How well does it work with softer cheeses like monterey jack? Also, how big of a piece can you shred at one time?
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Softer cheese is fine, I had no problem. You just might have more cleanup on the shredding drum. The opening to shred the cheese is about a 2x2 square, it can be any size long. It just depends on how strong you are at holding the cheese in the opening.
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It works fine for soft cheeses if you use the large caliber grater. I'd estimate a 2" x 2" chunk at a time.
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It worked fine with me for mozzarella. I even used it to shred a cucumber. The maximum size piece you can shred is 2-3 inches wide and essentially limitless length.
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And yes it cuts cheeses but they must be firm what I do to some chesse is to start a freeze on it this makes some cheese cut better but remember all cheese has different densities.
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Soft cheese presents more of a challenge. If I could give it a star rating for grating soft cheese, I'd give 3.5 out of 5 stars. Depending on the quantity of cheese, you may need to manually clear the drum. Sharp cheddar is easy. Mozzarella is more challenging. Still worth it. It grates a 2 pound block in seconds.
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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.
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Yes, i have done cheese but very last piece of chs is about 1/4" thick. Ok for crackers
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It works well on almost any cheese. More difficult on very hard cheeses but good on what you asked about
401403
I got the 2 attachments included in the Presto 02910 package. I slice carrots, radishes and other salad ingredients. I have not shredded cheese yet. The explanation that is online give an explanation of what each attachment does.
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Hi Gary, I'm guessing you want to know how thick the piece of cheese will be. I just cut one, and it is about 2.5 mm thick. By the way, I am not that happy with the slicer. I had had it about two months when the handle developed a crack (it is a beautiful cheese slicer and handle (just like one I bought in Denmark)), and when I contacted the co. they didn't respond. I always wash my wooden handled equipment by hand, so it is not misuse that it is the cause.
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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.
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I haven't tried it on soft cheese, but I don't think it would work very well because the opening is fairly small. I think it would make a mushy mess out of soft cheese, but it does a stellar job on the harder cheeses!
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It slices through cheddar easily, more easily than a regular knife. It doesn't stick to the cheese like a regular knife does.
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I make jerky all the time. I use the non-serrated for cutting meat. It seems to work best to have the meat frozen firm but not solid. I don't even know anymore where the serrated blade is that came with it. I haven't tried cutting cheese, but I suspect that the non-serrated one would be best for that as well. Not sure what the serrated one would be good for, maybe bread??
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I have used it on bulk lunch meats and block cheese. Cut both, it is not fast but I am quite happy with the purchase. I would suggest placing soft items in the freezer for 15-30 minutes to firm them up. I found this made the slicing easier.
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I shredded some purple cabbage and it did a very fine shred, not like you would find in a salad bar, but more fine. I thought it did a good job of it's a very fine shred that you're looking for.
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Haven't tried it, but I am guessing it would "chop" hard cheese. I think of grating as taking it over a surface. But I think it would "chop" it up just fine.
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Possibly. It does have a shredding disk and it shreds soft cheeses, so it may do the job.
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I do enjoy using this cheese grater. It is one of the easiest to clean and shred. I would recommend this product.