Why Does Parmesan Cheese Always Sticks to Fork Tines and Plates! It's Hard to Clean Off!

Because it's a very high protein and relatively high fat cheese.

Similar to cooked eggs being hard to wash off plates.

Low fat, r1.

Because it doesn't want to go down your nasty drain hole.

I wipe it off with paper towels.

$18, for this.

Who is this $18 troll? He's popping up on every thread.

Parmesan is the K-Fed of cheeses.

I bought shredded parmesan at Whole Food to sprinkle on my Gluten free Ravioli.

It was heaven!

But what a beast getting it off of the flatware.

Its awful.

I just run it under as warm water as i could stand and scrape it off with my fingers before I wash it.

Everyday dinnerware goes in the dishwasher so no problem, anything antique or hand painted that has to be hand washed you leave to soak in hot water before washing.

I guess someone gave a Wi-Fi password to the Help.

I'll be happy to clean the cheese from your forks AND your dinner plates, OP.

I'm sincerely sorry that life is so very fucking difficult for you.

I don't give a fuck what the rest of you think, I love this OP because this bugs the shit out of me, too. It's even a pain in the ass if you want to toss the parm into the pot with drained pasta.

"Fine silver & china" SNORT!

"Gluten free ravioli" SNORT!!!

"Hand painted"

snort.

R12 ever heard of nonstick cookware!

[quote]Signed, Sexually Frustrated Cheese-Loving Male Houseboy

Are there female houseboys?

R17, I have and after a while, it's bullshit.

I love parmesan

Let them soak in water before you wash

Just get some Chinet plates and plastic silverware so that we don't have to listen to your candy-ass whining.

Is this a stealth uncut thread????

As R20 says, soak in warm water until the cheese softens. Borax or baking soda ( dissolved, or directly on the cheese) should remove it w/o damaging drlicate silverware or china.

That's so cheesy, R22 !

I have beautiful china but since I have severe spine problems I can't bend I stopped using anything breakable, no real china, glasses or even things in jars. If I buy a jar of pickles I put them into plastic containers as soon s I get them home. Anyway, I found this microwave safe set of heavy plastic plates, cups, saucers, bowls etc. at Target. Totally unbreakable. And I discovered that while it does stain (especially since I picked white and love red sauce) things really do not stick to it. Cleanup is very easy and I use a lot of Parm and other cheeses.

Of course if you have a lot of company that might not be an option.

So... I'm guessing you've never inherited anything R13-R16? Sucks to be you.

While on the topic, notice how peanut butter, if left on the knife, doesn't wash off properly in the dishwasher? It stains the stainless.

High fat R2, one of the highest fat cheeses there is.

I hate how hard it is to wash off Ranch dressing from bowls and plates. That stuff just smears around. Oh, and leftover grits and mashed potatoes in a saucepan - what a mess. You gotta let those soak.

Don't get me started on certain cold cereals that cement onto bowls unless you give it a quick rinse before leaving the bowl in the sink.

Just make something else for dinner.

Think about what it is doing in your system OMG

[quote]I have to use a scrub brush on my fine silver and china

MARY!

Big problems... oh well.

Those of you who own dishwashers, consider yourselves lucky.

Battery acid does wonders.

I just had to clean a cheesy pan and I mixed water with vinegar and put on stove at medium heat for about 20 minutes. Wiped it off with a paper towel. It worked wonderfully!

Do what I do! I eat off paper plates and use plastic forks! Fuck the environment! My time is more precious cuz a girl's gotta preen!!!

R34, 75% of American households have dishwashers. Apparently, we're a lucky country.

OP, rinse the plates and forks in hot water and scrub them briefly with the rough side of a sponge before you put them in the d/w. If you're part of the unlucky 25% or are using non-dishwasher-safe heirlooms, you have to scrub plates and utensils in hot, soapy water anyway, so what's the problem?

Frau cunt thread.

Suggestion: stop eating cheese that smells like vomit.

Few of you have ever eaten the real thing.

The stuff sold in the US is faux Parmigiano unless it's imported.

Parmigiano is like Champagne in that the only actual Champagne comes from a specific region of France.

I use the fake stuff too....but it's nothing like the freshly grated real thing.

The real stuff BTW is low fat and I've never had it stick to silverware.