Tillamook Cheese Factory

Last Month Peter and I took a day trip to Tillamook, Oregon. It’s a town on the coast, but what it may be best known for is the Tillamook Cheese Factory. You can buy Tillamook Cheese at any Portland grocery store, although there are some things that can only be bought in person at the factory – most notably their squeaky cheese curds! You may recall my poutine obsession so it should be no surprise that I am curd fan. I bought three bags to bring home! We also got a brick of sharp cheddar and some jalapeno pepperjack which actually meets my standards for pepperjack cheese – I like it HOT!

The tour is self-guided and pretty brief, but interesting. I would not recommend making the trek out to Tillamook just for the cheese factory. You would probably be a bit disappointed. However there is plenty to see in Tillamook in addition to the factory so plan a day around it. Here’s photos from the factory:

Outside Entrance:

Big cheese hunks come from who knows where and go into this room to be cut and packaged into smaller bricks. I was surprised how much human interaction is involved with the process – I thought factories were all but robots nowadays. It’s kinda refreshing.