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    Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

    I've always used fresh Parmesan cheese for my recipes, but both I and our little podunk grocery have run out. It had never occurred to me to use the stuff out of a can (which they have), and I was wondering what everyone else uses.

    So the Poll Is....
    Fresh Parmesan ?
    or
    Parmesan from a Can?

    Thanks
    MAY 2010 Challenges
    ABS-1200, Squats-1200, Lunges-400, PushUps-700, Stability Ball-250 mins,
    I weigh once a week, Mondays !


    re-started 10/12/09 -F/55/5'9" -(July 14-265) 252/206/170
    Goals
    240 (nice round number)-Yippee 238.5 on 11-16-09
    226 (where I was when I fell off the wagon) - 01-03-10
    210 (another round number) -04/09/10
    199 (Onedurland!!!) -
    Tags: canned, cheese, fresh??, parmesan
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    Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

    It depends on what I'm using it for, if I'm using it like a bread crumb sustitute in a recipe, I use the stuff in a can. If I'm using it to actually flavor a dish, I use the fresh.
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    3rd Goal ~ 150 In the home stretch
    Final Goal ~ 145 or below (I'll know when I get there) No longer overweight
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    • #3
      Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

      I use both fresh and canned Parmesan and Romano. I prefer freshly grated and use that most times when the cheese is a garnish. The canned, powdery stuff works better as a coating for foods (in lieu of bread crumbs) or for thickening or as a binder (meatloaf/meatballs).
      Female, 54, 5'6" START DATE: 22JUL09




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      • #4
        Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

        Thanks for the feedback. I've always used freshly grated, and it never dawned on me to use the canned for "breading". No wonder my results were so different.
        MAY 2010 Challenges
        ABS-1200, Squats-1200, Lunges-400, PushUps-700, Stability Ball-250 mins,
        I weigh once a week, Mondays !


        re-started 10/12/09 -F/55/5'9" -(July 14-265) 252/206/170
        Goals
        240 (nice round number)-Yippee 238.5 on 11-16-09
        226 (where I was when I fell off the wagon) - 01-03-10
        210 (another round number) -04/09/10
        199 (Onedurland!!!) -

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        • #5
          Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

          Just watch because some canned ones contain other stuff besides cheese.
          JILL

          HW 298
          HW (this time) 248
          GOAL ONE 228           (take 2)
          GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
          GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
          FINAL GOAL 165

           It's not about the results. Its about the process.

          "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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          • #6
            Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

            Good Point Jill, Since I don't usually buy the stuff. I know I don't buy the pre-shredded cheeses because of the added coatings, so it makes sense.
            Thanks
            MAY 2010 Challenges
            ABS-1200, Squats-1200, Lunges-400, PushUps-700, Stability Ball-250 mins,
            I weigh once a week, Mondays !


            re-started 10/12/09 -F/55/5'9" -(July 14-265) 252/206/170
            Goals
            240 (nice round number)-Yippee 238.5 on 11-16-09
            226 (where I was when I fell off the wagon) - 01-03-10
            210 (another round number) -04/09/10
            199 (Onedurland!!!) -

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            • #7
              Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

              Originally posted by Kntrylady View Post
              Thanks for the feedback. I've always used freshly grated, and it never dawned on me to use the canned for "breading". No wonder my results were so different.
              Lightbulb moment for me. I'll make sure to check the ingredients on the can before I purchase. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
              "You always had it. You always had the power."~~ Glinda the Good Witch

              Glenda
              F/5'10/47
              261/xxx/???
              "Happiness is a habit~cultivate it." Elbert Hubbard
              "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein

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              • #8
                Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

                Oh Glenda, I'm so glad I wasn't the only one , Glad it helped !
                MAY 2010 Challenges
                ABS-1200, Squats-1200, Lunges-400, PushUps-700, Stability Ball-250 mins,
                I weigh once a week, Mondays !


                re-started 10/12/09 -F/55/5'9" -(July 14-265) 252/206/170
                Goals
                240 (nice round number)-Yippee 238.5 on 11-16-09
                226 (where I was when I fell off the wagon) - 01-03-10
                210 (another round number) -04/09/10
                199 (Onedurland!!!) -

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                • #9
                  Re: Parmesan cheese - canned or fresh??

                  Hey same here. I always have bought fresh so this opens up the whole idea of "breading" for me!
                  JILL

                  HW 298
                  HW (this time) 248
                  GOAL ONE 228                   (take 2)
                  GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
                  GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
                  FINAL GOAL 165

                   It's not about the results. Its about the process.

                  "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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