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xosummerrainxo
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What is the best shredded cheese to use when making recipes? Mexican etc. I believe the bagged shredded has more carbs. Do you buy the block cheese and shred it or do you find it better with the liquid cheese Etc?
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I just buy large blocks of cheese and shred them through my food processor. The extra that doesn't get used, I store in my freezer in ziplock bags. Not as convenient as preshredded cheese, but I'll whiz up a variety of cheeses at one time so it is ready when I need it.0
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This is the problem with 'convenience' foods - and I include SOME pre-prepared vegetables and cheese in this form; the manufacturers always add something by way of a preservative of some kind.
I have to say, I'm very 'Old-School'. I don't purchase pre-prepared anything. I spiralise my own carrots and courgettes; I grate my own cheese (of whatever type) I roast my own chicken, I make all my own sauces from scratch and I leave little to some unknown hands which add goodness-knows-what, to food that should be natural and nutritious.
I do realise that people have families; they're time-driven, and sometimes, buying ready-prepared foods is quicker and convenient. I get that. I'm honestly not having a go. I'm just saying that we pay (in more ways than one) for the convenience of having stuff ready pre-prepared, so I don't indulge in them.
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Most of the time the pre-shredded cheeses have some kind of starch on them to prevent sticking and clumping. That means extra carbs just for the sake of convenience. I shred my own.1
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I grate mine on Sundays when I meal prep. It keeps well in an airtight container. Quick and easy :-)2
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ironmaidenchick wrote: »I grate mine on Sundays when I meal prep. It keeps well in an airtight container. Quick and easy :-)
Known as the Great Grate-Fest, no doubt!
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I love to use this to shred all our cheese. Talk about fast and easy. You just put in chunks of cheese and turn it on. I've even shredded cheese right onto the pizza, lol. Easy to clean and stores away nicely because it's a small item. https://smile.amazon.com/Presto-02910-Shooter-Electric-Shredder/dp/B00006IV0R/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1504476103&sr=1-1&keywords=cheese+shredder2
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I love to use this to shred all our cheese. Talk about fast and easy. You just put in chunks of cheese and turn it on. I've even shredded cheese right onto the pizza, lol. Easy to clean and stores away nicely because it's a small item. https://smile.amazon.com/Presto-02910-Shooter-Electric-Shredder/dp/B00006IV0R/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1504476103&sr=1-1&keywords=cheese+shredder
Ehhh, I've already spent a ton of money on Amazon this weekend, what's $30 more It will be nice to stop buying bags of cheese once I run out of what I've got. 0 -
I usually just buy shredded cheese. So much easier and the amount of carbs are negligible.1
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I usually buy the already shredded parmesan at costco, but block and hand shred for just about everything else unless time is an issue.0
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@tcunbeliever, the one thing it's difficult to find in Italy is DRIED grated parmesan. You can buy freshly-grated, vacuum-packed, but the dried stuff in pots? They'd rather die than eat that stuff!! 0
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I'm lazy and I only have the tiniest of food processors so I always buy pre-shredded cheese. It's never seemed to cause me any issues.0
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xosummerrainxo wrote: »What is the best shredded cheese to use when making recipes? Mexican etc. I believe the bagged shredded has more carbs. Do you buy the block cheese and shred it or do you find it better with the liquid cheese Etc?
I use both. The little bit of potato starch or cellulose in pre-shredded stuff has never been something I've mentally or physically struggled with. I do think block cheese generally has more flavor.
That said, block cheese is something I will over eat. It is quite easy to cut off an ounce, then another, then another. It's a behavioral thing with me that has nothing to do with hunger.2 -
Block cheese is like peanut butter... one more chunk (spoonful) won't hurt...4
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Runny Brie gets me.... or Buffalo mozzarella....or Cancoillotte, which sadly, is totally unavailable outside Franche Comté...!
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