Haytor
£7.50 – £90.00
Based on a “gruyere style” recipe, Curworthy Haytor uses special cultures to create a nutty, buttery, hard cheese that lives somewhere between cheddar and alpine style.
Producer
Curworthy Cheese
Region
Devon
Allergens
Milk
Style
Hard
Milk Type
Cow
Vegetarian
Yes
Pasteurized
Yes
Best accompanied by
Pillton Cider, Doppio Passo Primitivo, La Playa Chardonnay
Try serving with
Clare's Pickled Cucumbers
Cooking Tip
Great for melting. Try in fondue, dips or a tasty twist on Welsh rarebit.
From Curworthy Cheese in north Devon, Rachel Stephens and her team make multiple styles of cheese from locally sourced milk that is delivered overnight and then pasteurized at the dairy. Named after one of Dartmoor's most famous tors, Haytor is based on a "gruyere style" recipe. Stephens uses special cultures and a method of scalding the milk at high temperatures to bring out the butter colour of the cheese. I have always felt this cheese falls somewhere between cheddar and alpine style cheese, with its naturally aged rind and nutty nuances. Aged for a minimum of five months, Haytor has distinctive small holes throughout the cheese, a slightly crumbly texture with forward notes of farmhouse butter and a long nutty finish with a mild lactic kick. Due to the stringy quality of the curd when being packed into the moulds, Haytor makes a great melting cheese.
Upon completion of your order, you will be asked to select a delivery date. We will always work to deliver to you on your date chosen but sometimes delays may occur. We will contact you if a change to the delivery date is required. At check-out, your delivery charge will be calculated.
All our products are packed in Cheese Cuisine boxes (unless you have ordered a giftbox or added a hamper to your order) with filling (bubble wrap where needed) and gel ice packs when required, to preserve the quality of fresh products.
Your cheese will arrive wrapped in speciality cheese paper and we recommend you refrigerate it as soon as it arrives. We recommend using your cheese within five days of purchase, however, many cheeses will last far longer. To serve, take your cheese out of the fridge, unwrap, and let it come to room temperature before serving (about an hour). To see more about taking care of cheese click here.
Wherever possible, we use environmentally friendly packaging, including recycled and compostable material. We are not big on paper waste; all the information on our products can be found on our website. However, if your order is a gift, select the option at check-out to include a personal message on a gift card with information letting the recipient know how they can find out about their products on our website.
For the last 25 years, Curworthy Cheese has been made at Stockbeare Farm situated in the mid Devon countryside under the shadow of Dartmoor, a perfect area for grass growing with its unique climate of rain and humidity.
