[clan]

I much prefer a mature cheddar. In particular an apple smoked cheddar.

A close second would be a blue cheese such as St. Agur.

Both with a lot of umami goodness on the burger.

I will happily eat a burger with American cheese. It is good - but not cheese to me. It is more an oily softness than the smooth fatty softness from (dare I say real) cheese.

Maybe this comes from growing up where a "cheese shop" actually is a thing :-)

But cheese fries with american cheese are truly sinful and a very guilty pleasure. They're not common around here for which my heart is eternally thankful!

[HeyLaughingBoy]

I do both cheddar and blue/gorgonzola on the same burger and it works pretty well. We sometimes add chopped green olives and cream cheese and it makes for an absolutely sublime cheeseburger.