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I buy the wedges at Costco. Is something like 11$ a pound I think.
After opening, i wrap them in a paper towel and store in a ziploc bag, in the fridge.
A small grater goes in the bag, so i don't have to worry about washing it every damn time I use it.
Parmesan is a protein bomb, you need around 2 gallons of milk in order to make a pound of cheese.
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After opening, i wrap them in a paper towel and store in a ziploc bag, in the fridge.
A small grater goes in the bag, so i don't have to worry about washing it every damn time I use it.
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Guess what I am going to do in the future? THANKS! I feel like such an idiot to not have thought of that.
Real cheese comes from goats and cows. Goats and cows eat cellulose, the cows graze on grasses while goats will consume both grasses and woody plants. So whether you eat the real deal or the imitation stuff, you are getting cellulose regardless.
From time to time I have purchased 4C parmesan in the shake jars. It has to be stirred before you use it, so I don't think the anti-caking agent is present there. Naturally the parmesan you see in the grocery shelves isn't the highest grade available. But it's cheap and easy to use.
OMG!!!
I started reading this at 3am, not fully yet caffieneated.......!!!
I laughed so hard I had an asthma attack!!! I woke up my husband, he yelled at me and asked me if I'd lost my F** g mind!
I was informed normal people don't laugh hysterically without coffee and certainly not til tears are rolling down their face until they have an asthma attack at 3am!
I'm still smh!!!
Thank all of you for the laughs!!! i!I'll be bookmaking this thread and reading to anyone who needs a laugh!!! God I hope I don't kill em!!
Thank you!! I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to eat cheese again!!!
Head cheese, toe cheese, moldie cheese, plastic cheese, wood cheese!!!
Lord help me!!
I'll be having cheese nightmares!!! I'm praying to God my insurance covers phyciatric counseling!
Now I'm deeply disturbed and will suffer cheese related PTSD!!!
I'll have to get a second opinion from my dogs now!!!
I'll do a real cheese vs fake cheese test on them and report back!!
I buy the wedges at Costco. Is something like 11$ a pound I think.
After opening, i wrap them in a paper towel and store in a ziploc bag, in the fridge.
A small grater goes in the bag, so i don't have to worry about washing it every damn time I use it.
Parmesan is a protein bomb, you need around 2 gallons of milk in order to make a pound of cheese.
But isn't the grater still dirty even if it's in the same bag with the cheese and refrigerated? I would worry about metal stored with the cheese.
I buy the wedges at Costco. Is something like 11$ a pound I think.
After opening, i wrap them in a paper towel and store in a ziploc bag, in the fridge.
A small grater goes in the bag, so i don't have to worry about washing it every damn time I use it.
Parmesan is a protein bomb, you need around 2 gallons of milk in order to make a pound of cheese.
And a sodium bomb too, right? Isn't the salt content pretty high in Parmesan?
Okay, newbie cook reporting back. Let me preface this by saying when I normally make fettuccine Alfredo, I use about a half canister of cheese. That even sounds terrible, now that I know it's not real cheese. And at the same time it makes me laugh hysterically, because who in their right mind would think it's real, cheese in a jar? Good Lord, I'm an idiot.
And the cheese I bought yesterday was $4 for a 1/2 lb., while there was another that was $12. I guess I should have bought the more expensive one, because I was disappointed in the flavor. Or maybe I didn't use enough. I will keep playing with it.
Another funny thing happened too while I was at the store. Suddenly my eyes "saw" all this gourmet food that I never noticed before. Like Mascarpone! I'd heard about it being used as an ingredient since I have the Food Network n 24/7, but didn't know where you'd buy it, I figured some foo-foo gourmet store. Oh and olives stuffed with garlic! And pancetta! And marinated artichoke hearts!
This cooking thing could get expensive.
And yes, I know to most cooks, none of that is gourmet. But I'm 48 and just learning how to cook. What I called cooking prior to this was emptying a box of stuff into a pan with margarine.
Did you know you can get butter with olive oil & herbs already in it? LOL
Okay, newbie cook reporting back. Let me preface this by saying when I normally make fettuccine Alfredo, I use about a half canister of cheese. That even sounds terrible, now that I know it's not real cheese. And at the same time it makes me laugh hysterically, because who in their right mind would think it's real, cheese in a jar? Good Lord, I'm an idiot.
And the cheese I bought yesterday was $4 for a 1/2 lb., while there was another that was $12. I guess I should have bought the more expensive one, because I was disappointed in the flavor. Or maybe I didn't use enough. I will keep playing with it.
Another funny thing happened too while I was at the store. Suddenly my eyes "saw" all this gourmet food that I never noticed before. Like Mascarpone! I'd heard about it being used as an ingredient since I have the Food Network n 24/7, but didn't know where you'd buy it, I figured some foo-foo gourmet store. Oh and olives stuffed with garlic! And pancetta! And marinated artichoke hearts!
This cooking thing could get expensive.
And yes, I know to most cooks, none of that is gourmet. But I'm 48 and just learning how to cook. What I called cooking prior to this was emptying a box of stuff into a pan with margarine.
Did you know you can get butter with olive oil & herbs already in it? LOL
LOL, we are particular about what we eat, and yes, I'm 62 so cooking has been my thing for some time.
The gourmet food section is something you can make for yourself right at home just by googling recipes for sauces, spice mixes, etc.
So glad you have found the parmesan...the real stuff. You can also make your own cheese at home. We do.
It's pretty cool, just depends upon how deep you want to get into clean food.
edit: Yes, it costs money for the initial setups, but pays for itself over time.
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Parmesan has been made for almost a thousand years - long before refrigerators came about.
