When working with freshly grated cheese, recipes can sometimes give you ingredients using a measuring cup, ounces or grams if you use the metric system. If you don’t have a scale in your kitchen, or maybe you do and just don’t want to pull it out, the easiest way to know how much cheese to use is to know the ounces of cheese per cup. One cup is the equivalent of 4 oz. Below is a helpful chart with different measurements.
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Tips on grating parmesan cheese
- If you are using a good box grater you can achieve different textures such as finely grated, coarsely grated and flaked parmesan cheese. Remember that the coarsely grated cheese will be heavier than the finely grated cheese, so you will need to grate less cheese to get the same amount in weight. If you are grating a large amount of cheese you may want to consider using a food processor (affiliate) to do the job. It will give you shredded cheese in seconds and save you time and energy.
- If you are only grating a small amount of cheese for garnish the best tool to use is a handheld microplane or shaver for larger flakes.
- Grating cheese always works best when the cheese is cold, so don’t take it out of the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
- The overall outcome of a recipe is not going to be impacted if you do not have the exact amount of cheese called for in the recipe. It is going to taste delicious whether you have 4 oz or 5 oz. And hey, it’s your dish, so if you like a lot of cheese, go nuts!
- If your cheese still has the rind on it, cut the rind off with a sharp knife before you grate it and save it. Although the rind is edible, it is harder than the rest of the cheese and difficult to grate. But do not throw it away! The rind of the cheese can be used in various sauces and gives so much amazing flavor!
- The different textures of cheese are typically used in different ways. Finely grated parmesan cheese should be used to incorporate into sauces because it will melt easier, while coarsely grated or flaked parmesan cheese can be used on salads or as a garnish to your dishes so you get lots of flavor in each bite.
- Although buying pre-shredded cheese at the store is an easy option, buying a wedge of cheese and grating it yourself will save you money. It is also a healthier option, as pre-shredded cheese often contains additives that stop the cheese from clumping together.
- Typically you are cooking with 2-year-aged parmesan, but if you have a cheese that is aged for longer than that, it will have a stronger flavor due to the aging process and you may want to consider using different volumes of this cheese.
Parmesan cheese conversion: ounces to cups
Here is a quick reference for how to convert finely grated parmesan cheese. These conversions can also be used for other similar semi-hard cheeses like Pecorino-Romano and Grana Padano. This conversion will vary depending on the type of cheese you are using, so this chart will not work for cream cheese or feta cheese. No need to pack the cheese into a measuring cup, you should have the right amount leaving it loose.
- 1 cup = 4 oz
- ½ cup = 2 oz
- ¼ cup = 1 oz
Parmesan cheese conversion: grams to cups
And for all my Canadian and UK friends reading this, and who use the metric system, here is a quick reference for converting parmesan cheese from grams to cups.
- 1 cup = 112 g
- ½ cup = 56 g
- ¼ cup = 28 g
Recipes with parmesan cheese
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