Saputo blended cheese for pizza

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Anybody have experience with Saputo’s blend of part skim mozzerela/provolone/ cheddar blend…80/10/10 ?

     I have been using Grande, same % blend and I like it.

     I may be switching to a distributor that does not carry Grande, but they do carry the comparable Saputo blend.

Otis

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from the looks with no replies, maybe this Saputo cheese blend is not that popular…
Any Saputo cheese users thought appreciated.

I am in Quartzsite, AZ and have the choice of Roma, Shamrock, and US Foods…
anybody using these ?

Otis

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Otis,

I use Stella Whole milk mozzarella which is made by saputo.   I blend it with Grande Whole milk.  No problems with it at all.
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I used to use cheese from Saputo until they ticked me off because if I didnt order everything from them I couldnt order the cheese from them and that is when I told them to leave. That aside we used to buy the full fat and part skim mozza from them and mix it together. They actually started making a pre shred mixed cheese based on our recipe. I know from what I have used of their cheese in the past it was very good and I had no complaints but I have not used the blend you are looking at.

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We use US Foods and Sysco, Shamrock comes to our market as well, but I don’t buy from them. All in all I have no complaints with either company we buy from but I like my US foods rep better.

I might suggest that you ask the rep from each company for a couple of references as rep service can make a big difference. Also, I would suggest youo establish relationships and accounts with two companies, not one. I have found their claims of better service and pricing for sole source contracts to be bunch of BS.

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Hi Otis,

I have used Shamrock Foods for over 15 years, and I have always gotten along great with them.  I used to be a part of a chain down in Tucson and the couple of years they forced us to use Sysco was a very rough time.  I am just starting to cut my food items with them and I will be more than happy to share what I find with you.  I hope all is going well for you up there in Quartzsite.  Are you going to the Shamrock food show on next week?

Take care,
David