Where do you buy your block Parmesan cheese?

MrsE_2

Where do you buy your block Parmesan cheese?

I'm doing the ministry of food book and getting through lots of Parmesan.

I got one from Asda last week (actually its Grana Padano - which is a cheaper look-a-like), I think it was about £10 a kilo.

Is that the usual price?

Can I get it for less than £10 a kilo in the main supermarkets?

Thank you:beer:

misskool

Lidl have excellent Parmesan. and comes with the rind so you can pop that into soups when you're done with the cheese.

Zoomer

Lidl.
It's about 3 quid for 250g/300g.
I chop it in half and freeze what I don't need

Gingernutmeg

I like Lidl's parmesan too, it was surprisingly good and probably the cheapest I found out of all the local supermarkets.

Failing that, you *might* be able to get it cheaper if you ask a local deli to get you a kilo in. The kilo blocks aren't that huge, really, and if you buy a whole block they might do you a discount. They might not, but it's worth being cheeky and asking.

floss2

I picked up about 7 vacuum packed lumps from Mr A's a few weeks ago - all y/s so it worked out to be about 1.5 kilo for £9...so I was happy! They are all in the freezer now

ALIBOBSY

I agree lidls is good or Aldi's, both are much better quality and cheaper than the main supermarkets

ali x

MrsE_2

Zoomer wrote: »

Lidl.
It's about 3 quid for 250g/300g.
I chop it in half and freeze what I don't need

Thats actually £12 or £10 a kilo, so no cheaper than Asda, but thank you.

MrsE_2

floss2 wrote: »

I picked up about 7 vacuum packed lumps from Mr A's a few weeks ago - all y/s so it worked out to be about 1.5 kilo for £9...so I was happy! They are all in the freezer now

What are y/s (ah yellow stickers;) ).

Well done you, thanks for the freezer tip:beer:

VfM4meplse

Agree that Lidl is good for cheeses, I have to stop myself from adding too much to the trolley by remindng myself it is in fact blocks of fat I am buying...

brazilianwax

Italy

(I bought about 6 huge wedges while on honeymoon and 3 are still in the freezer 4 years later :rotfl:)

purpleivy

I like the costco one,. It comes in bigger lumps with less rind:cheese.