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Default Pre-shredded cheese (was: Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?)

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:38:14 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:55:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:39:16 -0500, Bull > wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article >,
>>>> John Kuthe > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:58:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
>>>>> .. .
>>>>> >> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:24:24 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
>>>>> >> > wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>In article >,
>>>>> >>> John Kuthe > wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> >>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>>> ...
>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>> >>>> >I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how
>>>>> >>>> to
>>>>> >>>> work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>this is yet another one of julies money saving tips, like how sliced
>>>>> >>>apples are
>>>>> >>>cheaper than whole apples
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>It's also for people who like cellulose and/or gluten on their
>>>>> >>>cheese, but
>>>>> >>>that
>>>>> >>>couldn't possibly be julie
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Or very fine sand, or whatever it is that they put on shredded cheese
>>>>> >> to keep it from clumping up and sticking together!!
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I know it ain't cheese!
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> John Kuthe...
>>>>> >
>>>>> >They don't put anything on shredded cheese!
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> How do they keep it from sticking together?
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>
>>>>corn starch
>>>>
>>>>BULL
>>>
>>> There ya go! A little corn starch in your shredded cheese! YUM!
>>>
>>> Maybe I'll start adding some corn starch to my shredded cheddar after
>>> I shred some cheddar with my cheese grater to give it that stale
>>> preshredded prepackaged cheese flavor!
>>>
>>> Nahhhh! Just cheese for me, thank you very much.

>>
>>He's lying. It's just cheese.

>
>Actually Kraft shredded cheeses do contain natural anti-caking
>ingredients, doesn't say how much but probably a minimum amount... I
>will assume that all other brands of shredded cheese do the same.
>http://www.kraftrecipes.com/Products...t=210006338 2


YEP:

"POTATO STARCH, CELLULOSE POWDER, AND CALCIUM SULFATE ADDED TO PREVENT
CAKING:

Sorry Julie! A lot more there than "just cheese"!

John Kuthe...