I am an unapologetic American cheese lover. I grew up in a household where everything from scrambled eggs to baked potatoes to broccoli was swathed in a blanket of American cheese. American cheese was ...

Let's get the obvious question out of the way: why American cheese? For the philosophical argument, let's defer to greater minds such as those of J. Kenji López-Alt and Kat Kinsman, who rise in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But for every American cheese lover, there's a skeptic that raises a common complaint: it's not "real cheese." Sure, a ...

While today you may only think of American cheese as those individually-wrapped packets you find at the grocery store, American cheese has a long history and has had many variations. In fact, the ...

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 as ...

You think you want a cheese with pedigree. The kind that reeks of washed rinds, that crunches with tyrosine crystals, that bears the name of a tiny European village in delicate, old-world type. But ...

"I choose American cheese because it isn't really a cheese—it's more of a sauce when it melts, so you end up with a burger covered in delicious cheese sauce." Jenn Rice is a Raleigh-based journalist ...

The top cheese came from Vermont, but another cheesemaking powerhouse brought home the most awards.

Ever thought of making your own American cheese? Before you laugh, hear me out. Processed cheeses such as those individually wrapped singles often get a bad rap, but just try getting that perfect ...