Why does my Velveeta queso dip get clumpier the longer it stays in the microwave?
I had a bizarre experience with Velveeta this past weekend and was hoping you all could help me out.
I bought a block of Velveeta and some Rotel canned tomatoes to make a queso dip. I microwaved the dip for about 8 minutes total (taking out after 5 to stir.) After the 8 minutes were up, I started stirring the queso and noticed that the cheese was still clumpy.
So, I stuck the queso back in the microwave for four more minutes and when I took it out, it was worse than before.
This has never happened before, usually when it gets clumpy, you can just throw it in to the microwave for a little while longer and it comes out nice.
What happened here? Do some foods become clumpy when they are cooked too long? Could the Velveeta have been bad? I've made this several times, and I don't think I did anything different here.
Best Answer
From what you're describing, I think the cheese (or cheese-like substance, in this case) 'broke' ... that is, the oil separated out of it.
I'd recommend:
- Don't melt it at full power
- Stir it multiple times during melting
- Melt the cheese (or "cheese-food") seperately, then add the tomatoes, so the tomatoes don't get hot, causing uneven heating.
I'm not sure if there's a good way to recover cheese once it's broken. Some starch will help keep dairy from breaking in the first place, but I don't think it'd help you in this particular case.
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Answer 2
If you stir it vigorously with a whisk for about three minutes while hot it will recover
Answer 3
the cheese curdled---cook on lower setting about 50% and stir more often!!!
Answer 4
Kraft has changed the velvetta. it is now crap instead of the cheese we all grew up with and love. Look at all the complaints on the web. Kraft is trying to save a little money and screwed up their product. Kraft will not admit it, but they should fire the person that is responsible and go back to the old product we love. I will never buy another box of Velvetta.
This happened at the end of of 2012 and all the velvetta now will not melt, the oil seperates out of it and it makes a gooey mess.
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