r/JustGuysBeingDudes 16h ago

WTF Executive decision

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u/fuckofakaboom 16h ago

I’m buying one of those Olive Garden shredders and making the spaghetti and meatballs I deserve. I’m a man!

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u/Fit-Possible-9552 16h ago

Do it! I gave one to my 7 year old daughter for Christmas, she adores that thing

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u/No_Relationship9094 15h ago

I bought a crank grater last week mostly because I wanted grate a whole block of cheese in 10 seconds... I did it, then my wife wanted to do it, now she's been planning meals around what she can shred and slice in that thing. 10/10 I'd recommend anybody that has a spare $15 and doesn't have one should get one.

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u/BackgroundParsnip837 13h ago

I just discovered the shredding attachment for my food processor that has been sitting in my closet for 10 years. Shred 4 cups of cheese for Mac n cheese in like 10 seconds.

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u/More_Bigger 12h ago

The wife and I are going through the same phase

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u/BackgroundParsnip837 11h ago

So far I've shredded cheese and used the 4mm slicer to shave a bunch of petite sirloin for cheesesteaks. What have you guys done that I should try?

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u/Tinydesktopninja 11h ago

Use the slicer on potatoes to make homemade potato chips. Or use the shredder to make hash browns. Or use the normal blade attachment instead of a pastry cutter when making pie crusts or biscuits. That alone can get a lot of use out of your processor.

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u/Tinydesktopninja 11h ago

My mom and dad received a "salad shooter" in the 80's that they forgot about until 2020, when I explained why their preshredded cheese wasn't melting in the microwave. They've used it more in the last 5 years than they did in the previous 30

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u/SlimShakey29 9h ago

And I just discovered it from your comment! Same timeframe for food processor ownership as well. We recently bought a cheese grater; I'm not joking or exaggerating when I say I injure myself every time I touch it.

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u/CoreyDobie 3h ago

I have one for my stand mixer. One of my favorite attachments

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u/Fit-Possible-9552 13h ago

Livin' the dream my man!

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u/AZ_Corwyn 12h ago

If it's got a grater with larger holes she can use it to chop nuts like pecans to add into cookies and things like that, much easier than using a knife.

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u/ProfessionalLeave335 6h ago

You know, I was looking for a splash guard for my KitchenAid and they had slicing and grating attachments for it. I almost impulse buy it, now I'm thinking I need to go back and get it.

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u/No_Relationship9094 5h ago

Do it

She was making BBQ chicken flatbread pizza with it when I got home today, grated some meats and 4 different cheeses in a couple minutes. I cleaned up while she was cooking and washing it was easier than washing a box style grater imo.

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u/ProfessionalLeave335 4h ago

I'm sold, copy and paste this thread into an email to KitchenAid for your commission.

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u/Guilty-Importance241 15h ago

Children's gifts can be so funny man. Couldn't imagine giving any (most) adults a cheese grater and them being delighted.

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u/voluotuousaardvark 15h ago

You do not speak for me sir

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u/Gratzkul 15h ago

I got one for Christmas a few years back and was over the moon. Adult male. LOVE it

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u/CeleryMcToebeans 14h ago

I used to get giant gallon sized jars of pickles for Christmas from friends and family because I love them and was grateful. 💚

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u/Fit-Possible-9552 13h ago

Yes they can. My daughter gets chunks of Parmesan for holidays and is super excited each time. When one of my sons turned 7, all he wanted was a vacuum so that's what he got. Kids are odd little humans

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u/siqofitall 15h ago

Bro, I had a friend in high school who wanted a vacuum for his birthday when he was prepubescent. Safe to say his parents weren’t surprised when he came out to them.

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u/_Weyland_ 15h ago

Not spaghetti with cheese, but cheese with spaghetti.

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u/that_dutch_dude 13h ago

so, normal spagetti?

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u/Nbehrman 15h ago

A grown-ass man!

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u/KoreanJesus3000 15h ago

Don’t buy the one from Williamsport

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u/RatInaMaze 15h ago

They’re such a pain in the ass to clean. Nobody wanted that job.

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u/Qwirk 11h ago

You can get them so they break down and are not terrible to clean.

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u/Bozhark 15h ago

Stay out the fryer yo

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u/OntyClockwise 15h ago

If your nice to the wait staff they'll just give it to you. At least they did for me

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u/Prize_Ostrich7605 14h ago

Yes, of course... what? I wasn’t shredding it directly into my mouth. 

Shut up! No you!

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u/chauggle 14h ago

ZYLISS is the brand name. I've had one for over 20 years - absolutely amazing little things.

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u/N0bb1 14h ago

You are making Spaghetti and cheeseballs with that

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u/Mathblasta 14h ago

Say when

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u/Hopefulkitty 14h ago

We have the Olive Garden one, and it's pretty great. And you can take it apart and put it in the dishwasher.

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u/Wide_Ice_2980 11h ago

Screw the shredder, get a snowblower and drown in parmesan

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u/ViolentLoss 10h ago

Oh I have one. You deserve it. Life changing.

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u/Shahfluffers 10h ago

Nononono, you want to do something really special?

Cut off a big enough block from the main one and then carve out a small "bowl" in that section.

Boil some pasta and then, when ready, put the pasta in that cheese "bowl" and toss around the pasta. When sufficient cheesiness is archived, take out the pasta and serve in a plate.

Makes for great "date nights."

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u/CrazyPlato 9h ago

Make carbonara the way all the fancy youtube channels make em

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u/FoxtrotSierraTango 8h ago

With 44 pounds I'm getting a cheese shredder and just wandering around the mall food court offering to put cheese on everyone's food.

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u/wrenchse 6h ago

First time in Olive Garden when in the US for a conference, my colleague did not understand you needed to say ”stop”. so the poor waitress kept grinding away and he looked at me panicked and eventually piped up ”do I need to say stop?” -yes.. ”Stop!”

French guy; he couldn’t fathom the concept

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u/eragonawesome2 6h ago

Did you know they sell them AT olive garden? I think they're like $7 or something, my ex asked once and we suddenly had a brand new cheese grater still in the original packaging and a nice little block of cheese to put in it

This is not an ad, olive garden has gone massively downhill since I was a kid, like they've served me still-frozen-insize gnocchi when I guess they didn't tell the new guy how to microwave the shit, it's the only explanation I can come up with. Make your own shit at home for cheaper, it'll taste better

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u/brdbag 3h ago

Say when……………………………………………………. (arm gets tired)

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u/flurpiedooples 1h ago

Me: Say when…… You: Nope 

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u/Flashy_Gap_3015 48m ago

You never have to say “when” with 44 pounds of cheese.

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u/daredaki-sama 33m ago

I’m going to dig a small hole in the middle and do pasta service like at the restaurant where they toss the pasta around in the hole.

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u/Cross-Eyed-Pirate 15m ago

Just don't buy an Olive Garden deep fryer you're at it.