On Monday, December 24, 2018 at 12:14:46 PM UTC-6, KenK wrote:
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> wrote in news:f21f50ec-d5a1-4a5a-af78-200f60beed55
> @googlegroups.com:
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> > Why not just buy pre sliced cheese?
> >
> More expensive but that's what my last purchase was. Still working on the
> block of very sharp cheddar I have.
>
>
It might just be my imagination but I don't think the sliced varieties of
cheese taste as good as the blocks that you slice however much you want to
eat. Yes, the pre-sliced cheeses are more expensive.

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On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 11:49:09 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 10:01:14 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:36:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
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> > >Why not just buy pre sliced cheese?
> >
> > More expensive, shorter shelf life, less choice.
> >
> > ===
> >
> > To me, pre sliced cheese seem plastiky!
>
> My daughter buys sliced cheese. She makes sandwiches with it. Boy, they
> are
> really thin! I'll use them for omelets - three slices per. They work
> great!
>
> ==
>
> Are they like real cheese?

It's mozzarella and provolone. I suspect that they have a reduced water
content so they can be sliced so thinly. Whatever is being done to them,
they work pretty darn good when used with eggs.

==

Nice We like mozzarella

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>On 12/23/2018 12:10 AM, Cheri wrote:
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>> When I want thin slices I use a cheese wire.
>
>I usta use a cheese wire, but you gotta watch 'em. Too often the wire
>will unravel and come loose. Make sure the wire is very secure.
>
>I now use a cheese knife (holes in blade or cut-outs), but it is
>single-side serrated edge. I'd use my "egg slicer", but it's a
>"Chinese-cheapo" and barely makes it thru an egg.
>
>nb


cheese is hard on knives

On 12/22/2018 1:02 PM, KenK wrote:
> Often you can buy cheese in small blocks. What's the trick of cutting thin
> slices off these for sandwiches? A VERY sharp knife? My slices are very
> irregular, thick at one ond, thin at the other, or only partial slices.
>
> TIA
>
>
Here's a pic of the very old wire cheese cutter that belonged to my
mother. I remembered it from childhood and sure enough, she never threw
anything out.

https://i.postimg.cc/GtSStnnS/cheese-cutter.jpg

Apparently you could adjust it to graduate the thickness of the slices.
Seems this really only works well fairly firm cheeses.

Jill

On 12/22/2018 5:10 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 12/22/2018 1:27 PM, wrote:
>> On 22 Dec 2018 18:02:13 GMT, KenK > wrote:
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>>> Often you can buy cheese in small blocks. What's the trick of cutting
>>> thin
>>> slices off these for sandwiches? A VERY sharp knife? My slices are very
>>> irregular, thick at one ond, thin at the other, or only partial slices.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> You need a wire cheese cutter:
>> https://www.amazon.com/Bellemain-Adj...tter+with+wire
>>
>>
> Sometimes Sheldon gets things right - cheese wires work very well.

I just posted a picture of an "antique" one of those wire cheese cutters
that belonged to my mother. I found it in the kitchen drawer. I knew
she never threw anything away and sure enough, there it was.

Jill

On 12/28/2018 12:38 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 28 Dec 2018 09:05:45a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 12/22/2018 1:02 PM, KenK wrote:
>>> Often you can buy cheese in small blocks. What's the trick of
>>> cutting thin slices off these for sandwiches? A VERY sharp knife?
>>> My slices are very irregular, thick at one ond, thin at the
>>> other, or only partial slices.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>> Here's a pic of the very old wire cheese cutter that belonged to
>> my mother. I remembered it from childhood and sure enough, she
>> never threw anything out.
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/GtSStnnS/cheese-cutter.jpg
>>
>> Apparently you could adjust it to graduate the thickness of the
>> slices. Seems this really only works well fairly firm cheeses.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I have he same one from my mother but I don't use it. I have another
> one that has a knob to adjust thet thickness. TRue that soft cheeses
> don't work too well.
>
I don't use it. I just knew it was around here someplace (apparently I
don't throw things away either!) It's an example of an old wire cheese
cutter. I suppose if softer cheeses were chilled it might work. I have
no idea what kind of cheese Ken is asking about.

Jill

On 12/28/2018 7:14 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 28 Dec 2018 04:44:34p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 12/28/2018 12:38 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 28 Dec 2018 09:05:45a, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> On 12/22/2018 1:02 PM, KenK wrote:
>>>>> Often you can buy cheese in small blocks. What's the trick of
>>>>> cutting thin slices off these for sandwiches? A VERY sharp
>>>>> knife? My slices are very irregular, thick at one ond, thin at
>>>>> the other, or only partial slices.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Here's a pic of the very old wire cheese cutter that belonged to
>>>> my mother. I remembered it from childhood and sure enough, she
>>>> never threw anything out.
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/GtSStnnS/cheese-cutter.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Apparently you could adjust it to graduate the thickness of the
>>>> slices. Seems this really only works well fairly firm cheeses.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have he same one from my mother but I don't use it. I have
>>> another one that has a knob to adjust thet thickness. TRue that
>>> soft cheeses don't work too well.
>>>
>> I don't use it. I just knew it was around here someplace
>> (apparently I don't throw things away either!) It's an example of
>> an old wire cheese cutter. I suppose if softer cheeses were
>> chilled it might work. I have no idea what kind of cheese Ken is
>> asking about.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I have tried it with various types of ice-cold blue cheese and
> roquefort, and they all tend to crumble. Ice-cold cheeses like
> Cheddar and similar texture tend to work well. Softer cheeses (even
> when ice-cold) tend to just "mush up". Really hard cheese like
> Parmesan can literally break the wire regardless of temperature. I
> believe you use a cheese plane, as do I, for many cheeses as long as
> they're too soft.
>
Yep, I mostly use a cheese planer.

Jill

I'd just get a simple wire cheese cutter. They vary in price from low to mid range mostly, though I'm sure you could find a really expensive one if you took the time to search. This resource should help to narrow down choises https://www.cookwared.com/reviews/best-cheese-slicer/