American cheese

dairy · 31 recipes

American cheese is in 31 recipes and gets defended here on technical grounds rather than snobbery. It contains emulsifying salts that keep the fat and protein together when heated, so it melts into a smooth layer instead of splitting into oil and rubbery strands the way aged cheddar does. That property is the entire reason fast-food burgers look the way they do. For flavour it contributes salt and very little else, which is why several recipes here pair it with a sharper cheese rather than replacing it.

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Recipes with american cheese