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Keeping Parmesan Cheese from Getting Lumpy?

I buy the generic Parmesan cheese and according to the label you should refrigerate after opening the container. The problem is it gets very lumpy. Is there a way to prevent this? Thanks for your wisdom!

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December 14, 20100 found this helpful

I also buy the generic brands of Parmesan cheese and have the same problem when I retrieve it from the refrigerator. What I do is open the container, take a butter knife, and press out the lumps.

 
December 15, 20100 found this helpful

Try putting some grains of uncooked rice in the jar. It absorbs moisture, the cause of the clumps. This also works on salt shakers to keep it flowing unclumped.

 
July 24, 20170 found this helpful

The problem with rice is, when you shake out Parmesan cheese you're shaking hard rice in your food too. It works well in salt shakers though.

 
December 16, 20101 found this helpful

I keep mine a freezer bag and in the freezer, just take as much as you need. It lasts longer that way. Good luck.

 
September 16, 20190 found this helpful

Great idea and I will try that with my new one tonight! I hate all the lumps!

 
June 13, 20210 found this helpful

Don't put rice in. You'll have hard drive shaken onto your food then. The holes are too big to do that with Parmesan cheese.

 
December 16, 20100 found this helpful

This isn't keeping it from getting lumpy but may help getting rid of the lumps. I just shake the heck out of it. What doesn't break up, I smash with a fork.

 

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December 16, 20100 found this helpful

Even name brand Parmesan in the shakers does this. I do what the others have suggested; shake the container like crazy or use a fork to separate the lumps. Probably doesn't make a difference but I keep mine in the freezer on the door shelf.

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I do not recommend placing uncooked rice in the container. What a pain in the behind that would be to separate the rice from the cheese! ;-)

 
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December 28, 20161 found this helpful

Put the rice in a small piece of cheese cloth and tie it, then drop into container

 
December 17, 20100 found this helpful

I don't have a problem keeping parmesan type cheese in the fridge as I buy a triangle of it rather than grated. It is well covered. When I want some I just grate a small amount using a tiny toothed hand grater which is v quick to do. When I bought it grated and in a box I always kept in in a store cupboard.

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After a while it went a little 'solid', so out came the fork and after a stirring, it was fine. If you buy it already grated and keep it a while, the flavour is definitely inferior to freshly grated, in my opinion.

 
November 21, 20180 found this helpful

I bought brand name Kraft Parmesan from Costco and it still clumped. I keep it in the fridge, bring it out and let it get to room temperature, then dump it on a plate and break up the clumps with my fingers.

 
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November 22, 20190 found this helpful

Use popcorn kernels as opposed to rice. Accomplishes the same moisture absorption and doesnt fit through the shaker holes.

 

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