BelGioioso Crumbled Gorgonzola

The scoop

Blue cheese fans, take note: BelGioioso Crumbled Gorgonzola just turned up with a clearance sticker slapped over the regular price. This is one of those cheese finds you want to grab before it disappears from the shelf for good.

This is a 1.5 pound tub of BelGioioso’s Crumbled Gorgonzola, an Italian-style blue cheese that’s aged over 90 days and crafted in Wisconsin. The packaging calls out a robust and tangy flavor profile, and it’s already pre-crumbled so there’s no messy hand-crumbling required before it hits your salad or burger.

At the clearance price, this works out to a little over $3 per pound, which is a solid deal for a specialty crumbled cheese like this. Gorgonzola isn’t cheap at full price, so if the sell-by date still gives you enough time to use it, this is worth tossing in the cart.

Cheese markdowns like this typically happen when a warehouse is trying to move through inventory before the date on the tub gets too close for comfort, so don’t expect a long shelf life once you buy it. Fresh crumbled cheeses like this also tend to have a shorter fridge window than aged blocks, so plan to use it up within a week or two of purchase.

Bottom Line: If you’re a blue cheese lover and don’t mind using it up quickly, this crumbled gorgonzola looks like a smart grab at this price. Are you team gorgonzola or team plain old blue cheese?