Our Taste Test of Mascarpone Cheese

Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget to a tasting of Mascarpone cheese.

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[jamesdooling]

Mascarpone is my "secret ingredient" for Thanksgiving mashed potatoes... Well, that and enough Irish butter to choke a rhinoceros.

[chefevilee]

I am truly blessed with a farmer that I can get milk other dairy product and cream from. I mean triple cream. I’m talking It is truly wonderful. Well since I have these resources available to me I am able to make mascarpone cheese. Of course butter ice cream and crème fraîche. Plus a whole bunch of other stuff. I mean I really just can’t even tell you how great of a resource it is.

[xiaotuzi.fnb]

Hello, Bridget and Jack are professionals, Bridget i love your technic in tasting, using spoon from creamy subjects is the right choice, and doing 2 or 3 rounds is the right way to have righteous judgment, i love you Bridget

[shahanibraga]

I eat mascarpone on its own 🤷 like ice cream. I usually feel woozy after eating half a tub lol

[rita]

Yum. I wanted to taste any of the three. Somehow I’ve thought this mascarpone was only for special occasions—crazy, huh? I’m buying tomorrow, Thank you

[janedoe]

I just use Mascarpone Saturday night as a “Surprise Ingredient” in a quick Zucchini & Cherry Tomato Sauce. I had some leftover from the Dessert I made. Oh my goodness, it really kicked up my recipe! Everyone was raving about my Pasta Course. I used the Galbani, I live in New Jersey in the sticks (I’m originally from Brooklyn) the Galbani was the only brand that the only Italian Speciality Store near me offered. Beggars can’t be choosy where I live. 😂🤣🤣

[marcezs]

I'd love to find cream cheese where I live, we only have mascarpone

[staceynoffke]

Bel Gioioso didn't even make the top four! I love it! But I've never tried the others (or seen them) so I'm going to have to go hunting for them!

[unorthodoxromance]

The Trader Joe's version looks good and reasonable; only $3 for a tub I think. Glad to know most of them are indistinguishable in a tiramisu (where the Kahlúa and coffee flavor of the biscuits pretty much negates the flavor differences haha)

[spacebears]

That girl in the blue shirt must be hungry.. 😆 🤣 😂

[tom_something]

I'm so glad nobody said "mars-capone". I mean, that alone... right?

[willyb]

MMM...looks good and creamy and off to the market I go...haven't actually tasted it before that I can remember. oh and Hello.

[frances]

she picked the cream only no milk marscapone! 👍😉

[johnscanlan]

Why would anyone buy mascarpone when it's SO easy to make at home?

[WinstonSmithGPT]

I would never buy a stearns and foster mattresses. My sister had one and had to get back surgery as a result. You shouldn’t advertise it

[jackjones]

Is mascarpone and cream cheese the same thing?

[ericclaptonsrobotpilot]

Just my luck. The only one I can find is Bel Gioioso, which probably sucks since they didn't even talk about it. I don't think it's bad.

[confusedwhale]

Sounds like using cream cheese with some heavy whipping cream or sour cream would be essential the same thing for cheaper.

[gmachat]

Pretty sure cream has significantly less lactose than milk

[DogsRGr]

YUM! Can’t get mascarpone in any of the stores here in SoCal....not even Trader Joe’s.