Chef Eric Greenspan’s favorite food of all time is American cheese. “I’ve used American cheese my entire career,” he says. “But most cheese is really more about texture than taste ...

Here’s a fun bit of food facts trivia that’s sure to amaze: Every week, more than 110 million Americans eat at least once slice of Kraft American cheese. Considering that Kraft is just one of ...

American cheese is a processed cheese product made from several types of cheese and other ingredients. It is high in protein but also high in sodium and unsaturated fats. American cheese is a ...

Okay, so you’re, like, a food person, and you turn up your nose at American cheese because “it isn’t real cheese.” First of all, it is real cheese. Second of all, it’s an icon.

American cheese is a lot of things. It’s not technically “real” cheese the way others are, at least according to the FDA, which deems it a “pasteurized processed American cheese food.” ...

When we think of American cheese, we think about that ooey-gooey goodness melted in a fresh-off-the-skillet grilled cheese. Those individually packaged bright orange edible sheets are as American ...

Jaya Saxena is a correspondent at Eater.com, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. The joke that ...

When it comes to cheese on a burger, many restaurants give a variety of options — but some only offer one. American cheese is as beloved as it is controversial. While some experts tout American ...

they melt the cheese and toast the bread separately before combining them. The classic American grilled cheese sandwich dates to the 1920s when, thanks in good part to James L. Kraft, inexpensive ...

New School American cheese skips the processed ingredients but retains the nostalgia of this extra-melty cheese. Frederick Hardy II, Food Styling by Chelesa Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen ...