As part of HuffPosts Reclaim project, HuffPost Taste will focus the entire month of July on simple ways you can reduce food waste in your own home.

There are a great many reasons one should buy wedges of Parmesan, and one of those is the rind. First, the best part of the cheese is found closest to the rind. And second, the rind itself holds loads of culinary potential.

At first the rind might seem like money wasted on a delicious, yet expensive wedge of cheese. But once you learn all the creative ways you can use it in your kitchen youll soon see the light. Never, ever throw away your Parmesan rinds. Ever. They are the secret ingredient your kitchen didnt know you needed.