# How has cream cheese not been a staple in my kitchen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 20, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386 "2021-12-20T22:10:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/1 "2021-12-20T22:10:24Z")
So, the background: A few weeks ago, I had a bagel brunch with a friend of mine, and had some cream cheese left over. I decided to use it up in a grilled cheese sandwich, an experiment which turned out very well. Well, I’d always thought of cream cheese as a bit decadent, but I was getting a hankering to make one of those sandwiches again. So the most recent time I was at the grocery store, I picked up a box, despite the price. Wait, about that price… Let me look at that again. Wait, cream cheese is actually only half the price of solid cheeses!? How did I not realize that? Why have I not been using this stuff all over the place? My life has just become a little bit yummier. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/2 "2021-12-20T22:32:25Z")
Interesting to see this post, because after being off bagels for a while, I bought a bunch the other day along with the Boursin herb & garlic cream cheese noted below. A toasted bagel, buttered, and richly slathered with that stuff is just a joy to have with a good cup of coffee! > **[Garlic & Fine Herbs Gournay Cheese | Boursin Cheese](https://www.boursin.com/product/garlic-fine-herbs/)** > > Slightly crumbly, mostly creamy Garlic & Fine Herbs Gournay cheese spreads easily onto your favorite cracker. Find recipes & more at Boursin.com P.S.- A good bagel slicer is a must! Too easy to injure yourself trying to slice the damn things with a knife. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/3 "2021-12-20T22:37:58Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Wait, about that price… Let me look at that again. Wait, cream cheese is actually only half the price of solid cheeses!? How did I not realize that? Why have I not been using this stuff all over the place? I Cream cheese has its uses, but it’s generally not a replacement for other cheeses. The fat to protein ratio is around 5 to 1, whereas cheddar, swiss, havarti, will be less than 2 to 1. To me, cream cheese is more of a butter substitute than a cheese alternative. Not to mention that the flavor is seriously lacking compared to cheddar and other hard cheese. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/4 "2021-12-20T22:44:14Z")
A bagel, at its core, is really just a vehicle for delivering cream cheese to one’s face. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/5 "2021-12-20T23:05:29Z")
Get some whipped cream cheese and dip your pretzels in it. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/6 "2021-12-20T23:10:58Z")
You could always whip up some Armadillo eggs. > **[Armadillo Eggs](https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/armadillo-eggs/)** > > Armadillo Eggs made with jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with sausage and bacon make a seriously tasty and spicy appetizer. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/7 "2021-12-20T23:11:21Z")
Lucky you. Cream cheese has been scarce at my local store. I do enjoy cream cheese and bacon sandwiches. Bagels and cream cheese are great too. It’s quick, easy, and filling. Great for when you’re running late for work. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/8 "2021-12-20T23:18:46Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Cream cheese has its uses, but it’s generally not a replacement for other cheeses. Certainly not everywhere. But there are still plenty of places where it is good. Which I have been, until now, neglecting. > [@DavidNRockies](#): > > A bagel, at its core, is really just a vehicle for delivering cream cheese to one’s face. I would say, more precisely, that a bagel, at its core, isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/9 "2021-12-20T23:19:22Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > A bagel, at its core, is really just a vehicle for delivering cream cheese to one’s face. I endorse the sentiment, although not entirely true. A nice toasted buttered bagel is still a great thing to have with coffee. But a toasted bagel with Boursin herb & garlic cream cheese is a thing of beauty! 😋 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/10 "2021-12-20T23:26:48Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I do enjoy cream cheese and bacon sandwiches. When we were kids, peanut butter, cream cheese and banana sandwiches were all the rage at our house. It’s been a while – I’m off to the store. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/11 "2021-12-20T23:27:09Z")
… knew it as I typed it … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/12 "2021-12-20T23:27:42Z")
This conversation actually happened (just a few days ago): My daughter: I think cream cheese is my favorite cheese. Me: I was just going to make fun of you, but I think it’s my favorite too. mm ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/13 "2021-12-20T23:27:51Z")
One of my favorite summer lunches is slices of Black Forest ham slathered in cream cheese with a tiny baby kosher dill pickle laid down the middle and rolled up. If no tiny pickles are available a quartered slice of a big pickle will do but the tiny ones are better. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/14 "2021-12-20T23:28:51Z")
Substitute jalapeno slices for pickles and that’s one of mine. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/15 "2021-12-20T23:32:43Z")
It’s easier to make blintzes and enjoy them than not make blintzes and regret. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386/16 "2021-12-20T23:32:59Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Bagels and cream cheese are great too. It’s quick, easy, and filling. Great for when you’re running late for work. I don’t do it often now, but this was a weekend “whatever” when I was a wee dorkling in short pants at Castle Vader. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, \