How much cheese do I need?
“I’m making a cheese board for [INSERT # HERE] people. How much cheese do I need?”
We get asked this question a lot so we thought it would make the perfect cheesy trivia for today.
A good rule of thumb is 1-1.5 ounces of each style of cheese per guest being served.
For example, if you’re making a board for 4 people, you’d use about 4 ounces (or 1/4 pound) of each style of cheese.
Some other tips on ingredient quantities:
Know your audience. If there aren’t too many adventure seekers in the group and you’re using a funky washed rind or blue, you might want to go lighter.
Estimate charcuterie items at about 1/2 or 1/3 of whatever weight you’re using for cheese. Again, taking our 4 person serving size, you’d plan about 2-3 ounces of each meat.
If you’re serving a runny, gooey cheese like a Fromager D’Affinois or Brillat Savarin, you can go a little heavier. The double and triple creams will ooze on the board and you’ll want to account for that. (Plus people generally go nuts for those soft luscious cheeses!).
Don’t forget: If you want to completely take the guesswork out of board design, let us do it for you! We offer a themed Platter of the Week as well as custom platter options!
Happy board building!