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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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[–] [email protected] 164 points 11 months ago (10 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 29 points 11 months ago (10 children)

They're an absolute nightmare to wash, though.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 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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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SirQuackTheDuck 13 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Zekas 13 points 11 months ago

Give me the money to buy a dishwasher and I will

[–] Wizard_Pope 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Viking_Hippie 10 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] Viking_Hippie 9 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Spaceballstheusername 9 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You put your dick into it didn't you?

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[–] Evia 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why, what've you been using them for?

[–] Valkyronix 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

so have you ever heard of raccoons

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[–] [email protected] 9 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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 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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[–] chonglibloodsport 80 points 11 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 32 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] not_woody_shaw 8 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Interesting username for a cheese-hater.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that's nacho... your business

[–] franklin 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] NikkiDimes 10 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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] Dabundis 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You may be thinking of chips

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

More cheese for me then. :3

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (6 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sike, we can never be friends, bloodmouth!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Retrograde 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All my homies hate anti-cheesing agents in our cake

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

Agent!? Now they're sending spies!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Y'ain't rinsing your cheese?

[–] Cris_Color 5 points 11 months ago

Not sure if you were joking, but you can actually do that, and it works great for applications like scratch stovetop Mac and cheese when you don't have any block cheese but don't want a grainy sauce. Just add your pre-shredded cheese to a cup with milk and stir periodically until you're ready to use the milk. Pour the milk with dissolved starch into the sauce, and then add the cheese when ready

[–] [email protected] 13 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!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

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

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