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• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  American cheese is just mild cheddar and colby jack, with an emulsifier added to help it blend together and melt smoothly. You can literally make bootleg American cheese by shredding the two together, adding an emulsifier (like sodium citrate) and heating until they melt.

  That same emulsifier is what makes it so good for burgers. Aged cheddar tends to melt into clumps, and tends to get greasy as the milk fat separates out of the solids. The emulsifier helps the cheese solids and oils stay together, making it less clumpy and greasy.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I put Roquefort and St-Felicien on my burgers, doesn’t really melt but the taste is fantastic.

    Or cut a little shallot onion, some cream and melt it all in a saucepan.

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  • LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really? Always thought the taste was so artificial. I’m going to try making it sometime and go from there

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    • phar@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Make sure to get actual american cheese from the deli, don’t buy kraft singles or some fake “cheese product”

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    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yup. Some brands may mix other cheeses in for taste, but it’s basically just those two cheeses and an emulsifier. A little bit of butter may help them melt more smoothly too, but it depends on how dry the cheddar is to begin with. Younger cheddars will melt easier, and may not need butter at all.

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      • LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So its just a dried cheese sauce?

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Some nice mature cheddar, proper stuff from the west country.

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  • LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not too mature, need it to melt properly

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Combine with butter and sodium citrate to make any cheese meltable.

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      • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        For those who are not aware, ^^this^^ is how you turn cheese into american cheese.

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• RaoulDuke85@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love different types of cheese, but on a burger the more important thing is the quality of the beef. Only time I don’t mind American cheese. Plus it melts just right.

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• ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  American cheese is made from cheddar

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