"Steve Freides" > writes:

> notbob wrote:
>> On 2012-03-01, biig > wrote:
>>> What exactly is it? Is it a processed cheese? We don't have
>>> anything up here called American Cheese. We have Velveeta, and
>>> processed cheese slices, but I don't think that's it. We have a
>>> good selection of other cheeses, but I'm wondering if the equivilent
>>> is cheddar?? Thanks....Sharon in Canada
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese
>>
>> Velveeta is.... actually, I have no clue WTF velveeta is. Apparently,
>> a subspecies of American cheese:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveeta
>>
>> I do know that after a lifetime of making grilled cheese sandwiches,
>> I'll make no more.
>
> You're throwing out the baby with the bath water - why give up on
> grilled cheese sandwiches when you can make them with real cheese
> instead? Just slice it thinly and it works great. Cheddar is what we
> use here most of the time.

Good cheddar, I find, doesn't melt well at all, and is nothing like what
I want in a grilled cheese sandwich.

I use Colby.
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