What’s the Difference Between Aged Cheddar Cheese and American Cheese?
Tillamook Medium Cheddar Slices
One of life’s greatest questions…Let’s take a closer look!
American cheese is a processed cheese. It has varying amounts of natural cheese included in it that are all heated to a molten mass and mixed with varying levels of preservatives, emulsifier salts, artificial flavors/colors, and trans-fats. Depending on the desired end use, the melted mixture is then reformed and packaged into blocks, slices, tubs, jars, or spray cans. It originally came from Switzerland!
Aged cheddar cheese is a natural cheese. It’s made of milk, salt, rennet, and sometimes a coloring agent is added (because for one reason or another people prefer it yellow). It had its origins in Cheddar, England. Award-winning Tillamook Cheddar Cheese is different than many other cheddars because it’s made of all-natural ingredients, is always naturally aged for at least 60 days to get that genuine “cheddar” flavor, is made without artificial growth hormones*, and every batch is tested by the Tillamook Sensory Team to ensure it’s of the highest quality.
Here’s the breakdown:
*The FDA has stated that no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST and non-rBST treated cows.
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August 23rd, 2011 at 10:17 am
We have eaten Tillamook Cheddar Cheese for over 37 years…we can NEVER go back to anything less. Your cheese is THE VERY BEST CHEESE the world has to offer !!!
Thanks for making it healthy for all of us to enjoy. In a world filling up with garbage for our systems it is nice to know Tillamook Cheese hasn’t changed.
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:46 am
mmmmm….aged cheddar…the sharper the better! I only touch American cheese if there is nothing else around. I used to work with a guy who would ONLY eat American and I felt sorry for him. There are so many FABULOUS cheeses out there and he was limiting himself to pressed cheese flavored substitute. how sad.
Now, Tillamook, when you are you going to make my favorite, raclette? So I don’t have to pay for the imported ones. :)
August 23rd, 2011 at 11:30 am
What about the “deluxe” American cheese? you know, the ones that don’t come in Singles. Do they still come from the same process?
August 24th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Will not eat that icky stuff. I always order my fast food cheese burgers without cheese. REAL cheese is yummy, delicious and nutritious. Tillamook real cheese is the best on the planet.