To lament the most middle class, first world problem ever?

[GeekyWombat]

DH bought me a camembert baker for Christmas. It's purple, very pretty and even comes with little spreaders to get out every last bit of lovely oozy cheese.

Dieting set to start after the weekend so tonight I was all set to put a brie bigger than my face that I bought in the M&S sale in the oven for dipping joy in said new baker (I know, brie in a camembert baker! That's just how I roll!). But having got it out of its (it turns out deceptively large) box it turns out my brie is too big!

What do I do? Do I trim it? Just chop it in chunks and make a rindy fondue? And AIBU to be irrationally sad? I just texted DH to tell him and got told it was the most middle class first world overheard-in-Waitrose type comment I'd made since the day we ran out of organic hummus when I was planning to give it to DD for lunch.

He might be right, but it's cheese people! Pre-diet cheese at that!

Remove the rind?! The rind is the best bit!

YABU for eating Brie when you could have Camembert, which is much better 😉

When our boy was tiny and dinners suffered a bit, there may have been several occasions where we had a baked Camembert and crudités for tea (cos obviously the raw veg counteracts the cheese).

The rindy bits are lovely! So however you cook it, it'll be great. Or invite me over to eat the rind.

(I have been eating fruitcake today, as it's twelfth night - twelfthcake - but instead of icing have been having it with cheddar, because I'm not done with cheese-eating season yet.)

At some of my girlfriends' recent parties they have taken to cutting a Camembert shaped hole in a bloomer, inserting Camembert in the bottom half of the box into the bloomer then making incisions in the bread and seasoning with garlic, rosemary and salt .. and baking that in the oven. It doesn't really matter what size the Camembert is for that.

Haven't read the whole thread but I've seen cheese baked in the oven just unwrapped and then put back in the box. It's own little Baket. Perfect fit every time!

What's wrong with the box the Camembert comes in for baking it ?Why do you need a dish? (Misses point of thread)

You need a low carb, high cheese diet.

I have been known to slice the cheese in half smother it in cranberry and chopped walnuts (chopped chilli is a possibility too) slapping it back together adding the cran/wal/chi mix on top and baking. Delish.

I love this thread 🧀

Which is stronger tasting pls? Camembert or Brie?

dagen

Well, they have a different taste.
And Brie contains more fat than Camembert. And Camembert can be (isn't always) more pungent and gooey and tasty...

Were am I going wrong my Brie never comes in a box?!

DagenhamRoundhouse Camembert is stronger.

When my littlest was really little, she called Glastonbury Glaston-Brie - her big sis used to go, so both things were mentioned in our house, and she conflated them. Still think of it as Glaston-Brie.

I'm a nutritional therapist and would question why you're giving up cheese for your diet? Are you doing it for weight loss, if so you need to keep the high fat foods and remove the carbohydrates. It's clinically proven to be the best way to lose weight while retaining lean muscle. And it keeps your hormones stable. Cutting out fat wreaks havoc with your hormones. Just sayin.

Thanks, shall try camembert. Think I saw little ceramic bakers for them in M&S recently. May be only a Xmas thing though.

My DH loves Cornish Yarg. V. expensive and I don't think it lends itself to baking!

dagen

Well, you can always use a casserole dish, right? ;)

Sorry I have cp - reflexes a bit fast after wine! Cheesy delight ... best thread ever... happy Friday x

Mmmmmm, melted cheese ... is it ready yet?

Google high fat low carb diet. Eat cheese to you hearts desire... and lose a ton of weight in the process.

I've never baked Brie, but our cheese man suggested cutting a cross in the top of the Camembert and pouring a bit of white wine in, then a few sprigs of rosemary and garlic slithers pushed in around the rest of the top. I have never looked back. Toasted ciabatta to dip and chilli jam . Bloody gorgeous!

You must not remove the centre hic , that's the best bit!

I just stumbled on this after pledging on the vegan thread. Now I really, really want cheese.

dd home from Uni (going back tomorrow) what does she want for tea....baked camembert and a baguette please!

It can be a bit samey though

Have to rotate through the various forms - raclette, fondue of various different cheese mixes and a baked Camembert (although I prefer a coulommier- and they tend to be larger!)

Those saying about baking in the box - that only works if the box isn't glued together. Or if you actually buy it boxed!