Observations of American Cheese

As if there had not been enough of them, here are some musings on American Cheese:

1) I continue to stand by Land O'Lakes American. Although I've heard that their white is 'cheese' and their yellow is 'cheese food', I can't tell the difference.

2) At the Deli counter the other day I specified a pound of their white, and they gave me white, but 2% fat. I didn't come to terms with it until well after I had brought it home. It was bad.

3) Unlike most people who like American cheese, I'm not going to make apologies for it. I believe a cheese like Land O'Lakes is a high quality product with refined qualities, such as how it melts, and its flavour.

4) I had Kraft Old English slices once, which were really good.

5) I like to eat slices of American cheese before they are put in the refrigerator. After they have been refrigerated they lose something, like ham does. I also like to eat bologna slices before they are put in the fridge, but not much after it has been refrigerated.

6) Generally speaking, what cheese tastes better on a burger?

7) Velveeta is bad, Cheez Whiz is great.

8) Pickles go very well with American cheese. And mustard and pickles go very well on a grilled (or toasted) cheese sandwich. Heat sinks such as tomatoes, when used in such a preparation, can be good, but are a different animal. I'll take bacon.

9) I like swiss on a ham sandwich, unless it is melted, then I prefer American.

10) Generally speaking yellow and white both taste the same. But white reminds me of NJ, especially Atlantic City.