Comments on: Review: Teese Vegan Cheese

By: vegan.eating

vegan.eating — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:39:09 +0000

I’ve successfully gotten Follow Your Heart’s cheese to melt and it’s my favourite vegan cheese since it’s available locally and too much trouble to order in any others.

The trick is to not put FYH cheese on the top of your pizza where it’ll just dry up and burn. I usually place slices of it between the sauce and the vegan pepperoni. Basically, it needs to stay moist to melt.

I’ve actually covered making great vegan pizza during VeganMofo 2009 with my 2 part blog post, “vegan.eating’s pizza secret”. Check it out.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:51:50 +0000

I bought some Teese mozzarella yesterday and was excited to make a pizza with it. Aimee and Steph are right: it melts into a puddle of liquified goo. Worst pizza I have ever made. In fact, one of the worst dishes I have ever made, period.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:55:12 +0000

Teese tastes like buttered popcorn and when it “melts” is turns into a runny white liquid that mixes with your pizza sauce. I wouldn’t waste your money on it.

By: aimee

aimee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:43:01 +0000

personally, I’ve found Teese really gross. When you open that red tube, the smell is enough to make you want to vomit. Still, I tried it. It basically turned to white liquid when it melted. I find the taste really offensive!
I do like their Temptation ice cream though!

By: L

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:16 +0000

Can someone please explain what “vegan natural flavors” are?? It’s listed in the ingredients on their site.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:25:00 +0000

What the hell would ever make you say that? Chicago Soy Dairy doesn’t even use shared equipment so why would they have any non-vegan ingredients?

By: tamponman

tamponman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:45:37 +0000

hum, ever hear of the label and it’s ingredient listings? i highly doubt this product is vegan.

NEXT!

By: april

april — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:44:18 +0000

I can’t wait to try Teese! I have to disagree about the comments saying Vegan Gourmet doesn’t melt. If you look at the vegan pizza on my myspace page you can see that it melts amazingly. I did use a small convection oven, I’m not sure if that is what makes the difference.

By: David

David — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:36:11 +0000

teese TASTES like raw homemade tofu–i.e. nearly tasteless. When folks say crap like “this tastes good,” I don’t think they’re Teese staff in disguise, but just over-eager vegans who mean to say “wow, a vegan cheese that doesn’t taste like feet!” not feet is not the same as good, however. Taste neutral at best.

Teese SMELLS like slightly like american (cow) mozarella. This effect seems to disappate after cooking.

Teese FEELS somewhere between silken tofu and water-buffalo mozzarella.

The brick is huge, and suggests to use 10 days after opening. Mine lasted twenty before scaring me

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:46:56 +0000

In regards to …
In cheese, I am under the impression that as long as the cheese does not have ‘rennet’ in it, it is vegan.

I found out the hard way and ate SoyaKaas, which had casein in it and immediately had a blemish. Since becoming Vegan, I immediately know if I’ve accidently eaten any dairy because it promptly shows up on my face. Not fun! I do my best to read labels like it’s my job. Even some pasta sauces have cheese or milk. You have to read everything!

Thanks for the Teese info and all the comments. Currently, I use the Vegan Gourmet – IT MELTS! (sort of) for Italian dishes, however, their chedder cheese is TERRIBLE! I ruined a Vegan meatloaf with that horrible cheese. So I need a jalapeno or chedder cheese to put in my Mexican dishes. I’m going to request Whole Foods to get Teese.

By: Cassidy Anne

Cassidy Anne — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:17:25 +0000

Thank you! I will have to look into that book! Some things about being vegan are just so confusing! lol

By: ryan

ryan — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:35:31 +0000

In cheese, I am under the impression that as long as the cheese does not have ‘rennet’ in it, it is vegan.

No, no, no… animal-based products are not vegan. Cheese without rennet might be considered “vegetarian,” but if it is derived from an animal, it is not vegan.

To make it more confusing, even some soy and rice cheeses aren’t vegan because they contain a milk protein (casein).

If you’re just getting started with veganism, I would highly recommend picking up Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. It’s a resource all vegans need on their shelves.

By: Cassidy Anne

Cassidy Anne — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:42:23 +0000

I have a question for someone who will answer. In cheese, I am under the impression that as long as the cheese does not have ‘rennet’ in it, it is vegan. Is that correct? Sorry, I am an new vegan and cheese is the only item that I have left to tackle in order to really be vegan. Are there other ingrediants in cheese that are non-vegan? Thanks!

By: vegoftheweek

vegoftheweek — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:33:35 +0000

It’s best to remember to let it get really cold before working with it. Since it doesn’t have to be refridgerated under 85 degrees, it could arrive a little softer than usual. I think allowing it to cool and solidify before using it helps it melt more evenly.