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American cheese (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's full of emulsifiers and nearly flavorless so it can also make sauces super creamy

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

You can add sodium citrate and milk to just about any cheese to make it melt smoother if you want. Skip adding American entirely.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

I can find american cheese a lot easier than I can find sodium citrate

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

True. But now you have options.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Aren't you just describing more or less how they actually make American cheese? Real cheese (cheddar and ?) mixed with curd and emulsifiers.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty much. Just pointing out that you don't need to cut your sauce with American to make it gooey.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

American is so mild that an even somewhat flavorful cheese will overpower the hell out of it. I'm not worried about a single slice of american diluting my cheese sauce. Not to any perceptible degree, anyway.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Again, that would be "American Cheese Food Product" which is right on the Kraft label.

And that shit never crosses my threshold.

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