An update on the Mighty Minestrone

Ok, so I made this soup again but thought I'd try to be clever... it didn't quite work out the way I hoped.  I have always been annoyed at trying to scoop out the gooey blob of parmesan cheese after its done so I thought, "why not tie it up in cheesecloth?"  Made sense, right?  WRONG!  While it was much easier to get the cheese back out of the soup, the flavor wasn't nearly as good.  This was a FAIL.  Apparently when you already have a good thing going, it is best not to monkey with it thinking that you're clever.