/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14868065
the best of the lowest quality cheese?
why dont get a decent cheese instead?

It's literally all the same this is like asking who makes the best bologna lol it's just ground up trimmings and bone.
Use real cheese if you want something "good" or "better," how its made actually matters.

>>14868065
As long as it comes from the deli counter, it's fine.
Just don't get the Kraft squares or whatever pre-packaged processed shit they have in the milk aisle.

Kraft singles are pretty unchallenged in the world of shitty, processed cheese. Don't fuck with their cheddar, or swiss, or reduced fat, or whatever. Just get regular-ass singles and put them on a minute or so before your patties are done. If you give a shit, spring for their deluxe as they're a bit thicker and substantial.

>>14868065
if you are yuropean, try hochland, it's sounds disgusting, but wanted shit cheese

You have to be 18 or over to post here. Go to literally any deli counter and pick out your own cheese. You're absolutely cucked if you only eat pre-packaged singles.

i get the kroger premium kind. it's thicker cut and has a firmer texture

>>14868114
Imagine thinking that chain deli counter bullshit is actually a decent upgrade to any pre-sliced cheese. Fucking yikes, my manbaby dude.

>>14868076
>>14868087
>>14868114
Guys, I want it for burgers. It's only good on burgers, otherwise I would never buy american cheese.

Boar's Head makes a pretty good american cheese.

Or you could go really wild and make your own: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/09/melty-american-style-cheddar-cheese-slices-for-burgers-and-grilled-cheese-recipe.html

>>14868101
>>14868114
These anon's are absolutely correct, as long as you get it from the deli counter you'll be fine but if I were you I'd keep an eye out for Boar's Head like >>14868170 said.
>>14868137
Any kind of deli meat or cheese that's prepackaged is automatically going to be worse than getting it cut at the deli counter, you have to be either a retard or a tastelet to believe otherwise.

>>14868201
woaw, dumbass detected

>>14868065
boars head

>>14868065
Go to the deli section of your grocery store. If you don't have one Boar's Head is usually decent enough, certainly for American cheese. Avoid kraft

i have some stuff form foodbank that looks just like this. sliced and all

how do i turn it into nacho cheese sauce? add a can of rotel tomatoes and some canned hatch green chillies?

i wanna pour it over 10 jack in the box tacos

>>14868065
i have some stuff form foodbank that looks just like this. sliced and all

how do i turn it into nacho cheese sauce? add a can of rotel tomatoes and some canned hatch green chillies?

i wanna pour it over 10 jack in the box tacos

cumsocks cumsocks cumsocks

Weyauwega 72/3 slices.
Good luck trying to get it outside of Wisconsin, but we can get it at the grocery store.

Same stuff the deli counter might sell by the slice; we buy the whole brick. Fine flavor, very good texture, not excessively salty.

If you buy individually wrapped slices, expect poor quality. There's something they have to do to make it unwrappable that degrades the texture.

None. American cheese is disgusting and smells like a literal asshole.

>>14868243
Make a bechamel. You will need to add some milk to keep it from solidifying.

And then yeah, either rotel or a mix of jalapenos and stewed tomatoes; drained and blenderized (coarse). A lot of people have been complaining about quality issues with rotel lately.

>>14868065
they government cheese that came in big blocks was the best kind, especially for burgers

>>14868065
Burger Lord here.
For cheeseburgers I usually choose a 6-12 month aged white cheddar. I top them with thick slices after the flip. I never lid them because steam-melted cheese sucks. Instead, I pull out a blowtorch to brown the cheese while side-B cooks. This doesn't work well with processed cheese. Just offering you some perspective.

>>14868362

>>14868362
Tillamook, Cabot, Kerry or Trader Joe's cheese.

>>14868380
I've never had Trader Joe's cheddar. Of the rest, the 12-month Cabot cheddar is almost always the least expensive at my grocery store, so I usually go with that.

>>14868362
Okay Gordon. Do you use the same shit in your warm cheese on burnt bread?

