Almost everything you know about cheese is wrong
A cheese shop will give you tons of options you may not find in the grocery store. (Stan Horaczek /)A bag of pre-shredded cheese from the supermarket can really come in handy if you’re in a hurry and looking for a quick fix of salt and fat. Unfortunately, many pre-shredded cheeses also come with a dose of cellulose, which is essentially wood pulp. It sounds scarier than it is: cellulose is a common food additive that keeps cheeses like shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan from solidifying back into a clump while in transit and sitting on the store shelves. It serves a real purpose, but it also hinders it from melting perfectly. The solution then is to grate the cheese fresh off the block or skip the grating process completely, says Mary Rizzo, owner of The Cheese Traveler shop in Albany, New York. If you’re making a pizza, one of...