@The_Picard_Maneuver
Does that really count as cheese, though?No, it does not.
The FDA calls it “pasteurized processed American cheese food.” In order for a food product to be a true “cheese,” it has to be more than half cheese, which is technically pressed curds of milk. So each Kraft American single contains less than 51% curds, which means it doesn't meet the FDA's standard.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/what-is-american-cheese-is-american-real-cheese/
"Do they have Krusty partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages?"
Legally in the US, no. It is not cheese. That why they sell them as Kraft "singles".
Depends where you draw the line and the exact product. American cheese is just cheddar cheese, milk, and an emulsifier. The ratio of cheese to milk usually classifies it as "not cheese" but it's still actual cheese and milk. You can make American style cheese with all kinds of different cheeses, too, we just mostly do it with cheddar or a cheddar colby blend
Heat a little bit of milk, throw in a little sodium citrate (I think it's like 1/2 a teaspoon per pound), stir until dissolved, cut or shred a big block of cheese up, melt that in, and you get magic cheese that tastes the same (it takes very little milk to make it work) but melts and remelts without issue. Instead of a bechamel where the oils separate out if you don't mix every 30 seconds to reheat it, you can just nuke the hell out of it in the microwave with no issue.
It is literally just cheese with added water to make it more gooey.
@Fosheze
Don't forget the citric acid! If you don't include the citric acid, the water doesn't go into the cheese right.
“Actual cheese” this is not.
Merci.
I volunteer at my library sorting returned books once a week. People leave all kind of weird things in books. The weirdest I found so far, was a fresh lettuce leaf.
Did you use it in a knowledge salad since it was fresh?
To be fair, as far as foodstuffs-for-bookmarks go, I think a plastic cheese slice must be one of the best.
Bookmark? What for?
Just rip each page out once your done reading. Duh
I also rip out the next page so I don’t forget.
I use a condom as a bookmark.
At least old faithful is getting some use after all these years!
I can only guess where you hang it while you’re reading.
My wife still laughs about the hot dog that she found in a skinny children's book. And she found it that way in the stacks.
Well, ... the word "actual" might be disputed, but funny nonetheless.
