(More on that later.)Īerosol cheese was first developed by Nabisco in 1966. It's also a longtime ingredient in Philadelphia cheese steak sandwiches. Kraft invented Cheez Whiz in 1952 - the stuff we know as the taco cheese sauce. Once I'm curious about something, I'll waste a lot of time on it!Īnyway, Kraft seems to want to pretend like this product has no history. I spent probably an hour or more chasing this down. Now, I know you are thinking 'Why doesn't someone just Google this and find the answer?' Some of us remembered that in the early days of spray cheese there was another name. Others chimed in to say no, Cheez Whiz is the orange stuff in the jar that you put on nachos. This has gone on for a few days now it started with some consternation when someone realized that Kraft now calls their spray cheese (cheez) 'Easy Cheese.' Many of us were thinking (and writing) that it used to be called Cheez Whiz. I've been involved with some online friends in a message board discussion about aerosol cheese. Here's what can happen to a person when it's too cold and icy to go to church.

Canned cheese whiz