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| - Beecher's Handmade Cheese is a manufacturer of artisan cheese, and the owner of stores in Seattle, Washington and New York, New York. Among the cheeses they produce are:
* Dutch Hollow Dulcet, made only in Beecher’s New York location, named for the source of the milk, Dutch Hollow Farms, just outside of Albany, New York. The cheese is made with 100% Jersey cow milk
* Flagship, Beecher's original cheese, aged 15 months
* Flagship Reserve, a special version of Flagship cheese, made only on days when the milk composition is just right as judged by Beecher's people. The last curds on the table from these makes are used to produce Flagship Reserve, leading to a slightly lower moisture, higher salt content, and thus a richer taste and texture, while maintaining a clean, creamy finish
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| - Beecher's Handmade Cheese is a manufacturer of artisan cheese, and the owner of stores in Seattle, Washington and New York, New York. Among the cheeses they produce are:
* Dutch Hollow Dulcet, made only in Beecher’s New York location, named for the source of the milk, Dutch Hollow Farms, just outside of Albany, New York. The cheese is made with 100% Jersey cow milk
* Flagship, Beecher's original cheese, aged 15 months
* Flagship Reserve, a special version of Flagship cheese, made only on days when the milk composition is just right as judged by Beecher's people. The last curds on the table from these makes are used to produce Flagship Reserve, leading to a slightly lower moisture, higher salt content, and thus a richer taste and texture, while maintaining a clean, creamy finish
* Just Jack, a whole milk Monterey Jack cheese
* Marco Polo, with cracked green and black peppercorns blended into the cheese
* Marco Polo Reserve, a special version of Marco Polo cheese, traditionally cloth-bound and open-air aged
* No Woman, with Jamaican Jerk spices
* Smoked Flagship, starting with their 15-month-aged Flagship cheese, which is smoked over a blend of apple and cherry wood
* Yule Käse, a special version of Flagship Reserve cheese. The cheese is first clothbound and open-air aged for 13 months. The truckle is then further aged in red wine and blackberry honey The company was founded by Kurt Beecher Dammeier in 2003 and opened in the Pike Place Market after Dammeier obtained a difficult to obtain storefront lease in the Market. Because Dammeier had never been a cheesemaker, he sought out the assistance of Brad Sinko, who helped run a family cheese-making business in Oregon. A second location was opened in 2011 in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Unlike most artisan cheese makers, Beecher's mainly uses pasteurized milk and operates a high-volume modern production facility, with multiple farms supplying milk. When Beecher's encountered problems in guaranteeing the standard flavor of the milks they were using to make cheese, the company bought their own herds of dairy cattle and farms to ensure control of the cheese products from beginning to end. Beecher's uses various cheese cultures when mixing cheeses, so a cheddar cheese produced by Beecher's may use cultures not normally intended for cheddar cheese production. Beecher's Pike Place Market cheese-making facility includes a café, which serves grilled cheese and other items, and a retail shop, which sells both Beecher's cheeses and others brands from local Pacific Northwest cheesemakers. The New York location is a much larger space. In addition to the production facility, café, and retail space, it also has a full-service restaurant downstairs referred to as The Cellar. Beecher's also manufactures and sells macaroni and cheese dishes (and other frozen sides), which have received praise in reviews from the national news media. Dammeier and his firm's cheeses have been featured on national television, including twice on The Martha Stewart Show and once on Oprah, with the "World's Best" Macaroni and Cheese featured as one of Oprah's "Favorite Things." A cookbook by Dammeier, Pure Flavor: 125 Fresh All-American Recipes From The Pacific Northwest, has been published, and incorporates recipes used to make various Beecher's products and dishes. In addition to their various business endeavors, Beecher's sponsors the Flagship foundation and Pure Food Kids project, an educational program to teach children in the Seattle public schools system about healthful diets.
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