Question about opening cheese package

[Rrty]

There is a feta cheese product I really enjoy, but I find it difficult to open. It is one of those squares (or rectangles might be more geometrically accurate) that is surrounded very tightly by plastic.

Here is my problem. The plastic is so tight and close to the cheese that I have to take a knife and stab at the corners to start the opening process. I then peel it a bit, but then have to stab the middle to allow more peeling. A final third stab is needed toward the end.

I get so afraid that I am going to stab myself doing this, and have come close in fact to doing so. The reason is because the plastic is so tight I have to put a lot of pressure to start the first hole (and even the other ones).

My question is this. I believe I have seen someone else slice the plastic on the side, as if they are slicing the cheese itself without the plastic. I think it was almost like slicing it in half, through the plastic. The cheese is then easily liberated from the plastic that way. But, can bits of plastic contaminate the cheese if it is done this way? That's what I am afraid of. Or, would it simply be obvious if that is the case? It seems to me this method would work, and the plastic is so tight and strong that it will simply snap back and away from the cheese without becoming embedded.

I really don't know, though.

 

[danie]

There is a feta cheese product I really enjoy, but I find it difficult to open. It is one of those squares (or rectangles might be more geometrically accurate) that is surrounded very tightly by plastic.

Here is my problem. The plastic is so tight and close to the cheese that I have to take a knife and stab at the corners to start the opening process. I then peel it a bit, but then have to stab the middle to allow more peeling. A final third stab is needed toward the end.

I get so afraid that I am going to stab myself doing this, and have come close in fact to doing so. The reason is because the plastic is so tight I have to put a lot of pressure to start the first hole (and even the other ones).

My question is this. I believe I have seen someone else slice the plastic on the side, as if they are slicing the cheese itself without the plastic. I think it was almost like slicing it in half, through the plastic. The cheese is then easily liberated from the plastic that way. But, can bits of plastic contaminate the cheese if it is done this way? That's what I am afraid of. Or, would it simply be obvious if that is the case? It seems to me this method would work, and the plastic is so tight and strong that it will simply snap back and away from the cheese without becoming embedded.

I really don't know, though.

This is my all-time favorite post!

 

[FlakeNoir]

This is my all-time favorite post!

(sorry Rrty... this tickled me)

Rrty why don't you give it a go... and see what happens? Worst case scenario, you waste a block of feta.

 

[PatInTheHat]

(sorry Rrty... this tickled me)

Rrty why don't you give it a go... Worst case scenario, you waste a block of feta.

Hmmm, I dunno, clearly I remember the words, "knife", and, "stab", in that post, so.......
Yeah give 'er go...carefully, oh so carefully

 

[mjs9153]

 

[arista]

Good Luck on cutting the cheese

 

[arista]

My problem is not with cutting the cheese(I can't help it-I laugh every time) -but getting dvds from their medically sealed packages.

 

[Out of Order]

 

[Spideyman]

Best morning post ever!

 

[no bounce no play]

Try a hand-held can opener. They're great at opening products like you might buy from Home Depot that are sealed in heavy plastic.

 

[Kurben]

Cheeses..... I love them. Why cut them at all? Just put them in the mouth and chew! Best snack ever.

 

[staropeace]

I just buy it in jars with water.

 

[KingAHolic]

 

[GNTLGNT]

...a simple box cutter, handled with care will liberate the fromage from it's plastic lingerie....

 

[muskrat]

Oh dear, where to begin? You see, whenever one ventures into the 'Feta Cheese' realm, a certain amount of risk must be accepted. Though I hesitate to condone the misuse of sharp, cutting instruments, I must indeed recommend the 'Liston' knife--not only serviceable with dairy products, but quite adept at severing limbs in the heat of battle. I, myself, prefer hanks of Ricotta beaten flat with blunt, wooden objects--antique rolling pins are best.

 

[TarkDower]

Fire should melt right through that plastic!

Maybe break the seal with a needle, then use the knife. Once the plastic is breached it should be a lot easier to get the knife to do its job.

Great plastic-wrapped cheese comes from happy plastic-wrapped cows, and happy plastic-wrapped cows come from plastic-wrapped California.

 

[Neesy]

We like the Old cheese up here - Andy told me once "I bought some of that Old Fort cheese that you like".
(Was not sure if he was joking or if he really did not realize that the part that says "Fort" actually means strong in French).

 

[Kurben]

no good party pr holiday is complete without a plate of some different cheeses.

 

[Neesy]

no good party pr holiday is complete without a plate of some different cheeses.

In Sweden when you "cut the cheese" does it mean the same thing as here in North America Kurben?

 

[FlakeNoir]

In Sweden when you "cut the cheese" does it mean the same thing as here in North America Kurben?

Neesy!