Should cheese on baked potato be melted?

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Maleficent_Fish2109@reddit

Above and below melted but it should melt as a result of the temperature of the potato and beans

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Ok_Help516@reddit

when I was able to eat cheese I would always ask for beans on top of cheese just so the cheese could melt as I hated the cold cheese on top of hot things

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Dependent_Good_1676@reddit

Yes, that looks grim. I need a tonne of butter and the cheese added to the beans

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cursingirish@reddit

"Does a bear 💩 in the woods son"

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Then-Mango-8795@reddit

The potato should be scooped out, mixed with the cheese. Then placed back inside the skin and liberal amounts of beans and more melted cheese poured over the top.

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Pretend-Tap-767@reddit

Don’t bother, just get it in my mouth NOW ! Son has persuaded me to do Keto diet with him and I have NEVER craved a Spud more in my life !

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Squoooge@reddit

The cheese should go below the beans, the potato and the beans should be hot enough to melt the cheese. A small sprinkle on top to be fancy if you like

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Swizzlebit7250@reddit

Cheese and the butter together?.. No no no no!, cheese on top of beans your a greasy spud lovin psychopath, who ruins cheddars tang?, your insane.

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Cheese below beans just means that the cheese has double heat, from the potato and the beans and it all congeals into one big bit of cheese I can’t find that appetising at all, I’d much rather have the cheese on after, as in the above picture it gives you a hell of a lot more flexibility on how much cheese you want per bite

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Ah man you have me conflicted again. I was firmly in the camp of cheese first but the fact you could now DOUBLE heat the cheese could mean cheese glob.

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Euffy@reddit

Absolutely not. If you want a puddle of oil that's lost much of its flavour then sure, put the cheese underneath. If you want actual melt cheese with substance then it needs to go on top. Happy for some to go on the bottom AND on top, but the bulk of cheese should be on top. It should melt anyway as long as your beans are hot enough.

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The_Chosen_Eggplant@reddit

I see it as this. With beans on toast I put cheese on top, so it should be the same with a potato. I had a jacket potato with Bolognese yesterday and I put parmesan on top, not under.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Posh.

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Squoooge@reddit

You use really shit cheese if its leaking oil from the heat of a potato. Never been an issue...

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Euffy@reddit

No, I know shit cheese. I use quite a variety of chese. Occasionally shit cheese if I have a particular need but also normal decent cheese and was subscribed to a luxury cheese delivery for a while lol. I really like cheese. Any cheese can melt, but the expensive stuff melted the most! It was delicious but a soft, creamy, but strong tasting cheese. Melted in your mouth, was amazing. But also melted when warm. I'm not talking about oil "leaking" out, I'm talking about the whole cheese just melting past the point of being soft ans turning into oil! It happens with all cheese depending on the heat.

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IgnorantLobster@reddit

shut it cheeseboy

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Theratchetnclank@reddit

It's the opposite. More mature and aged cheeses produce more oil when they melt. Younger less mature cheese is more "melty". As maturation takes a not insignificant amount of time it costs more.

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SweatyNomad@reddit

Yeah, the filling is beans, it should touch the potato. I'm in my 59s and never once in my entire life have income across one with cheese underneath. Is this a regional thing?

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Jamie11010@reddit

Completely correct if you intend to lose all the flavour and texture of the cheese 👍

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darybrain@reddit

Some cheese on top is required to contain beans like a form of glue.

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Divide_Rule@reddit

Above and below. Bit of Worcestershire sauce in the beans for flavour.

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Perseus73@reddit

Perfect answer.

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thehibachi@reddit

Above and below the beans is where I’ve landed after nearly four decades on this big spinning baked potato of a planet.

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GoogleHearMyPlea@reddit

So a cheese sandwich?

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daekle@reddit

No its a BEANS sandwich. The beans are in the middle. You dont call 2 slices of bread surrounding a piece of ham a 'bread sandwich'.

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ibloodylovecider@reddit

Beans means Heinz

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Chloemarine7@reddit

So a bean cheesewich?

