PrintI Want a Varsity Letter in Cheese Racing
Materials Involved: One barbecue, one individually-wrapped American cheese slice (Kraft brand preferred) per player.
Background Story: The plastic surrounding cheese singles does not melt when placed on a fired-up grill, contrary to popular belief. The heat-resistant cheese jacket doesn't even release a toxic, smelly fume. Instead, the cheese inside boils into a gaseous form, puffing up the plastic wrap like a hot-air balloon.
Goal: Be the first cheese slice owner to achieve full inflation!
The Rules: Absolutely no diet or low-fat cheese allowed. All players must throw their slice onto the grill at the same time, without overlap, and no blowing or fanning flames under each slice.
Uppie vs. Downie Technique: Much debate surrounds the merits of placing cheese seam-up (uppie) or seam-down (downie). Logic would say seam-down since a natural "seal" would form at the bottom, resulting in less gas loss and more puffing. Cheese racers claim that the uppie method works about the same.
Thank you, Presurfer, for introducing us to the world of professional Cheese Racing.
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11 Comments:
Looks like fun and the best use so far for Kraft singles, but not on MY grill! ;)
PerkyMac at 11:10AM on 05/13/08
According to the official Cheese Racing site, it won't leave a plasticky cheese, unscrapable mess on the grill, but I understand your concern, PerkyMac.
Erin Zimmer at 11:57AM on 05/13/08
No effing way in hell I would ever do this. If you think the plastic isn't getting in the "cheese" then I have a bridge to sell you. Oh yeah, and also, there's no such thing as evolution because God created the Earth and everything on it in six days about 700 years ago, the Earth is flat, the sun rotates around it, and is the center of the universe too. Have fun with your "cheese."
simon at 12:01PM on 05/13/08
This sounds like summer fun at its best!
I'm with simon though ... no way do I believe that toxins from the plastic are not getting in the cheese but then, I don't eat cheese slices in the first place.
Fun!
candicem at 12:08PM on 05/13/08
I will try this the next time I fire up my grill. Not sure about eating it, but maybe just a taste. Im with Simon, but for a different reason. Dinosaurs were put here to test our faith, i read that on the interwebs so its true.
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Jayhawk at 12:46PM on 05/13/08
LOL!
simon at 1:04PM on 05/13/08
Nobody said anything about eating the cheese. I think this is kind of like when folks put peeps in the microwave or use them as diorama characters. Never intended for consumption!
Kerosena at 1:11PM on 05/13/08
Exactly my take, Kerosena! It should bring together Kraft single enthusiasts and haters since the act celebrates the functionality of the slice, but for the latter, is just a means of torturing the cheese wannabe.
Erin Zimmer at 1:26PM on 05/13/08
Heavens to murgatroid - who would put that plastic goop into their delicate pie hole? It's exactly like watching peeps explode in the microwave - all in good fun. Are you sure it wouldn't ruin the grill grate Erin? It would be hilarious fun for the little ones to watch just before we incinerate the peeps.
PerkyMac at 1:35PM on 05/13/08
DUDE that is so cool. I am so going to try this some time. Sounds like a great group activity for a BBQ.
darbyalycen206 at 3:27PM on 05/13/08
My friends told me I needed a hobby. I can't wait to tell them I've taken up cheese racing.
GumdropMenace at 8:04PM on 05/13/08