Cheese can stay fresh for weeks if stored correctly (Image: Getty)
From topping off a creamy dish to filling a hearty toastie, cheese is at the top of the weekly list for many UK households.
But with it often being one of the more expensive products in your trolley, it can be frustrating if you have to throw out a block because it’s gone crusty or hard.
Cheese can lose its moisture when exposed to air and cold temperatures, resulting in it becoming flavourless if left uncovered in the fridge by mistake.
One popular cheese is to wrap it in clingfilm to keep it fresh.
While this may initially sound like a good idea, it can often result in trapped moisture, which in turn leads to the cheese becoming mouldy or discoloured.
If you’ve still got leftover cheese from Christmas, you’ll want to make sure you store it correctly (Image: Getty)
Luckily, there’s a simple solution costing just 35p.
The food experts at @imperfectfoods shared their storage hack on , explaining the “best way to keep cheese from going bad is to use vinegar.”
They reassured viewers that this would not affect the taste of the cheese, adding: “No, you will not taste it, and it will help prevent your cheese from moulding.”
All you need to do is slightly dampen a clean cloth or a sheet of strong kitchen roll with vinegar before using it to wrap your cheese.
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Then, just place the wrapped cheese into an airtight container.
“It should keep without moulding for weeks,” the experts said.
They aren’t the only pros to champion this technique. Venae Watts, owner of , told Martha Stewart’s “Putting a small amount of vinegar onto cheesecloth or a paper towel before storing your cheese will help save it from mould.
“The vinegar acts as a kind of barrier and kills mould. You may be thinking your cheese will taste like vinegar when you go to eat it, but it won’t.”
You can buy vinegar in all major supermarkets, including in Tesco for 35p and Asda for £1.09.