BIG CHEESE SQUEEZE
A pair of cast iron skillets and a custom cheese blend are the secret to this perfect grilled cheese sandwich recipe.There are times when our appetites should be free to comfort us without having to bow to the censorship of our culinary consciousness. What could possibly get us through the winter of our discontent better than the warm embrace of melted cheese nestled between perfectly crisped bread? That's right: Nothing. I like to use a mixture of semihard and semisoft cheese here. my favorite duo is equal portions of smoked Gouda and Gruyere. Fontina and Asiago are good, too. Could you use one by itself? Sure, but working with combinations will give you the best marriage of flavor and texture. But hey, at 3 a.m., sharp cheddar will do just fine. This recipe first appeared in Season 2 of Good Eats.
Provided by Level Agency
Categories Soups & Sandwiches
Time 12m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place two 10-inch cast-iron skillets over high heat for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, spread the mustard on one slice of bread. Distribute the cheese evenly over the mustard, season with pepper, and top with the second slice of bread. Brush the bread surface with the clarified butter. Go for even coverage, but don't soak the bread or it won't brown.
- When the pans are hot, kill the heat and place the sandwich, top-side down, in the middle of skillet number 1. Brush the newly exposed bread face with butter and lay the bottom of skillet number 2 right down on top of the sandwich. Wait. In 3 to 5 minutes, you will hear the sizzle of melted cheese oozing out into the pan. (If you don't, you went skimpy with the cheese.)
- Gently remove the top skillet and use a flat metal spatula to remove the sandwich to a waiting cutting board and wait 60 seconds. You will be hungry, so at this time you may want to examine skillet number 1 for toasty little bits of cheese, which you can hungrily devour. When 60 seconds is up, you may wish to cut the sandwich in half with a serrated knife. It won't make the sandwich taste any better, but there's something about biting into that cut side that's very satisfying.
THE PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
A perfectly golden brown toasty, buttery grilled cheese sandwich filled with ooey gooey melted cheese.
Time 15m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Heat a pan over medium heat.
- Completely butter one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one slice of bread in the pan, buttered side down, sprinkle on the cheese and top with the remaining slice of bread, buttered side up
- Turn the heat down a notch and cook until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes.
- Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 2-4 minutes.
THE PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE
The classic and simple grilled cheese sandwich can be reimagined multiple ways just by changing up the bread and cheese.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 10m
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Oven method (great for a crowd of six or fewer): Put a rimmed baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Make one sandwich per person: Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat. Place on the preheated baking sheet and cook until the cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes. Flip the sandwich and bake until golden brown, an additional 5 minutes.
- Panini press method (for crispy crunchy sandwich that needs minimal attention): Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Preheat a panini press to medium heat. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat and place in the press. Close the top and cook until lightly browned and the cheese is melted, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Skillet method (fool-proof and low-tech): Sandwich 2 slices of cheese between 2 slices of bread. Preheat a skillet over medium-low heat. Spread or brush the outside of the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of fat and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the sandwich, and continue cooking until browned and the cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes more.
- Great combos:
- 1. Pepper jack and sourdough, brushed with chili oil
- 2. American and white bread, brushed with butter
- 3. Swiss and rye, brushed with mayo
- 4. Cheddar and brioche, brushed with butter
AWESOME GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
My husband and I were sick of frying grilled cheeses on the stove because you have so many pieces of bread to use, and you have to stand there for a long time if you feed up to six people like we do. So we came up with this idea.
Provided by Michelle
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Grilled Cheese
Time 25m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Butter one side of 9 slices of bread, and place butter-side down on a baking sheet. Arrange cheese on each slice of bread. Spread butter on 9 remaining slices of bread, and place them buttered-side up on top of the cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Flip the sandwiches, and bake an additional 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 43.3 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 552.9 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
THE BEST EVER GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Spreading a mixture of mayo and butter on the bread creates a delightfully crispy crust with the well-loved, wonderful flavor of butter one expects on a grilled cheese sandwich.-Josh Rink, Taste of Home Food Stylist
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Spread 3 tablespoons butter on 1 side of bread slices. Toast bread, butter side down, in a large skillet or electric griddle over medium-low heat until golden brown, 2-3 minutes; remove. In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, Manchego cheese, onion powder and remaining 3 tablespoons butter. In another bowl, combine cheddar, Monterey Jack and Gruyere. , To assemble sandwiches, top toasted side of 4 bread slices with sliced Brie. Sprinkle cheddar cheese mixture evenly over Brie. Top with remaining bread slices, toasted side facing inward. Spread mayonnaise mixture on the outsides of each sandwich. Place in same skillet and cook until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted, 5-6 minutes on each side. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 659 calories, Fat 49g fat (27g saturated fat), Cholesterol 122mg cholesterol, Sodium 1017mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Ooey, gooey, melty, and cooked to pure golden bliss. There's nothing quite as sublime as a great grilled cheese sandwich. Here's how to cook them perfectly every single time.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Categories Main Course
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Generously slather one side of each piece of bread with your room-temperature butter. The buttered sides will be on the outside of the sandwich, so if your bread is a crazy shape like mine was and you want the pieces of bread to match up when the sandwich is closed, plan accordingly.
- Turn the bread over, unbuttered side up. To one piece of the bread, add a single layer of cheddar sliced 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thick. Cover every last little bit of the bread, overlapping here and there if necessary.
