Question: What Make Cheese Sauces Differ In Texture?

December 30, 2009

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Anonymous's picture

Cheese sauces will differ in texture if you try to add the cheese too quickly while cooking, or if you are cooking at too high a temperature. This will result in a rough texture, rather than the smooth one you would most likely be aiming for.

Michelle Bricker's picture

Cheese sauce will have a stringy, chewiny texture and consistancy if you add the cheese whilst the sauce is still over heat. This happens due to high heat overcoagulating the cheese and giving it the undesirable texture. This is also harder for people to digest and can result in unpleasant stomach cramps.

Try adding the cheese off of the heat as soon as possible. The sauce should hold enough heat to melt the cheese off of the heat.