Grating Cheese? Hi!Is it possible to grate cheese with this appliance?Thanks for your time!
341745
I shred cheese and it works great. I put the block cheese in the freezer for about 10 minutes and it shreds easier. You can save a little money by doing this rather than buying the pre-shredded packages.
341746
No! The torque causes the spindle to get stuck to the drive shaft. I had to eventually break the bowl to release it. See my review under "Doesn't cut the cheese".
291838
no, I have not. The two-blade system makes me think it might clog up when cutting cheese. I use it for breads and cooked cuts of meat.
1788497
The only issue I have is with the cheese. Metal ones with a sharper edge seem to work better, otherwise they are great!
748809
It works great.. as any soft cheeses it does smear and break up.. but by far this is a GREAT cheese grater. �
197440
sorry don't know, never tried to shred cheese. Handy little food processor though.
828552
Have never tried -only use it for cheese - but I wouldn't think it would work - not strong enough/proper blade.
1798080
Open drum definitely helps clear clogs from soft cheeses. Kasseri is probably the softest cheese we grate regularly. Mozzarella may gum up a bit, but I guarantee (again all hail the open drum) this grater would be easier to clear than other rotary styles. Happy cooking!
840792
Sure you can but there are not separate controls so I think the cheese would get too hot. Or the oil might be too cool. We haven't tried using oil yet. Maybe someone else has?
217509
Dan,can't say I ever did a grilled cheese.I have ;however did a pizza and that turned out fine. Steaming vegetables never attempted. The oven is a nice touch to have in the kitchen.
949786
Sorry never tried it on the soft cheese. Does ok on medium cheese not to hard.
95394
I actually did not try it for anything else, when it did not grate the cheese (which is the main reason I bought it) I tossed it in the garbage bin. The other problem I had was there were too many parts to clean after use.
594256
By hard I assume you mean Parmesan, as opposed to the hardness of a block of cheddar cheese. I just tried it and while I usually grate this type of cheese, the slicer cut off slices, one after another, but not a conventional slice as Parmesan not the right consistency for that. It did a nice job and then "slices" can be crumbled. If you're looking for a neat looking piece of cheese, then no.
2016378
You might be okay with softer cheese, but make sure it's properly chilled, maybe even try partially freezing it. I could see it gumming up the works easily. In general, the blade kinda stinks.
209588
I would not recommend this for anything but hard cheese. It is underpowered for anything else and very hard to clean. Easier to grate by hand. There is only one size for the grater and you can not purchase any other sizes. We gave ours away to the goodwill.
748811
This grater does pretty well on soft cheese and I do grate mozzarella on it. A light coating of olive oil in advance can help.I really like this grater..............!
1956426
The only thing I make is cheese straws and the motor is not strong enough to push dough thru. Therefore I have never been able to use it. Sorry�...
2169857
Yes, it can be used to grate Parmsesan. However, it will be very finely grated. If you need more than a sprinkle of cheese, you'd be better off with a larger surface grater that has a larger size grater slot.