We gathered Southern Living staffers to test different brands of Cheddar cheese. We tasted sharp Cheddar cheese, specifically, because it's what we typically us for our super Southern recipes like ...

One brand that's guilty of the latter is Lucerne. Lucerne's extra sharp cheddar cheese is so mediocre that it was ranked the worst store-bought cheddar cheese by the Tasting Table staff.

But the creamery's forte is cheese, specifically cheddar. It's no surprise, then, that the absolute best Tillamook cheese is extra sharp white cheddar.

At the World Cheese Awards last month, the Tillamook County Creamery Association’s Maker’s Reserve 2014 Extra Sharp White Cheddar took home the trophy for “Best Cheddar Cheese.” ...