I buy the generic Parmesan cheese and according to the label you should refrigerate after opening the container. The problem is it gets very lumpy. Is there a way to prevent this? Thanks for your wisdom!
By araucano
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I also buy the generic brands of Parmesan cheese and have the same problem when I retrieve it from the refrigerator. What I do is open the container, take a butter knife, and press out the lumps.
Try putting some grains of uncooked rice in the jar. It absorbs moisture, the cause of the clumps. This also works on salt shakers to keep it flowing unclumped.
The problem with rice is, when you shake out Parmesan cheese you're shaking hard rice in your food too. It works well in salt shakers though.
I keep mine a freezer bag and in the freezer, just take as much as you need. It lasts longer that way. Good luck.
Great idea and I will try that with my new one tonight! I hate all the lumps!
Don't put rice in. You'll have hard drive shaken onto your food then. The holes are too big to do that with Parmesan cheese.
This isn't keeping it from getting lumpy but may help getting rid of the lumps. I just shake the heck out of it. What doesn't break up, I smash with a fork.
Even name brand Parmesan in the shakers does this. I do what the others have suggested; shake the container like crazy or use a fork to separate the lumps. Probably doesn't make a difference but I keep mine in the freezer on the door shelf.
Put the rice in a small piece of cheese cloth and tie it, then drop into container
I don't have a problem keeping parmesan type cheese in the fridge as I buy a triangle of it rather than grated. It is well covered. When I want some I just grate a small amount using a tiny toothed hand grater which is v quick to do. When I bought it grated and in a box I always kept in in a store cupboard.
I bought brand name Kraft Parmesan from Costco and it still clumped. I keep it in the fridge, bring it out and let it get to room temperature, then dump it on a plate and break up the clumps with my fingers.
Use popcorn kernels as opposed to rice. Accomplishes the same moisture absorption and doesnt fit through the shaker holes.
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