Before starting, ensure the cheese is at room temperature; cold Parmesan is more brittle and harder to open. If you purchase a whole piece of cheese, find its natural cracks—that's where you ...

Mashable bites into a creamy, nutty, gooey, and sometimes stinky world during our first-ever Cheese Week. One of the food world's most maligned items is powdery, canned parmesan cheese.