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GoogleHearMyPlea@reddit

or is bean sandcheese, which I believe is the etymology of the name sanchez

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ThePumpk1nMaster@reddit

Yes but does the cheese go above or below the beans on the baked potato planet?

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bisquitsandtea@reddit

This is the way!

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innocuous_nub@reddit

This man spud’u’likes

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photoben@reddit

I like my cheese diced into small 5mm cubes (much less effort than grating), and then layered above and below the beans.

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Enigma_Green@reddit

Cheese below and cheese on top for those cheese lovers.

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lavenderacid@reddit

Cheese below beans? You need serious mental intervention. Psychopathic behaviour.

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KiwiNo2638@reddit

This all the way. Butter mashed into the potato, seasoning, grated cheese. Potato will be hot enough to melt the cheese especially with beans on top. Then more cheese on top of the beans . And seasoning. Give it a couple of minutes for the cheese to melt a little. Then eat. Hungry now. Guess what I'm going to be having for lunch

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Hookton@reddit

This is the way. Potato, then cheese, then beans. That way the heat from the potato and the beans melts the cheese.

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Lonely-Job484@reddit

100% - cheese, beans, then top with a little more cheese. But the beans and potato should be hot enough to cause that cheese to at least start melting too.

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Sir-SH@reddit

It’s unnecessary but not forbidden

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FallenAngel8434@reddit

Contrary to people's opinion cheese should always be on top

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FallenAngel8434@reddit

Hell yeah. But under a grill or in an air fryer

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g0ldcd@reddit

Yes - but keep adding the cheese until it stops melting. You now have enough cheese.

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No-Contribution-2497@reddit

This is the work of a psychopath!!!

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darybrain@reddit

Why the fuck are you eating a cold potato and cold beans? The cheese should eventually melt regardless.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

You sometimes get reheated baked potato that isnt hot enough to melt cheese.

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darybrain@reddit

You need to complain under the Human Rights Act because that shit ain't right. Ain't right at all. Makes me want to send you a properly made jacket potato with toppings. Mans shouldn't have to put up with this nonsense.

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MyNewAccountx3@reddit

Cheese first for me (after the butter) followed by coleslaw or sometimes tuna if that’s the mood I’m in!

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Wee-bull@reddit

Yes. But beans will melt it.

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PeroniNinja84@reddit

Yes and I wrap it in tin foil and leave it for five minutes after taking it out of the oven and filing it. Makes them so much nicer imo.

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TheWanderingEyebrow@reddit

Depends if you like it that way or not

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Kind of like pegging, but with more beans.

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87price@reddit

Beans do not belong on potatoes....

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Nettinonuts@reddit

egg beans and chips, the holy trinity

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87price@reddit

Beans and eggs?? Yessir. Maybe some chorizo and potatoes...make a burrito. I'm hungry

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Strong view.

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87price@reddit

I'm not being serious, I love potatoes and I love beans...but I have yet to try them together like this. I have however eaten fried potatoes and pinto beans..🤤🤤🤤🤤

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CHICKENMAS7R@reddit

why is there beans inside of the baked potato…

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Laorii@reddit

If it’s not, it means your food is cold.

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Onetrillionpounds@reddit

Yes, of fucking course.

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ClarifyingMe@reddit

Super hot potato > butter > cheese > beans. Super hot potato > butter > tuna > cheese > beans. It's the only way!

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Main_Monitor_2199@reddit

No, so much better cold!

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nathderbyshire@reddit

The bean to potato ratio is not correct. Beans off by at least a factor of three. Also appears to have no seasoning 😭

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

The picture is bleak I must admit.

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nathderbyshire@reddit

It did make me want one tbf but I don't have any in. I do have potatoes but didn't feel like using £10 in electric and waiting 4 hours for one potato to cook

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Southern-Interview84@reddit

Duh

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CJW5002@reddit

If it’s baked beans like in the picture, it really doesn’t matter. However if it’s just cheese and the baked potato then it has to be melted. Also a chilli con carne filling, I would have the cheese melted, still wouldn’t matter if cold cheese was sprinkled on the top, would partially melt anyway.

