Chef-mate Basic Cheddar Cheese Sauce is a smooth, creamy, ready-to-serve cheddar cheese sauce packed in a bulk #10 can (96 oz / 6 lb 10 oz). Made with real aged cheddar cheese and no artificial flavors or colors, it delivers a reliably consistent flavor, texture, and appearance every time. The sauce has an 18-month shelf life and is shelf-stable until opened.

What sets Chef-mate apart is its proprietary Cooked Before Canning process. Unlike standard canned cheese sauces cooked during the canning process—which can overcook edges and produce a metallic taste—Chef-mate products are fully cooked before canning, ensuring quality taste and texture in every serving. The sauce holds exceptionally well on steam tables for up to 4 hours, making it ideal for foodservice and restaurant operations.

This versatile sauce works beautifully as a topping for nachos, french fries, baked potatoes, roast beef sandwiches, and steamed vegetables, or as a dipping sauce for pretzels, onion rings, and breaded zucchini. Each can yields approximately 48 quarter-cup servings.

Nutrition per serving (1/4 cup, 62g): 80 calories, less than 1g protein, 6g carbs, 6g fat (1.5g saturated, 0g trans). Contains: water, soybean oil, aged cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), modified cornstarch, maltodextrin, and 2% or less of cornstarch, salt, vinegar, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, yeast extract, DATEM, mono- and diglycerides, extractives of turmeric, extractives of paprika, lactic acid. Allergens: Contains milk.