Where to find fresh mozzarella in the grocery store

Your other option is a little more complicated, but your fresh mozzarella will last longer and taste better. Look at the packaging of your fresh mozzarella, and identify what your mozzarella is submerged in. It will either be brine a combination of water and salt or water. The complicated thing about this method is that you need to remember to change the water or brine every other day.

However, replicating the liquid your mozzarella is in, and changing it every other day is the best way to store mozzarella. Keep your mozzarella fully submerged in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

However, just by storing the mozzarella in brine, manufacturers extend the storage life to a week. Plus, your fresh mozzarella is probably vacuum-packed, meaning an unopened packet will last weeks. Unfortunately, fresh mozzarella goes bad faster than other cheeses, because it is soft. Loaf mozzarella has a day refrigerator shelf life once opened, and smoked mozzarella will keep for 28 days, according to Strange. Keep these tightly wrapped in the crisper drawer, replacing the wrap each time you unwrap and cut them.

Or marinate it in a jar of good olive oil. Better yet, just eat it. Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks. Prep the Ingredients. Fresh mozzarella is made with four simple ingredients: milk, rennet, citric acid, and salt. It's especially good made with whole milk—just make sure it's not ultra high temperature UHT pasteurized. An ounce has 7 grams fat, 80 calories. An ounce has 6 grams fat, 80 calories. Even better is the burrata, the same cheese filled with a shot of cream.

An ounce has 4 grams fat, 60 calories. The sweet, bright flavor of fresh milk, a touch of salt and a buttery finish earned this Safeway brand high marks.

An ounce has 5 grams fat, 70 calories. This domestic cheese is a solid choice. It also comes in individually packaged bites that have a much longer shelf-life than most fresh mozzarellas. An ounce has 4. A better pick is the velvety, cream-filled burrata.

This Italian import gets a half-star for promise. It should have been great, but the cheese was clearly compromised along the way, resulting in a slimy texture and sour, rotten flavor.