The Rise, Fall, and Comeback of American Cheese

[peteb]

The thread title says it all.

The Rise, Fall, and Comeback of American Cheese

It was once considered the best cheeseburger cheese -- what happened?

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The question

why does American cheese taste so good on hamburgers and grilled cheese sandwiches?

 

[Willie Johnson]

Land O' Lakes white American cheese is a fine cheese food product; I like cheddar on a burger better, but LO'L is the best for grilled cheese sandwiches.

 

[stxrus]

Real cheese over cheese product

 

[bottlenecker]

Colby is an american style of cheese that melts fast on a burger. It has every desirable trait of "american cheese", but it's actually cheese, actually american, and it's delicious.

Your welcome, from wisconsin.

 

[Brad Pittiful]

ive never stopped eating it

 

[dented]

lol, I had it on our cheeseburgers off the grill tonight. mmmmmmm

 

[richa]

Dunno. But I don't turn my nose up at american cheese in the right context. I want a cheeseburger.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I like Cooper Sharp - same flavor as regular American cheese, just has a little more of it.

 

[arlum]

Eating it my whole life. Didn't realize there was a fall.

 

[nickmsmith]

on a burger, not sure I could tell you the difference between cheeses by taste, unless it was Pepper Jack, or a stinky variety.

Mostly just adds texture, to me.

Like other people said.. it never went away for me, because I buy what is cheap, and fancy cheeses for sandwich purposes are mostly a waste of money

 

[ZackyDog]

I like Boar's Head White American:

 

[Timbresmith1]

Couldn’t tell you. I don’t buy it. Swiss, sharp cheddar, Muenster, Monteray Jack, Havarti or a combination of the above are great.

 

[1293]

It's my favorite on a burger. I can't stand it on a grilled cheese.

 

[mexicanyella]

on a burger, not sure I could tell you the difference between cheeses by taste, unless it was Pepper Jack, or a stinky variety.

Mostly just adds texture, to me.

Like other people said.. it never went away for me, because I buy what is cheap, and fancy cheeses for sandwich purposes are mostly a waste of money

Mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm, Pepper Jack

I could probably be talked into putting Pepper Jack cheese on a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios.

 

[Nightclub Dwight]

We are pretty cheese savvy in our household. At any given moment, we probably have a good hundred dollars worth of fine cheese in our fridge. I used to play in a band with the manager of the cheese department at Pennsylvania Macaroni, and he always makes sure we have the best.

But I still love regular American cheese for certain applications, like burgers and grilled cheese. Not that there aren't better choices for both. But its what I grew up with, so it will always be near and dear to my heart.

And for everyone who says that American cheese is processed, well, all cheese is processed. Some more than others.

 

[NHFlyCaster]

Cheese Product. Ha ha ha! Cabot VT's Extra Sharp is so good!

 

[Spox]

 

[northernguitar]

Gimme old cheddar on a burger over plastic sheets.

 

[blowtorch]

you pepperjack guys,

Once you go habanaro jack, you'll never go back

 

[Dbrian66]

I am a proud American, but we dropped the ball when it came to our signature cheese! LOL. On a grilled cheese sandwich is about the only way I eat it. And even then I throw a slice of Swiss on there as well!