Cinema style Nachos cheese
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xyz123

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1,131 posts

160 months

Saturday 17th July 2021
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Hi, any suggestions on how to get/make cinema style Nachos cheese at home?

Thanks

ReverendCounter

6,087 posts

207 months

Saturday 17th July 2021
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Probably going to be like a roux with a load of appropriate cheese I would have thought.

Looks like BBC Food have instructions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/nacho_cheese_sa...

Mobile Chicane

22,023 posts

243 months

Sunday 18th July 2021
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The answer is to use a pinch of sodium citrate. From specialist chef ingredient suppliers / Amazon.

It emulsifies the fat and lumps of melted cheese into a lovely smooth dippable and pourable sauce.

Nom-tastic.

WCZ

11,563 posts

225 months

Type R Tom

4,334 posts

180 months

Monday 19th July 2021
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I read / watched somewhere that there should be enough sodium citrate in a burger cheese slice to emulsify a larger quantity of sauce to get that smooth style. Unfortunately I can't remember where.

reapercushions

7,584 posts

215 months

Monday 19th July 2021
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Queso is the recipe you're looking for.. much better than adding the chemicals suggested.

https://www.isabeleats.com/queso-dip/


geeks

11,837 posts

170 months

Monday 19th July 2021
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reapercushions said:
Queso is the recipe you're looking for.. much better than adding the chemicals suggested.

https://www.isabeleats.com/queso-dip/
Queso is lovely but it’s just not the same as the chemical soup you get at the cinema lick

craigjm

21,646 posts

231 months

Motoring12345

724 posts

81 months

Tuesday 20th July 2021
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I've tried the roux and cheese method many times and it just doesn't work. Taste too "gourmet" and solidifies quite fast.

A method I've seen on youtube quite a lot is condensed milk and American cheese, which might be a better solution.

Joey Ramone

2,155 posts

156 months

Tuesday 20th July 2021
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As above. Grate a slab of cheese into a bowl, add a big pinch of cornflower, and then gradually stir into a saucepan, already full of a tin of condensed milk, gently heating (not boiling). The end result will be a lovely, velvety cheese sauce.

Chipstick

398 posts

71 months

Tuesday 20th July 2021
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Cinema style cheese. New one on me!