No more sticking to the grater: five ways to shred cheese.

To shred cheese, housewives mainly use a grater. But everyone knows how much trouble this process brings.

Shavings stick to the teeth of the grater and make cleaning dishes more difficult.

There is a simple and effective lifehack that will make this process much easier. Use butter.

Simply grease both the outer and inner parts of the grater with the product. The result will amaze you: the cheese will grate easily, and the cleaning process will be limited to rinsing the grater under running water.

Other ways to grate cheese

Grease the surface of the grater

Rub the grater with a brush or just your fingers with vegetable oil. This will prevent the cheese from sticking to the grater and it won't clump together. If you need to grate a large piece of cheese, you will need to grease the grater several times. Watch for when the cheese starts to stick to the grater and grease it again with vegetable oil.

Grate correctly

When grating cheese, choose the right direction. Grate the cheese only from top to bottom, so it will stick less.

Grate cheese directly into the dish

Grate the cheese directly into the plate you need to sprinkle with cheese. This is how experienced chefs in restaurants do it. Grate the cheese directly onto pizza, pasta, or into a salad plate. This way, the cheese will be evenly distributed over the dish and won't be able to clump together.

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Try a vegetable chopper

Hard cheese can be grated not only on a classic grater. Try a vegetable chopper or a special cheese knife. You will get thin cheese shavings of a beautiful shape, which are perfect for decorating salads. Such cheese slices are ideal for decorating a traditional Caesar salad.

How to grate processed cheese

The best way to grate soft or processed cheese is to put it in the freezer for 10 minutes first. The cheese will harden a bit and will grate well and not stick to the grater. Grate the cheese immediately after removing it from the freezer and immediately sprinkle it on the dish.

These simple lifehacks will not only make shredding cheese easier for you but will also make cooking processes more convenient. You will forget about cheese sticking and will be able to wash the grater much more easily and quickly.

Probably there are no housewives who do not use a grater. It is an indispensable thing in the kitchen, with which you can quickly chop not only carrots but also other vegetables and more. But there is one downside - after grating, a lot of dirt is left. There is a simple way to use the grater without dirtying the kitchen.

It is worth noting that graters with a bucket, where vegetable particles fall during grating, are sold in our stores. And they do not differ much in price from regular ones.