Grilled Cheese

[monavano]

The "Benny and Joon" school of grilled cheese making put to scientific scrutiny:

http://www.southphillyblocks.org/photos_es...grilled_cheese/

[scordelia]

I prefer a nutty bread. Butter the bread, then place the cheese inside and brown nicely (buttered sides facing out). I prefer an aged cheddar with either mustard, apple butter or Major Grey chutney.

[Fresser]

Has anyone ever tried Stilton on rye for a grilled cheese? This would be boffo.

[emmalish]

Yesterday I had a tuna melt, with what I discovered upon checkout was really expensive. But it was so good that's all I'll buy now. Tuna, Toma, Tomatos.

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That sounds amazing. Could you elaborate? How did you go about preparing it?

[KarenS]

I like good chedder with roasted poblanos or anaheims. My mom used to make me this - very comforting.

[sugarcookie]

I put mayonnaise, and a sprinkle of rosemary on the outside of the bread before grilling.

[winegeek]

5 year old Balderson cheddar

sourdough bread

slightly carmelised onions

butter

YUMMY!

[Jennifer Brizzi]

I ain't fancy. Vermont Bread Co. Organic Multigrain Bread, Cabot extra sharp cheddar, Cabot unsalted butter to grease the cast-iron skillet. It just doesn't get any better than that. Unless tomatoes are in season and I can get a slice of perfectly ripe heirloom to add. Then I have to add slivers of cheap muenster to hold it all together: cheddar on one side, muenster on the other, fat tomato slice in the middle.

[santo_grace]

Provolone with a really good dijon mustard. I can't say that I am picky about the bread, but our sandwich bread is usually Brownberry's Soft Wheat.

[tryska]

Describe your ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.  What type of bread?  Cheese?  Extras?  How do you prepare it?

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I had a really good grilled cheese the other day - it was made with sourdough, and mild gooey melted cheese (american is my best guess), with sliced roasted garlic. all cooked in a lot of delicious butter.

[Brigit Binns]

This is not actually a sandwich at all, but addressing the earlier tomato soup controversy, here is what I often do in pursuit of my lifelong effort to find new ways to convey melted cheese to my mouth (especially on days when the night before weighs heavily on my mind--if not always my memory).

Make some tomato soup (Campbells made with 100% milk if you're rushed). While it's heating, cube a bunch of sharp white cheddar and put the cubes into a shallow soup bowl. Put this bowl in the oven on lowest-low for about 5 minutes.

Remove bowl and pour steaming-hot soup over cheese cubes. Let stand for 3 minutes or so to start the melting process.

Eat, standing up.

If you want to "push your boat out," as the English say, splash a little sherry into the soup.

[judiu]

Kerry Gold Irish Swiss with crisp bacon on rye, grilled in a nice puddle of Kerry Gold butter, wighted down so the cheese oozes out and gets crispy brown in the super slick non-stick skillet...

I have not lately made the Parmesian crisps, but I sort of remember them being called fricos? Any ideas?