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112. And the shelf life is great! Not being sarcastic, but it's not really *good* for us...

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 09:59 PM

Jan 2014

I used to make it with the Ro-Tel for people to have with corn chips, carrot and celery sticks, etc. Every so often I'll break down and buy a case of Ro-Tel to add to stews and soups.

OMG!!! I don't have any Velveeta!

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Kraft says Velveeta running low; fans warn of 'cheesepocalypse' [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2014 OP

Citizens forced to consider real cheese as a crap substitute! Gore1FL Jan 2014 #1

its poor mans cheese Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #22

The real thing is less expensive. n/t ronnie624 Jan 2014 #64

you can't get a 2 lb brick Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #71

Where? independentpiney Jan 2014 #104

I use it when I make mac & cheese. HappyMe Jan 2014 #88

I know what I am making Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #94

Yup. HappyMe Jan 2014 #95

Have you seen the Patti Labelle mac & cheese recipie? tammywammy Jan 2014 #100

Hmm..I'll have to give it a try. HappyMe Jan 2014 #101

And the shelf life is great! Not being sarcastic, but it's not really *good* for us... freshwest Jan 2014 #112

Whatever will I use for mortar now? n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #2

Haaa!! louis-t Jan 2014 #25

I smell marketing ploy. nt CFLDem Jan 2014 #3

I smell the putrid stench of Velveeta! charlyvi Jan 2014 #4

Ditto CFLDem Jan 2014 #7

Especially when you consider there is no shortage of the 2 lb boxes Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #9

Agree. And they didn't GP6971 Jan 2014 #30

It will work too, because people are duuuuumb. penultimate Jan 2014 #114

Hype and Mind Control bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #5

I wonder if they got their snake oil from these guys... adirondacker Jan 2014 #92

"cheesepocalypse".... Ash_F Jan 2014 #6

Looks like a bullshit marketing campaign to me RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #8

Good one. Cha Jan 2014 #27

now known as the "Sciracha Gambit"? MisterP Jan 2014 #58

I will believe this when I see Costco discontinue carrying this product Gothmog Jan 2014 #10

Oh, this is so priceless! AAO Jan 2014 #11

Velveeta???? Beacool Jan 2014 #12

Crockpot of Velveeta and Rotel is a standard party queso. tammywammy Jan 2014 #23

people who are allergic to plastic, perhaps? people who prefer real food? niyad Jan 2014 #38

I detest Rotel Aerows Jan 2014 #41

I can honestly say that I don't think that I've ever had that dip. Beacool Jan 2014 #44

I find that surprising. tammywammy Jan 2014 #46

I haven't even seen it at church potlucks. Beacool Jan 2014 #47

Maybe so. tammywammy Jan 2014 #48

No self respecting yuppie would bring that to an office party. Beacool Jan 2014 #55

I'm also at a Fortune 100 company. tammywammy Jan 2014 #66

Well, you convinced me. Beacool Jan 2014 #70

Whole lotta Velveeta recipes on Pinterest..... Tanuki Jan 2014 #77

Thank you for the link. Beacool Jan 2014 #115

I use some good salsa instead of the Rotel. HappyMe Jan 2014 #89

Guilty pleasure. progressoid Jan 2014 #53

Never, ever. And I'm almost 55. Atman Jan 2014 #81

grilled cheese sandwiches anasv Jan 2014 #85

Right here! crim son Jan 2014 #103

I'm guessing it popular in some parts of the country but not others. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #105

Hm I imagine MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #54

Velveeta is not real cheese. Beacool Jan 2014 #56

Yeah but hey MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #57

I think that Velveeta is not a good product. Beacool Jan 2014 #60

It is processed, but it is no more unhealthy than any other cheese. n/t OKNancy Jan 2014 #75

You don't want to lay out a Super Bowl spread that involves Velveeta in any way up here in Wisconsin htuttle Jan 2014 #13

