Making REAL American Cheese at Home (plus ultra-melty Swiss cheese experiment)

There is no better cheese for melting in a sandwich or on a burger than good 'ol American cheese. But the plastic-like slices of individually wrapped stuff from the store certainly leaves something to be desired. So today we're making some deluxe, ultra-creamy, ultra-melty American cheese from scratch using mostly ingredients you probably already have. And as a bonus, we'll see how the same process works to make some gooey Swiss cheese for the ultimate onion-Swiss burger.
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Stuff used in this video:
Sodium Citrate Powder
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Silicone Mold
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Cheese Slicer Board
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See the full American Cheese recipe here:
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00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Preparing Cheese
03:16 - Other Ingredients
03:53 - American Cheese Methods
04:35 - Cooking the Cheese
07:12 - Silicone Mold
08:46 - Final Product
09:59 - Cheese Tasting
10:54 - Grilled Cheese
12:14 - Swiss Cheese Experiment
14:38 - Onion Swiss Burger
16:41 - Conclusion
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[@averagejoesmiling456]

I've never seen someone make this type of cheese before. Very interesting. We don't call it "American Cheese" in these parts. We simply refer to it as cheese slices. For as many times as I eat this kind of cheese, I think I'll continue picking it up at the grocery store. But, I agree, it was a very interesting, and no doubt tasty, experiment. Always great videos! Keep 'em coming, Great Lakes!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks Joe. I probably won't spend the time (and mess) to make it very often, but if there's a burger or sandwich that really warrants some top-notch American cheese I suppose it's worthwhile. Also maybe experimenting with adding some other stuff to it. Someone suggested jalapenos, which sounds interesting.

[@averagejoesmiling456]

@@GreatLakesPrepping Oh sure, jalapenos would be a great thing to try to incorporate!

[@fin59shaw]

I'm up for this, thanks for the info!

[@fin59shaw]

I just ordered all of the stuff, I want to do this. I'm glad that you did Swiss cheese. I will add Jalapenos and other things, it will be fun. Also, I really did need a cheese slicer anyway, I got the Butcher Block version.

[@jamescady723]

Fun! Thanks again!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks James, glad you liked it.

[@sherylh4780]

I enjoyed watching!!!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks!

[@karenwalsh1793]

What is your favourite burger seasoning?

[@BlackCatCoffeeCompany]

Thanks for the plasti-dip warning.

[@karenwalsh1793]

Have you ever tried making a jalapeno processed cheese or any other flavouring?

[@MinuteMan1999]

I was waiting for you to bring in the venison somewhere, but it didn't happen. ✌️🇺🇸

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Ha, yea after 3 months of venison videos that is understandable. I will be doing another one in a few weeks once I set up the new smoker.

[@jamescady723]

@@GreatLakesPrepping Woo Hoo! :D Love all your videos, tho!