291827 Sun Feb 09 01:01:18 -0800 2003 4 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1590301 Does anyone know of an exceptional brand of soy cheese that melts well and doesn't taste like plastic? Thanks! Frank Sun Feb 09 01:01:18 -0800 2003 0 Iron Frank 1 1590365 the ones that come in pre-wrapped in plastic for some reason tend to have a better texture. i'm not sure of the brands and since there are usually lots of flavors it could be hit or miss. also soy kaas (sold in a block) is usually pretty good. [not a melted dish but a friend used to drown chunks of the cheddar in bramston pickle and eat it on rice bread. the pickle was the best part, but it still wasn't a bad milk/wheat-free ploughman's lunch.] especially the monteray jack and pepper jack. of the pre-sliced variety i recall swiss, jack and mozze as melting nicely. Mon Feb 10 09:12:49 -0800 2003 1590301 0 epicure-us 2 1590366 "the ones that come in pre-wrapped in plastic..." oops, i meant "the ones that come pre-sliced and individually wrapped in plastic..." Mon Feb 10 09:14:52 -0800 2003 1590365 0 epicure-us 2 1590370 Could it be the Tofutti brand? I've seen mozze, which one would think would melt. Mon Feb 10 10:10:09 -0800 2003 1590365 0 Pat Hammond 1 1590480 good luck! i used Veggie Slices for a while and while they did melt (somewhat), they would quickly recongeal into plastic if you didn't eat it fast. after months of soy cheese, i had one slice of kraft american cheese on a soyburger and was overwhelmed by the complex smell of real, processed "american" cheese. i never knew how much i appreciated kraft singles until then. these days i just go with the non-fat kraft singles since i'm not vegetarian; just trying to cut down on cholesterol...much better than soy cheese. Mon Feb 10 23:05:12 -0800 2003 1590301 0 m00ncakes