12 Tips for Making Cheese Plates, Cheese Boards and Charcuterie Boards

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We are sharing tips for how to make cheese boards, cheese plates, and charcuterie boards. Are you a cheese lover? We are. We love pairing cheeses with fruits, crackers, and other foods. Cheese can make a wonderful appetizer or addition to food your cooking. It pairs well with wines, champagnes, sparkling sodas, and sparkling cider. There is something so easy about setting up a lovely cheese board to serve when entertaining. Or grab a few kinds of cheese, crackers, and wine for a more intimate get together. 

We love sharing our lifestyle tips, and easy entertaining tips along with how easy it is to have a cheese party. I’m also sharing two delicious artisan French kinds of cheese that we had the chance to try. 

Have you ever been to the specialty cheese section in your grocery store or Whole Foods Market and wondered, what cheese to purchase? You look at the various sizes, pricing and wonder will it taste good?

Taste is always my first thought. If I’m spending money on anything, including a good cheese I want to make sure my guests or family will enjoy every last bite. I never experiment with guests. I try my recipes and cheeses in advance, then make or purchase for when I am entertaining. Do you enjoy tasting cheeses or cooking with cheeses too?

How To Make A Cheese Board

1. Know how many people your serving – purchase 1-2 ounces per person 
2. Have a plate and knife for each different cheese you serve
3. For larger gatherings serve your crackers or bread on a separate dish or bowl
4. Pre-chill your beverages – 1 bottle of wine will serve approximately 4-5 
5. Wash and dry your glasses place them on a tray for serving
6. Have cocktail plates, napkins nearby 
7. Serve with fresh wash fruits such as berries, grapes, pears, and apples
8. Serve your cheese at room temperature (only take out no more than on hour in advance)
9. Don’t leave out for more than two hours! Less if it’s warm out or in your serving area
10. Resource for handling cheeses Food Safety Cheeses! 
11. We loved this resource for creating a great cheese plate
12. This post shows you how to layout your cheese plate – charcuterie 

How do you make a Cheese Board? 

How do you make a Charcuterie Board?

How do you serve fancy cheese?

Watch this video for tips on serving cheeses.

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• We received these cheeses to try for free. They may be perfect for your cheese boards, see how we made our cheese plates for tasting the cheese. All opinions are our own. 

How to make cheese plates

The French cheese we tried might be perfect for your charcuterie boards. But, we just had a small cheese tasting. It is so easy to set up cheese plates for a few people. Grab a bottle of wine, a few different types of cheese and some crackers or a French baguette. Set up your cheese plates. 

How to make a cheese plate 

1. Don’t serve your cheese cold
2. Keep cheeses on separate plates 
3. Use separate knives
4. Have crackers or a French Baguette to spread your cheese onto
5. Grab a wine or other beverage
6. Fruits or olives 

The first of the two kinds of cheese I tried was the Saint Angel’s which is made in the Côtes du Rhô ne area of southeast France. It’s a cheese that when you cut into it, it has a bit of texture. But, when you bite into it the cheese has a mild, smooth buttery taste. Oh, my this is an amazing cheese! I paired my cheese with Milton’s Everything Crackers. They are a baked cracker with non-GMO. Perfection! Just add a beverage and you are sure to enjoy. 

• Heavenly texture puts it at the top of the triple cream category
• This cheese has a delicate, bloomy, white rind cheese offers a hint of mushroom-like flavor that becomes richer with age
• Beneath the rind, a rich and luscious ivory paste is unveiled
• Its flavor is buttery with a hint of tang

This cheese pairs well with crisp white wines or sparkling champagne and is the perfect addition to any cheese platter. It’s also great spread on grilled-rustic bread or as a gourmet treat served with ripe summer berries. Incorporate it into your favorite macaroni and cheese recipe, or use it to prepare an over-the-top grilled cheese sandwich.

Its sister cheese is the Saint Géric.

I am a huge blue cheese fan. I even love to have blue cheese melted over a good lean hamburger in the summer. I’ve tried an assortment of blue cheese but, this was one of the smoothest, lovely tasting cheeses that I’ve tasted!! You will savor every bite on your tongue. There are no words to describe it’s perfection. Although, Saint Géric does pretty much sum it up below! 

• Saint Géric, is a wonderful alternative to the strong pungent blue cheeses we know so well
• It combines a triple crème and blue cheese
• Rich and creamy with a subtle blue flavor that lingers on the palate and slowly melts in your mouth
• Made in Pelussin in the Rhone Alpes region, this sublime square-shaped cheese is filled with buttery goodness and streaked with ethereal veins of blue

Spread this creamy blue over a sliced loaf of raisin walnut bread at the start or end of a meal and pair with a glass of your favorite bubbly, or try it on a grilled slice of whole-grain bread with bacon and heirloom tomatoes. It’s also great stuffed into a burger or melted atop your favorite steak.

• Saint Angel can be found on Amazon, both Saint Angel and Saint Géric can be found at Whole Foods, as well as in grocers and specialty cheese shops across the states.
• Fromagerie Guilloteau is a family-owned business with two production sites located in the southeast part of France, near the Alps. Visit to find out more. 

Remember when I stuffed my jalapenos and cooked them into my Jalapeno Burger Recipe. Now, I’m going to try using this cheese to create and try it stuffed. Oh, yum! 

Are you entertaining this weekend? 

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