Cream cheese is a type of Americanized cheese which was adapted and modified from certain European traditional cheeses. An enterprising dairyman started making cream cheese in 1872 in New York state and before long a distributor commissione...

Leave the cheese tightly in the plastic bag it was frozen in to retain moisture as the cheese thaws. Place it in the refrigerator at temperature of 2-6C and thaw overnight or for 24 hours, or until the cheese is completely defrosted. Slow d...