The Lemon Trick To Clear All The Food From Your Cheese Grater
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If you want to get the most from the cheese you add to recipes, then you should own a cheese grater and know how to use it properly. Pre-shredded cheeses are great for the sake of time and convenience, but they just can’t hold a candle to shredding it yourself.
According to Reader’s Digest, the reason for this is the ingredients added to pre-shredded cheese. Cellulose is used to coat each strand of shredded cheese to prevent them from caking together while each bag is in storage.
XO & So adds that potato starch is also used for a similar reason, but those aren’t the only additives. Natamycin is another compound that is often added to pre-shredded cheese. This one is meant to prevent mold from forming, and like the others will supposedly not affect the flavor. What all of these additives will do is lower the cheese’s ability to melt, and reduce the amount of cheese you’re paying for. That means an 8-ounce block of cheese will be more productive than an 8-ounce bag of pre-shredded cheese.
If you’re going to use a block of cheese for all of your recipes though, you’re probably going to want a cheese grater. But while they may work well, they can be frustrating to clean. Thankfully, there’s an easy trick that exists to clean out your cheese grater.
How to degunk your cheese grater
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There are some good ways to clean a zester or cheese grater, but even doing it properly can still leave you with residue and scraps stuck inside. One easy way to prevent this is to spray your cheese grater with cooking spray before you use it. This will keep things from getting too sticky, but even so, it isn’t a perfect solution.
Like most kitchen appliances you’ll need to give your cheese…
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