Transforming shredded cheese into chunk cheese
I am at an event where I need to serve cubed chunk cheese, but I only have shredded mozzarella. Is there a simple way to melt mozzarella into chunks? Any idea would help.
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Normally when you have smaller cheeses you use a cheese press to mash them together. Make 1 round of cheese. Only thing I could think of would be to see Felx. Our local blacsmith & have one made. As a specialty item. Kind of like a long handled garlic press with out the holes in it. Think along those lines. Something cube shaped you can mash the cheese together in.
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Microwave on full power in 10 second increments, until cheese is nearly all melted, watching closely (just under 30 seconds for my microwave and 4 piles of cheese). Chill turntable/parchment/cheese in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then peel the "slices" off of the parchment.Can you melt shredded cheese back into a block?
You can only create a block of cheese during production. Once you shred it, there is no way back. You can in principle make processed cheese which is meltable and shapeable to a point, but it doesn't have the mouthfeel and taste of chunk cheese either.Can you make a cheese slice out of shredded cheese?
Place the baking dish into the microwave, and microwave on full power gradually increasing in 10 seconds and watch out carefully if the cheese is melting. In 30-40 seconds, your shredded cheese slices will be ready.How do you melt already shredded cheese?
Place the grated cheese in a microwave-safe bowl instead of a plate, use a low power setting and nuke for 15 seconds. Stir the cheese and repeat with 15 second intervals until the pieces of cheese are fully melted.Is 8 oz shredded cheese the same as 8 oz block cheese?
Update: After much searching and math figuring (not always strong at conversions) y'all are right that the 8 oz by volume and 8 oz by weight are the same.DIY String Cheese Using Cheap Shredded Cheese
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There is no way, neither simple nor difficult. You can only create a block of cheese during production. Once you shred it, there is no way back.
You can in principle make processed cheese which is meltable and shapeable to a point, but it doesn't have the mouthfeel and taste of chunk cheese either. You have probably eaten it as these edges packed in foil which can be sperad on bread, for example from La vache qui rit.
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Found a good solution: simply shape the mozzarella into smooth balls. No melting even necessary! At this point, I could have chopped them into cubes, but I left them as spheres.
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