>>14868220
Are you really going to act like this bullshit is better than what you get from the deli counter?

>>14868380
>Trader Joe's cheese
TJ cheese always disappoints, not sure why. It always tastes super bland and plasticy. Even Kraft is better.

>>14868408
The beauty of using thick, cold cheese is that the blowtorch brings it to not quite melted, but the surface is browned. Crisp above, soft in the middle, crisp browned burger patty underneath. Really nice. Gordon is a dingdong. His burgers are terrible. He adds stupid shit to the meat and they're spherical like meatballs. No textural interplays with a meatball. I DO toast the bunns in sopped up rendered burger fat though. Bring it together.

>>14868065
Land O Lakes from the deli counter.

>>14868065
Boars Head deli white American

>>14868137
deli American is a substantial upgrade over kraft singles.

>>14868137
Imagine making assertions with no experience or data to back it up.
Imagine being so autistic you believe what assholes on the internet say.
Imagine criticising others food choices when all you do is beg mommy to deep fry some home made tendies so you do t have to eat those shitty chain deli counter ones again
Imagine shitting the bed and lying in it all night. Again.
Imagine the vinegary sheets.

>>14868145
our of curiosity, that cheese in mcd burgers is some kind of kraft cheese? because it doesn't taste particulary bad 2bh

>>14868065
That's like asking which skunk produces the best shit-gas. It's never going to be great mate

>>14869975
Contract manufactured to McDonald's specification.

I'd guess AMPI.

>>14870113
So I moved my lazy ass and googl says that "“Where does McDonald's cheese come from?” It's processed cheese made with cheddar cheese that's blended with other cheeses and ingredients such as salt, water, milk solids, emulsifier, colours and preservative".
Anyway it's fine for dirty pleasure kind of burgers imo. I don't mind me one from time to time.

>>14868170
>>14868145
Seconding making your own, this channel is pretty good
https://youtu.be/qlJ30PGUk8Y
Of course that won't help you right now

Obviously

>>14870189
Gotta have those processed chemicals

>>14868170
+1 for Boars Head white American

>be slav in slavland
>read menu/ingredients list for borger or sandwich
>says "cheddar"
>always refers to american orange slices
why? for what purpose? i understand junk food uses the cheapest ingredients, but the most basic bitch cheese we have here melts perfectly. are imported american orange slices really cheaper than domestic kashkaval?

tfw for some bizarre reason only the "american cheese" "sandwich toast" fulfills my burger cravings. its something about how tangy and weirdly chemical it is, that it fits so perfectly on burgers.
I feel dirty for saying this

>>14870189
>paying more just for a name when it's all the same
lol

>>14868170
That recipe doesnt work. You need lots of chemicals to make real american cheese.
some of them can be ordered online if you pass a background check.

>>14868065
kraft obviously

>>14868087
If you think all bologna is the same you are fucking retarded AND have no tongue.

>>14870140
thats wrong though its actually a semi-edible plastic with flavorings and msg

>>14870199
>>14870420
>t. brainlets
Real american cheese is just a cheese blend with sodium citrate in it for better melting. Not all american cheese is kraft singles.

>>14871324
this

I'm tired of idiots constantly shitting all over american cheese. In order for something to be called cheese in the US it has to meet the actual definition of cheese by the FDA. Singles are by definition, NOT CHEESE. They're cheese food product (which is honestly still borderline mislabeling)

Kraft Deli deluxe, land o lakes american, boars head or any other actual deli american cheese are all just blends of colby and cheddar with sodium citrate as an emulsifier. They're not the weird whey byproducts that singles are.

The true patrician's choice.

>>14868076
It's a burger. It's literally commoner food. American cheese goes well on burgers, despite your opinion on the matter.

Kraft Deli Deluxe Is the best American cheese

>>14868065
>best
sliced fresh at a nice grocery store/family deli
>iconic
kraft original singles

>>14868087
Have you tried Seltzer's lebanon bologna?
Worlds different from BAR-S chicken/pork/beef paste.

