9 Sliced Cheese Brands, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

"There are a ton of amazing cheeses to try at Whole Foods, so you might assume that the brand also stocks top-notch sliced cheese as well. But when it comes to the sliced sharp cheddar and provolone, I wasn't impressed with either. First of all, they were both quite difficult to get out of the package. Despite trying to peel the slices off as carefully as possible, they were sticky and so brittle that they fell apart before I could even get them on a plate. I personally don't want those crumbly, sticky textures in my sandwich."

"To make matters worse, these cheeses don't really deliver on flavor, either. The sharp cheddar didn't taste sharp at all - I could barely taste any of the boldness I think of when it comes to cheddar. Admittedly, provolone can be kind of a boring cheese, but 365's provolone was especially flavorless. Stick to the more gourmet cheeses at Whole Foods, and consider buying your sliced cheese somewhere else."

"By taste-testing nine different sliced cheese brands, I've created this ranking that can hopefully help you choose your next slice. I tried two to four cheeses from each brand to get a better sense of what their lineups offer, and I evaluated them based on both flavor and texture. The cheese brands that rank the best offer bold, pronounced flavors and slices that stay intact instead of crumbling apart when you try to take them out of the package."

Sliced cheese comes in sandwich and snackable sizes, but many brands appear similar and quality can be hard to judge. Nine sliced cheese brands were taste-tested using multiple cheeses from each brand, with evaluation focused on flavor and texture. The top brands were identified by pronounced, bold flavor and slices that remain intact rather than crumbling when taken out of the package. Lower-ranked options showed problems such as sticky, brittle slices that fall apart during removal and weak flavor that fails to match expectations, such as sharp cheddar tasting not sharp and provolone tasting especially flavorless. The results guide shoppers toward brands that perform better in both taste and handling.

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