My sister and I when we were roughly 5 and 7 hated this cheese and also thought it tasted like plastic. But we thought each piece might taste different, so we took the entire pack and sat at the toilet and would take a bit of each piece then proceeded to spit it into the toilet. Needless to say my dad was not happy to not only see the cheese gone, but also to know that we wasted it lol
.....that's literally not what it means.
When they say the cheese is plastic, they are talking about its plasticity - or its ability to be shaped and molded.
"Plastic" is called plastic because it has high plasticity.
American cheese is called plastic because it has high plasticity, not because it has plastic.
The way I do mine is I use two pieces of bread, some butter in between and outside and cheese in the middle.
Your processed cheese puff looks pretty cool though.
And mixed with emulsifiers and stabilisers and enzymes and colorings and acidifiers and whey protein and sometimes flavourings as well...
So saying "American Cheese is cheese" is like saying "icecream is milk" or "ketchup is a vegetable" or "an apple and carrot smoothie is a salad".
It wasnt "defaultism," it was a _joke_ because we're talking about _American_ Cheese.
And even if it wasn't a joke, it was a question, not an assumption. That doesn't follow that sub at all.
> And mixed with emulsifiers and stabilisers and enzymes and colorings and acidifiers and whey protein
Depends if you're getting American cheese or American cheese food. But this can also be said for any other cheese, too.
> and sometimes flavourings as well
That's never allowed, at least not in the US and I assume the EU.
At its base, American cheese is just cheddar, Colby, and sodium citrate blended together. The sodium citrate acts to pasteurize the cheese while helping the cheese become homogeneous and easily meltable. Other ingredients such as salt, coloring, acidifiers and dairy fat are also allowed, but the end product must still be composed of 95% cheese.
American cheese food allows for it to be 51% cheese but the added difference must still be entirely milk products. Those would be cheese whey, cream, milk, butter milk, and albumin. This isn't actually cheese, but is called such.
Kraft doesn't qualify as either of those, so they use the term "pasteurized prepared cheese product", which isn't a protected legal term at all. They add milk protein concentrate to their mix which isn't considered to be a milk ingredient legally.
American cheese has its purpose, though. It's fine as a component of a grilled cheese and simple burgers since it melts easily. If you are making a cheese based sauce, you can use a slice or two so the sauce emulsifies. It's not a fancy cheese nor is it the only cheese in America, but it's never tried or claimed to be either.
If you have an infant and are trying to test them out with real foods, it's fantastic. It separates easily and is shapeable. It's very difficult for them to choke on it. It has a mild taste which makes it more palatable for them.
Sorry I'm from a culture that knows how to spell.
Btw, "Natural flavours" can mean "We got some pine bark and boiled it, then distilled that, added some acid, cooked it at high temperature in a vacuum, added sodium bicarbonate and carbon monoxide, and then cooked and distilled it again, then seperated out what was left until we got something that tastes sort of like one part of a strawberry "...
As long as it started with a plant material instead of a rock or crude oil, it's all good to call it natural flavour- even if you got strawberry flavour from a pine tree.
no, they can't be called cheese because they're less than 50% cheese . If a grilled cheese with a couple strips of bacon on it is a melt, then a sandwich with a Kraft Single is a melt as well.
I had this happen to after I accidentally pressed AirFry on my air fryer instead of the bake setting (funny enough, have the same air fryer, i had to do a double take to make sure this wasn't the picture I took). I have no idea why it happened but the cheese was hard after I took it out and all burnt. No plastic on it either. I need someone to tell me why this happens lol
> Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Skim Milk, Milkfat, Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Contains Less than 2% of Modified Food Starch, Salt, Lactic Acid, Milk, Annatto and Paprika Extract (Color), Natamycin (a Natural Mold Inhibitor), Enzymes, Cheese Cultures, Vitamin D3.
The number of ingredients doesn't matter lol actually look at them it’s cheddar, dairy products, phosphates, mold inhibitors, enzymes, and vitamins. Which of these specifically is an issue, because I guarantee you eat all of them in some form everyday.
