Make a realistic cheese heart

It's here.  The best valentine's fix for a cheesehead-  the cheese heart.  I created this last year, and it was a major hit.  I think it's good to get away from the cookie-cutter gifting every now and then.  I'm no Troy Landwehr, cheese carver, so this isn't entirely anatomically correct; but you get the gist.  This project is very fun and effective, takes less than an hour, and around $20 to complete.  Anyone can pull this off, so get out there this v-day and surprise somebody with your cheese heart!  Then watch them shred it over nachos :)  
Don't forget to share some pictures.   Let's get everything together...

Step 1 Everything your little heart requires

Be a hunter gatherer and acquire these things:

• A good size block of cheese, I used a 1 Lb block of cheddar.  I'm sure you could use other cheeses as long as they are not too soft, or too hard and crumbly.
• String Cheese,  I used a total of four.  
• Parring knife 
• Wire loop carver,  refer to the photo to see how I just made one
• 1 bottle of red food coloring
• Rubber gloves
• A bit of vegetable oil (not pictured)

Comments

[tinker234]

wow i like the idea of a hear ti bet i could make a head

[dewrell]

that would be awesome, and challenging

[tinker234]

i think this might work maybe a silicone mold of a head then i pour in cake batter and put a jello brain some eyes in the sockets made out of cheese and a heart in the front and some skewers to jab out the head

[acarden]

Would be kind of cool to leave the inner part of the arteries/ veins yellow so it looks like clogged arteries (probably better for Halloween)

[dewrell]

eww lol maybe

[taffyr59]

This is so great! I am a cardiovascular surgical nurse. We do heart surgeries and transplants. This is going to be my contribution for our valentines get together.I am usually the dip maker and cake baker. FUN FUN FUN!

[dewrell]

ohh, too perfect! i'd love to see how awesome yours comes out.

[hungryhappenings]

This would be a great thing to serve at a Halloween party. Gross, but I love it.

[dewrell]

definitely, I thought that too... would be great next to utensils on a table in a haunted house haa. thank you

[stumitch]

SO IMPRESSED! thinking completely out of the box is fantastic. I would love one of these for V-day.

[dewrell]

well hopefully you get one sometime :) thanks for the kind words

[rasta_13]

FREAKY!!!!
(but cool)

[dewrell]

hahaaa, thank you

[rasta_13]

no problem

[Lily Baldwin]

I'll never eat cheese the same way again... Good job.

[dewrell]

haa, glad to be immortalized in your diet, thanks

[Penolopy Bulnick]

That is pretty darn sweet!

[dewrell]

many thanks, Penolopy!

[mikeasaurus]

gross and awesome!

[dewrell]

whoaaa, thanks mike. glad to see there's an offbeat section. I didn't want to take anybody's appetite, just didn't know what else to do haa

[Ez-Kabob]

That's so cool!!!

[dewrell]

Awesome, glad you like it toad. You got it in you to make it?