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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 172 points 9 months ago (6 children)

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 9 months ago (10 children)

They're an absolute nightmare to wash, though.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 24 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

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 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

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

[–] Zekas@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Give me the money to buy a dishwasher and I will

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

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

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

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[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You put your dick into it didn't you?

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

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

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 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 9 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I just chop the cheese into small bits. One less thing to wash, and pretty much just as fast.

[–] DrMango@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

To wash:

1 chopper

VS.

1 grater

🤔

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

don't forget the cutting board!

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

You ever try to hand wash a grater? It's not impossible but I'll take a chopper to wash any day of the week.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 77 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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 32 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Stache_@lemmy.ml 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 20 points 9 months ago

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

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

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

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[–] pokemaster787@ani.social 8 points 9 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 68 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Interesting username for a cheese-hater.

[–] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 9 months ago

that's nacho... your business

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You may be thinking of chips

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[–] shikogo@pawb.social 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

More cheese for me then. :3

[–] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 9 months ago (4 children)

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 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sike, we can never be friends, bloodmouth!

[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 months ago

It is, also carnist and omni

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[–] janabuggs@beehaw.org 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about vio life cheese? That stuff is pretty dang good. Daiya can fuck right off

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[–] jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All my homies hate anti-cheesing agents in our cake

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[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

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 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Agent!? Now they're sending spies!

[–] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] everett@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

This agent shags.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Y'ain't rinsing your cheese?

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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 9 points 9 months ago

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

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