Take your hamburgers, turkey burgers, and veggie burgers up a notch with these perfectly meltable cheeses.

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To some, a burger is naked without its cheese topper.

But what cheese is the best to use when making a cheeseburger?

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Here are the best cheeses to melt atop your favorite burgers.

Here are our favorites!

American Cheese

A classic for a reason, American cheese is always a fantastic burger topper.

Swiss Cheese

Also called Emmental cheese, Swiss cheese is a great choice for cheeseburgers.

Goat Cheese

Goat cheesemay seem like an odd choice for burgers, but hear us out.

Bleu Cheese

Add some funkiness to your burger with bleu cheese!

Provolone

Is a burger asandwich?

This classic Italian sandwich cheese may prove that it is.

Try Brie on a chicken burger, or a turkey burger withcranberry sauce.