Cheese Grotto Fresco
FOR THE METROPOLITAN CHEESE LOVER.
The Grotto Fresco has a smaller footprint than the Classico, making it the perfect size for the metropolitan cheese lover with a smaller refrigerator who loves entertaining on the weekends. Shelving heights accommodate just about any cheese.
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I love this house. I just leave my cheese in it and randomly take out little pieces here and there to snack on. It reminds me of times I spent in hotels in Europe.
Amazing, thank you! It was great to see you at our free What's in Your Grotto event, and I'm so happy you're enjoying it!
A great piece for cheese lovers.
I received my order right on time for the holidays
Cheese Grotto Fresco
The Grotto Fresco works perfectly as described on the website. My cheeses are staying delicious for 2-3 weeks longer than in cheese paper.
Well made with attention to detail.
I like it so much I had to order another. Two fit perfectly in my wine fridge.
LOVE my grotto! Perfect size to comfortably fit 4 hunks of cheese. I leave mine in the fridge and keep a cheese knife on top (for impromptu snacking).
This is the BEST!! I am taking this cheese knife tip from you! Thank you so much for your review
Ordered this awesome gift for a bride-to-be and beyond excited! The customer service was very prompt and courteous and look forward to ordering again!
Thank you for all your help and great communication!
Thank you so much, Debra! Always happy to help!
Wow! I am so impressed with my Cheese Grotto. I had trepidations about spending so much. Well worth the price. This came so thoughtfully packaged with tips and care so this piece will last for many years. It also included the mineral oil for caring for the wood. I eagerly placed my cheeses within and have been enjoying their scrumptiousness.
Thank you so much for leaving your review! Reviews like this give us so much joy.
I love this cheese storage grotto. Also would make a great gift. Well made.
We love our cheese grotto for housing and showcasing the best high end cheeses.
Beautifully constructed, the Fresco is ideal for our "twosome" lifestyle and more.
When covid is behind us, the Fresco will definitely be a part of our wine tasting parties for 8 to 10.
It is perfectly sized and can accommodate wheel or wedges, for a tastefully quaint wine pairing and cheese party.
We are new to the Cheese Grotto and have loved learning about the product and more about cheese in general. The size of our cheese grotto is perfect and fits nicely in the fridge falling in line with the Home Edit efforts that we have done with our fridge. We have a cheese & cocktail Happy Hour sampling different cheeses right off the boards. Makes each night feel special in these trying times.
Thank you Erica, I'm so happy to hear the Grotto has brought joy into your life this year!
What can I say, I love cheese! Many times, I've over bought only to have hard inedible bits of cheese lingering in my fridge. Since buying a grotto, I've eliminated such waste and enjoy a myrid of cheeses at their optimum. So easy to maintain. Absolutely worth it
Thank you, Brona!
The Fresco is a great size with two shelves for holding more cheese, but takes up a bit less space than the larger Classico. I love the way it looks in my fridge.
I've had my grotto for a little over a month and it has already seen many varieties of cheese keeping them fresh and ready to serve. I look forward to seeing other products offered on this site in the future.
Thank you, Christina, for your review! It means the world to us.
I want to let you know that your product is spectacular. I tested and aged a piece of cheese for 3 weeks in my holiday home while I was away and it worked perfectly. I have gifted the Grotto to two friends, bought one for myself and plan to gift this new purchase as well.
There is one problem with the Cheese Grotto Fresco that I will get to shortly, but first I want to tell you why it has become indispensable.
The immediate benefit of the Fresco is how much longer we can store our cheeses. Which is great, it allows us to buy several types of cheeses and wait until we are in the mood or the right occasion to eat them. The Fresco really does extend the life of cheeses several times over.
Aside from functionality, the Fresco looks great and is surprisingly easy to maintain. I was surprised at how well it holds its humidity. We only need to soak the clay block every 3-4 weeks.
It really has become an indispensable part of our cheese life. Which leads me to the one downside: it has forced us to step up our cheese game. Because we have the luxury of time now, we are no longer satisfied with a block of grocery store cheese we want cheese from cheese shops and cheese that comes from Fance, Spain and places that you don’t expect to make great cheese. The Fresco has allowed us to expand our cheese world and we love that...even if it is not always easy on the bank account.
I am trying to decide between bamboo and resin. Which is better for the cheese and easier maintenance? Thank you!
Hi Laura! This is a great question. In regards to maintenance, the black resin boards require less maintenance as they are dishwasher safe and non-porous. The bamboo is a little more maintenance because it is porous like a cutting board. The bamboo is great for cultivating cheese texture and flavor but behaves a bit more like wooden shelves in a cheese cave, so it requires more regular monthly deep cleaning with 3:1 hot water to distilled white vinegar, and is handwash only. Both shelving options hold the cheese well, but if convenience of use is your top priority, I recommend getting the black resin shelving.