Red Feather butter and cheese review
 

I ordered some samples of both the Red Feather butter and Cheese from MRE depot, I thought I would share my own personal review. I am super picky and would describe my self as an organic foodie.

Butter- IS AWESOME! Tastes and looks just like the butter you get in the grocery store. Maybe a little less salt. Melts perfect on toast and makes yummy french sauces. A fantastic item and I will buy more for sure. :D

Cheese- Gag! Eww is all I can say. It you like velveta or fake cheese you'll like this. It comes out looking like a plasticy mess and has the texture and taste of those nasty fake sliced kraft cheeses. In a SHTF scenario I suppose it would do in a pinch, but yucky otherwise. It has an indefinite shelf life, so i'll probably buy a case for 72 hour kits and extreme emergencies, but I won't eat this unless I have to again. :thumpdown

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I guess we are all different :wink: I didn't like the butter so much. Kind of a funny taste to it. I buy organic butter so not comparing cheapo butter. I liked the cheese. Especially on crackers. I thought it had a fancy cheese taste. Both I think would be great in a pinch as you mentioned.

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Agree the Red Feather butter is top quality, when you melt it, it has more butter fat and less milk solids than fresh grocery store butter.

I haven't tried the Red Feather cheese but I understand it is Bega cheese from Australia...I don't think it is a processed cheese but a cultured cheese. Do a web search for Bega cheese, it is a dairy co-op and they make good cheese.

http://www.begacheese.com.au/

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RF Butter :top: very good IMO

Cheese... not bad, ok in a pinch

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You are right about the butter it dose have almost a soured taste to it. My grandma used to sour her cream over night before she made her butter and it tastes kinda like that. As for the cheese, your getting a review from a pregnant cheese snob, LOL. So take that into consideration. ;0)

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Its says processed cheese on the can... Although the ingredients are

Cheese(Pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzyme) Water, Sodium citrate, butter salt, sodium polyphosphate, potassium polyphosphate, sodium phosphate, citric acid, Nisin.

So it seems like it started as cheese and then its processed a bit more to make it canable?

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MRI had some notation on their website about some import regulation that prompted them to label it processed, but that it was natural cheese.

I bought a case of the Kraft canned cheese and a case of the Bega cheese...I prefer the Bega. The Kraft makes a good chili con queso with a can of Rotel, but the bega is better for sandwiches. I keep some of both in my motorhome and use it when traveling.

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We like the butter, but find the first brand of cheese he offered as described

which would be ok with us in mac n cheese, toasted cheese sandwiches, most melted cheese uses, but not for munching.

His site states the Bega is closer to cheddar, and I'm glad to get that confirmed. I hope he still carries it.

I liked the products not having color added.

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I liked both but my wife hates the cheese. She agreed that if thats all the cheese she would get for awhile its eatable.

NOOB

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See also:

http://goldismoney.info/forums/showt...feather+butter

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Thanks for the review, it reminded me I wanted to buy some. I tried the powdered butter from Walton Feed. It was ok, but I didn't really like it that much. Its probably fine in mashed potatoes or something, but it sort of just tastes like milk to me. I might grab a whole case of the canned butter, though I would not expect it to last forever. My guess is no more then five years like the powdered stuff before it gets an off taste.

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Just wanted to say that I got some of the Red Feather butter and its very good. Better then the butter in the store, though it would be better if it was salted IMO.

One thing though. I'm not so sure it stores as long as some websites claim. I was reading the LDS preparedness manual and it says the manufacturer only claims an 18 month shelf life.

Here is the excerpt:

"CANNED BUTTER

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In that the product is sterile and there is no air (oxygen) in the can, I don't see how the cheese or butter could go rancid through oxidation or spoil through bacterial action. I've discussed this problem with my chemist brother-in-law who suggested that there are likely enzymes in products like cheese and butter that may cause deterioration over time. The canned cheese and butter will likely always be "safe" to eat (protected from spoilage and rancidity) so long as can integrity is maintained; but the quality of taste, texture and appearance may deteriorate over time.

Twenty years from now will the canned butter and cheese be as tasty as the day they were canned? Maybe yes, maybe no. But as survival food, I'm glad they're on my shelf.

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just to update my prior posting....i received the case of cheese today so now its available. i have a few more cans that i'd be willing to sell to people if you want to try out a can before you make a larger purchase of them.

PM me and i can get this item out asap via postal mail.

thanks again and all the people that ordered a can this week, it ships out tomorrow for you!