Tag: melty cheese

  • Three Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better

    Three Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better

    It is a fact that not all cheeses melt equally. Sometimes we have to discover this the hard way, by preparing a meal that we anticipate will be ooey-gooey and utterly delightful—only to discover hard strings of cheese scattered over the surface like a platter of dry grains. Other times, a meal we prepare to…

  • Gruyère and Comté: Two of a Kind

    Gruyère and Comté: Two of a Kind

    Gruyère: a lot of people know what it is. Many more come into the store looking for it because a recipe told them to. And even more people have no idea what I’m talking about right now. In his book “Cheese Primer,” Steven Jenkins calls Swiss Gruyère, “Everything Swiss Emmental isn’t and wishes it were”…