We hacked the photos a little to be honest. We first melted 2oz of mozzarella in a microwave safe small bowl for a few seconds until melted. Then waited for it to cool and stretched it across the oven safe dishes that held our soup. We proceeded with the recipe steps are written otherwise. You can still get a nice melt with the time in the oven and broil; however, in order to have the best looking photos, this is the trick that we used.