In any commercial kitchen, even the smallest details can make a difference in service and customer experience. Chefs and foodservice professionals know that the quality of ingredients can turn an ordinary dish into something extraordinary. One item often overlooked in the name of convenience is freshly shredded cheese.
Imagine biting into a perfectly crafted pizza with cheese that melts beautifully and bursts with flavor. Now, think about the time you bit into a pizza that tasted muted and flat. The difference? The cheese.
Freshly shredded cheese keeps its natural taste and aroma, making it a star in cooking. Unlike pre-shredded cheese, which often has additives that dull its flavor, fresh cheese gives you a better taste experience. When chefs shred cheese in-house, they ensure their customers enjoy every bite at its best.
Quality isn’t just about taste. It’s also about texture, how well the cheese melts, and how it performs in different dishes.
Pre-shredded cheese contains additives such as starches and powdered cellulose to serve as anti-caking agents, while preservatives are also included to help prevent mold. While these ingredients make it quicker to get shredded cheese onto menu items, the cheese loses the unique qualities that make it a crowd favorite.
On the other hand, fresh cheese keeps its authentic texture and melts much smoother. Without any adulterated ingredients, the authentic flavor of the cheese comes through in the dish. This means you get the perfect cheese pull, a better texture in hot and cold dishes, and no odd additive flavors.
From a financial standpoint, pre-shredded cheese might seem convenient, but it often comes with hidden costs. Switching to block cheese and shredding in-house offers several benefits.
First, it allows restaurant operators to save money by purchasing in bulk. Second, it reduces food waste, as fresh cheese produces better dishes, and restaurants only have to shred what’s needed. Lastly, it improves yield, meaning using less cheese per dish because of its superior melting properties.
Choosing between pre-shredded and freshly shredded cheese is more than just convenient. It’s about improving your dishes, ensuring high quality, and making smart business decisions.
That’s where the GSCS Cheese Shredder from Globe saves the day. Making cheese shredding quicker, the GSCS has a motor that can handle shredding entire blocks of cheese without needing to cut them in pieces first. Able to shred up to 65 pounds of cheese per minute, the GSCS is also easy to take apart for cleaning. So operators will help save on labor, helping with quicker ROI. Available in three different models, there is a GSCS Cheese Shredder for every sized restaurant.