Grated Mozzarella

jasmine33

Where can I buy grated mozzarella fo topping my home made pizza? Lidl used to sell it but I haven't seen it there for a while. Tesco have it at £1.34 for 250 g but I am sure it is cheaper elsewhere. Thanks.

frosty

Hi jasmine33,I buy Asda mozzarella style cheese,I grate in mature cheddar so its half & half.Its £1.71 for 500g.No ones noticed the switch,it says on the bag its a blend of skimmed milk and veg oil.

belfastgirl23

I think everywhere has gone up to this price lately (I'm an authority on this subject ) - Sainsbury were at £1.05 until recently but last time I was there it was £1.05 on the shelf but they charged £1.34 at the till. I got the money back at CS but I'm guessing the shelf price just hadn't caught up with the new actual price.

Angelraesunshine

frosty wrote: »

Hi jasmine33,I buy Asda mozzarella style cheese,I grate in mature cheddar so its half & half.Its £1.71 for 500g.No ones noticed the switch,it says on the bag its a blend of skimmed milk and veg oil.

this is the one i use too its just as good though i do buy proper mozzarella for pizzas but add the fake on top too.

Old_Meanie

No need to use expensive grated mozzerela. Simply chop into small pieces and mix with cheddar you have grated. The mozzorella from Lidl is fine for this. I dont think mozzerela is meant to be grated. If on pizza it works well. I slice for sandwiches and snacks. If cooking it melts anyway so doesnt matter.

Hope this helps

thriftlady_2

It doesn't have to be grated for pizza. If you use a ball of mozzarella in a water-filled pouch, you just peel pieces off and scatter over your pizza. Much more authentic looking and Lidl have it cheap -sorry can't remember how much exactly.

SUESMITH_2

don't buy tescos value mozzerella style cheese - its truly vile

netto usually sell the grated stuff but they haven't had it in for a while either

mattogier

To be honest you are better getting a lump of it and either breaking off lumps or slicing it - the grated "mozzerella" is usually mozzerella style cheese anyway.

I usually use grated cheader as a base, optional chorizo sausage and then have lumps of mozzerella over a dob of fresh or "Gormet Garden" basil - super!

Make your bases as thin as possible - I use an upside down cast iron roasing dish which I pre heat in the oven to 250 degrees so the bases get nice and crisp and the pizza cooks in about 5 mins!

livalot

Some great ideas here. What I do is buy normal round mozzarella (often find it in the reduced section of supermarkets) then freeze it. When I am making pizza, I just take it out of freezer maybe 30mins or so before I need it and grate it when it is still frozen as is it so much easier to do! Really cheap, easy and yummy plus doing it like this I find one small mozzarella can be scattered over several pizzas and cooks really quickly - all very money saving:j

Livalot x