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LilacMages@reddit

The cheese should overwhelm the beans And the potato And the bowl/plate

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ran_gers@reddit

It melts overtime quickly anyway

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Surprise_Donut@reddit

Nah not at a car boot. Just be grateful you don't catch COVID off of it.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Yes then it would be potato, cheese, COVID, then beans.

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BaseballFuryThurman@reddit

> Am I the only one Silly thing to say.

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Strange_Dog@reddit

Click bait language isn’t it

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

I'm not perfect, hence the cheesy question.

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rtrs_bastiat@reddit

Packets of pregrated cheese lose all flavour when they melt. So no, in that circumstance I'd prefer it not melted. At home, obviously you've got to have enough cheese for the bottom layer to be melted by the beans temp and the top layer to be insulated enough not to melt, with that sweet spot in the middle with wilting cheese.

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EsmuPliks@reddit

>Packets of pregrated cheese lose all flavour when they melt. Have you tried eating the contents instead?

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MaxieMatsubusa@reddit

Pregrated cheese has no flavour to begin with anyway.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

I really don't think the cafes I frequent (generally around bus stations and train stations) have this much care and attention to detail. "Get what your given"

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Particular_Setting31@reddit

If it's pre-shredded cheese, you should give it a rinse before use. As it may use a non-clumping agent to prevent the cheese from becoming one big blob while in transit. Doing this may help in the cheese spreading/melting evenly.

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freebiscuit2002@reddit

Of course it should, you animal.

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Joinourclub@reddit

The picture spud is perfect

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AirborneHeineken@reddit

This honestly is one of the greatest questions of all time next to meaning of life and which came first, the chicken or the egg.

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lalalaladididi@reddit

It melts itself

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CupcakeIntelligent32@reddit

The heat of the spud and the filling, whether it's hot beans, chilli con, or what ever, should met the cheese yes. If I got a spud like that I'd question why it's not hot.

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SpookyMorden@reddit

Whatever floats your potato.

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Pi-creature@reddit

There should be 2 layers of cheese. One at the bottom after butter. Add beans and sprinkle more cheese on top. I don't mind if the top is melted because I have that backup cheesy bottom layer.

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PositiveConsistent69@reddit

I'm disappointed by the portion. I will have a whole can of beans and a whole block of cheese!

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markymark2909@reddit

Abso*bloody*lutely

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CuntLasso@reddit

Has u/BigBeanMarketing gave his two pence yet?

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acidkrn0@reddit

Does the pope shit in the woods?

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Bunnytob@reddit

If the beans aren't hot enough to melt the cheese, the beans aren't warm enough.

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Xephon01@reddit

Depends on your preference.......

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stevec34@reddit

Doesn't it melt on the hot beans anyway? I like to add a little finely diced onion, by the way.

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Common_Astronaut4851@reddit

You gotta get them to put the cheese UNDER the beans so it melts into the potato nicely

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LiamJonsano@reddit

I’m not sure cheese can ever melt INTO a potato, you’ll just end up with melted cheese congealed on top of a potato…

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Common_Astronaut4851@reddit

Why is it congealed? How long are you leaving it before eating it? Putting it under the beans makes it all nice and hot and melty and delicious

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LiamJonsano@reddit

I’m not leaving it but I also am not shoving a whole jacket potato in my mouth as soon as it’s done! Obviously it starts off lovely but by a minute or so it’s started congealing for me

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Plenty_Possible4710@reddit

You got two options from here... Mash it all in, then it's all melted, or you can wack it in the microwave for 30 seconds, then you've got the cheese juicy.

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Klosiak__@reddit

This is the most British thing I have ever seen

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mebutnew@reddit

Obviously - it's not a sandwich.

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blackleydynamo@reddit

Which absolute sociopath is putting stone cold beans on a potato? Because if they were hot, they'd melt the cheese. Physics, bitches.

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dah-vee-dee-oh@reddit

the potato is probably cold, as well

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mrmykeonthemic@reddit

It melts it's self..as the beans are hot.

