Man, I so wish I could IM while grading. This is BORING.

ita, argh. I'm sorry about your continued medical angst.

Question for the hivemind: I accidently put a big block of cheese (cheddar) in the freezer yesterday. What should I do? Should I leave it in the freezer and hack off bits as needed? Will it get mushy if I out in the fridge now and let it thaw?

Big Block of Cheese Day! (Sorry, I have no advice.)

I had a fairly spectacular non-fall today while trying to help a carfull of octogenarian ladies who were stuck on the ice. Windmilling arms and everything.

Big Block of Cheese Day!

Maybe Toby or Josh would know what to do with my frozen block of cheese.

Timelies all!

All this food talk is making hungry and I ate dinner fairly recently.(Pineapple black bean chicken frozen dinner, if anyone cares)

Ganked from a website

# Normally, frozen cheese will lose its characteristic body and texture, becoming crumbly and mealy. However, small pieces (1 pound or less, not over 1 inch thick) of certain varieties may be frozen for as long as 6 months -- if they are handled and stored properly. To prevent evaporation, cut cheese should be tightly wrapped in foil or other moistureproof freezer wrapping, then frozen immediately. Freeze the product quickly, at a temperature setting of 0 °F. or lower.

# Cheese varieties that can be successfully frozen in small pieces are: Brick, Cheddar, Edam, Gouda, Muenster, Port du Salut, Swiss, Provolone, Mozzarella, and Camembert. Small cheeses, such as Camembert, can be frozen in their original packages. When removed from the freezer, cheese should be thawed in the refrigerator and used as soon as possible after thawing.

Probably utterly unhelpful, but that's what I've got.

I had a fairly spectacular non-fall today while trying to help a carfull of octogenarian ladies who were stuck on the ice. Windmilling arms and everything.

God, I don't miss the ice. Were the ladies all okay?

I am going to shoot someone if I can't find this damned spreadsheet somewhere. It's nobody's fault but my own, but still.

Okay people, who's up for another round of financial talk? I'm thinking about switching my mortgage to 2X a month instead of monthly. Pros, cons? (Note - I'm talking 1st and 15th, not every two weeks. I am nowhere near organized enough to stay on top of that since I don't get paid that way.)

When removed from the freezer, cheese should be thawed in the refrigerator and used as soon as possible after thawing.

It's best if you're using it in a sauce or on something where it'll get melty. The defrosted texture won't be as good as fresh at room temp.

When removed from the freezer, cheese should be thawed in the refrigerator and used as soon as possible after thawing.

So keep frozen and hack off chunks as necessary.

Thanks Debet.

I'm a renter, not an owner, but I have heard that 2X a month is better because of interest, but that could be wrong.