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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Looks good! But add a thin slice of ham and one of a perfectly ripe tomato, and you will know perfection.

ruthy at 3:57PM on 05/15/08

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Charcoal Grill or Gas Grill

Big Green Egg with hardwood charcoal for grilling, smoking, indirect heat barbecuing, or high heat roasting. Can't be beat!

ruthy at 3:54PM on 05/02/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Aw, man! I totally need to learn how to deglaze plans! In Poland we're too lazy to butter four sides of bread, so we just make grzanki - an open faced grilled cheese toasted in the oven, then slathered with mayonnaise (ew) and ketchup (double ew). American grilled cheese is WAY better. Especially with Sriracha.

mballena at 3:45PM on 05/20/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Sigh... why does no one get the true secret to a perfect grilled cheese sandwich? The trick is this. Butter ALL FOUR SIDES of two pieces of bread. Then put the two pieces of bread in the pan until the pan-sides are crisp.

Then, flip both slices of bread over and put the cheese on top of one of the slices THAT WAS JUST COOKED. Then put the OTHER cooked side on top of the cheese. Cook sandwich as you normally would.

By putting the cheese between two HOT sides of bread instead of between cold sides, the cheese is perfectly melted by the time the bread is crisp on the outside.

Two advantages -- you don't have to wait so long or constantly check to see if you are burning the bread AND you get even more of the delicious crispy crunch, which is the true joy of a grilled cheese sandwich.

jb_dc at 12:51PM on 05/20/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

@wunami: My style is to butter BOTH sides of both slices of bread - makes it extra good. Most people I know only butter the outside of the bread though.

Another tip - don't try to be healthy and use Smart Balance or other type of 'butter substance'. That stuff will never brown and just gets the bread soggy.

raiderdav at 6:08PM on 05/18/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I thought all of you grilled cheese connoisseurs would appreciate this:
http://www.grilledcheeseinvitational.com/

ChristineB at 3:02PM on 05/18/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

What's the deal with buttering only one of the two slices of bread. Also, is it buttering both sides or just one? And if just one, then the inside or outside? When you stick it in the pan...does the already buttered slice go first or second?

wunami at 12:55PM on 05/17/08

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The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich

@BreweRepublic:

Are you talking about mayo inside or outside? I always make it with mayo smeared on the outside instead of butter. It gives the sandwich WAY more flavor.

deeoh1 at 9:49AM on 05/16/08

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Charcoal Grill or Gas Grill

I've used both.

When we got married, my best friend gave us a Weber kettle grill and it was easily the best gift we got. After 6 years and a lot of use, I bought a gas grill. Last year I supplemented it with a Weber bullet and it's been the best of both worlds.

yellowdog442 at 11:03AM on 05/03/08