"DavidW" > wrote in message
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> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 13:01:54 +1000, DavidW wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 11:59:07 +1000, DavidW wrote:
>>>>> 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.
>>
>> Then do it!
>
> Yes, but first I needed to know from the people here if that was the right
> way
> to go. Other suggestions look more promising at this stage.
>
>
>>>> 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?
>>
>> You break out your grater that kept in the drawer right underneath
>> your prep counter EVERY TIME, YEAR after YEAR, and spend an average of
>> 10-15 seconds and grate your own. Because that's what normal cooks
>> do.
>
> No, it takes 4-5 minutes to grate enough hard parmesan for one serve with
> my
> current grater (for me, 20-25 grams). Add more time as the piece gets
> smaller.
>
> I note your objection to gadgets, but they seem to be in common use for
> chopping, grating etc.if they produce a good result and save time. The
> other
> respondents to this thread don't seem to have a problem with them.
>
>> Perhaps you're better off with the stuff in the green cans. Because
>> grating several years worth of Parmesan all at once won't be any
>> better.
>
> Why would anyone grate years worth all at once?

that would be a straw man.