storing grated cheese in fridge

Wizard_of_Id

I normally buy cheese ready grated and just keep it in the bag it comes in an put it in the fridge but this time I took advantage the cheese offer in Lidl at the weekend and I was wondering what the best thing to keep the grated cheese would be.

I will keep the cheese in block form in its original wrapping until needed then just grate the whole block.


(I tried doing a search to see if the topic had been covered already but there were too many answers with either cheese or grated in the list but nothing about storage )

Browntoa

Grated cheese can be frozen in bags ready for use

Wizard_of_Id

Browntoa wrote: »

Grated cheese can be frozen in bags ready for use

yes but I want to just keep it in the fridge, does it need to ne in a sealed container?

PasturesNew

What I do is buy a block and cut it into pieces that will fit into my type of grater. This usually means a 360g bag will get cut into four fat fingers. I have one where you turn the handle ... https://image.11st.my/g3/9/9/1/4/5/8/27991458_B.jpg

I then remove/grate one big finger into a plastic lidded takeaway box. The remaining fingers are pre-cut ready to be grated, but stored in their original bag ungrated in the fridge.

If I ever decide to freeze cheese (never needed to), this means, as it's already pre-sliced to fit my grater (done by eye), I can just chuck the original bag into the freezer knowing it's already portioned.

Wizard_of_Id

PasturesNew wrote: »

What I do is buy a block and cut it into pieces that will fit into my type of grater. This usually means a 360g bag will get cut into four fat fingers. I have one where you turn the handle ... https://image.11st.my/g3/9/9/1/4/5/8/27991458_B.jpg

I then remove/grate one big finger into a plastic lidded takeaway box. The remaining fingers are pre-cut ready to be grated, but stored in their original bag ungrated in the fridge.

If I ever decide to freeze cheese (never needed to), this means, as it's already pre-sliced to fit my grater (done by eye), I can just chuck the original bag into the freezer knowing it's already portioned.

Brilliant, Thanks :T :T :T

That is just what I'll do as well, I have plenty of those containers in the cupboard and my grater is similar.

I should have thought of that but sadly I am only a man

[Deleted User]

Hi,


cheese will keep for a while in fridge well wrapped up, squeeze out any air, if it starts to go a bit blue just cut the bits off, (you could put them in soup), when it starts to go sweaty it's time for a cheesy beano, waste nothing.

Magentasue

When I grate cheese, I grate the whole block and store what I don't use in a glass/pyrex/china bowl and cover with a plate or beeswax wrap. It doesn't last longer than a few days.

I also whizz up crusts of bread into breadcrumbs and put them in old takeaway tubs. I store them in the freezer.

It's then easy to top a lasagne, mac n cheese or whatever with a handful of breadcrumbs (they don't need defrosting) and a handful of grated cheese from the fridge. I always do this before reheating leftovers of these meals.

wort

I also use a glass Pyrex but mine has a plastic lid , I put a bit of greaseproof in then the cheese, if I've not grated the whole block the the cheese is portioned wrapped in greaseproof paper then foil.
I store some grated in freezer for cooking with.

iammumtoone

currently my son has sliced cheese sandwiches.


I was thinking of grating the block and storing in an airtight tub to take a bit out each day for sandwiches



However I am not sure if this will be MSE, do you tend to use more cheese when making sandwiches with grated rather than sliced?

caronc

iammumtoone wrote: »

currently my son has sliced cheese sandwiches.


I was thinking of grating the block and storing in an airtight tub to take a bit out each day for sandwiches



However I am not sure if this will be MSE, do you tend to use more cheese when making sandwiches with grated rather than sliced?

I find I use less with grated cheese, though it probably depends on how thinly you slice the cheese.

joedenise

Definitely use less grated. Grate it finely and it seems to go even further.

Denise