Parmesan Cheese

Grate it and freeze it in ziploc freezer bags.

Take out what you need... it thaws in a jiff and if you're melting it,
you don't have to wait to thaw it.

Jennifer

Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is the
best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

I always thought freezing cheese affects the flavor. I'll try it though.
It's too expensive to waste! Thanks, Jennifer.

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Grate it and freeze it in ziploc freezer bags.

Take out what you need... it thaws in a jiff and if you're melting it,
you don't have to wait to thaw it.

Jennifer

Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up

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wedge.

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

Eat it faster?

I have frozen grated cheese (Romano/Parmesan mix) with excellent results.

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I always thought freezing cheese affects the flavor. I'll try it though.
It's too expensive to waste! Thanks, Jennifer.

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Grate it and freeze it in ziploc freezer bags.

Take out what you need... it thaws in a jiff and if you're melting it,
you don't have to wait to thaw it.

Jennifer

Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up

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wedge.

Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is the
best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

Cut Parmesan cheese gets a "bloom" on it that looks like mold but
isn't. It's usually whitish and rubs off with a push from a finger.
Don't worry about it. Put the wedge into a zipper bag and store it in
your fridge in the meat drawer or crisper.

Grate it when you need it. I wouldn't grate it in advance or freeze
it. You'll notice a change in the final flavor and texture in either case.

If you get any appreciable green mold, it likely isn't the real thing.
A little bit here and there is natural. The cheese has live bacteria
and other critters in it. They're all perfectly fine to consume and
add to the sharpness of flavor. If you'd rather not, scrape the wedge
with the back of a paring knife.

Pastorio

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up

the

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wedge.

Eat it faster?

LOL! Probably not such a bad idea. I love the stuff! I used a lot more of
it when I ate pasta. Now I grate it over soup and veggies. Anyone have any
other suggestions or recipes?

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I have frozen grated cheese (Romano/Parmesan mix) with excellent results.

Isn't that already grated though? I'm not in the States but IIRC Kraft says
on the package not to refrigerate. I wonder what they do to keep that
already grated when you buy it stuff from getting moldy.

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Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up

the

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wedge.

Cut Parmesan cheese gets a "bloom" on it that looks like mold but
isn't. It's usually whitish and rubs off with a push from a finger.
Don't worry about it. Put the wedge into a zipper bag and store it in
your fridge in the meat drawer or crisper.

I usually do scrape off the whitish stuff. It's the green stuff that
bothers me.

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Grate it when you need it. I wouldn't grate it in advance or freeze
it. You'll notice a change in the final flavor and texture in either case.

This is what I've always heard and why I've never frozen cheese (any
kind)before. Wait a minute, yes I have. I usually make five sandwiches for
my hubby on Monday morning. He takes one to work and I freeze the other
four for the rest of the week. I'll have to ask him if he notices any
difference in the taste or texture of the cheese. Or maybe I won't...he
hasn't complained. Does it change nutritionally if it's frozen?

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If you get any appreciable green mold, it likely isn't the real thing.
A little bit here and there is natural. The cheese has live bacteria
and other critters in it. They're all perfectly fine to consume and
add to the sharpness of flavor. If you'd rather not, scrape the wedge
with the back of a paring knife.

I think I'd rather not. I'll scrape.

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Pastorio

Thank you very much! I'll take your advice. (BTW I've learned a lot from
your posts since I've been here...thanks!)

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I have frozen grated cheese (Romano/Parmesan mix) with excellent

results.

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Isn't that already grated though? I'm not in the States but IIRC Kraft

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on the package not to refrigerate.

If refrigeration is mentioned on a package in the US it 99.9999% of the time
says 'Refrigerate after opening'.

Peace,
Pen

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I have frozen grated cheese (Romano/Parmesan mix) with excellent results.

Isn't that already grated though? I'm not in the States but IIRC Kraft says
on the package not to refrigerate. I wonder what they do to keep that
already grated when you buy it stuff from getting moldy.

that's not parmesan cheese, it's powdered [censored].

I think they're talking about parmasan cheese that they get from cheese
counters. I didn't know better until I bought some from the cheese counter: the
real stuff taste fruity, unlike the Kraft stuff you get in a paper tube.

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I have frozen grated cheese (Romano/Parmesan mix) with excellent results.

Isn't that already grated though? I'm not in the States but IIRC Kraft says
on the package not to refrigerate. I wonder what they do to keep that
already grated when you buy it stuff from getting moldy.

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

Think about the days before refrigeration. How did they do it then?
Cheeses have always been around, and without refrigeration they grow moldy
even more easily. My mom told me how it is done. Take a paper towel
(used to be a cheesecloth) and saturate it with plain white vinegar.
Squeeze it out, then wrap the cheese in it. Then put it in a plastic bag
(used to be a crock) and it will keep a long, long time without affecting
the flavor and it won't grow moldy.

Amazing how some of these old ways have been forgotten, but it still works
well. We are just 2 people, so a wedge of cheese can last a while around
here. But the vinegar cloth works its magic today like it always did.

--
Regards,
Evelyn

(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox"😉

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

I just keep the whole wedge in a ziploc bag in the fridge and it has never
molded! My family did it this way (well, plastic wrap before ziploc bags!)
for the last 30 years and never had a problem - the cheese just dries oout
but remains fine. I grate it directly on the food, or for a recipe I do it
righ before i need it. ( i dunno what they did before that, i wasn't
around!!)

If you grate it and store it you will have very dry cheese I think.

Parmesan-Reggiano is so good it won't be around long anyway!!

Also - don't buy the tubes of mystery cheese.

Thanks for this. I'll be using the vinegar technique regularly. I have
lost half of my cheeses since January due to mold. I get nauseous just
seeing it, so I toss the wedge. I couldn't possibly scrape the ick and eat
it.

I had heard of cheese cloth. It never occurred to me that it was used to
store unrefrigerated cheese.

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up

the

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wedge.

Think about the days before refrigeration. How did they do it then?
Cheeses have always been around, and without refrigeration they grow moldy
even more easily. My mom told me how it is done. Take a paper towel
(used to be a cheesecloth) and saturate it with plain white vinegar.
Squeeze it out, then wrap the cheese in it. Then put it in a plastic bag
(used to be a crock) and it will keep a long, long time without affecting
the flavor and it won't grow moldy.

Amazing how some of these old ways have been forgotten, but it still works
well. We are just 2 people, so a wedge of cheese can last a while around
here. But the vinegar cloth works its magic today like it always did.

--
Regards,
Evelyn

(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox"😉

Foodsaver and vacuum pack.

HTH

Steve

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is

the

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best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

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LOL! Probably not such a bad idea. I love the stuff! I
used a lot more of
it when I ate pasta. Now I grate it over soup and
veggies. Anyone have any
other suggestions or recipes?

A good cheese knife is all I need to eat parmesan...
(Though a glass of red wine makes a nice addition.)

--
Bob
Kanyak's Doghouse
http://www.kanyak.com

Em said:

I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is the
best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

I agree that the mold is not a problem - pare it off and use the rest.
However, the obvious answer to me is to buy a smaller piece if you can.

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I agree that the mold is not a problem - pare it off and use the rest.
However, the obvious answer to me is to buy a smaller piece if you can.

Definitely. If you grate it and freeze it, you may as well buy the fake stuff.

Better to shave it than grate it, IMO. Great on top of salads and on hot food.

Susan

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I love Parmesan cheese and love the Parmigiano-Reggiano wedges. What is the
best way to store this? It always gets moldy before I finish using up the
wedge.

I have found the A Tilia Food Saver to be the best way to store cheese.
~Kat

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