Cheese 'Product.' onehandle Jan 2014 #14

Cheese food Aerows Jan 2014 #17

Cheese food spread product subsitute.... louis-t Jan 2014 #26

Thanks a LOT, Obama!!! n/t Tanuki Jan 2014 #15

LOL MoonchildCA Jan 2014 #59

"Processed cheese food" Aerows Jan 2014 #16

Publicity stunt. xfundy Jan 2014 #18

Colorado Munchies is the culprit. IADEMO2004 Jan 2014 #19

! Kali Jan 2014 #31

Bingo! workinclasszero Jan 2014 #83

It's...it's... SoapBox Jan 2014 #20

What fresh hell this Velveeta is Blue Owl Jan 2014 #21

No whey! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #24

I just knew you'd milk this one. Aerows Jan 2014 #42

ProcessedCheeseProductPocalypse! Oh noes! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #28

Maybe because it was from moving the plant from MN to IL CatholicEdHead Jan 2014 #29

Cheese in a can to the rescue! DJ13 Jan 2014 #32

had a ham and cheese omlet last sunday at the local branch of a nathional chain dembotoz Jan 2014 #33

That's okay. I'm out of "wine" anyway. :) pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #34

Only the best will do to go with Velvetta Aerows Jan 2014 #43

Maybe... SoapBox Jan 2014 #61

No cheese noodles? shenmue Jan 2014 #35

Ok in honor of this thread I just tested velveeta truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #36

Another casualty of the Affordable Care Act rpannier Jan 2014 #37

The oil pipeline is just a distraction... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #40

Cheesepacolaypse 2014: Electric Boogaloo Die Harder Initech Jan 2014 #39

And I'm sure that Kraft's PR department had NOTHING to do with this story. 6000eliot Jan 2014 #45

It ain't easy being cheesy. nt rrneck Jan 2014 #49

Ohhhh....groaner. SoapBox Jan 2014 #62

Don't look for this stuff SCVDem Jan 2014 #50

If you are making a dish that requires melting cheese, Velveeta is better than actual cheese jmowreader Jan 2014 #51

It is easier, yes indie9197 Jan 2014 #63

I've done all that, and the cheese just won't melt right jmowreader Jan 2014 #72

Yep. Best mac n' cheese evah. But *so* un-pc to admit. Psephos Jan 2014 #67

Thank goodness! longship Jan 2014 #52

O, the Huge Manatee The Second Stone Jan 2014 #65

My son works in a supermarket. Velveeta is one of the most popular items he sees. TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #68

The true "fake plastic cheese" is the house-brand individually wrapped slices jmowreader Jan 2014 #73

That stuff's pretty bad, too, you're right. TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #93

Y'all are just being lactose intolerant... chollybocker Jan 2014 #69

If I like slicing bread with a knife, does that make me gluten-intolerant? DetlefK Jan 2014 #76

Ah yes, the food snobs. This isn't the first time Velvetta has been discussed on DU OKNancy Jan 2014 #74

It's what used to be called "government cheese" AKA "Welfare Cheese." MADem Jan 2014 #80

I don't think they're the same. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #106

Is the Velveeta more pliable, or something? nt MADem Jan 2014 #109

I just remember it as tasting blander and having a slightly different texture. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #110

Well, the Defense Commissary System isn't running short of the stuff! MADem Jan 2014 #111

Not the same. MadrasT Jan 2014 #107

I don't think I've ever knowingly eaten Velveeta.... MADem Jan 2014 #108

Wonder bread, Miracle Whip, and Velveeta, the three cornerstones of a balanced diet. bemildred Jan 2014 #78

and add a thick slice of Spam to your list IADEMO2004 Jan 2014 #84

What's IN that stuff, anyway? bemildred Jan 2014 #96

It's not real food Magleetis Jan 2014 #98

RHNB + Velveeta Old Union Guy Jan 2014 #79

Dehydrate it, powder it, put it in a box with 5 cents worth of elbow macaroni... Atman Jan 2014 #82

This is not news. carla Jan 2014 #86

Oh. lord, when will this national horror end?! Javaman Jan 2014 #87

The Mayans prophesied this is how the rise of the Cheezombies begins pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #90

First they came for the velveeta and I did nothing...nt Javaman Jan 2014 #91

"Dawn of the Cheese" Followed by "Day of the Cheese." randome Jan 2014 #99

Sorry, but I could not resist. maddogesq Jan 2014 #97

Only in Colorado. And it's Cheetos, not cheese whiz. n/t librechik Jan 2014 #102

Marketing ploy southerncrone Jan 2014 #113