Most people hear the phrase "American cheese" and think either of the soft, yellow, highly processed slices of Kraft Singles or a few other processed cheese products. Either way, that phrase, which ...

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It's made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...

A fixture at any fast food restaurant or backyard barbecue is American cheese. These orange, plastic-wrapped slices are unparalleled in terms of meltability. For many, when it comes to making a ...