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I’m not sure if the stuff in the can would melt right. First it has other things added to it and that might influence the melting. But I also know that if I use Parmisan cheese that I grated earlier and then froze it doesn’t melt right either, it kind of clumps and you don’t get that velvety smoothness in the sauce. You could certainly try it. But there’s nothing like the intense flavor of melted good Parmesan.

For Christmas I brought myself a rotary grader and gave it to my husband to wrap. It is the most wonderful thing! I can’t believe that I either hand grated or used the food processor all these years. I’ve come to hate cleaning out that processor.

This is the little baby I bought and it really is so easy. Even for me and I have pretty weak arms. You just need to cut your Parmesan into small enough sections and it’s amazing how fast you get nicely shredded ..shreds. We actually use one of those 1 to 2 pound blocks of cheese now before it expires. There are much cheaper that way, at Sam’s Club or Costco.

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I put one in my cart. I will try to use the real deal when it comes to cheese and thank you for the suggestion. And I hate cleaning my food processor which keeps me from using it more although many things I just need to rinse it out.

Won't give up my hummus though and saw a recipe demo where she went the x-tra mile and skinned the chick peas and it was soooooo smooth. That at least I only have to wash the blade (oh so carefully!) and the work bowl and cover.

I still like my can for quick oasta and those broiled buttery cheesy buns. It keeps a long time in the fridge which means it's loaded with preservatives. Just because I put it in my cart doesn't mean I'm going to buy it ;-). But the microplane doesn't work very well for hard stuff.

Can you make chocolate curls with it? I never was very good at it. I never joined Sam's Club and we are finally getting a Cosco. The more places I shop the more extras I buy.

One of my dream projects is those Potatoes Anna I posted. I could make do with several grated authentic cheeses but I'd sure like the pecorino romano. But I don't think I can have it because of expense and none available locally. Walmart you can order it online, $15.99 lb but don't know what/if shipping might be.