CURWORTHY CHEESE
Cuworthy
Curworthy Cheese have been producing their artisan cheeses by hand for the last 25 years, from their Farm at Stockbeare near Okehampton. THEY STILL USE A TRADITIONAL OLD CHEESE PRESS.
Richard Drake is the main man in charge of the cheese making now, his Mother in Law Rachel still involved and where the cheesemaking begun more than 30 years go, Rachel and her then Husband arrived in Devon in 1979.
Their passion for producing delicious, quality cheese is very evident their small team working hard to sustain the high quality of their artisan cheese range.
Although the cows are not directly on their farm the milk is sourced locally from a neighbouring farm.
We have visited Curworthy many years ago but have recently been to see Richard and had an extensive tour and background on the making of their cheeses and processes involved.
We always enjoy meeting our local producers and seeing behind the scenes the hard work and passion that goes into producing their products.
As pictured below we saw a batch of the Haytor sitting in salty brine, they will stay there for 48 hours being turned over by hand after 24 hours.
Once on the shelf they are then turned weekly.
The Haytor is a sweet nutty gruyere style cheese.
Haytor actually won ‘Best in Show Dairy Produce’ at the Devon County Show this year, an incredible achievement and accolade for Richard and the team at Curworthy Cheese!
The maturing room was really interesting, seeing the difference in the freshly produced cheese to the ones that have been maturing on the shelves for weeks.
Once ready the waxing commences, alot of skill goes into waxing their cheeses giving a distinct finish.
Curworthy Cheese product range
Black Wax Traditional Cheddar
A mild and creamy cheese with a buttery taste, covered in a jet black wax. The traditional curworthy.
Devon Oke Traditional Cheddar
Matured for longer, with a unique creamy texture but mature aftertaste.
Ripened for 6-7 months constantly being turned in special ripening rooms.
Meldon Traditional Cheddar
Curworthy is combined with Chiltern Ale mustard, a wholegrain English mustard blended with spices and a hint of garlic.
Chipple Traditional Cheddar
Curworthy with added fresh spring onion.
Dartmoor Chilli Traditional Cheddar
Using the regular Curworthy recipe but includes red chillies Serenade and Ring of Fire grown by the Dartmoor Chillie Farm near Ashburton.
Smoake Cheddar - (Pre-order required)
Devon Oke recipe then smoked for 3 hours over oak chippings.
Devon Maid (Pre-order required)
One of the newest cheeses in the Curworthy range, the only soft cheese in the range which is between a brie and a camembert in terms of it’s texture.
Haytor (Pre-order required)
An emmental style cheese with a sweet and nutty finish – matured for 6 months.
