"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Are you saying you have have a box or plane grater? Of course there are
> restaurant-style tumbler graters with changeable metal grates. Much
> easier. It doesn't have to be Pampered Chef brand. Google and you'll
> find any number of hand crank cheese graters that will work without
> turning good Parmesan into dust. (I'm not one to buy electric gizmos for
> something that can be done so easily.)
>
> Jill

Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple enough.

Cheri

On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 22:51:26 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Are you saying you have have a box or plane grater? Of course there are
> > restaurant-style tumbler graters with changeable metal grates. Much
> > easier. It doesn't have to be Pampered Chef brand. Google and you'll
> > find any number of hand crank cheese graters that will work without
> > turning good Parmesan into dust. (I'm not one to buy electric gizmos for
> > something that can be done so easily.)
> >
> > Jill
>
> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
> desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple enough.
>
That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?

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On 2014-07-04 1:00 PM, sf wrote:

>> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
>> desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple enough.
>>
> That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
> from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?
>


No. OP said the stuff he got was too finely grated.

On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:42:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-04 1:00 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
> >> desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple enough.
> >>
> > That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
> > from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?
> >
>
>
> No. OP said the stuff he got was too finely grated.

I know. I said doing in the FP doesn't give such a fine granule.

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 22:51:26 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Are you saying you have have a box or plane grater? Of course there
>> > are
>> > restaurant-style tumbler graters with changeable metal grates. Much
>> > easier. It doesn't have to be Pampered Chef brand. Google and you'll
>> > find any number of hand crank cheese graters that will work without
>> > turning good Parmesan into dust. (I'm not one to buy electric gizmos
>> > for
>> > something that can be done so easily.)
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it to
>> desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks simple
>> enough.
>>
> That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
> from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?

Probably.

Cheri

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 22:51:26 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it
>> to desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks
>> simple enough.
>>
> That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
> from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?

Exactly.

On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:48:42 +1000, "DavidW" > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 22:51:26 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >> Ina Garten often just puts hers in her food processor and pulses it
> >> to desired consistency. I haven't done it that way, but it looks
> >> simple enough.
> >>
> > That's how I do it and it works. It's not as fine as what you get
> > from the deli and wasn't that what the OP wanted?
>
> Exactly.
>
TW

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.