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redsky25@reddit

Cheese under beans to melt it , but if grated on top will also melt after a few mins

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Wonderful-Candle-756@reddit

Always cheese first

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GenderfluidArthropod@reddit

Eventually

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x-ThatGirl-x@reddit

cheese under the beans so then the cheese melts!

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Beatnuki@reddit

Jacket.

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Chewbaxter@reddit

Grate on top shortly after the beans go on the potato. The heat should be enough that it melts the cheese almost immediately.

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Dan_Glebitz@reddit

Surprised you need to ask. Always melt the cheese.

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AdThat328@reddit

Cheese under the beans and then cold cheese on top. Then you get melted properly at the bottom and the top starts to melt.

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Responsible-Wear-789@reddit

Yes, and under the beans.

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zak_5764@reddit

It should be layered as such - butter, salt + pepper ,cheese, beans, cheese, small topping of beans. This way it's nice and empty with the top layer of cheese still have some texture

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CptPikeOnABike@reddit

I mix the cheese in while cooking the beans.

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N4t3ski@reddit

If your food isn't stone cold when it's given to you, these cheese will melt from the heat of the rest of the food. No need to deliberately melt it first.

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Zephear119@reddit

I prefer to add the beans to the cheese crush up some of the beans to thicken the tomato sauce and it creates the most soul healing beans. Best food when you’ve had a crappy day or just wanna feel like you’re back at mums.

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welshlamb2020@reddit

I thoroughly enjoy melted cheese but usually I’m too lazy to put it in the microwave or under the grill - grated does me perfectly fine.

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fluffybit@reddit

probably

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Vivalo@reddit

No matter the situation. If the cheese is grated, it must be melted.

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barriedalenick@reddit

It's purely personal like virtually anything in life. I love it melted, my wife loves it grated. That's all there is.

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Mfombe@reddit

It's not personal - cheese below beans is clearly wrong

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Tzunamitom@reddit

I'm sorry man, when did you receive the diagnosis?

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Mfombe@reddit

I've been told I have a **grate** prognosis.....

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

I don't think I've ever asked them to melt it, there's my problem. British rudeness?

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TH1CCARUS@reddit

_They_ do not melt it per se.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

This may be my issue. The baked potatoes seem to be luke warm. Certainly not hot enough to melt 50g of cheddar.

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Mammoth_Spend_5590@reddit

Whoever puts cheese in before beans needs their hard drive checked.

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Due-Ad-5411@reddit

my phone camera must be watching me because this popped up as i’m eating one of these delectable bad boys right answer is cheese under beans so beans melts cheese

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levinyl@reddit

Cheese first so it melts from the heat of the potato and beans and then a sprinkle of cheese on top of the beans....

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fussyfella@reddit

I swing both ways on this depending on what else is on the potato. For the above with beans, I would melt it, for a simple baked potato with cheese and onion, I would not as I want the onions raw and melting the cheese cooks the onions too.

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insomnimax_99@reddit

Yes All cheese on hot food should be melted.

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Berkulese@reddit

In theory the potato should be hot enough to melt the cheese, if not then we could be in food hygiene issues territory

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Lynex_Lineker_Smith@reddit

MORE CHEESE

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SpaTowner@reddit

Yes, and it should be under the beans, not on top.

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

No, it will melt down soon enough. My canteen sells the cheese separate and you make up your own. Suspect same set-up - potatoes cooked (they have a special cooker for them) and then kept warm until toppings added to order or by you. Cooking a potato properly takes a while- not everywhere microwaves their food.

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FinbarrSaunders69@reddit

It's a no from me, I can taste the cheese more without melting it.

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RiotSloth@reddit

Not for me, I like it as it is on the photo.

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seamus_park@reddit

Both. Melted cheese on the bottom, slightly melted on top then some cold, grated, extra extra mature, salt crystal cold bits on top for the contrast.

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Spiritual-Store-9334@reddit

I don't think it HAS to be melted but I personally prefer it. I usually put them on top of the beans to melt them

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ElbowDroppedLasagne@reddit

Does the Pope shit in the woods?!

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Knowlesdinho@reddit

Personally I prefer unmelted cheese on a baked potato. My go to is tuna mayo on the potato, cheese on top of that. Mush it all into the potato and it's like a deconstructed fishcake.