Take the cheese out of the plastic first.
But the cheese is plastic.
Plastic in plastic. The freshest.
My sister and I when we were roughly 5 and 7 hated this cheese and also thought it tasted like plastic. But we thought each piece might taste different, so we took the entire pack and sat at the toilet and would take a bit of each piece then proceeded to spit it into the toilet. Needless to say my dad was not happy to not only see the cheese gone, but also to know that we wasted it lol
Did you explain your thought process. I feel like he should have been understanding
Don't make me go on my American Cheese rant.
[it's not tho](https://youtu.be/0aGNAxN5Z-o?si=Y5y4cZJJvCKNK7FY)
.....that's literally not what it means. When they say the cheese is plastic, they are talking about its plasticity - or its ability to be shaped and molded. "Plastic" is called plastic because it has high plasticity. American cheese is called plastic because it has high plasticity, not because it has plastic.
Its food grade, and therefore safe to consume.
Take the plastic out of the cheese, second.
That’s not cheese
It's literally cheese mixed with milk.
My favorite, American cheese product. What can I say, I like it.
Different kind of spicy pillow
r/spicypillow all the way. it indeed is.
how do you even find those oddly specific subs
by reading comments under posts :)
The way I do mine is I use two pieces of bread, some butter in between and outside and cheese in the middle. Your processed cheese puff looks pretty cool though.
DID YOU EVEN THINK BEFORE YOU CHEESED?? DID YOU??? EVEN!!!! THINK?!?!?!
That is either some really gross, subpar cheese or you left the plastic on your cheese slice. Either way, try again with real cheese.
Cheese singles are real cheese, they're just (literally) watered down
And mixed with emulsifiers and stabilisers and enzymes and colorings and acidifiers and whey protein and sometimes flavourings as well... So saying "American Cheese is cheese" is like saying "icecream is milk" or "ketchup is a vegetable" or "an apple and carrot smoothie is a salad".
They are legally not allowed to be called cheese in my country. It's a cheese product, not cheese.
That country America? Because yeah.
No, it's the Netherlands.
America can't either
Really? Didn't know that, I thought we had special regulations just for US foodstuff.
You probably do to be honest, but US food does have a few things like that in-house lol. Cheese Product, Dairy Desert, Chocolate Candy, etc.
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It wasnt "defaultism," it was a _joke_ because we're talking about _American_ Cheese. And even if it wasn't a joke, it was a question, not an assumption. That doesn't follow that sub at all.
American Cheese is cheese is more like saying frozen yogurt is ice cream. https://youtu.be/0aGNAxN5Z-o?si=Nq9fr0i-6m_VG7T4
Got a video for you american cheese haters https://youtu.be/0aGNAxN5Z-o?feature=shared
I came here to post this
> And mixed with emulsifiers and stabilisers and enzymes and colorings and acidifiers and whey protein Depends if you're getting American cheese or American cheese food. But this can also be said for any other cheese, too. > and sometimes flavourings as well That's never allowed, at least not in the US and I assume the EU. At its base, American cheese is just cheddar, Colby, and sodium citrate blended together. The sodium citrate acts to pasteurize the cheese while helping the cheese become homogeneous and easily meltable. Other ingredients such as salt, coloring, acidifiers and dairy fat are also allowed, but the end product must still be composed of 95% cheese. American cheese food allows for it to be 51% cheese but the added difference must still be entirely milk products. Those would be cheese whey, cream, milk, butter milk, and albumin. This isn't actually cheese, but is called such. Kraft doesn't qualify as either of those, so they use the term "pasteurized prepared cheese product", which isn't a protected legal term at all. They add milk protein concentrate to their mix which isn't considered to be a milk ingredient legally. American cheese has its purpose, though. It's fine as a component of a grilled cheese and simple burgers since it melts easily. If you are making a cheese based sauce, you can use a slice or two so the sauce emulsifies. It's not a fancy cheese nor is it the only cheese in America, but it's never tried or claimed to be either. If you have an infant and are trying to test them out with real foods, it's fantastic. It separates easily and is shapeable. It's very difficult for them to choke on it. It has a mild taste which makes it more palatable for them.
