#kraft singles

[cheese-tournament]

Round 1

Propaganda:

Kraft Singles

This makes me want to commit arson

Surely this 95% plastic

That branding super unsettling

The Laughing Cow

Who is she really laughing at, seems like a cunt to me

Fashion icon with those earrings

president > laughing cow

[mountainwideforeheadgallery]

POSTAL dude with a fat slab of cheese on his forehead.

[lebowskismoney]

[unitedstatesofamericancheese]

My country tis of cheese.🎵 I nibbled this outline of the contiguous United States out of a piece of American cheese (sorry you didn’t make the cut, Hawaii and Alaska.) According to @mental_floss, the processed American cheese we know and love today owes a great deal to @kraft_brand whose founder would shred cheddar, pasteurize it, mix in some sodium phosphate and then wrap it up in plastic to extend its shelf life. Bless you Mr. Kraft. Stay tuned for individual states coming soon, in order of their admittance to the Union. Delaware, get ready to say cheese.

[woodelf68]

Hey, has anyone tried the Kraft cheese singles in either the caramelised onion or garlic and herb flavors? I just saw that those are a thing and they sound interesting.

[ch33se-head]

I'm a Cheesehead. Technically, that term is for Green Bay Packers fans, but it's also slang for people born and raised in Wisconsin. We're indoctrinated young to become cheese lovers; every second-grader visits a cheese factory to learn how it's made. A true Wisconsinite can tell a fresh cheese curd from an old one—it's in our blood. When I began to travel the world, my palate became more refined and I realized that cheese, and other fermented foods, are unique to each culture. The USA is no exception: Kraft cheese singles are a staple of America, and completely reflective of our society.

My proposed project, Cheesehead, seeks to transform the iconic Kraft cheese singles into a medium that explores the cultural and historical significance of processed cheese in American society. Kraft cheese singles revolutionized the dairy industry and quickly became a staple in American households. This innovation not only changed the way people consumed cheese but also reflected the broader post-World War II shifts towards convenience and mass production in the American food industry. My project, Cheesehead, doesn't aim to pass judgment on the food industry but, rather, to embrace nostalgia and celebrate a time of optimism. Kraft singles represent an era when we were striving for advancement and innovation.

I want to experiment with Kraft Singles, seeing what possibilities they hold. My first impulse is to laminate them, putting another layer of plastic over them to preserve them indefinitely and make them sturdy enough to sculpt. I imagine an immense structure made of orange squares, connected together with rings to form a giant chainmail. My aim is to transcend the material so much that viewers may not immediately realize the installation is made of Kraft Singles. Though my aim is to create something serious and elegant and beautiful…there may also be a dash of camp. 

In performance, I want this large structure to become a costume, or vice versa. The transformation from art object to sculptural costume intrigues me. Perhaps there could be a procession or even a parade, or maybe simple task-based actions. I’d like to respond to the site and situation and am open to ideas.

Cheesehead contains an autobiographical layer but is otherwise rooted in site and materiality.

above: test with laminated Kraft singles w/ grommets + rings + glitter circle.

[sspacegodd]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This book needs to be refrigerated. And it mustn't be allowed to play or mingle with the other books --- or it will easily contaminate them with mold, tainting them with a greasy discoloring.

A bit more successful than attempts at making a cheese log from socks and gravel, these books are cultural objects and lunch.

[gwydionmisha]

Thenwhile… Haunted Real Estate | Diarrhea Plane | Somalia’s Slow Sprinter | Kraft Singles Recall

[emmaklee]

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[masoncarr2244]

[wildest-wavez]

today i learned that you can throw a flat processed cheese square across an apartment

[mountainwideforeheadgallery]

A continuation of POSTAL dude being hit with cheese.

He's so miserable looking.

[randompenguinslide]

A friend sent me this silly meme unprepared for my ridiculousness:

And so of course I had to start singing:

"All the Singles Ladies"

All the singles ladies (x7)

Now put your hands up

Up in the club (sandwich), we just set up

I'm adding my own little thing

Decided french dip and now you wanna trip

Cause another brother noticed me

I'm up on cheese, he up on more

Don't pay this any attention

Just cried for joy, for melty cheese

Ya can't be mad at me

Cause if you want to then you should put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohh

If you liked it then you should put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda put more cheese on it

I got cheese sauce on my lips, a some weight on my hips

Got me tighter in my Dereon jeans

Acting up, nacho dip in a cup

I can care less what you think

I need no permission, did I mention

Don't pay it any attention

Cause you had your turn and now you gonna learn

What it really feels like to miss cheese

Cause if you liked it then you should have put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda put more cheese on it

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

If you liked it then you should have put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda put MORE CHEESE on it

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Don't treat me to the diets of the world

I'm not that kind of girl

Your dairy is what I prefer, what I deserve

Here's a food that makes me then takes me

And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond

Pull me into your arms, say I'm the one you cheese

If you don't, you'll be alone

And like a ghost I'll be gone

All the singles ladies, all the singles ladies

All the singles ladies, all the singles ladies

All the singles ladies, all the singles ladies

All the singles ladies

Now put your hands up, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause if you liked it then you should have put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda PUT MORE CHEESE on it

Oh, oh, oh

If you liked it then you should have put some cheese on it

If you liked it then you shoulda put some cheese on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you liked it then you shoulda PUT MOAR CHEESE ON IT!!!

Oh, oh, oh

[orwellsunderpants]

Anything that says “pasteurized prepared cheese product” on the packaging is not cheese.

thoughts on kraft singles?

No.

[unitedstatesofamericancheese]

Delaware is known for being the first state to ratify the constitution. It’s been over 230 years and Delaware still won’t let anyone forget about that. License plates, welcome signs, the state quarter, probably one of Joe Biden’s pecks (or both!)—you can find “First State” written everywhere. 

Delaware was quick to ratify the Constituiton, doing so in under three months. Remember, those were the old days before cars and Zoom calls. Everything took time, especially rounding up leaders from across the state to read over the Constitution and make sure they were on board. For most, it was the first time they were seeing the document. Getting a unanimous vote in such a short time was impressive, though Delaware’s next door neighbor was definitely not impressed. Pennsylvania was gunning to be the first state to ratify the Constitution in the hopes that doing so would allow it to be home to the permanent US capital. No dice. 

Nibbling time for Delaware, admitted in December 1787, was about twenty minutes. This was my second attempt at the first state.

[woodelf68]

Sure was nice when a slice of Kraft American cheese actually covered the whole slice of bread. I'd already noticed that they've really shrunk up in size this past year, but it really hits hard when you just want to make a grilled cheese and you've got a half inch of nothing but bread all the way around to bite through until you get to the little square of cheese in the center. :(

Also, I used to love them. They were delicious just eaten plain. But then several years ago the taste seemed to change, and not in a way I liked. While poking around just now trying to find out exactly how much smaller the slices have gotten (they've at least dropped from 3/4 oz. to 2/3 oz.), that the taste change seemed to happen when they removed artificial preservatives from the product. That seems like a good thing, but...DAMN, I WANT THOSE TASTY ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES BACK. I wonder if any other people switched to mostly buying fresh deli cheese instead when the taste changed? No wonder their sales went flat.