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Anti-Caking Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

THIS IS AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT HATE ACCOUNT. MY CHEESE WON'T MELT PROPERLY >:{

ERADICATE CELLULOSE AND STARCH IN MY BAGS OF SHREDDED CHEESE RRRAAAHHHHHHHHH

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[-] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 176 points 11 months ago

Okay that's fine then, you can just buy a block of cheese and grate it yourself. There are these things called cheese gradters which exist for that very purpose.

You can even, get this, use them to slice the cheese thinly using the slicing part of them.

I know wild right.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

They're an absolute nightmare to wash, though.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 27 points 11 months ago

... Are they? I've never had issues cleaning them at all.

[-] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 11 months ago

It's not as easy as regular dishes, but not that terribly difficult either

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

I have one of those dish scrubbing brushes with a handle from dollar tree, and it makes cleaning things like this very easy

Definitely worth buying one of those

[-] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
[-] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

"Now I have little pieces of sponge that would melt easily over tortilla chips!"

[-] brb@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago

Just throw it into dishwasher. I won't dull the blades too much

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, that dishwasher I have in my miniscule apartment.

[-] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Woah, I don't have one in my huge mansion. You're so fortunate

[-] Zekas@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Give me the money to buy a dishwasher and I will

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

And even if it does. All the cheeses that exist are way softer than steel anyway.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

If not, something's gone seriously wrong somewhere in the process..

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Not my titanium cheese alloy

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I have a tiny kitchen, there's not enough space for one 🤷

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Just buy a new one each time no need to clean then

[-] Strykker@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

You just scrub in the opposite direction....

Now some of the other grating faces on some models that stick straight out are more of a challenge.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

some of the other grating faces on some models that stick straight out are more of a challenge.

You don't say..

[-] Deuces@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Abandon all hope, sponges who enter here

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

Eh, really not bad if you hit it immediately.

[-] spiffy_spaceman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Let it soak for 20 mins

[-] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

I've never had issues cleaning them. They aren't super easy to clean but I came up with a method that works well for me.

Put it in a pot, add dishsoap, then pour boiling water in it and let it soak for a bit. Seems a bit weird and extreme but it gets majority of the cheese off of it. There's also a technique involving lemon and salt to clean them. Oh and if one has a dishwasher that works very well too, but I know many people don't have them (I practically don't, since the one here doesn't work).

[-] spiffy_spaceman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Let it soak for 20 mins

[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wait a second, these are made for grating cheese? And that's their main purpose?

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

You put your dick into it didn't you?

[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

It'd be easier to list the things I haven't put my dick into uwu

[-] 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago

Yes. Though it doesn’t have to be cheese. Carrot will grate just as well.

[-] Evia@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Why, what've you been using them for?

[-] Valkyronix@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

so have you ever heard of raccoons

[-] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I don't think you're supposed to shred your raccoon.

[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No, not the whole raccoon

edit: actually, I think Fender is a "ferrox" (ferret + fox), but my point still stands

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Making music videos?

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

Highly recommend getting a hand grater like the ones they use to shred Parmesan cheese in restaurants. Doesn't work well with soft cheese but it's great for things like old cheddar

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago

I don't like the box graters like this one. OXO and Ikea both make nice ones that fit over a container to catch the grate. The OXO has eaten bits of my fingers, though.

[-] ozebb@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

There's a trick to using box graters that most people don't know (I certainly didn't until recently)

  • Lay a towel or some parchment paper in a sheet pan (optional)
  • Lay the grater on the pan
  • With your non dominant hand, hold the handle of the grater and the rim of the sheet pan
  • With your dominant hand, grate, pushing away from you + into the countertop

The mechanics of pushing down/away are much better than holding the thing upright, dangling it over a bowl or whatever. Easy to just push with your palm too (and keep your fingers out of the way).

[-] 56_@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

I just chop the cheese into small bits. One less thing to wash, and pretty much just as fast.

[-] DrMango@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

To wash:

1 chopper

VS.

1 grater

🤔

[-] yetiftw@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

don't forget the cutting board!

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

You ever try to hand wash a grater? It's not impossible but I'll take a chopper to wash any day of the week.

[-] 56_@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I usually chop other stuff as well as the cheese. I started doing this when I didn't have a grater, and discovered it wasn't as slow/awkward as I had assumed. The result isn't the same as grating, but it does the job most of the time.

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