Tillamook Cheese Review & Giveaway

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Of all the cheese brands available in the market, I prefer Tillamook.  I love the flavor and the smooth texture of Tillamook cheese!  In fact, I often find myself pulling a block of cheese out of the refrigerator and slicing a piece of cheese for a light snack.  The boys LOVE cheese and crackers and I try to keep our refrigerator stocked with Tillamook Cheese.  Plus, Tillamook has exciting news!  Tillamook has earned the World’s Best Medium Cheddar title at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest!!  Congrats to Tillamook!  It’s a title well deserved.

A staple in the Pacific Northwest (where Tillamook Cheese is most often bought in a signature 2 lb Baby Loaf), their flagship Naturally Aged Medium Cheddar is now available across the country.  Tillamook Cheese is a 101 year old farmer-owned dairy company in Oregon that makes a variety of cheeses including the flagship, award-winning Medium Cheddar (one of our family favorites) – made from the same recipe for more than a century. 

To achieve the deep, nutty flavor and perfectly creamy texture families have loved for more than a century, Tillamook only uses the highest quality milk from cows not treated with growth hormones and naturally age their Medium Cheddar for more than 60 days.  It’s an artisan approach to everyday cheese and it’s how Tillamook has always done it.

FUN FACTS

Recent Awards:  2010 World Championship Cheese Contest Gold Medal, Medium Cheddar
2009 National Milk Producers Federation 1st Place, Special Reserve Extra Sharp
2009 National Milk Producers Federation 1st Place, Pepper Jack

Origins of Name:  Tillamook is a Native American word that means “the land of many waters”

Availability:  Grocery, club, superstores and natural food stores nationwide and at store.tillamookcheese.com

Visitor’s Center:  First opened in the 1950s as a small cheese shop, the Tillamook Cheese Factory Visitor’s Center was transformed into the current layout in 1979.  Updated in 2009 in celebration of the company’s 100th birthday, the gift shop, cafe and self-guided tour entertains more than 1 million visitors each year and is one of the top tourist attractions in the Pacific Northwest.  Admission is free.

If you’re ever in the area, be sure to visit the Tillamook Cheese Factory Visitor’s Center in Tillamook, Oregon.  The Visitor’s Center entertains more than a million visitors a year, making it one of the Pacific Northwest’s top tourist destinations!  There, you can watch them make their cheddar, grab a grilled cheese in the cafe and check out the gift shop with the family!

MY THOUGHTS

I was excited to have the opportunity to work with the Tillamook Team on this fun review!  They sent me a bright orange Baby Loaf box filled with information about Tillamook, a cheese slicer, a heart-shaped sandwich cutter and FREE coupons.  It was great to learn more about Tillamook through this review.  Thanks to Tillamook for an amazing tasting and smooth Cheddar Cheese!

GIVEAWAY

1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will win a Tillamook Orange Baby Loaf Box filled with information about Tillamook, a cheese slicer, a heart-shaped sandwich cutter and FREE coupons!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment what your favorite flavor of cheese is!

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RULES:

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a sample from Tillamook to facilitate this review on The Mommy-Files.  The giveaway was sponsored by Tillamook.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

307 thoughts on “Tillamook Cheese Review & Giveaway”

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  13. bonnie w

    I like both colby and cheddar. We are a cheese loving family – my son picks out a new cheese slicer on almost every trip to Wisconsin.

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  59. Patti Hess

    My Favorite cheese is the Port Wine or Cheddar I really love all cheese

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks for the chance

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  101. Theron Willis

    Smoked Cheddar as the basis for Welsh Rarebit. Rarebit is a sauce or spread made by melting cheese in a bath of beer. It’s great as a topping for sourdough toast.

    Hope to win!

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  104. Shawna OBrien

    My fav. is the chedder sharp baby loaf. We buy Tillamook cheese all the time as it is the best. FYI, I’ve been to Tillamook OR.

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  144. Kris T.

    I absolutely love Tillamook’s Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar. It can be hard to find, but so worth it when you do! Thanks for the chance to win the prize pack!

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  157. nancy

    My favorite flavor is Tillamook Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar. I found it a few months ago at Costco, since then I’ve found it at H-E-B, it is truly delicious!

    nblexp ( at ) gmail (dot) com

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  177. Debbie C

    My favorite cheese is Havarti but I don’t use it very often. Our most frequently used cheese is good old American.

    dchrisg3 @ gmail . com

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  181. Melissa R.

    I adore cheese so it is hard to narrow it down to one. From the greatness of a sharp cheddar to the smoothness of Brie, to the perfection of smoked gouda to the yummy colby-jack. I love it all!

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  215. Susan R.

    I don’t know that I have a favorite flavor cheese. I simply haven’t had one that I thought was better than the others; I love them ALL!

    Purrrz,

    Susan R.
    cheznishilia(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  262. April

    Favorite cheese flavor? Might as well ask what my favorite book is. There are too many and I love them all! I like sharp cheddar for grilled cheese and mac n cheese, provalone for turkey sandwiches, swiss for turkey pastrami sandwiches, mozzarella for pizza and fresh mozz for salads, blue cheese for salads and grilled sandwiches, ricotta for tomato dishes, gouda and edam for snacking on with crackers…I could go on. I love cheese!
    april dot vrugtman at g mail dot com

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  274. Barbara Long

    It is so hard to pick a favorite cheese because I haven’t met one I haven’t liked yet but if I have to choose I would say sharp cheddar is the one I like the best and eat most often.

    longbarb1@aol.com

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