How do you melt gouda cheese

[Jalether]

without turning it into flat dried up rubber
I have been trying to melt this shyt and it's still hard as a fukking diamond
I will just stick with the tried and trusted cheddar from now on

 

[humminbird]

if I remember correctly you need some sort of liquid with it. put in a pot with the liquid and it melts.
Beer or something.

 

[Jalether]

if I remember correctly you need some sort of liquid with it. put in a pot with the liquid and it melts.
Beer or something.

Wouldn't that affect its taste?

 

[personaguy]

make a roux

 

[humminbird]

Wouldn't that affect its taste?

yeah but it makes it taste better if using the right liquid.
also, water works fine apparently

Fill the bottom pan of your double boiler halfway with cool, clean water. Place the bottom pan on the stove over medium-low heat.

Cut the room temperature Gouda cheese into small, uniform pieces with a sharp knife on a clean cutting board.

Put the small pieces of Gouda cheese into the top pan of the double boiler. Place the top part of the double boiler over the bottom portion on the stove once the water has reached a slow boil, in about 20 minutes.

Stir the cheese every two to three minutes with a clean, wooden spoon until fully melted, approximately 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the quantity of cheese you wish to melt. Use the melted cheese immediately or keep it over a low flame until needed, no longer than 10 minutes.

 

[Peter Popoff]

Wouldn't that affect its taste?

Use a little bit of milk unless your making a sauce for mac n cheese in which you use unsweetened condensed milk.