Who grates cheese anymore?

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I accidentally got into a conversation with a woman I don’t know at work today and whilst regaling us with the fact that she never chops anything and buys all veg pre chopped, she seemed aghast that anyone bothers to grate cheese and why would you when you can buy it pre grated.

Maybe because it’s covered in potato starch, expensive and not great quality?

Am I the only cheese grater left?

No. I wouldn't buy ready grated cheese. The only prepared veg I would buy is stir fry veg pack.
Graters unite!

I think I’ve bought grated cheese about three times in my life. I don’t like the way it tastes, and I’m too tight to pay the pre grated premium.

No, I’m a cheese grater and veg/fruit chopper upper. Hate the taste of pre grated/chopped food. Yuk yuk yuk.

nope! pre grated cheese ia vile. we grate in this house!

We grate cheese in this house!

I find the pre grated stuff always has flour/starch on it and it’s just not the same imo

Grated cheese is awful stuff. Would much rather spend the minute grating a decent cheddar than putting that crap on my food.

I never buy pre grated cheese.

I wouldn't waste the money on it when I can grate it myself

Nope. We grate here.

Pregrated cheese is wrong. Prechopped veg is crap.

I do

Pre Grated cheese has flour or something mixed through it and it doesn't taste right.

Me! I'm a grater of cheese. Even though I have hypermobility and it hurts my hands I'd rather suffer for good cheese than eat that rubbery pre packed abomination.

It always look old or passed it's best in those pre-packs, yes I know cheese doesn't technically go off, I love a bit of blue stuff, but it doesn't look good

Pregrated cheese? Not on my watch.

Yes I have several graters as well.

I grate cheese, i actually enjoy grating cheese. Sad i know.

We never buy grated cheese, chopped vegetables, jars of sauce etc.

Much nicer, healthier and cheaper, to make your own. :-)

I don't use cheese often but when I do it's to sprinkle on something hot like a jacket potatoe and I always find pregrated cheese doesn't really melt when I put it on top not the same way cheese that you grate yourself does it seems to stay quite solid. Wonder why that is.

I grate. And chop my veg

Always grate my cheese. How else do you chop a big lump off to eat while you're making whatever it is you're making?!

I buy grated cheese when I'm making industrial quantities of cheese sauce for filing the freezer with lasagne.

Pre-grated cheese is good for melting and nothing else.

It depends how well I’m feeling, it tastes a bit crap but pre chopped and grated food is a godsend when I have flare ups, they save so much energy.
But if I’m feeling well enough then I’d rather do it myself.

Potato starch?? I did not know that- urge! I bought grated mozzarella once because I was making pizza and they were out of balls. It was like plastic shavings.

I grate and chop my veg

I'm a grater.

And i have no fingertips.