Best cheese for pizza
Great pizza cheese melts and stretches, browning without turning greasy.
| # | Cheese | Style | Why it ranks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gruyère | hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 2 | Comté cheese | hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 3 | Cheddar | hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 4 | Fontina | semi-hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 5 | Raclette du Valais | semi-hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 6 | Scamorza | pasta-filata | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 7 | American Cheese | processed | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 8 | Monterey Jack | semi-hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 9 | Appenzeller cheese | washed-rind | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 10 | Red Leicester | hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 11 | Gouda | semi-hard | meltability, firmness, sharpness |
| 12 | Provolone | pasta-filata | meltability, firmness, sharpness |