36 Cans REAL Bega CHEESE Canned Disaster Survival Food FREE SHIPPING!!! LIMITED TIME OFFER, BUY IT NOW!!!!!!! Start Price USD 114.95 Current Price USD 114.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, December 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 13, 2008 Location San Juan Capistrano, CA (Southern California) See more about '36 Cans REAL Bega CHEESE Canned Disaster Survival Food' Description   36 Cans (one full sealed case) of REAL Bega / Red Feather Australian Canned Cheddar Cheese     NO REFRIGERATION REQUIRED!!   10 to 15 Minimum Shelf Life!    If you have been looking to add REAL cheese (not powdered or Freeze Dried) to your long term food storage program, than look no further!     FREE SHIPPING IN THE CONTINENTAL US FOR A LIMITED TIME* *Please see shipping details below for shipping to AK, HI and PR         GREAT FOR CAMPING!   PERFECT FOR THE BOAT OR RV!   For years we've had people ask us about real, shelf-stable, storable cheese, and we've had to turn them away.  Now you can have a great tasting, rich, high-quality cheese . . . and who cares if the electricity goes off??         Not available in any store in this Country - only available online!                         One product that has always been missing from food storage programs is been real CHEESE. It's true that, if you have a wine cellar, you can buy a waxed wheel of cheese and store it (i.e. age it) for years. That's a bit expensive and unwieldy, but if you are doing well enough to own a wine cellar, you probably can afford a 50 lb wheel of cheese - and you won't mind throwing about half of it away when it molds over after you cut it open.     For those of us with more modest means, we now have real Bega® Cheddar Cheese, private labeled for us under our Red Feather® Brand - in a can!!!     Its technical name is "Pasteurized Processed Cheddar Cheese Product." That’s that name they have to give it legally because it wasn't "naturally" produced by a Wisconsin cheese master. But from the ingredients and from the TASTE, you'll believe it is honest-to-Goodness real Wisconsin-made cheese!     It's just plain delicious.     For those of you familiar with the Kraft canned cheese we carried for a couple of years, you will be real happy with this new cheese from Bega under the Red Feather Label - also made in Australia. Although the Kraft cheese is called cheddar too, most of our customers say it reminds them more of a white American cheese than a cheddar.      Bega Cheese, who has actually been making cheese and only cheese much longer than Kraft - since 1899, has found a way to make a real cheese in a can with the same indefinitely shelf life taste much better than the Kraft cheese (see below for more on the company and the production of this great product). Produced in a can and sold in Australia for more than 50 years, Bega is a household name in many parts of the world.   You'll first notice that it is yellow like a cheddar cheese should be. Second, you'll be pleased with the sharper cheddar flavor. And lastly, you'll find that the texture is better too - easier to cut, grate and slice than the Kraft, which tends to crumble when you try to cut it thin. Most importantly, because Kraft is moving their production facility to Saudi Arabia instead of Australia, the Kraft cheese will become much more expensive in the coming months. But since we can use our extra dairy quota left over from the Red Feather Canned Butter that we already import, we're able to deliver the Bega Cheese to you for a much lower price! Give some a try - you will be pleased, we guarantee it. If you are not happy with it, we will gladly refund 100% of your purchase price.     Powdered and Freeze Dried cheese products have been available for years, and they are actually not too bad for some applications. They make an excellent sauce, dip or spread, but there’s just something not right about spreading cheese on your sandwich like it was peanut butter. For some things, there is no substitute for the real thing...   Each can contains 7.97 Ounces of Cheese, and the cans are a little larger in diameter than a 6 oz. can of tuna and about 25% taller.  This auction is for one full case - 36 cans total.     We've leaned that the best way to serve it is if you open both ends of the can and then push out the 3 1/4" x 1 3/4" mini-wheel of cheese.  You'll find that it doesn't sag, it doesn't quiver and it doesn't run – it is solid cheese!     This is real cheese that can be grated like any other cheese (pictured above). It melts, it can be sliced into thin slices for sandwiches, pizzas, lasagna or meat loaf, and it behaves just like any other deli-bought cheese – it’s great for grilled cheese sandwiches, fantastic omelets or just by the slice.     Because we bring this in by the container about every 45 days along with the Red Feather Canned Butter, you'll always be guaranteed to receive fresh product any time you order.     Bega Cheese complies completely with both FDA and USDA requirements and is even Hala certified. This cheese has no expiration date according to the spec provided by Bega and will store for many years. No one is sure for exactly how many - they've never tested it just for longevity. It's packaged this way in Australia and in the Middle East for folks who don't have refrigeration, like many in the outback or in third world countries. The manufacturer is confident it will last "indefinitely". Since it's in a sterile environment, air can't circulate so germs can't get to it - there's no reason that it can't store indefinitely.     