Cheese Database

Colby-Jack cheese vs Pinconning cheese

Colby-Jack cheese, field guide plate
Colby-Jack cheese, photographed

Colby-Jack cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
No rind
Country
United States
Place
Wisconsin

Colby-Jack is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from Wisconsin, in the United States, made by mixing Colby curds with Monterey Jack curds. The two stay in separate orange and white pieces, so a slice looks marbled. Both parent cheeses are mild and moist, and the blend keeps that easy character. It is a young cheese, sold in blocks and loaves rather than as a long-aged wheel. There is no strong rind flavor, because most pieces are rindless.

Pinconning cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Waxed or sealed
Country
United States
Place
Michigan

Pinconning cheese is a semi-hard cheese from Michigan, in the United States. It is made from cow's milk and is often compared with Colby or a mild cheddar. The paste is smooth, moist, and usually mild when the cheese is young. Longer aging makes it drier, firmer, and sharper on the palate. People in Michigan know it as a local table cheese that melts well and also suits a board.