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33 Comments:
I hate to say it - American. With brown mustard of course!
Amy Joe at 8:49AM on 03/27/07
I recently came across a very well done cook book devoted to nothing but grilled cheese sandwiches. It had receipes using gruyere, chedder and things like a greek grilled cheese with feta & a grilled cheese margharite with basil, tomato & mozzarella.....
While they all looked delicious & worth trying, they were not "grilled cheese sandwiches"....they were "grilled sandwiches that contained cheese"
It goes beyond simple semantics, it's about what you grew up...so.... I'm with Amy Joe....
The grilled cheese sandwich of my youth is made with American Cheese (not velveeta)....and it is dunked in campbell's tomato soup (once in a while vegetarian vegetable)...and...I like mine slightly burnt!
If it weren't for all the damn salt in the soup, I'd eat this combo all the time.
2qrs at 9:31AM on 03/27/07
Definitely cheddar, usually the sharper the better! With tomato soup, if possible. Yum!
Rescriptrix at 9:33AM on 03/27/07
American cheese, crap sliced white bread, Heinz ketchup. (Although, in the right mood, I will do a Swiss on rye with mustard grilled cheese.)
BaHa at 9:43AM on 03/27/07
Trader Joes has an excellent tomato soup that has replaced Campbell's for me. It's in a carton and I think it's called Creamy Organic Tomato soup....It is soooooooooooooo good!
ThatGirl153 at 10:13AM on 03/27/07
American, the old reliable.
nelson5757 at 10:14AM on 03/27/07
cheddar
Lucia at 11:16AM on 03/27/07
No contest, American cheese
Marilyn Angello at 11:26AM on 03/27/07
Cheddar with a tomato slice, salt and pepper...american second...
third is a nice gruyere with a grainy honey mustard
spaghetti at 11:30AM on 03/27/07
I prefer cheddar, but nothing tastes like a real grilled cheese more than smooth melting American.
josh! at 12:22PM on 03/27/07
If I was just eating a regular grilled cheese sandwich then by far I would have to say Colby/Monterary Jack cheese- two slices!
But usually I like to add other ingredients to my grilled cheese like tomatoes or avocado's are delicious.
Sarah P. at 12:28PM on 03/27/07
trader joe's fontina--with sliced tomato (salted and peppered before going between crusty sourdough; sometimes add a bit of pesto to give it some zip!)
Lexie at 12:32PM on 03/27/07
American Cheese on wonderbread, dipped in ketchup or tomato soup.
Now if I am feeling fancy it is extra-sharp cheddar, muenster and tomato on sourdough dipped in tomato bisque.
mel at 1:11PM on 03/27/07
If I want a "grilled cheese", then it means American cheese.
Freedom at 1:13PM on 03/27/07
I know its bad, but Velveeta slices, on sunflower rye bread. Love it!
Lilartist at 1:16PM on 03/27/07
I'll try just about any hard cheese in my fridge. Last time, I melted aged manchego over ripe avocado slices on a crusty Sullivan St bread. Mmm. (sorry, purists)
kqrbob at 1:30PM on 03/27/07
Muenster....I love the way it melts on grilled cheese!
mepolo at 1:41PM on 03/27/07
Seconded, mepolo! Monster Cheese is a must if I'm going to splurge on grilled cheese.. Soooo good!
myzkyti at 2:04PM on 03/27/07
I'm ashamed to admit it, but sometimes I eat muenster just melted on bread in the microwave with a little salt... I'm at school and only have a microwave so I have to get creative.
Elise at 2:14PM on 03/27/07
Norwegian Nokkelost cheese with its spices (allspice, cloves, and cumin) makes great grilled cheese sandwiches.
nwctboy at 3:05PM on 03/27/07
gryueyre cheese with horeradish mustard on good rye, tomato soup optional.
huney_bumper at 3:48PM on 03/27/07
I say again ...WITHOUT SHAME, Velveta...just becareful you don't scortch the roof of your mouth ( or your chin as it drips down) with the molten "cheese food" I love good cheese and I would not consider velveta in much else, but that's a childhood favorite!
Sindy at 4:03PM on 03/27/07
Gruyere
guttergour at 4:19PM on 03/27/07
Habenero Cheddar on sourdough,.. Yum
Jerry at 4:22PM on 03/27/07
I can't believe none of these responses mentioned the BACON. How can you have the perfect grilled American cheese sandwich without the bacon?!
FKC at 4:33PM on 03/27/07
Specifically, WHITE American cheese! (I don't know why; just tastes extra-special to me!)
sadie at 6:55PM on 03/27/07
The last grilled cheese I made was with Kerrygold Dubliner, and it was awesome.
I also used mayonnaise instead of butter on the OUTside of the bread. It browned perfectly and evenly and was nice and crispy. It also hid the fact that I was using some horrible whole-grain organic rye from TJ's with added powdered granite. Uuuuch! But as a grilled cheese it worked really well.
When I was growing up, we had a gas stove, and I ate innumerable open-faced broiled cheese sandwiches. The best was when the slice of American would develop one large bubble that would then turn dark brown. So good!
Today I went out for lunch and just happened to have a grilled cheese with avocado on multigrain bread. It came with some kind of homemade tomato soup. It was really good! If any of you are in western MA, it was at the Esselon Cafe in Hadley.
AdamH at 9:37PM on 03/27/07
American, please.
N2ink78 at 10:06PM on 03/27/07
pre-wrapped processed american cheese food (in orange)!
almostfoodies at 10:47PM on 03/27/07
I like a combination of cheddar cheese, provolone, and a bit of grated asiago. It's good paninied.
Shelley (Pink House) at 1:11AM on 03/28/07
a high quality gouda cheese. Doesn't get any better than that!!!
wickedlady at 10:25AM on 03/28/07
Nothing made by Kraft. Nothing with the word "processed".
Lou at 1:58PM on 03/28/07
I liked to use herbed havarti on whole grain - nice and buttery - for breakfast grilled cheese (w/ a dab of dijon mustard).
However, any other time, it's Velveeta (still on whole grain bread) with Bubbie's Brand bread and butter pickles on the side - Yum!
pageycooks at 8:08AM on 03/29/07