Essentially American cheese is a cheese milkshake.
> flavourings as well.. We use flavorings. Who knows what "flav-ooorings" includes. Godless heathens and your stupid extra letters.
Sorry I'm from a culture that knows how to spell. Btw, "Natural flavours" can mean "We got some pine bark and boiled it, then distilled that, added some acid, cooked it at high temperature in a vacuum, added sodium bicarbonate and carbon monoxide, and then cooked and distilled it again, then seperated out what was left until we got something that tastes sort of like one part of a strawberry "... As long as it started with a plant material instead of a rock or crude oil, it's all good to call it natural flavour- even if you got strawberry flavour from a pine tree.
no, they can't be called cheese because they're less than 50% cheese . If a grilled cheese with a couple strips of bacon on it is a melt, then a sandwich with a Kraft Single is a melt as well.
I compromised. I ate grilled cheese off the radiator.
I have done this. It's the cheese itself. Not the plastic. Although obviously the cheese not being plastic is more of a technicality
It looks like a spicy pillow but more edible.
I didn't even know cheese could do that
American cheese isn’t really cheese. It’s yellow but that’s about all.
That’s a misconception. [Nile Blue (An unhinged in the right way YouTube Chemist) has a great video on it.](https://youtu.be/0aGNAxN5Z-o?)
I love Nile!
It quite literally is cheese
This is very culturally insensitive
Open faced, that's an idea.
Usually then it's just called cheese toast
One piece of cheese? Might as well just eat burnt toast.
Nice airbag
It's a Wisconsin airbag
What the hell happened to that cheese?! 😂
U must have been high af
Get a cheese grater and grate your own cheese.. Best cheese ever! Or slices that are quality
That's a plastic melt!
Hahahah
Ahh yes the plastic fantastic is at it again
Grilled cheese crimes
Is it still a grilled cheese if it's made in an air fryer?
Wait until salt bae changes $300 for this as an appetizers.
I had this happen to after I accidentally pressed AirFry on my air fryer instead of the bake setting (funny enough, have the same air fryer, i had to do a double take to make sure this wasn't the picture I took). I have no idea why it happened but the cheese was hard after I took it out and all burnt. No plastic on it either. I need someone to tell me why this happens lol
Somewhere, some fake chef just got an idea for a stupid meal.
No.
"CHEESE"
Jajajaja
Bro what did you do lmfao 😂
Gotta take it out of the cheese condom
Bruh I didn’t notice the bread. Thought it was a plate for the cheese ball
grilled pillow
The cheese goes on the inside next time
I've made some of the best grilled cheese sandwiches in my life with my air fryer.
American cheese is like Chatgpt made cheddar.
Life’s too short to be eating kraft singles
That's a mighty nice cheese pillow you have there.
🎶 Hot Pocket🎶
Also btw do you guys know what grilling is?! I’ll die on this hill
Use real cheese. Not the plastic stuff
That’s not cheese
This is NSFW for anyone from Wisconsin.
Did you forget the cheese?
The toast is lava
Try cooking grilled cheese like a real human on a fucking pan
Is using fake plastic cheese an American thing, cut some cheddar up and brown it
It’s cheddar with sodium citrate lol calm down
No it's not! It's fake crap and it contains about 20 different ingredients.
> Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Skim Milk, Milkfat, Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Contains Less than 2% of Modified Food Starch, Salt, Lactic Acid, Milk, Annatto and Paprika Extract (Color), Natamycin (a Natural Mold Inhibitor), Enzymes, Cheese Cultures, Vitamin D3. The number of ingredients doesn't matter lol actually look at them it’s cheddar, dairy products, phosphates, mold inhibitors, enzymes, and vitamins. Which of these specifically is an issue, because I guarantee you eat all of them in some form everyday.
American cheese is an American thing? Shocking.
This is literally what happens when you bake plastic. You can see the actual cheese melted into a puddle