8/10

Friday, November 17, 2023

Sargento Shredded Off the Block Mozzarella & Provolone

Again I was looking for shredded provolone, and this is the closest I could find. Lucky for me, I actually like mozz much more than provolone, so it probably worked in my favor. Very melty, as desired, and the taste was decent, even though I'd probably rather just have pure mozz. I do like the size and shape of the shreds, anyway. Thick yet delicate. The ideal cheese shred (and body type?).

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Sargento Creamery Sliced Provolone Natural Cheese

So it turns out this is actually a distinct product from the normal Sargento provolone slices, which I didn't realise when I bought it or when I ate it! That explains why there's 10 instead of 12, sort of. This has got cream added, so it's meltier. Well, it did melt nicely on a bagel, so I can't argue with the main claim. Tasted like typical provo fare, though. Decent, but not my top cheese. A little bit of that weird smoky/bagged cheese vibe which I don't love. But at least it's safe!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Monday, July 3, 2023

Sargento Off The Block Extra Sharp Cheddar

About this cheese, I have no complaints. I used it for burgers and possibly pasta and it behaved like cheese will do. Thanks, cheese!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Sargento Ultra Thin Swiss Slices

I never used to be much of a Swiss Miss, but as I age, I like it more. I also like these thin slices -- you get so many! Unfortunately, 5 days is not enough time to eat 18 cheese slices as a busy single gal, so I wasted a few which makes me feel terrible. But eating old cheese or too much cheese also does. Alas. Anyway, I got these to put on a salad, where they were good, but they were also good as a noodle melty cheese! Decent stuff, and indeed, very thin.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Sargento Off The Block 4 Cheese Mexican (Reduced Fat)

About this cheese, I have no complaints. It was fine, melted as desired and fit the nacho ethos I was going for. I only had it in nacho so there's not much else to say!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Sargento Extra Sharp Cheddar

I don't really like cheddar, but my dad does, so I got this for the Thanksgiving cheese plate. It was fine -- definitely tastes like cheddar, which is neither spicy nor creamy, so it doesn't fulfill my cheese desires. Would probably be decent on pasta or some such thing, though.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Sargento Provolone Cheese Slices

These were good! I saw recently that Sargento is safe for nut allergies, so when I needed Provolone cheese, I went straight for this. I don't like the sound of "smoke flavor" (gross) but fortunately, I didn't really taste any much thing, just solid sandwich cheese. I mainly used these for melting on a burger, and it worked great. No complaints.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Sargento Light String Cheese

You might think that a name brand string cheese such as this would have a superior taste & texture to a store brand, but in fact you would be wrong! I have sampled many a string cheese over the years, and they're all pretty enjoyable, but this is maybe my least favorite one yet. Granted, they are "light", so you can't expect too much, but there are other light string cheeses (Polly-O, Kraft, America's Choice) that have a way more satisfying peel. The problem with these Sargentos is that you only can peel about 4 chunky strips from this string cheese, which is no fun at all. The flavor is also virtually nonexistent. It's still something to do for those who like hand food and only 50 calories, but I'd spring for any other string cheese option if possible.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10