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Individually wrapped cheese slices could lead to less spoilage.
by Hnrobert42 8y ago
Individually wrapped cheese slices could lead to less spoilage.
- gdfasfklshg 8y agoThis is potentially true. As far as I can see from the article this is only achieved by the use of preservatives. I wonder if similar results in limiting spoilage could be achieved using different preservatives without the wrapping?
- Doxin 8y agoExcept in practice individual slices all go bad at (roughly) the same time. If a block of cheese goes moldy you can just slice off the mold and keep going. Cheese goes bad outside-in, pre-sliced cheese has way more surface area.
- paulie_a 8y agoAs someone from Wisconsin it is wrong to even call that stuff "cheese". The plastic wrapping and the contents are pretty much the same thing.
- sithadmin 8y agoMeh, this is just snobbery. Processed American cheese is still in fact a cheese, and whether you like it or not, it has its place.
- paulie_a 8y agoIt has its place. It is called the garbage.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoIsn't it technically a "processed cheese product"? Why eat something so intensely boring, when there is so much great cheese out there?
- YinglingLight 8y agoTake pride in what you create, rather than what you consume.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoI make amazing food, using quality ingredients.
- Pfhreak 8y agoI used to agree with you. Then I read this: https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/07/whats-really-in-american-cheese.html https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/07/whats-really-in-american... The answer to your second question is: Texture. The way process (not "processed") cheese melts is definitely different than similar cheeses. There's a gooeyness and meltability that's unique for applications like a grilled cheese or burger, and good process cheese is just cheese that's been melted with a few salts. It turns out there are many different American cheeses: Pasteurized Process Cheese - Various cheeses melted together with an emulsifying agent. Pasteurized Process Cheese Food - Mostly cheese, but with a higher % of 'the other stuff'. Pasteurized Process American Slices - Not actually cheese. A vegetable oil horrorshow.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoI know there's a reason people like it, but when you can have cheddar instead, I still don't understand why anyone would prefer American cheese, other than nostalgia.