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Q&A How do I get vegan "cheese" to melt?

I sometimes cook for someone who needs to avoid milk products, so I got some plant-based "cheese" (listed as cultured vegan cheese) to use instead of the real thing. I'm having trouble getting it ...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Spamalot‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2021-11-25T04:41:31Z (about 3 years ago)
How do I get vegan "cheese" to melt?
I sometimes cook for someone who needs to avoid milk products, so I got some plant-based "cheese" ([listed as cultured vegan cheese](https://miyokos.com/products/cultured-vegan-farmhouse-cheddar-slices)) to use instead of the real thing.  I'm having trouble getting it to melt properly; is that just how these imitation cheeses are, or does it require a different technique or temperature?

I first tried melting it on sandwiches (veggie burgers).  For real cheese, if I'm warming up the burgers in the microwave, I can add cheese slices for the last minute of cooking time and I get nicely-melted cheese on the patty.  With this cheese, after a minute it was warm but no less rigid, and after two minutes it was barely getting soft.  At that point I was overcooking the burgers, so I stopped.

I then tried using it in an omelette.  Mindful of the sandwich disappointment, I added the cheese, in small pieces, to the skillet *before* the eggs.  (Heated oil, sauteed onions, added cheese partway through, and when the onions were soft I added the eggs and proceeded as usual.)  Some of the cheese was melted, some wasn't.  It didn't taste bad, but I was surprised that some bits of cheese were still more toward the solid end of the scale.

Is vegan cheese just not expected to melt well, and I should be focusing on ways to use it cold?  Or is there a trick I'm not getting right?  Or are there differences in vegan cheeses and I bought one that's not good for this purpose?