>>14868065

whatever burger king uses on their whoppers, that's the best american cheese, wish i knew how to source it

>>14871426
Motherfucker this stuff is awesome. Glad someone else knows about it

>>14868065
>Which brand makes the best american cheese?
DuPont

>>14868065
very good question and i will actually answer it unlike everyone else here who is jacking themselves off with "just get a cheese you didn't fucking ask for" aside from the people who recommended Boars Head.

The american cheese In N Out and McDonalds use is amazing and is way way way better than kraft's sliced milk. I'm not sure what's behind McDonald's cheese but I can tell you that other fast food restaurants use an american cheese that is unprocessed and may cost more.

I'm sure fast food chains have their own proprietary blend with flavoring put into it. But also, american cheese does better with coagulated protein and pinholes, making the entire burger even more savory. This is why they don't work well on hotdogs or other meats.

>>14868145
true, you wouldn't put slices of it on nachos
>>14868076
flavor. Processed cheese has a flavor no other cheeses have.
>>14868087
there is indeed better bologna. What "real cheese" has a flavor similar to processed cheese?
>>14868134
these don't do it for me either but they're certainly better. Another thing too is, the cheese shouldn't be chilled fresh out of the fridge when you put them on a burger

>>14868137
HAHAHAHA HE SAID YIKES AND MY DUDE LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL 4CHAN 4CHAN 4CHAN

>>14873384

what's it like being this soy?

>>14873391
ha ha "soy" i know that word i know that meme i know that reference hahahaha yikes anime

>>14873547

examine your reply behavior, become self aware

>>14870153
wow i am getting overwhelmingly strong child molester vibes off this guy. it's actually shocking how disturbing he looks and sounds to me.
i would not leave him alone with my son. please someone else back me up on this. i'm not crazy, am i?

>>14868065
the stuff from the deli counter at the grocery store

>>14873558
kekekek wowowow what reply such retort bait much? lol

>>14868137

>>14870153
>home made american cheese
>step 1: buy actual cheddar
thanks! very cool!

>>14874514
>>14873547
>>14873384

Boar's head American Yellow/White without any question. It tastes fantastic and melts like cheese and not plastic like many american "cheeses" do.

Cooper brand that was posted is well respected too.

Look at all these American simpletons who think there is anything of value on their pasteurized cheese product.
Imagine feeling attached to something so objectively bad, imagine letting this attachment cloud your judgment to the point you feel the need to defend it.

There is nothing good about American cheese. The color is a calculated shade brought by an immature expectation of what cheese should look like, and achieved trough artificial means. Its only reason to be is some food scientist thinking to himself "Well, this is what cheese looks like, right?"
The flavor is a mix of placebo and regret. While freshness or careful aging create the complex flavors of cheese, this American parody lacks such privileges, whatever aroma it may have is purely coincidental, whatever illusion of flavor it may posses is only due to the dopamine high Americans get when eating something fatty.
The texture is like softened wax, because that is what it most likely is. It covers your mouth in a plastic-like fatty layer that Americans love confusing for enjoyment.
And by far the most pathetic argument I see repeated over and over again, the fact it melts. The characteristic often posted as the sole redeeming quality is something shared by almost all substances in the world, that things soften when hot. Almost all cheeses melt, not that you would want to as different cheeses are meant to be eaten at different temperatures. But the ones that are often melted are superior, they impart great flavor, fat and texture, just look at mozzarella with its milky flavor and stringy texture even after melted. American cheese only serves as a brightly colored layer of fat, might as well top your burgers with some butter, you will get much better results that way.

American cheese is the margarine of cheese. A publicity stunt for a cost-cutting measure that Americans ate right up and now feel a worthless sense of nostalgia for.

>>14875141
If this isn't a pasta, you should feel dumb for wasting that much energy on a thought no one gives a fuck about.

>>14868112
He's not asking for processed cheese singles or pre-sliced cheddar, he's asking for American Cheese. It's different.