Parmesan Cheese

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

Sounds good to me!

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"Em" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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

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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.

That sounds like a great idea! Why haven't I ever heard of it before?

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Jennifer said:

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.

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Grate it and freeze it in ziploc freezer bags.

Alternative suggestion: Freeze it, grate it when you need it. Presuming
some sort of powered grater: I've never grated frozen parmesan by hand.
Our Kitchenaid grates frozen parmesan into a light fluffy powder.

It will be harder, but not impossible, to thwack off nibbleable lumps.

Martin (215/165/165 since 4/2003)
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Martin Golding | Studies indicate that undernutrition increases lifespan.
DoD #236 | Eat good, die young. Leave a big corpse.

If you don't want to freeze - you could invest in a vacuum bag sealer (like
foodsaver). Take out what you want - vacuum seal the bag - lasts much
longer. I've got my money's worth from mine. Freeze burgers, pork chops,
chicken (watch out for sharp edges on bones). I still have some fresh
strawberries in the freezer (from our strawberry gestival in April). NO
freezer burn.
Diane
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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

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

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wedge.

I buy cheese at Sam's. I also bought a food processor. According to
instructions, I can partially freeze the bulk cheese and shred it through
the processor, and it saves a lot of money.

Freezing it works. Parmeson cheese I also buy at Sam's, and it keeps for a
long time in my cupboard. But I use it often.
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Thanks for your responses everyone!

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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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"Em" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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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.

Buy it in smaller quantities?

I know US people dread mould, but actually mould is normal for cheese.
Just scrape it off and eat what's underneath.... Ditto with bread. It
won't hurt you.
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Jane Lumley