rosie wrote:
> On Mar 18, 7:09?pm, Lobster Man > wrote:
>
>>Everyone,
>>
>>I found this company that makes these crackers or crisps made from baked
>>grated parmesan cheese. That's it.
>>
>>Alton Brown did this on one of his cheese episodes of "Good Eats". I've
>>also found a bunch of different recipes on the web.
>>
>>My problem is they just don't come out. I've tired a couple different
>>variations--different oven temps, different brands of cheese, from the
>>really expensive parmigiano-reggiano, to cheaper Wisconsin parmesan.
>>They either turn out not crisp enough, or burnt.
>>
>>Anyone here tried these at home. And how did they turn out? Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Les
>
>
> Try using a skillet to cook the cheese in, rather than the oven. That
> may do the trick.
> Rosie
>

Rosie, Thanks for the thought. I tried my first batch in a cast iron
skillet; they didn't work that great, but the taste was the closest to
the commerical version. I'll try it again.

The biggest problem I have, skillet or oven (on a silicone baking
sheet), is that the cheese just sort of spreads out. I'm thinking maybe
some sort of round form to make the cheese hold it's shape?

I just bought a silicone muffin pan. I'm going to try doing the crackers
in that; maybe confining the cheese to the bottom of the muffin will
take care of the spreading problem.