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[–] 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I just use one of these bad boys

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I've got a plastic version, but if I need to shred a block it hurts my hands after a while, because of how light it is.

    I bought one of these to solve that problem (this also has a finer cylinder for a thinner grate):

    If I ever need more than a pound, I can probably use the disc on my food processor, although the last time I tried, I didn't freeze my cheese prior, and ended up with a lot of smeared cheese on the disc 😬

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just stop at that point and enjoy your cheesy reward for a job well done.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    But you still have to stabilize it with your fingers. If you grate low enough, your fingers will be grated.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Then you'd still be left with a bit of cheese in the indent, and how're you gonna grate that?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just eat the last little bit.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Just mash it through with your finger pads, you about can't be cut.

    SOURCE: Guy who has cut himself on every available surface in his house.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    Since no one seems to know they exist, a cheap food processor grates cheese and slices/dices vegetables perfectly for most dishes and sits right on your countertop. Saves so much time and prep work.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Does it? Seems like those are always more work to clean than just a simple grater, which is why I usually just go for the grater.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Blenders and food processors are easier to clean actually. You put water in them and just add a squirt of dish soap. Run it for a few seconds then rinse it out.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It depends on the volume you need. A food processor can shred an 8 ounce block in a few seconds. You will spend a bit more time cleaning, but it can save a lot of prep time if you need multiple blocks or lots of vegetables. I used one a lot more when I was meal prepping multiple dishes.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I recently had an incident with a mandolin while slicing vegetables that required stitches. Can confirm.

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  • [+] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Depending on the cheese you can use a mandolin with a grater

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Nah it's boring untill it gets fun.

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