It's the ingredient that elevates caprese salad to a creamy masterpiece, helps pizza achieve all its ooey-gooey glory, and satisfies that much-anticipated cheese pull from a certain breaded appetizer.

A hard, crumbly cheese cut with a knife on a wooden board. - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images The saying goes that some things improve with age — an undeniably accurate statement for cheese! While I love ...