The Cheese Thread

[Dakota Tebaldi]

No way. If you're using a semi-hard cheese for melty applications you're doing yourself a disservice. Cheddar can never be as creamy as melted American unless it's fake cheddar. It so quickly re-hardens after it melts - if it melts at all. Sometimes it'll even separate a bit when it melts, and that's not great.

If you're just dead set on thinking deli American cheese is the same stuff as Kraft singles and refuse to ever touch it, at least go with a nice Munster. Or...oooh, Havarti should do the trick on a grilled anything.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Those are for roast beef. If cheddar won't melt you are cooking your burger wrong.

 

[Free]

Go with the Havarti.

 

[Essence Lumin]

Is not! Some actual deli-sliced American is way better for a grilled cheese or to top a burger than any other kind unless you're doing a very specific thing like mushroom and Swiss. It's basically like Emmental, but a bit sharper and semi-soft. Stop thinking American cheese only comes in plastic wrappers!

True. Around here the gold standard is Cooper sharp which is called American. It has no resemblance to that Kraft junk though. Very good on Philly cheesesteaks. You won't find it outside of 100 miles from here though.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

True. Around here the gold standard is Cooper sharp which is called American. It has no resemblance to that Kraft junk though. Very good on Philly cheesesteaks. You won't find it outside of 100 miles from here though.

Yeah deli American is very much one of those kinds of things where there's gonna be a supplier that's unique to your region.

I mean, MAYBE there's a national supplier. Like I'll bet Boar's Head probably sells an American cheese. But who's buying anything from Boar's Head?

 

[Essence Lumin]

No way. If you're using a semi-hard cheese for melty applications you're doing yourself a disservice.

Raclette cheese is so delicious for melty stuff but is often expensive.

 

[Dancien]

Go with the Havarti.

I did grilled cheese sandwiches with Havarti and Boudin on potato bread and it pretty much changed my life. I second the havarti nomination

 

[Free]

 

[Free]

OH NO! NOT THE CHEESE!

Climate change is coming for your cheese

Adapting to climate change by replacing grass in cows' feed with corn affected the nutritional value and quality of cheese, French researchers found.

www.sciencenews.org

By affecting cows’ diets, climate change can affect cheese’s nutritional value and sensory traits such as taste, color and texture. This is true at least for Cantal — a firm, unpasteurized cheese from the Auvergne region in central France, researchers report February 20 in the Journal of Dairy Science.

Cows in this region typically graze on local grass. But as climate change causes more severe droughts, some dairy producers are shifting to other feedstocks for their cows, such as corn, to adapt. “Farmers are looking for feed with better yields than grass or that are more resilient to droughts,” but they also want to know how dietary changes affect their products, says animal scientist Matthieu Bouchon.

 

[Free]

Breakin' the bank for a stainless steel beast,
I fought the Cheese and the Cheese won

 

[Free]

This seems like an idea that came about when they ended up with 16 extra cases of colliers cheddar they couldn't return.

 

[Free]

Even good dog cheese is to be avoided.

England’s Oldest Known Cheese Guide Warns: Don’t Eat Dog Cheese

A newly transcribed book about cheese from the 1580s offers advice on everything from when to eat your meal to what kinds of milk to use.

gizmodo.com

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Even good dog cheese is to be avoided.

England’s Oldest Known Cheese Guide Warns: Don’t Eat Dog Cheese

A newly transcribed book about cheese from the 1580s offers advice on everything from when to eat your meal to what kinds of milk to use.

gizmodo.com

Dog cheese...

 

[Essence Lumin]

Even good dog cheese is to be avoided.

England’s Oldest Known Cheese Guide Warns: Don’t Eat Dog Cheese

A newly transcribed book about cheese from the 1580s offers advice on everything from when to eat your meal to what kinds of milk to use.

gizmodo.com

It also says, "It also specifies that the author is not aware of anyone who uses women’s milk to make cheese. " So maybe that's OK.

 

[Free]

Are they anti-cheese, or is this just a stop on a tour?

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Free]

Could use some bread.

 

[Free]

 

[Free]

Continuing good news for denizens of New York City.

NYC is getting its first-ever cheese conveyor-belt restaurant

Choose from a parade of passing cheeses

www.timeout.com

New York City’s dining scene has seen it all, from sushi belts and robotic bartenders to ramen served by industrial conveyor. But cheese? That’s new. Come early 2026, Manhattan will welcome Pick & Cheese, London’s cult-favorite cheese conveyor-belt restaurant, opening its first U.S. outpost inside Shaver Hall, the massive new food hall taking over the former Lord & Taylor flagship on Fifth Avenue.

Here’s how it works: diners grab a seat at the counter, and a slow-moving belt carries a parade of plates beneath glass domes. Each one holds a small portion of artisan cheese—think creamy wedges, crumbly hunks, oozy drizzles—all paired with a clever accompaniment, like tomato and chili jam or rose Turkish delight. You just pluck what catches your eye and make your own cheese plate.

 

[Isabeau]

14 euros

(Just to be clear, horse cheese is just a +/- translation for Caciocavallo)