The Cooking Spray Hack To Keep Cheese Graters From Getting Sticky
The problem with graters is that they create a large volume of shredded food, a.k.a. “a mess.” This fills the interior of the box grater and gets all over the cutting board and counter while gumming up the holes of the grater in the heat of cooking. Reader’s Digest Canada explains that using non-stick cooking spray helps with your grating duties and eases cleaning. Spice company McCormick seconds this notion, reporting that a grater sprayed will surrender sticky cheese clumps readily. Just be sure to wash it in cold water, not hot – Culinary Lore explains that hot water and a brush will help free up stubborn, clingy cheese bits during dishwashing.
Now that you know how to lubricate your cheese grater for maximum efficiency, you need to understand that there are different kinds of graters. If you’re using a box grater, Good Housekeeping breaks down the types of shredding holes you’re working with and the applications for which they’re best suited. Large and medium holes are great for cheese and vegetables, while smaller holes yield fine shreds for hard cheeses, garlic, spices, and more. The latter is the hardest to clean, so spray your grater before use to make grating and cleaning (almost) as pleasant as eating.
Good Keeping also explains that you might encounter single-plane graters, rotary graters, and electronic graters, all of which operate the same basic way and will benefit from cooking spray before use.
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