What to cook with cheese

Cheese fails in home kitchens for one reason: it is added while the pan is still on the heat, where it goes stringy and then grainy.

Take the pan off, then stir it in. That single change fixes mac and cheese, white sauce pasta and every cheese sauce you have made that turned oily.

Worth knowing: Grate it yourself. Pre-grated cheese is coated in starch to stop it clumping, and that starch makes sauces gritty.