Parmaggiano Reggiano cheese - how to store and how long will it keep?!
Parmaggiano Reggiano cheese - how to store and how long will it keep?
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The one I buy at Costco is quite a big piece, so I cut it in 2 and freeze half - for months. The other piece I keep wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge. I change the wrap periodically (I read somewhere where you should change it each time ou use it, but I don't everytime). I keep it for months. It never goes bad, but it does harden , the smaller the piece gets, the faster it gets hard - then its too hard to grate and has no taste.
Parmaggiano Reggiano and other hard grating cheeses contain little moisture and do not need to breathe. Wrap in wax paper, parchment paper, or butcher paper, then overwrap tightly with aluminum foil. It will keep for a very long time, up to three weeks.