Review: Sandwich Mate American Cheese Slices

My oldest daughter started second grade today. As a result of that, my wife ended up having to run to the store last night to pick up things for her school lunches (she’s a picky eater so we don’t bother buying hot lunches for her).

We are a bit tight on money (as usual) and my wife had a pretty strict budget she had to stick with. So, when she was out shopping, she ended up buying the cheapest brands she could find; even if they were brands we had never tried before. One of the things she ended up buying was a package of American cheese slices from the Sandwich Mate brand.

Since this was something I had never tried personally, I decided to open the package a night early and try a slice last night (my daughter and I usually have the same opinions when it comes to cheese so I figured, if I liked it, she would too).

Because it was so cheap, I was a bit concerned it wouldn’t be that high in quality. But, even though I do still think there are better brands out there, this actually did end up surprising me.

One of my biggest complaints about most cheap brands is they tend to be very salty. That was not the case with this brand. When I ate it, I tasted cheese, not salt. As I said before, the taste wasn’t quite as good as our regular brands (like Kraft). But, it was decent enough.

Another thing I liked about this brand was it melted as well as most of the more expensive brands. My daughter and I like a snack I like to call poor man’s nachos; which consists of American cheese melted over saltine crackers and her and I ended up making some last night for her bedtime snack. When I’ve tried to make those with other cheap brands, I ended up with a lot of grease (as though the cheese slices were made with oil rather than milk). This cheese just melted and looked (and tasted) like cheese still. My daughter and I both appreciated that.

I still have my favorite brands and do still prefer those over this one. However, if I need to save money again in the future, it is a brand I would consider buying again. If you have an opportunity to try this cheese, I recommend picking up a package of it.


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