In our humble opinion, melted cheese makes every food taste better. When two boring slices of bread get together with melted cheese, you've got a grilled cheese (a food so loved that it has its own national holiday). When served on top of tortilla chips, you get nachos. You could probably smear melted cheese on a piece of cardboard and we'd call it culinary genius. Melting is the best thing cheese could do.

While we haven't yet caved into buying this (awesome) 'I heart Melted Cheese' t-shirt, we did write a bit of a love letter to our favorite dairy product, when in its very best state. Melted cheese, we love you, in so many different ways.

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  • We Love You For Being So Damn Stringy

    <strong><a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/07/white-pizza-dip/" target="_hplink">Photo by How Sweet It Is</a></strong>

  • But Even Just A Little Melt Still Makes Us Ooh And Aah

    <strong><a href="http://whatsfordinner-momwhatsfordinner.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-bread-sticks.html" target="_hplink">Photo by Mom What's For Dinner</a> </strong>

  • We Love You As A Blanket, Comforting All Our Favorite Foods

    <strong><a href="http://eclecticrecipes.com/tomato-pie" target="_hplink">Photo by Eclectic Recipes</a></strong>

  • You Make A Vegetarian Want To Take A Bite Out Of A Ham And Cheese

    <strong><a href="http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/04/ham-and-cheese-sliders.html" target="_hplink">Photo by by The Girl Who Ate Everything</a></strong>

  • We Love Your Whimsical, And Stackable, Nature

    <strong><a href="http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2012/08/peetas-stuffed-cheese-buns.html" target="_hplink">Photo by Yammie's Noshery</a></strong>

  • Thank You For Mac And Cheese

    <strong><a href="http://cookingquest.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/perfect-mac-n-cheese/" target="_hplink">Photo by My Cooking Quest</a></strong>

  • You've Got Attitude, And We Dig That

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tassoula/1338922021/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: anonymoust</a></strong>

  • We Love How You Make Even A Napkin Taste Good

    <strong><a href="http://www.careskitchen.com/2011/11/grilled-cheese-rolls-fun-spin-on.html" target="_hplink">Photo by Care's Kitchen</a> </strong>

  • We Love You For Turning Hamburgers Into Cheeseburgers

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/2461047942/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: stu_spivack</a></strong>

  • We Love Your Rebellious Nature

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhendrix/6859078299/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: dhendrix73</a></strong>

  • You make us melt, just like brie

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/burgtender/3703355986/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: BurgTender</a></strong>

  • You're Nimble, Like An Olympic Gymnast

    <strong><a href="http://fatty-food.tumblr.com/post/30274716891" target="_hplink">Gif from Tumblr: Fatty Food</a></strong>

  • We Love Soup Because Of You, Melted Cheese

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5603297667/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: Martin Cathrae</a></strong>

  • We Love That You're A Team Player

    <strong><a href="http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2012/08/peetas-stuffed-cheese-buns.html" target="_hplink"></a>Photo by Yammie's Noshery</strong>

  • You Get Into The Holidays, And We Think That's Cute

    <strong>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhendrix/6859078299/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Flickr: The Lamb Family</a></strong>

  • We Love That You Don't Mind Looking Ugly

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/methticalman/4704023484/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: methTICALman</a></strong>

  • Melted Cheese, Even When You've Hardened, We Still Love You

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gozalewis/4644881132/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: timlewisnm</a></strong>

  • You Offer Yourself To Us In A Big Bubbling Pot

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennis_goedegebuure/4430642465/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: Dennis Goedegebuure</a></strong>

  • You're Down Right Angelic

  • And To Express Our Gratitude, We've Built You A Shrine

    <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trekkyandy/4541520107/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_hplink">Photo by Flickr: trekkyandy</a></strong>

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