| | |  | Sauces | Home » » » El Rio Hot Nacho Cheese Sauce, 15-Ounce Units (Pack of 12) | | | | | | | Description: | | El rio hot nacho cheese sauce is made with cheddar cheese and natural spices and flavors, ideal as a dip or as a nacho topping. When served as a dip, can be quickly microwaved and served. | | | Features: | |
• Case of 12 15-ounce cans of hot nacho cheese sauce (total of 180 ounces)
• Made with cheddar cheese and natural spices and flavors
• Hot, spicy flavor; ideal as a dip or as a nacho topping
• When served as a dip, can be quickly microwaved and served
• Processed and packaged in the USA
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 180.0 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 12.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 13.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 8 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Now over-pricedMay 20, 2009
By Scott Kopper
This is the best I've tried. It would be perfect if it were a bit thicker. It gets kinda thin when heated. I add a bit of shredded cheese to thicken it up. Regardless, the flavor, heat, etc are excellent and far better than the Que Bueno that Costco sells (and is too thick).
---------------
Update 24 Dec 2011 - Right now the price is $36. It used to be $24 (that's what I last paid for it according to my Amazon invoice). A 50% increase is ridiculous. It is good but not worth the current price. I'm looking for an alternative.
---------------
Update 1 May 2012 - I found an excellent alternative for a bit less convenience (El Rio is still WAY overpriced at $36). Try La Victoria Medium nacho cheese sauce. I have only found it in 6 pound cans (at Cash and Carry in WA - probably also at Smart and Final in other places) for about $8. La Victoria is at least as hot and the thickness does not change as it is heated. Excellent flavor. What I ended up doing is splitting it into freezer-type zip lock bags - roughly 14 oz each - and freezing them flat with no air inside. They thaw in 10 minutes in the sink. Then I clip one of the bottom corners off and squeeze out what I need and then fold the corner back up with no air and put a spring-loaded clip on it (a chip clip or binder clip works) and keep it in the fridge while I'm using it. Opening and closing the zipper is asking for mold issues.
I also tried vacuum sealing in glass mason jars and keeping them all in the fridge, but that didn't prevent mold. The zip-lock bags work great and the flavor and consistency of this cheese is the best! It is worth the repackaging effort.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Best nacho cheese ever!!May 15, 2008
By A. M. Williamson
I fell in love with this nacho cheese as a teenager but after several moves, it had been years without finding it in the local grocery stores. Thankfully Amazon has come through. I also order a few cases at a time, just in case they run out. Best Nacho Cheese Ever!!! Just microwave and eat. I have tried all the flavors, mild, medium, and hot. I like them all. Hot is not really too hot, but great still the same!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Love this cheese!Apr 07, 2008
By A. Frederick
My husband LOVES this cheese. We used to buy this at our local grocery store, but when we moved out of state we couldn't find it anywhere! Hubby was distraught as nachos are his very football snack (really anytime snack) and for him, no other cheese would do. So I jumped online and found it here on Amazon. I ordered two cases...we've been ordering it here every since (almost 2 years now).
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 watery...Apr 13, 2010
By K. Vader
After reading all the good reviews, I thought this was going to be awesome cheese sauce, it isn't. It has no thickness to it at all when heated up. I mean it's about as thick as water. Absolutely terrible for nachos.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not as expectedOct 19, 2010
By Geomancer
I ordered this nacho cheese sause hoping for something similar to what you would get at concession stands served with chips or hot pretzels. Somewhat runny with some heat to it.
Unfortunatly the elRio brand didn't deliver in the "Hot" department. It's got good consistancy for dipping chips, but is no more than what I would call mild.
The good news (for me) is that while it says jalapeno peppers, there are not actual chunks of jalapenos in it.
Overall I don't think this is terrible cheese sause, just not exactly what I was looking for. They shouldn't call it "Hot" if it is no worse than regular old mild salsa. I've seen the stuff used in consession stands in places like Costco and Sam's Club but they come in the giant cans that can fill a crock pot. I would never eat through that much before it went bad, so my search will continue.
Why isn't this stuff sold in grocery stores? The most stores in my region carry are plain chedder cheese sauses or salsa queso dip (I HATE chunks in my dip!).
See all 8 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| | |
|