- Top the sandwich with the second piece of bread, buttered side up.
- If you're using an electric griddle, set the temperature to about 275 degrees. Or use a roomy saute pan over medium-low heat. Place the sandwich on the preheated cooking surface and let it cook for about 5 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure it's not burning (it probably won't at such low heat, but cooking surfaces vary from kitchen to kitchen). It's tempting, but don't press down on the sandwich! Unless you like your grilled cheese extra flat, in that case, go for it.
- After the first five minutes, carefully flip the sandwich with a spatula and cook the other side for 5 minutes.
- Flip and cook each side for a couple more minutes each. The bread should start to get golden brown and the cheese nice and melty.
- After about 15 minutes of cooking over medium-low heat, increase the heat to medium and, turning every so often, watch the sandwich carefully until the bread is perfectly toasted a golden brown.
- Remove the sandwich from the heat, carefully cut in half if you would like, and enjoy your perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 sandwich, Calories 695 kcal, Sugar 4 g, Sodium 1019 mg, Fat 53 g, SaturatedFat 33 g, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 27 g, Cholesterol 150 mg
THE PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Substituting butter with a surprising ingredient adds the perfect zip to a traditional favorite. Pair it with a warm bowl of tomato soup for a quick and delicious meal.
Provided by Jenni Girl
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 5m
Yield 1 sandwich
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring non-stick skillet to medium heat.
- Spread mayo on one side of each piece of bread.
- Place one piece of bread onto heated skillet, mayo side down.
- Layer your two pieces of cheese.
- Sprinkle a dash of garlic salt to taste (optional).
- Top with remaining piece of bread, mayo side up.
- Cook until golden brown on both sides.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.4, Fat 23.3, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 52.5, Sodium 779.2, Carbohydrate 29.8, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 3.4, Protein 18.1
PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
These sandwiches were cooked on a grill, but a skillet would work just as well.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Lunch Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. Using a serrated knife, carefully slice ciabatta horizontally into thirds; reserve top and bottom crust for bread slices.
- Place bread slices on work surface, crust side down; butter cut side of each slice. Top 1 slice with 6 slices cheese, tomato slices seasoned with salt and pepper, and basil leaves. Top with 6 more slices cheese and then with remaining bread slice, buttered side down. Butter 1 exterior side of sandwich, seasoning with salt and pepper; halve sandwich to fit grill pan.
- Place sandwich butter side down onto grill pan. Weight sandwich with a large cast-iron skillet; cook until golden, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan, butter exterior side of top bread slice; turn, weight down sandwich, and cook for 3 minutes more. Repeat with remaining sandwich half. Slice sandwiches crosswise into 2-inch pieces. Serve immediately.
DAD'S PERFECT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
More about process than ingredients, Dad very carefully taught me how to make his grilled cheese sandwiches this way so that they came out perfect every time. :)
Provided by Julesong
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 10m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut the slices of cheddar cheese; not too thick, but not skimpy, either; cut one slice in half.
- Take the two slices of bread and generously butter each of them on one side.
- Heat up a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Get yourself the cover from a Revereware saucepan, or another cover of about the same size.
- Place one of the slices of bread, butter side down, in the hot skillet.
- Spread 2 and a half slices of cheese on the bread, then cover it butter-side-up with the other slice of bread; eat the extra, unused half of the cheese slice.
- Push the bread down a little with the metal spatula, then cover the whole thing up with the saucepan lid (the idea is to heat the air up underneath the lid and melt the cheese faster as you're also browning the bread).
- Uncover every minute and check the cooking bread color- you want it golden, not burnt (no matter what Mom says - she likes 'em black for some reason).
- When it's to the color you like, carefully flip the sandwich over, press down on it with the spatula to squish the bread and cheese together, and re-cover with the saucepan to continue melting the cheese.
- After about 3-5 minutes of slow cooking, you'll have a wonderfully golden, melty, gooey grilled cheese sandwich!
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- Pick the best bread. Will mediocre bread be improved when heated and layered with cheese? Yes, definitely. But using better bread will take your grilled cheese to a whole new level.
- Butter — or mayo — up! Standard procedure for grilled cheese is to butter the outsides of the bread before placing it in the pan — for more flavor, butter both sides, inside and out.
- Pre-toast the bread. Grilled cheese is supposed to be quick and fuss-free and this does add an extra step, but it’s well worth the effort and hardly any trouble.
- Use the right cheese. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with using American cheese — it’s a classic for a reason — but there’s a whole world of cheeses out there just waiting to be melted between two slices of bread.
- Don’t use too much cheese. Beyond using the right cheese, you want to use the proper amount of cheese. There has to be enough that the sandwich is sufficiently cheesy but not so much that the cheese spills out the sides and creates a mess.
- Dress up your grilled cheese. Cheese should always be the star of the show, but there’s no reason why fontina or cheddar can’t share the spotlight with a few supporting players.
- Go low and slow. Think like a barbecue pit master and exercise patience when making grilled cheese. Keep the heat in the medium to medium-low range and adjust it as you cook, ensuring that the bread toasts at the same rate that the cheese melts.
- Press down for a panini-style grilled cheese. If you own a panini press, by all means use it to make grilled cheese. But if not, you still have options for making your grilled cheese super crispy.
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