Let's talk about grilled cheese

[JVS]

I think it is good. How about you? How do you make yours?

[livetohike]

1. Two slices of sourdough bread

Extra sharp cheddar cheese sliced thin, grilled onions, slices of tomato and Dijon mustard.

Use a cast iron skillet and a little bit of butter and grill away.

[Zan_of_Texas]

4. Or

Sliced mushrooms are nice. Or avocados.

Or, dill pickle.

Or, grilled cheese with a slice or two of bacon.

[Warpy]

10. Use 2 cast iron skillets

Spritz the outside of the sandwich with a little olive oil, put it between 2 preheated castiron frypains, wait 3 minutes, and you have a crispy crusted bit of perfection.

The innards are up to you, but please, no "pasteurized process cheese food," and GRATE watever cheese you choose.

[cheezus]

20. wow. Alton Brown has an account on DU

I saw that trick on Good Eats.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. Me Too

Is that you Alton?

[GOPisEvil]

2. If you can get your hands on "the government cheese"...

...get some. Makes the best grilled cheese ever!

The Boy Scout camp I used to work for back in high school received Commodity Foods from the USDA, so we got the government cheese, peanut butter and grape jelly. The PB&J are awesome, too.

[Nikia]

14. We've made government cheese

Our government cheese is as good as the more expensive American cheese in the deli (but I feel obligated not to mention those brands on a public forum). The USDA is very demanding of quality and suprvises the whole process and does their own lab testing on it. Of course, the evil partner complained that our government contracted cheese was too good. He said that it didn't seem right.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. People who're wondering WTF is "government cheese" (like me)

Click here: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=747360

[GOPisEvil]

35. It's the second one.

Actual cheese product, not the slang. ;-)

[eyesroll]

3. Farmer's cheese and avocado

on sourdough. (Add tomatoes, but only if they're in season, and bacon if you really want a heart attack.)

[Zorra]

5. My favorite is

Grilled swiss on seedless rye or sourdough bread with breakfast strips (imitation bacon made from soy).

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. There is a Brazilian type of sour cheese, sold grilled on a stick.

Coalho, it's called. Highly recommended. A stick goes for R$ 1 = US$ 35¢.

[TreasonousBastard]

29. My neighborhood is largely Brazilian...

and there's a market across the street from me that sells vast amounts of imported cheeses, meats, and other goodies.

Many of the names escape me now, and the labels are all in Portuguese anyway, but lemme tell ya Brazilians eat GOOD!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

31. Ask for a candy called "mariola". And another called "pé-de-moleque"

And another called "passoca". Yum yum.

[redqueen]

7. What is with this forum and food?

I should make a mental note not to come in this place after 2:00.

Lovely ideas! I'm so bland and boring... white bread and colby cheddar is all I've ever done -- at least until now. Who knew to look for recipes for grilled cheese sandwiches? Not me.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Food is pleasure

And we are FOR pleasure, unlike the Other Side which is AGAINST pleasure.

[redqueen]

13. I agree

but I'm stuck at work with no food and no money. I don't eat breakfast and lunch so by this time I'm ravenous!

It's torturous, but still pleasant. :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. No breakfast AND no lunch?

This isn't good for you, believe me.

[redqueen]

16. I know, I know

I used to be a total health nut. Now, not so much. I keep saying I'm going back to my old ways, but so far, not happening.

Soon, though!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. Two slices of Texas Toast...

Butter one side of each slice....And then two-four slices of cheese depending on taste. Put in the toaster oven on the toast feature. Flip, and hit toast again. Perfect.
Duckie

[On the Road]

9. I Like Actually

Grilling the cheese itself. No bread involved. Gets all brown around the edges and the texture becomes more solid. Longhorn cheddar becomes wonderfully nutty.

[DrWeird]

11. Two slices of dry white bread, gubmint cheese, and a Foreman.

And a steaming bowl of chicken soup.