Just keep it as cool as you can , but protect it from freezing as with any other cheese. Once you open a can, it's best to refrigerate any leftovers, though it will most likely last a few more days in a zipper-locking baggie or tinfoil without refrigeration.     Imported from Australia         Please feel free to contact us with any questions.             NOTE ON SHIPPING AND POLICIES;   Shipping for this Auction is FREE.  No handling fee or charge at all for shipping by UPS Ground Insured anywhere in the Continental US.  Shipping to AK, HI and PR carries a $35 surcharge. We even guarantee to ship the same day (if purchased/paid for during business hours before our daily UPS pick up at 1:00 pm Pacific Time), or the next business day if purchased after our pick up time. We will e-mail you a shipping confirmation notice PLUS the tracking number the day your item ships - so you will also be able to track it online with UPS.     We use UPS ground exclusively.  Therefore, we need a physical street address for delivery.  We cannot deliver to Post Office Boxes, APO, or FPO - our apologies in advance if this causes anyone any inconvenience.   NO INTERNATIONAL SALES AT THIS TIME - sorry.  My sincere apologies to our many international customers, but there can be no exceptions due to the export restrictions on most food items imposed by the FDA and/or the USDA.   PAYMENT:  Payment by PayPal (preferred and PayPal eChecks just as welcome!), Money Order, Cashier's Check, Personal Check (allow 4 to 6 business days to clear), American Express, Visa, Master Card & Discover Card Direct (written authorization is required by either e-mail or secure fax - no credit cards accepted over the telephone.  E-mail us for details if you want to pay by credit card direct instead of through PayPal, and we will e-mail you the procedures).     Full 30-day Money Back guarantee If you are not satisfied for any reason, you may return these for a full refund of the purchase price - no questions asked!!     Check out our other items for other shelf stable and canned foods as well as smaller quantities of the cheese! And please be sure to add us to your favorites list, as we add new items daily!!   BEGA FACTORY TOUR AND HISTORY; Making Cheddar CheeseStage 1Raw milk is pasteurized to destroy harmful bacteria, then pumped into the cheese vats. There are eight vats, each holding 18,000 litres. By the time the eighth vat is full, the first one has been emptied and is ready to be filled again. Specific lactic acid bacteria are added to each vat of milk to produce the characteristic flavour in the final cheese. The coagulating enzyme, rennet, is also added. A curd is formed as the milk sets into junket. This curd is then cut into small particles to release the whey. The curd and whey in the vat are agitated constantly and heated slowly to 37ºC to encourage shrinkage of the curd and to expel more moisture. After 2½ hours the slurry of curd and whey is pumped from the vat across to the Alfomatic. Stage 2Upon entering the Alfomatic, the whey is drained from the curd and the curd is aggregated onto a continuous belt. During the two hours necessary to travel through the Alfomatic, the curd is cheddared, milled, salted and mellowed.   In the process of cheddaring, the small curd particles fuse together to form one big block of cheese. This provides the textural characteristic of the cheese. Then the cheese is milled to enable even salt penetration throughout. The pieces of milled curd look like potato chips. They have a cross-section of two centimetres square, and are variable in length. Next, a measured amount of salt is mixed with the curd. The curd is then mellowed for 20 minutes to allow the salt to penetrate. The salted curd is sucked by a vacuum from the Alfomatic to the block-forming towers.   The cheese curd is in the block-forming tower for 35 minutes. In the tower, the cheese is compressed under its own weight while a vacuum is applied. At the bottom of the tower, 20kg blocks are pushed out into plastic bags, then checked, weighed and vacuum-sealed. The sealed bags are packed into cardboard boxes and stacked onto pallets. Stage 3The cheese is cooled to 8ºC and stored at that temperature until maturity. The length of time in storage determines the strength of flavour in the cheese. Mild cheese is matured for three months, Tasty cheese for up to nine months and Vintage cheese for 15 to 24 months.Processing, Cutting and PackagingTo meet ever-increasing demand for Bega cheeses, in 1998 Bega Cheese invested $25 million in the installation of a new Processing, Cutting and Packaging Plant. The new plant was designed to service an increasing export market in addition to existing local markets. At full capacity, it is envisaged that two thirds of product will go off-shore. It has also been a major boost for the local economy.   