Build Your Best Burger

THE CHEESE

Unless you’re topping a burger with crumbled feta or blue cheese or slathering on a soft spread such as pimento cheese, the biggest consideration for cheeseburger cheese is meltability. These simple tips will ensure perfectly gooey results

Pick a Good Melter

Relatively young cheeses such as Monterey Jack, Colby, Swiss, Havarti, and mild cheddar melt smoothly because they contain plenty of moisture that helps them “flow” and because their casein protein matrix is relatively loose and flexible, allowing the cheese to melt with only minimal heat so that its fat doesn’t separate and turn greasy.

Shred Block Cheese

At home, it’s hard to slice cheese as thin as a commercially sliced product. Shredding on the large holes of a box grater is the best option if