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by xp84 441 days ago
With the caveat that the ways it's "worse" can easily be irrelevant compared to the convenience.

For instance, I buy way more shredded cheese than blocks. It removes an annoying step that creates a dirty utensil that isn't trivial to clean (grater). If I'm making 3 quesadillas a day for picky children to eat at different snack or mealtimes, I don't want to own 3 shredders, nor to have to carefully scrub the cheese off it 3x per day.

I haven't noticed any important difference in the cheese besides saving me like 15 minutes a day of fussing with cheese graters.
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thaumasiotes 441 days ago
> If I'm making 3 quesadillas a day for picky children to eat at different snack or mealtimes, I don't want to own 3 shredders

I make quesadillas in the microwave. You don't need to grate the cheese; slicing is just as good.

This assumes you're using corn tortillas; I assume flour tortillas don't microwave well.

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foxyv 441 days ago
My parents bought pre-grated as well. It's a great option for someone with kids.

However, I would recommend grating a block for a couple days worth at a time and keeping it in the fridge in a food storage container. That way you don't need 3 shredders or to spend all your time cleaning shredders every time you want a quesadilla. An electric rotary shredder or a kitchen-aide attachment makes it trivial.

Also, try adding a little canned Red Enchilada sauce to your quesadilla or egg and cheese burritos. It's life changing!

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thaumasiotes 441 days ago
> Also, try adding a little canned Red Enchilada sauce to your quesadilla

That's just an enchilada. They're good, but they're not quesadillas.

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foxyv 441 days ago
A hotdog is a sandwich?
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thaumasiotes 441 days ago
No, a quesadilla in enchilada sauce is not different from an enchilada in any way, form factor or otherwise. A cheese enchilada is a fried tortilla filled with cheese and coated in enchilada sauce. By the time you've added enchilada sauce to a quesadilla, you've already completed the process of making an enchilada.
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foxyv 440 days ago
There is a podcast dedicated to such food related pedantry called "A Hotdog is a Sandwich." Pretty entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcVfgkzo4oBgSdPCB0B2Cg

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thaumasiotes 440 days ago
Would you really call it pedantry to object to someone saying "for an even better cheese pizza, try sprinkling pepperoni over the top"?
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