How do you make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich?

[Teebone]

My Recipe:

Tools: Shallow or flat griddle pan, Spatula, preferably silicon/rubber (must be bendy)

Real butter
Two slices of bread (not picky about my bread as long as it is fresh)
Two slices of provolone
One slice of yellow american
Itallian Dressing

1) Butter your pan, making sure not to go above medium heat.
2) Assemble your sammich placing the yellow american in between two slices of prov
3) butter the top of the assembled sammich HEAVILY.
4) Heat sammich on unbuttered side, pressing firmly (sammich will slide slightly as it melts) being careful to watch the edges. As soon as you see the butter stopping from bubbling around the edge, flip
5) after flipping sammich, sprinkle a small amount of itallian dressing on toasted side. Watch untoasted side as you did the first side, pressing firmly. Flip when appropiate.
6) Cut the heat after second flip. Sprinkle dressing on newly toasted side. After a few moments flip again to seal dressing on second side.
7) Slide sammich, NOT LIFT on to plate.

Enjoy. Serve with tomato soup or my personal fav, spaghetti o's and meat balls.

[Gamdwelf]

I have respect for my dishwashers.

In my exp cleanup isn't any different. As long as the mayo is being spread on the bread prior to going on a pan.

[belfpala]

miracle whip?

It would be a miracle if you found that in my kitchen.

Next up:

The Turkenator
-1/3 of a baguette
-crust removed
-buttered
-on flat top (or cast iron)
-camembert on
-sliced smoked turkey breast on
- cover
-tart apples
-microgreen salad
-spicy mayo
-close and serve

Yup.

[Gamdwelf]

It would be a miracle if you found that in my kitchen.

Next up:

The Turkenator
-1/3 of a baguette
-crust removed
-buttered
-on flat top (or cast iron)
-camembert on
-sliced smoked turkey breast on
-turkey on sandwich
- cover
-tart apples
-microgreen salad
-spicy mayo
-close and serve

Yup.

Dats not a grilled cheese.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Alright, I feel like I've done this thread an injustice. So here I go...

Italian Grilled Cheese
-two slices bread
-butter both sides
-toast one side (pre-heated cast iron, preferably)
-flip
-rub toasted side with a clove of garlic
-add mozzarella slices, fresh, open face style
-cover
-When mozz melts, add tomato slices, basil, parmesan, and olive oil.
-close sandwich.

I have more.
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Alright, well I am going to try to be brave enough to try this, and post my results.

[belfpala]

Dats not a grilled cheese.

It's cheese melted between bread. I just went over the top.

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Alright, well I am going to try to be brave enough to try this, and post my results.

Do it. It's essentially a caprese salad, but melted, and on crostini. $12 please.

[breadisfunny]

you use draenei milk to make the cheese.
you use naan bread. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naan

[Doctor Amadeus]

It's cheese melted between bread. I just went over the top.
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Do it. It's essentially a caprese salad, but melted, and on crostini. $12 please.

Well this will either bet a great grilled cheese, or it will kill me and you collect the bounty!

[Kalis]

Mozzarella and Fig Sandwich

Bread roll
Slice of mozzarella
Sliced fig
Fresh basil leaf
Pesto
Salt and pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C
2. Spread some pesto on one half of the roll
3. On the other half of the roll, lay the slice of mozzarella, the sliced fig, basil leaf, and season with salt and pepper
4. Put the roll back together
5. Put it in the oven for about 10 minutes
6. Eat


I got this from some website when I was looking for an oeuf cocotte recipe, I made it and it was lovely - I still haven't got around to making the oeuf cocotte yet.

[Tastyfish]

I feel like the key is the bread followed by the pairing of cheese to the bread. Bad Exmaples: tangy sourdough and tangy cheese. Soft thin bread and thick hard cheese.
Good Examples: White bread you have to cut yourself over a half inch thick + American or What the BF likes : White cheddar, basil and cherry preserves that are not too sugary.


I enjoy a nice browning in a pan or skillet/flat griddle. I use a brick/stone in foil for the weight because my BF thinks it's ghetto-cute and a pannini maker is way to gay for him and I to handle. :P lol

Depending on my mood I will use butter .. but coverage, crust, browning and mouth feel seem to favor, at least in my home, Pam or other spray oil on the bread over butter.


Edit: I like translucent white onion in mine, or turkey breast that is not wet (you know what I mean if you eat coldcuts) or bacon.

[Sierra85]

What kind of cheese?

mozzarella

What kind of bread?

high quality baker bread. cut thick.

And how much does YOUR Grill cheese cost?

too much, but its worth it.

[Glnger]

Toast bread for 3 minutes, mix canned tuna, put on bread, sprinkle cheese on tuna, put back toaster until delicious.

[belfpala]

Toast bread for 3 minutes, mix canned tuna, put on bread, sprinkle cheese on tuna, put back toaster until delicious.

Fuck, might as well say shit on a shingle with cheese and call it a day.

[Jester Joe]

Fuck, might as well say shit on a shingle with cheese and call it a day.

As a kid, I swore my dad was just pulling my leg when he said it was called that.

[Nadiru]

Two slices of bread
Cut a hole in the middle of each with like a cup or something (wine glasses work well for this)
Butter pan
Place bread in pan, flip that shit once
Add one egg into the hole of each slice
Add a slice of cheese on top of each slice
Add a slice of ham onto one of the slices
Wait for the eggs to cook
Carefully put one slice on top of the other

Eat with a knife and fork.

[ravealert]

get someone else to make it

[Medusa Cascade]

Wholemeal bread, Cheddar and Wensleydale cheese and English/Japanese mustard with Branston pickle on the side.

[Rixis]

You know what, I think Boub is like, in hibernation or something, so I went and found his post for you. You should be thankful!

Heh, well at least he covered it. Ham, ham is om nom nom !!!

[minteK917]

Ask a nice topless grill to make me one.

[lordsphinx]

You guys are missing the most critical, crucial step to the Perfect Grilled Cheese! Before you make your grilled cheese, you should have made a small tub of Garlic Butter http://allrecipes.com/recipe/36925/garlic-butter/. Garlic butter can be used in almost every non-sweet requirement for butter (Note: “non-sweet”. If you use garlic butter for cookies, you’re doing it wrong). So, here’s my recipe…

- 2 slices thick cut sourdough bread lightly toasted in toaster first.
- 2 slices thick cut pepperjack cheese
- 4-6 slices of thin cut smoked deli ham
- 1 slice fresh tomato
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Pre-made Garlic Butter

Step 1) Lightly toast sourdough bread so it is barely starting to brown. This helps the bread from becoming greasy.
Step 2) Heat skillet on medium heat until a drop of water just begins to sizzle
Step 3) Lightly and evenly butter one side of each slice of toasted (and cooled) bread
Step 4) Place each piece of bread butter side down onto skillet, followed by a slice of cheese on each.
Step 5) While bread is frying and cheese melting, pile ham on skillet and cook until cheese is melted. Turn once. (It’s handy to make this pile of meat “bread-sized).
Step 6) Once cheese is melted and bread is golden brown, place pile of ham and slice of tomato on once slice of bread. Place other side of bread on top and smush until cheese seeps out from the sides.
Step 7) Cut diagonally and serve with Lays Potato Chips, Chunky Tomato Soup, and a pickle.