[radwriter0555]

17. White bread, velveeta, "I can't believe it's not butter"....

heat up your skillet with a touch of ICBINB; butter up the insides of the bread and put at least 2 slices of cheese in between. Stick em together and butter up the outside, crust to crust.

Lay in the hot pan for a moment, then flip it, THEN place your bacon press, other skillet or whatever you squish it with on top.

Flip it over ever minute or so until perfectly, deliciously browned golden, squashed thin as can be.

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[geniph]

18. My husband makes the best grilled cheese sammidges!

bar none. He grates the cheese rather than slicing it, which makes it melt more uniformly. He lightly brushes both sides of sourdough bread with melted butter (you can add rosemary and garlic if you like), then sprinkles the bread with the grated Tillamook cheddar. It's fastest on the Foreman grill (because both sides grill at once), or you can do it on the electric griddle and flip it when the cheese melts.

We're not eating them these days, though - too much fat and we're avoiding non-wholegrain breads.

[northofdenali]

21. Tillamook cheddar is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I usually only buy Tillamook cheese, ice cream and butter. Great stuff!

[cheezus]

19. Can't belive not butter spray. whole wheat bread. velveeta. foreman

damn. you're making me hungry

[watercolors]

22. Love grilled cheese samich

Our favorite, a good bakery rye bread, swiss cheese and dijion mustard , in my G, Forman, served with a sour pickle, and nice coleslaw.

[MAlibdem]

23. Munster cheese is a MUST

[liberalitch]

24. melting butter IN pan... vital

much better than swabbing cold butter on in clots... uneven butter distribution.

[havocmom]

25. Oh, for fun, try feta, fresh basil and/or spinach

and do it in a pita.

Life's an adventure!

[havocmom]

26. ever make it on tomato bread?

motzerlla on tomato bread, mmmmmmmmmmm

[TreasonousBastard]

27. Whatever bread is handy....

whatever cheese is handy...

and anything else I have around that's handy.

Chedders are kind of the standard, but a buttery cheese like a Gouda works well when in the mood. The Swisses are excellent, too. I have about a pound of Magdalen lying around, which is a mild French swiss sort of thing. Great for melting-- even better than real Emmenthaler.

Never tried a Brie, but what the hell...

Tomatoes are great if fresh and vine ripened, as is ham. Julienned, of course.

Mushrooms, olives... various herbs and spices...

Raspberries.

Olive oil inside, perhaps, but only butter on the outside.

Openface in the toaster oven or closed on the griddle.

I have one of those Grilled Cheese makers I got hears ago that also does a fair job of it. Makes little triangular pockets.

A long time ago, I had a round clamshell gadget with long handles that worked over a stove or grill flame. Best grilled cheese ever with that thing, but they don't make them any more. There are similar things out there, but nothing quite like that gadget.

[tjwash]

28. The old government issued free cheese...

...Man o man could you make a GC sandwich with that. No matter how thick you sliced it, it always melted perfectly.

[Nikia]

36. It has to melt well or it gets rejected or they pay less

The U.S. government is one of our pickier customers. They test multiple loaves and they all need to meet specifications. One of the specifications is melt and there is a way to measuer that quantitatively. If it doesn't melt nearly well enough, the entire day's production was in vain (although it would actually probably get relabled and sent to another customer). If it melts almost as well but not good enough, they pay the company a few cents per pound less for the cheese. This can really add up though and make the government contract barely worth it.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

32. White bread, American cheese and mayo

Spread margarine on the bread and grill till edges are crispy and cheese is gooey.

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. TOMATOES....in a cast iron skillet that belonged to my husband's

great grandmother. The very best. Sometimes I'll add some cukes too!

[MissMillie]

37. Homemade bread, smoked gouda cheese

Pan fried.

[Kellanved]

38. Halloumi - Cypriot BBQ cheese

Just put it on the grill; best eaten with salad - yummy.


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