Burger me!

[TiQuinn]

I’m just gonna put it out there. American cheese is the bomb, yo. It melts beautifully on burgers because of the way it is made; by the way, we’ve got this deep fear of the word “processing” today that doesn’t really take into account the levels of processing that can occur. All American cheese is a couple of base cheeses like Colby annd cheddar added with additional milk and citric acid. It’s not that mysterious.

 

[payn]

I’m just gonna put it out there. American cheese is the bomb, yo. It melts beautifully on burgers because of the way it is made; by the way, we’ve got this deep fear of the word “processing” today that doesn’t really take into account the levels of processing that can occur. All American cheese is a couple of base cheeses like Colby annd cheddar added with additional milk and citric acid. It’s not that mysterious.

Velveeta on the other hand….

 

[TiQuinn]

Velveeta on the other hand….

Yeah, Velveeta’s taste has never sat right with me.

 

[Ryujin]

Beautiful burger, I approve and wish to order one.

Point of order though: please do no confuse American cheddar with American cheese. They are not the same thing. The US -- Wisconsin especially -- produces some outstanding cheddars (even if I am more partial to our Colby and Monterey Jack varieties).

"American cheese," on the other hand, is a disgusting processed food product that should not be consumed by anyone. We Americans become brainwashed that it is real cheese by having it included in things like school lunches, to our deep national shame.

The best use that I have for "American Cheese" is as a binding agent to hold shredded Jack and Cheddar in place on a burger. A good helping of shredded, covered with that easy melting vegetable oil stuff, and the cheese is going nowhere but in my mouth.

 

[Arnie_Wan_Kenobi]

The best use that I have for "American Cheese" is as a binding agent to hold shredded Jack and Cheddar in place on a burger. A good helping of shredded, covered with that easy melting vegetable oil stuff, and the cheese is going nowhere but in my mouth.

The best use I have for it is to take the individually wrapped singles, toss them on the hot grill (still wrapped) and race to see which one inflates first--cheese races can be a blast when one is in a certain, uh "mindset" at a cookout/barbecue.

Of course, I also get a kick out of "Peep jousting" (microwaving marshmallow Peeps with toothpicks stuck in them to see which one pops the other, first.)