What purpose does American cheese serve? What problem does it solve?

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It melts very smoothly, so it’s great for cheeseburgers, Mac and cheese, and other melty dishes. Adding a little American cheese will allow other cheeses to melt smoother too!

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      9 months ago

      It’s just the sodium citrate. You can order that stuff and make any cheese melt nicely with just a little bit of it thrown in. You don’t have to mix American cheese in to make nice melty cheese. I now make a delicious queso (a decent copy of the one from Moe’s), and another similar recipe but instead of pepper jack and cheddar I use Monterey and cheddar and add rosemary. Spreads great cold on crackers like a Brie would. American cheese would not pair well with either of these.