# Can I buy a large cheese wheel without paying a fortune? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 11, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802 "2021-05-11T02:06:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/21 "2021-05-12T00:12:35Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > BTW: $100 a _ton?!?_ Please point me to your source. Alibaba > **[Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers,...](https://www.alibaba.com/)** > > Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from our award-winning International Trade Site. Import & Export on alibaba.com You can go cheaper if you think that white cheese is ‘cheese’, and more expensive if you think $100/ton cheese is not worth buying at any price… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/22 "2021-05-12T00:27:32Z")
Wholesale only. Largest wheel is 4,500 pounds. > **[hennings\_cheese\_mammoth\_size\_chart.pdf](https://www.henningscheese.com/pdf/hennings_cheese_mammoth_size_chart.pdf)** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/23 "2021-05-12T00:29:50Z")
Behold the power of cheese! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/24 "2021-05-12T00:36:04Z")
@Duckster Hennings makes a decent cheese. Go for it. 40 lb wheel, or get 4 wheels and make a cheese car. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/25 "2021-05-12T00:43:47Z")
They seem to be going out of their way to not tell you beforehand what their wheels cost. Their smaller orders are the typical ~$5.00 lb. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/26 "2021-05-12T00:45:35Z")
Contact them for current market price, just like lobsters! ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/27 "2021-05-12T00:48:15Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > > [@Lumpy](#): > > > > BTW: $100 a _ton?!?_ Please point me to your source. > > Alibaba > [https://www.alibaba.com/](https://www.alibaba.com/) > You can go cheaper if you think that white cheese is ‘cheese’, and more expensive if you think $100/ton cheese is not worth buying at any price… I think that $100/ton price is referring to their _shipping cost_. Not the cheese itself. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/28 "2021-06-13T01:00:15Z")
Update to the Big Cheese saga: my plans were predicated on the hope that my basement stayed cool enough in the summer to store cheese unrefrigerated. This is practical up to about 60°F. But after a week-long heat wave with outside temperatures in the high 90’s, my basement warmed up to 75°F. So alas it was all for naught. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/29 "2021-06-13T01:24:21Z")
So a wheel of cheese is gone for lack of climate control?!? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/30 "2021-06-13T01:35:45Z")
heres some on amazon prices go from low to high i think cheese prices are lower due to covid resturant lockdown and suc … and id love a climate controlled cheese cave , [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cheese+wheel&s=price-desc-rank&qid=1623547951&ref=sr\_st\_price-desc-rank](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cheese+wheel&s=price-desc-rank&qid=1623547951&ref=sr_st_price-desc-rank) ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/31 "2021-06-13T01:53:44Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > So a wheel of cheese is gone for lack of climate control? I was wondering if I could store cheese unrefrigerated in my basement as a backup shtf food supply. But since I can’t without refrigerating it, there’s no point. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/32 "2021-06-13T02:02:23Z")
Weird that your basement got that warm. I remember the basement in my parents’ house was usually quite cool even in the worst heat waves. Is your basement above ground? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802/33 "2021-06-13T02:18:30Z")
The basement has ground-level windows and the first floor is about three feet off ground level. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802.md?page=1)