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Posted: 6/27/2024 11:21:38 PM EDT
* smallest amount of heavy cream possible
* about a pound of crumbled cheddar
* a couple tablespoons of cornstarch to thicken it up

Comes out perfectly smooth.  Then I pour it over parboiled cauliflower, sprinkle on some paprika, put it into the oven to finish and get brown on top, and . . .

. . . watery mess comes out of the oven.  EVERY @^#*$^ing TIME.

Why?
Link Posted: 6/27/2024 11:29:58 PM EDT
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Try putting an alka seltzer tab in it. Look it up. It’s magic.
Link Posted: 6/27/2024 11:50:13 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By SideCarGT:
Try putting an alka seltzer tab in it. Look it up. It’s magic.
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what in the actual fuck

dude they make stuff to help with this.

sodium citrate you can get it on amazon and shit.


or for a more natural but similar approach...

little bit of lemon juice

a slice of good ole american cheese (because it already has the emulsifier in it)

some mustard

Go down that rabbit hole son....
Link Posted: 6/27/2024 11:58:02 PM EDT
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Try some Science
Link Posted: 6/28/2024 12:12:58 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By packingXDs:
Try some Science
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this... or just broil the top a bit
Link Posted: 6/28/2024 12:14:47 AM EDT
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Make a roux with flour and butter and make a bechemel. Use a bit of mustard to emulsify the sauce and use a mixture of cheeses and not just cheddar. Need a good melting cheese and add it to the bechemel.
Link Posted: 6/28/2024 6:58:07 AM EDT
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The cheese or other ingredient has too much oil in it.
Link Posted: 6/28/2024 6:59:59 AM EDT
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Bring your melted cheese and heavy cream to a slow boil mix your cornstarch with water and then whip it into the simmering cheese sauce. Chef!
Link Posted: 6/28/2024 9:35:49 AM EDT
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Again don't use cornstarch.. use the classic French bechemel  with a roux. It is more stable and a better cheese sauce.

The Science Behind the Perfect Cheese Sauce
Link Posted: 7/4/2024 6:05:15 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By tarheel7734:
Make a roux with flour and butter and make a bechemel. Use a bit of mustard to emulsify the sauce and use a mixture of cheeses and not just cheddar. Need a good melting cheese and add it to the bechemel.
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This is the way.
Link Posted: 7/5/2024 8:33:18 PM EDT
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Sauce Mornay google it.... Do not use cornstarch it breaks down above 212*F.......
Link Posted: 7/9/2024 11:04:59 AM EDT
[#11]
Might be too much heat. You have to use the lowest heat possible to get the sauce where you want it and not get things too hot, otherwise they break.
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