What is the best cheese to use for cooking?

You’re hungry, planning your next meal and you just know that what you need is a helping of cheese to make it comforting and super satisfying. The problem is, using the wrong cheese on your homemade creation is just setting yourself up for huge disappointment.

Our friends at Perfect Italiano are the cheese experts and they have created a collection of no less than FIVE cookbooks to help guide you on which cheese is best to use when cooking. From flavourful parmesan, essential pizza cheese blend, creamy ricotta creations and more there’s a cheese for every cooking occasion.

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The Perfect Italiano cheese story

Founded by Italian immigrant Natale Italiano, Perfect Italiano has been making specialty cheese since 1930. Their Parmesan, Ricotta and Mozzarella making methods came from all over Italy and have been perfected for the meals you love – to make your risottos creamier, your pizzas stretchier and your pastas, soups and salads tastier.
 
With their extensive range of parmesan cheese blocks, grated cooking blends, and creamy ricotta; they have become the trusted choice for hassle-free dinner times in Australian kitchens. The undisputed go-to brand of cooking cheese, Perfect Italiano offers quality cheese that’s… PERFECT FOR THAT.
 
PERFECT PARMESAN COOKBOOK
 
Perfect Italiano Parmesan Cookbook

For a sharp, savoury bite to perfectly finish your meals, add Perfect Italiano, perfect parmesan.

 

Perfect Italiano’s traditional style Parmesan is matured for a savoury, medium strength flavour. It’s great for creamy risottos and pastas, adding a flavourful bite to balance the richness. In other meals, it enhances the flavour of other ingredients, taking any meal from bland to grand. When you need a sharper cheese, try Perfect Italiano Extra Sharp Parmesan. Whether you need a medium or strong Parmesan, there’s a parmesan in the range for you!

 

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PERFECT PIZZA COOKBOOK
 
Perfect Italiano Pizza Cookbook
 
For a tasty, golden, stretchy cheese that is essential for topping pizzas and cheesy bites, use Perfect Italiano, Perfect Pizza.
 
This beloved Perfect Pizza cheese is crafted by blending Mozzarella, Cheddar, and a hint of Parmesan. As it bakes in the oven, it transforms into a golden, bubbling delight, offering an authentically stretchy cheese pull with every slice. Not only does it provide an enjoyable stretch, but its great flavour also improves your other toppings for a delicious pizza every time.
 
 
PERFECT MEXICAN COOKBOOK
 
Perfect Italiano Mexican Cookbook
 
For melt in your mouth Mexican flavour, choose perfect Italiano, Perfect Mexican.
 
Perfect Mexican cheese is a delicious combination of Mozzarella, Red Cheddar and Colby that melts quickly to create authentic Mexican favourites. Enjoy it in crowd pleasers like Family Nachos Tray Bake and Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos or create a fun fusion Mexican Lasagne. When you need a cheese combination that compliments spicy flavours, Perfect Mexican is the cheese that’s perfect for that!
 
 
PERFECT RICOTTA COOKBOOK
 
Perfect Italiano Ricotta Cookbook
 
For smooth and creamy sweet and savoury dishes, choose Perfect Italiano Ricotta.
 
Perfect Italiano’s Ricotta is a versatile cheese with its distinctly light flavour and smooth creamy texture making it perfect for baking in a cheesecake, stirring through pasta or spreading over toast. Enjoy it in the traditional Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni or try it on Grilled Tomato Bruschetta or in Chicken and Vegetable Frittata. When you need a smooth and creamy texture, grab a tub of Perfect Italiano Ricotta.
 
 
PERFECT BAKES COOKBOOK
 
Perfect Italiano Bakes Cookbook
 
For a crispy, golden crust, Perfect Italiano Perfect Bakes cheese delivers every time.
 
What is a pasta or vegetable bake without a wonderfully crispy, cheesy topping? A bag of Perfect Italiano Bakes cheese combines exactly the right blend of cheddar for flavour, mozzarella for colour and stretch, and parmesan for bite. It melts beautifully and gives crunchy, golden tops on bakes every time. Whether you’re making a classic bake like a Potato Gratin, or trying something new like a Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Lasagne, Perfect Bakes cheese is perfect for that.
 
 
 
 
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