Vegan cheeses that melt?

[jbphburg]

Are there any?

[anthony11]

The Vegan Gourmet stuff claims to melt, but it didn't for me.
YMMV

[auggie]

My vegan gourmet didn't melt either,but I'm trying it again.
Other than that,I don't know of any vegan cheese that isn't plastic-like.
I still think the best cheeze is the stuff from the Uncheese Cookbook,at least it's melt-y...

[Rani]

Just this past week I gave the Vegan Gourmet cheese (mozzerella) a try and it was actually pretty good. And I was able to get it to melt.

I used when I made pizza. To get it to melt I let the pizza cook til the veggies were done, then I moved the pizzas to the top rack of my oven, near the heat source and put the oven on broil. After a few minutes, the cheese did melt. It's not stringy like dairy cheese but it wasn't plasticy like other soy cheeses.

I also made sandwiches in my sandwich maker, adding a bit of the vegan gourmet cheese, and it melted very nicely.

I was pleased enough with it to say that I will buy it again, which is a lot more than I can say for any other nasty soy cheese I tried.

[Minibean]

In my experience Vegan Gourmet melts easily. In fact if you put it under the broiler you really have to watch it or it will completely liquefy!

[PortableKitten]

Same here. Vegan Gourmet does great for me.
I even use the pepper jack for nachos!

[JulieShul]

Tofutti american cheese works for me, but usually you need to mix it with a bit of soy garden or something (like in a baked potato or on macaroni)

[MollyGoat]

The Vegan Gourmet mozzarella melts best. The nacho and cheddar are a little trickier--they really need moisture to melt, so it's best to cover them during cooking, and then remove the cover to brown it up a little.

They also melt fast in a microwave if you have one (I don't.)

[ynaffit]

yeah, vegan gourmet melts well if you broil it.

[jbphburg]

OK, vegan gourmet it is then. I actually had a block of th mozz recently, didn't try to melt it. it went absolutely fantastic with olives. Pricey though, $5 for the block wonder how much I can get it for if I buy bulk for retail.

[Tommy Gun]

VG melts easily in a toaster oven (tofurky sandwiches), probably because the coils are right above the cheese. In the oven (pizza) I cover it, and put it at 450 degrees. It usually melts too much and runs a little because I don't watch it carefully.

As said above, it doesn't stretch like real cheese, but it's still pretty good.

[jbphburg]

Hmmm, I wonder how it'll do on a sandwich in a panini grill, I'd think pretty well, squishing the sandwich together and applying heat.

[canadianSKA]

you know, it's strange, they synthesize a bunch of proteins, and i (am a biology student and) understand the fact that proteins also require proper folding to function properly, but why can't they synthesize casein or something... then vegan cheese could melt ;)

i wonder how tricky it would be..... hmmmm...

[Kimberly]

Hmmm, I wonder how it'll do on a sandwich in a panini grill, I'd think pretty well, squishing the sandwich together and applying heat.

Yum, I do this with my grill...with vegan gourmet mozarella, vegenaise, avocado, onion, mushroom and tomato. Yummm...

[MrFalafel]

Redwood Foods makes a range of special melting vegan cheezes that are simply astounding. The mozzerella is great on pizza.

http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk

[VvV]

Try lebanese cheeses ! Really tasty !