Cheese Gift Baskets

Cheese gift baskets are always a hit for any occasion. There are so many custom gift basket ideas that are simple and effective you will never run out of creative ways to share in any celebration.

My husband and I exchange gifts with quite a lot of of our neighbors each year for the holidays. It seems that each year it gets more difficult to think of a gift.

This year we decided to give them cheese gift baskets. We did not like the pre-made cheese gift baskets that are available in the kiosks in the mall so we decided to create the baskets ourselves.

The pre-maid cheese gift baskets incorporated process cheese spreads. We were concerned about how long some of the baskets had been sitting around. We thought that if we made our own baskets the cheese would be of higher quality and we could choose varieties that we knew our friends liked.

We went to an importation store and found wicker baskets to place the cheese in. The store had inexpensive cheese cutters so we purchased one to place in each of the cheese gift baskets.

We then went to a local deli. This deli wraps the meat and cheeses in paper. We did not want this for the gift basket. We decided to go to the supermarket and purchase large rounds of four cheeses.

We were producing four cheese gift baskets so we would quarter each round and wrap the wedges in clear plastic wrap. We also purchased boxes of specialty crackers to place in the baskets. We went to a paper supply store and bought shredded paper to use in the bottom of the baskets as filler. We also bought curling ribbon to decorate the handles of the baskets.

We all brought  our purchases home and cut and wrap the cheeses. I placed the filler in the bottom of each basket then arranged the cheeses, cutters and crackers in each. I used several strands of the curling ribbon and tied the strands to the handles. The cheese gift baskets looked very nice and we knew that the cheese was high quality and fresh.

	Every one of our neighbors was very pleased with the gift basket. They all like entertaining during the holidays and so the cheese would be served at their gatherings. My husband and I decided that we are going to make similar baskets for our brothers and sisters.

This is a gift that can be assembled quickly just prior to giving it so that freshness and storage do not become an issue. We simply purchase the baskets in advance and then the day we are giving the baskets we purchase and cut the cheeses. We decided we could also include a bottle on wine and other goodies for those people that we want a larger present for.

Gift Baskets are lots of fun to create and very easy to make. Gone are the days of saying… oh I’m not creative enough to make a professional looking basket. Anyone can make professional looking cheese gift baskets – as long as you have some imagination and a willingness to give it a try.

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