Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 11:59:07 +1000, DavidW wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 10:55:31 +1000, DavidW wrote:
>>>
>>>> I bought some parmesan cheese at a delicatessen and got them to
>>>> grate it just to save me the trouble, but their machine grates it
>>>> too finely IMO. I don't think grated parmesan should be the
>>>> consistency of talcum powder (okay, slight exaggeration, but it's
>>>> very fine). I could get a coarser result myself with a hand grater,
>>>> but I was wondering if anyone knows of an electrical kitchen
>>>> device, or an attachment for a food processor, that would do a
>>>> similar job.
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> You're obviously too lazy to grate cheese AND look it up on the Web.
>>
>> What's the difference between looking it up on the web and looking
>> it up here? I can look up graters on the web but how will I know
>> they won't produce the same result as the delicatessen? Here I can
>> describe what I'm after and maybe cooks with experience with
>> different graters can suggest something that fits what I'm looking
>> for. I am willing to grate by hand if necessary but when I do I get
>> a few large chunks and it becomes difficult to grate as the piece
>> gets smaller.
>
> And were supposed to guess what food processor or mixer you have

I don't have a processor or a mixer, but I could _get_ one.

> or
> what you consider the proper size grate for your unknown applications.

If a super-fine powder is too fine then something a little coarse to the touch
would seem reasonable. I wasn't asking for grains measured to nanometre
accuracy.

> Sorry, I just don't have any sympathy for people who could have grated
> 2 lbs of parmesan in the time it took them to come in here and ask
> questions that require a lot of speculation and bandwidth.

And what about the next time I need grated parmesan, and the time after that,
and the time after that, etc. for the years to come?

Wow, what a sourpuss.