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Anti-Caking Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

THIS IS AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT HATE ACCOUNT. MY CHEESE WON'T MELT PROPERLY >:{

ERADICATE CELLULOSE AND STARCH IN MY BAGS OF SHREDDED CHEESE RRRAAAHHHHHHHHH

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[-] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 167 points 11 months ago

Okay that's fine then, you can just buy a block of cheese and grate it yourself. There are these things called cheese gradters which exist for that very purpose.

You can even, get this, use them to slice the cheese thinly using the slicing part of them.

I know wild right.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

They're an absolute nightmare to wash, though.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 26 points 11 months ago

... Are they? I've never had issues cleaning them at all.

[-] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 11 months ago

It's not as easy as regular dishes, but not that terribly difficult either

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

I have one of those dish scrubbing brushes with a handle from dollar tree, and it makes cleaning things like this very easy

Definitely worth buying one of those

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[-] brb@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

Just throw it into dishwasher. I won't dull the blades too much

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, that dishwasher I have in my miniscule apartment.

[-] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Woah, I don't have one in my huge mansion. You're so fortunate

[-] Zekas@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Give me the money to buy a dishwasher and I will

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I have a tiny kitchen, there's not enough space for one 🤷

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

And even if it does. All the cheeses that exist are way softer than steel anyway.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

If not, something's gone seriously wrong somewhere in the process..

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[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Just buy a new one each time no need to clean then

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[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wait a second, these are made for grating cheese? And that's their main purpose?

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

You put your dick into it didn't you?

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[-] 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago

Yes. Though it doesn’t have to be cheese. Carrot will grate just as well.

[-] Evia@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Why, what've you been using them for?

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[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

Highly recommend getting a hand grater like the ones they use to shred Parmesan cheese in restaurants. Doesn't work well with soft cheese but it's great for things like old cheddar

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago

I don't like the box graters like this one. OXO and Ikea both make nice ones that fit over a container to catch the grate. The OXO has eaten bits of my fingers, though.

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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago

Just buy a brick of cheese and shred your own! It’s not that hard and you get more cheese for the same money.

[-] Thicc_Jamez@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

But then you have another dish to wash. I'll just stick to chomping directly on the brick like nature intended.

[-] Stache_@lemmy.ml 25 points 11 months ago

Or hell, drink it straight from the cow and swish it around like mouthwash until it forms into cheese

[-] blackluster117@possumpat.io 19 points 11 months ago

Where there's a will, there's a whey.

[-] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

The flat graters are easier to wash than the box type.

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[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 8 points 11 months ago

you get more cheese for the same money.

Everyone says this, but everywhere I've gone shredded cheese costs exactly the same per ounce.

Although I prefer bricks since they last longer and I live alone. Shredded cheese goes bad it feels like immediately after you open it.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 67 points 11 months ago

I, too, hate anti-caking agents in my cheese, also cheese without anti-caking agents, and even cheese with caking agents. I am vegan btw, I don't eat cheese.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 28 points 11 months ago

Interesting username for a cheese-hater.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 11 months ago

that's nacho... your business

[-] franklin@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

"That's nacho business" would have also worked!

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I like to think their veganism and, therefore, lack of exposure to cheese related puns has led them to this egregious error.

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[-] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago
[-] Dabundis@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

You may be thinking of chips

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[-] shikogo@pawb.social 17 points 11 months ago

More cheese for me then. :3

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 11 months ago

we can only be friends if you keep eating the exact same amount of cheese or less, I'll not have my stance be nulled by some renegade.

[-] shikogo@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago

Fair point. I'm not eating more cheese to spite you, I'll just eat any extra unwanted cheese you (being any hypothetical vegans I might eat with) got served that would have to go to the trash otherwise.

But I respect your cause, and while I'm not fully vegan I do try to eat animal products mindfully and reduce my consumption of them.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 11 months ago

Sike, we can never be friends, bloodmouth!

[-] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 11 months ago

I hope bloodmouth is an actual slur used for non-vegans. It's so metal.

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[-] jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 11 months ago

If you're not getting anti caking agents in shredded cheese, then what do you expect the pre-shredded cheese to do?
Might as well get a block and shred it yourself.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 months ago
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[-] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 41 points 11 months ago

If you didn't have the anti-caking agent, the cheese would just cake up into one solid mass, making the whole "pre-shredded" part literally meaningless...

If you want shredded cheese without anti-caking agents, just shred your own - it's cheaper, and only requires a grater and a bit of extra time over pre-shredded.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It literally doesn’t. Like yeah, it sticks together into clumps, but you can easily break them back up into shreds with your hands. Source: I’ve worked a bunch of pizza jobs, both on the high and low end. Guess what, it literally is not cheaper to pay the labour for someone on staff to shred it, at least here in Australia where we pay real bloody wages.

Also, to the OP, “pizza mix” cheese usually is your best bet. They’ll sometimes label it as “meltable mix”.

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[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 20 points 11 months ago

Agent!? Now they're sending spies!

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

Y'ain't rinsing your cheese?

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

There Is No Ethical Consumption of Cheese Under Capitalism!

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago

We called it wooden cheese in our household, and yes, the alternative is to grate fresh.

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