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I had one of those for decades--until it finally broke. I should get another one. It's really easy to use and clean.
Do get the rotary grater. Then keep it and the block of plastic wrapped parm (Locatelli preferably) in a large ziplock plastic bag. you don't have to wash the grater each time you use it since it will be kept in the refrigerator with the cheese. Enjoy it on everything!
If you purchase a microplane grater for parmesean I hope you have strong arms because you will be there for a while grating that block of cheese into very small pieces.
Use a normal grater for any cheese that you want grated if you are physically able to do so.
Have you used one? It's the fastest and easiest method I know to make a big pile of fluffy, snowy Parmesan.
Do get the rotary grater. Then keep it and the block of plastic wrapped parm (Locatelli preferably) in a large ziplock plastic bag. you don't have to wash the grater each time you use it since it will be kept in the refrigerator with the cheese. Enjoy it on everything!
I hated my mom's Zyllis rotary grater. Too many pieces to clean, and much slower than the Microplane. Perhaps it is right-handed somehow, as I'm a lefty.
I grew up using the Kraft grated cheese in the can. When I bought my house in 2003 my husband said buy fresh grated or locatelli brand. That's what I buy but I have to admit on occasion I buy the Aldi's brand Parmesan/Romano. Grated cheese has gotten so expensive. The other day I bought fresh grated Pecorino and it was Around $7.00. The price per pound was $13.99. It's crazy but it was really good cheese.
I always buy parmesan regianno - yeah, the expensive stuff. It just tastes SO much better than the cheaper, imitation stuff. I just grate it with a regular box grater.
Exactly. Not to mention it has a very strong flavor and you don't use nearly as much...which makes up for the price difference.
I have a really old 3 way flat hand grater that I probably paid $1 for 30 years ago. For the amount of parm you need to flavor pasta it doesn't take much work. I use it for veggies as well even though it can be a pain. I'm too cheap to buy gadgets. Although to be honest I'm ok with buying pre-grated cheese in the deli section too.
My mom still uses the stuff in the green can but I don't think I've ever bought that for myself as an adult.
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