Bringing home the cheese?
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Bringing home the cheese?
Folks,
A question on security, for those in the know.
I'm flying into London this week with EZY, and my good lady has asked if I can bring back some Harrods Stilton. But I will not be checking in any hold luggage.
So, does stilton (sealed in a porcelain bottle) constitute a 'liquid' in the security sense of the word? Can I carry it into the cabin?
The Easyjet guidance doesn't mention this type of product...
Thanks for your help!
A question on security, for those in the know.
I'm flying into London this week with EZY, and my good lady has asked if I can bring back some Harrods Stilton. But I will not be checking in any hold luggage.
So, does stilton (sealed in a porcelain bottle) constitute a 'liquid' in the security sense of the word? Can I carry it into the cabin?
The Easyjet guidance doesn't mention this type of product...
Thanks for your help!
Ordinary cheese including Stilton from less exalted purveyors of provisions wrapped in factory-origin shrink wrap seems to generate no interest. Of course it helps to keep it cold.
Pal flying Nice to Manchester had his French!! cheese confiscated at Nice because it was deemed liquid. I suppose he could have (with hindsight) broken it up into c100ml pieces and put it in his see through bag.
Solution may be to freeze it - it does alter slightly the structure of some cheeses- but in my experience they allow almost any food through provided it’s frozen.
I’ve done it many times.
Solution may be to freeze it - it does alter slightly the structure of some cheeses- but in my experience they allow almost any food through provided it’s frozen.
I’ve done it many times.
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Mark, Ice is forbidden at many airports. I recall a thread relating that at Heathrow is was often possible to get 'replacement' ice from airside restaurants because security had refused it. Some medical supplies or body bits required the ice.
Can't really help you with the security question, but I would suggest you buy a proper wedge of Stilton. The product that goes into the jars has to be minced into a paste, and is not of the same quality as a portion cut from a whole wheel.
Butter is a definate no no. Good luck with the cheese.
PS I prefer the Stilton in a jar, no rind. Always reminds me of childhood Christmas'.
PS I prefer the Stilton in a jar, no rind. Always reminds me of childhood Christmas'.
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I regularly fly home to the UK from GVA with several kilos of ready to heat fondue, which is somewhere between solid and liquid. It occasionally gets inspected at outgoing security, but never confiscated.
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There's a Harrods food store airside at LHR. Not sure if you are flying that route. Stilton would be the sort of thing they sell. All the small delicacies. Anything bought airside is allowed.
Edit: Just noticed you're flying EZY so obviously not via LHR. Bummer.
Edit: Just noticed you're flying EZY so obviously not via LHR. Bummer.
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It occasionally gets inspected at outgoing security, but never confiscated.
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There are also Harrods Stores in both North & South Terminals at LGW too. Both airside and include a Food Hall. Not sure if the item required is available however. But it is possible..