After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
slicing, even if I take care.

Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?

TIA

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"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

On 1/30/2014 12:13 PM, KenK wrote:
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>

I wonder if a quick nuking after refrigerator or room temperature
defrosting, say 10 seconds, might work. I nuke refrigerated eggs for 10
seconds before cooking. That's enough to take of most of the chill and
seems to keep the yolks whole. I've heard horror stories about nuked
eggs so perhaps not everyone would want to do it.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:13:48 PM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> TIA


Try slicing before freezing and separate the slices. However, it will still
have a change in texture.

http://www.richardfisher.com

KenK wrote:
>
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?

Buy small packages (8 oz) and eat them up soon after opening. If you
go months inbetween, just buy new when you are in the mood.

G.

On Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:35:50 AM UTC-8, Gary wrote:
> KenK wrote:
>
> >
>
> > After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
>
> > slicing, even if I take care.
>
> >
>
> > Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
>
> > cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
>
>
> Buy small packages (8 oz) and eat them up soon after opening. If you
>
> go months inbetween, just buy new when you are in the mood.
>
>
>
> G.

That takes all the fun out of slicing crumbling cheese....

On 1/30/2014 11:13 AM, KenK wrote:
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> TIA
>

Bring the cheese to room temperature and use a piano wire cutter.

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On Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:15:23 PM UTC-5, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 1/30/2014 11:13 AM, KenK wrote:
>
> > After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
>
> > slicing, even if I take care.
>
> >
>
> > Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
>
> > cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> >
>
> > TIA
>
> >
>
>
>
> Bring the cheese to room temperature and use a piano wire cutter.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Janet Wilder
>
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
>
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>
>
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How about if you slice it before you freeze it and put two slices of parchment paper between each slices of cheese. This way you could take out only the number of slices you need. I'm not sure how this would work but it sounds like it would.

Lucille

KenK wrote:
>
>After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
>slicing, even if I take care.
>Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
>cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?

Shred before freezing.

In article >,
says...
>
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> TIA

Try Wensleydale instead.

It is especially nice in a sandwich with marmite and lettuce.

"KenK" > wrote in message
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>
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles
> when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> TIA
>

Do it the old school way of coating it with wax.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5825693_pres...wheel-wax.html


Robert

On 2014-01-30 12:13 PM, KenK wrote:
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
Yeah. Don't freeze it. It will keep longer if you freeze it, but the
texture will suffer.

"KenK" > wrote in message
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>
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles
> when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon
>
>
>
>
>

"KenK" > wrote in message
...
>
> After thawing frozen cheese (usually sharp cheddar) I find it crumbles
> when
> slicing, even if I take care.
>
> Any tricks anyone knows to avoid this problem? Or how to preserve the
> cheese for several months (after opening package) without freezing?

Sorry. It will crumble once frozen. Only good for melting into things,
IMO.