For export markets the Bega brand can be cut and packed to specific market labelling requirements. Some customers may want their own proprietary branding or private label on cheddar and processed cheese products. Bega Cheese is also able to service major industrial and food service contracts including burger slices, portion control, government and other similar contracts. The plant is constructed to the highest standard and is the first food plant in Australia to operate at pharmaceutical grade hygiene standard. The plant is equal to the best in the world in terms of capacity, hygiene and internal atmospheric control. The processing plant includes two lines for individually wrapped processed cheese slices and one for non-individually wrapped sliced caterers' packs. The Quality Assurance System includes cheese grading, check weighing and metal detection in the packing lines. The cutting and packaging equipment for natural cheeses includes a vacuum packaging line, a Cryovac shrink tunnel and a bag loader for 1kg, 2.5kg and 10kg blocks. There are two flow wrap gas flush lines for 250g, 500g, 750g and 1kg blocks, and a Multivac portion line which also handles Bega Stringers. These lines can handle contract specifications and alternative weight packs. Bega Cheese now has the potential to manufacture and distribute 18,000 tonnes of natural cheese and 12,000 tonnes of processed cheese each year. Individually Wrapped SlicesStage 1 Cheese, butter, cream and other ingredients are blended and delivered into the Auger trough, and from there to the cooker. A metering hopper measures exact amounts of heated cheese to be delivered to the Individually Wrapped Slice extruder. Here, the hot cheese is wrapped in a continuous ribbon of plastic film. Stage 2 The ribbon of Bega processed cheese is passed through a chilled water bath. Next, it passes through a series of heat crimpers and anvils, which produce a strip of wrapped slices. The strip is then cut into individually wrapped slices.   The Bega Family;     A Brief History of Bega Cheese 1899 Original Butter Factory opened. 1920 Original Co-op Store purchased. 1924 Butter Factory built on present site. 1944 Name changed to The Bega Co-operative Society Ltd. 1949 Erection of new Department Store. 1954 Commencement of milk receivals, town milk deliveries and cheese manufacture. 1956 Commencement of milk powder production. 1960 Opening of Canberra branch. 1966 Implementation of bulk milk collection and refrigerated farm milk vats. 1969 New Cheese Factory commissioned. 1971 Commenced manufacture of Kameruka brand cheese. 1972 Amalgamation with A.B.C. Cheese Society at Tilba. 1975 Opening of Queanbeyan branch. 1976 The Co-operative and its farmers participated in a successful campaign to gain access to a fair share of the NSW market for fresh milk. 1981 New Farm Supply Store opened in North Bega. 1982 Despatch tankers conversion from 13,500 litre to 22,500 litre capacity completed. 1983 Doubled capacity of Bega Cheese Factory. Upgraded milk packaging in Bega and closed Queanbeyan factory. 1984 Use of factory-derived cheese starter commenced. Department Store closed and Arcade commenced. New Tetra Pak milk cartoning equipment installed. 1985 Redevelopment of Canberra factory completed. Arrangements made with large Victorian Co-operative, Bonlac, for them to market Bega Cheese in states other than NSW and the ACT. 1986 Commenced packing milk in 2 litre plastic bottles. Sawdust-fired boiler commissioned. 1987 Bodalla Co-operative ceased operation and the thirteen farms supplying Bodalla transferred their supply to Bega. 1990 Specialty cheese production commenced, these cheeses being marketed as the "Kameruka Selection". 1992 Alfomatic cheddaring equipment and block-forming towers installed in the cheese factory. 1994 Tourist facility, recreating the original butter factory, built. Erection commenced of the Spray-Drying Plant and Controlled Temperature Cheese Storage. Milk processing business servicing Cooma and the Snowy Mountains acquired. Commenced cheese export to a number of countries. 1995 Spray-Drying Plant commissioned. A group of East Gippsland farmers commenced supplying milk to Bega and formed the Green Valley Co-operative. 1996 The Society's fresh milk packaging and distribution activities in the South East of NSW, including Capitol Chilled Foods, were placed in a joint venture with Dairy Farmers Co-operative to form Capitol Chilled Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd, 75%-owned by Dairy Farmers and 25%-owned by Bega. 1998 The cheese Cutting, Packaging and Processing Plant was constructed and commissioned in Ridge Street, Bega. This state-of-the-art plant services the domestic and international markets for value-added Bega Cheese consumer products. The Cutting, Packaging and Processing Unit was officially opened in October by the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr. The String Cheese plant was commissioned at Bega, and Bega Stringers launched nationally into the domestic market. 1999 Bega Cheese celebrated one hundred years as a dairy co-operative, 1899 - 1999. 2001 In April 2001, the marketing function in Australia for the Bega brand was franchised to Bonland Dairies Ltd, a joint venture between Bonlac and the New Zealand Dairy Board. This arrangement saw the business of Bonlac's Melbourne cheese cutting and packaging operations transferred to Bega during 2001 / 2002. In July of 2001, Bega Cheese commissioned its cheese shredding plant. 2002 Work completed on the transfer of business from Bonlac, effectively increasing the throughput of the Bega plant to 40,000 metric tonnes of product per annum. Bega Cheese also commissioned its processed cheddar cheese canning line, adding this function to the growing capabilities of the Bega operations to service both domestic and international demand. 2007 Exclusive Export Agreement signed with MREdepot to import Canned Bega Cheese into North America.  Estimated value of agreement is $560,000 USD in Gross Revenue for 2007, and $1.7M USD in 2008.  Agreement is for 18 months with options to renew for additional 3 year periods, and is the first large scale contract for the Bega factory in the United States of America.   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!