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Zak_Rahman@reddit

The ingredients have such a high baseline synergy that pretty much any conceivable permutation works. I think that's what makes it such a powerful dish. That said, this was a particularly intriguing idea.

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amanset@reddit

That's is a frankly shockingly low amount of cheese and beans.

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rainbow-songbird@reddit

With beans yes, with tuna no

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HeathieHeatherson@reddit

From the bottom up, potato, melted butter, cheese, beans, more cheese.

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Monkeytennis01@reddit

Cheese above and below beans. Some melted and some cold for that lovely hot/cold contrast.

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Paracosm26@reddit

If that was mine, I'd drop a bit of Worcester sauce over it.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Gangster.

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Paracosm26@reddit

I'm not seen as a loveable rouge character in my area for nothing. 😏

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parkylondon@reddit

If I'm making this at home, I add the grated cheese to the beans as I heat them up. You get a perfect mixture of beans and gooey hot cheese. Add sriracha for a little bit extra heat. Also, that is NOT enough cheese.

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KiwiNo2638@reddit

True. You can see the beans. And the potato. And the plate.

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Past-Educator-6561@reddit

Yes melted and you can do that in the microwave. I'm sure they'd do it for you no problem.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

So do you ask them to melt it when you order?

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KiwiNo2638@reddit

Shouldn't need to. Beans and potato should be hot enough to have melted the cheese a little by the time it gets to you.

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glassbottleoftears@reddit

I always ask for the cheese to be melted in the microwave! If they have one, they're normally happy to

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Past-Educator-6561@reddit

Honestly can't remember the last time I bought one, it hurts me to pay £4 for a potato. I would have expected it melted but yeah, I'd probably ask when ordering after the first time getting this.

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kingto99@reddit

No ..and beans should be cold so they help cool down the spud..plus some brown sauce...

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TalynRahl@reddit

Cheese goes on cold, then the heat from the potato/beans should melt the cheese jjuusstt a little. Nom!

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MDL1983@reddit

Dude the spud and beans melt the cheese, who the fuck asks for cheese to be 'pre-melted'?

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

Hear ya. Some potatoes are pre made then warmed up. The cheese wont melt on steamed potato.

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MDL1983@reddit

If it's served like the picture I stir the cheese into the beans. The beans are usually like lava to begin with lol.

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

I mean now we get to the crux of the issue in cafes. Lukewarm potatoes, molten beans and frozen granted cheese.

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Ok_Cow_3431@reddit

No, you put cold shredded cheese on the potato, which should then melt because of the heat of the potato and beans. If it doesn't melt there's something wrong with the potato, not the cheese itself.

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Evie_Astrid@reddit

This picture is childhood nostalgia for me! :)

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UnknownTerrorUK@reddit

It's cheese, I'll eat it whatever way it comes, just make sure I can't see anything but cheese. The rest of the food is secondary.

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IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns@reddit

Yes, it should go under the grill (or if times are desperate in the microwave) so the cheese goes all gooey and delicious!

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Dirty2013@reddit

Depends on how hungry you are……

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I_am_Reddit_Tom@reddit

Unpopular opinion perhaps but the cheese should be on the potato, with the beans on top of that

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___TheAmbassador@reddit (OP)

I think that's the majority verdict.

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Consistent-Towel5763@reddit

sure for heretics its the number one choice

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OG_Flicky@reddit

Spoil yourself to do both

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NotAllHerosEatCreps@reddit

Yeah and much more then what's in that photo

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Desperate_Lab_4947@reddit

I would hope that the potato + topping would be hot enough to melt any cheese added on top (unless the topping is meant to be cold, like tuna mayo). In a baked potato + beans, I personally like mash some butter into the potato, put the grated cheese on, then top with beans.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I guess the theory is the potato and toppings should be hot enough to melt it, but reality doesn't match up to that. People flogging potatoes at car boot sales don't really care if their product is flawed. People buying them probably don't care enough to ask as your comment suggests. I'd hope they could at least zap it in a microwave.

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