Medium Colby Cheese

Medium Colby Cheese.  1 lb cracker size and 5 lb block. Cheesemakers first produced Colby, a close relative of Cheddar, in the central Wisconsin town of Colby in 1885, 2 miles south of Hawkeye Dairy's Headquarters.

Similar in flavor to Cheddar, Colby is softer and has a more open texture and higher moisture content. Cheesemakers spray the curds with cold water and stir them while they are still in the vat to prevent the curds from knitting together. This procedure gives Colby a more elastic texture than Cheddar.