Butter or Mayo??

[table1349]

Yes, yes, I know, Mayo is all the rage these days for grilled cheese sandwiches. However, I still prefer to make mine the tried and true method with butter and only butter. Two tricks for making a proper evenly toasted lovely creamy centered sandwich. First the cheese. It must be a good melting cheese. Gruyère, manchego, Gouda, and American cheese. If you have a nice smoked mozzarella or provolone they will work as well as they provide a nice flavor.

Secondly and the most important part. Plenty of butter in the bottom of the pan and on the outside of the bread. A good grilled cheese is like good barbecue is done at a low and slow temp. This provides and even toasting of the bread and more importantly it allows the cheese to completely heat through giving that lovely creamy melt without a bunch of cheese dripping out the sides.

If you want a nice twist to your sandwich use a compound butter of your choice.

 

[table1349]

If you want mayo on your grilled cheese try this.
Cheese frenchees deep fried grilled cheese

Every thing is better deep fried. Add bacon and it would be the perfect sandwich.

 

[DanOstergren26 1]

I've tried it with mayo. I like it, but I prefer butter.

 

[JustJazzie]

*cry* I haven't had bread, cheese or butter in almost 9 months now. And I'm not a fan of mayo....unless it's in deviled eggs.

So consider me jealous!

 

[katsrevenge]

You could just give the give your liver and arteries a break and go bread then cheese then stick on few cut up baby tomatoes then another slice of bread as the bread is full of sugar anyway, American bread that is, why make it worse

Well, we all know it isn't health food.
Making it with a not-sugary French bread is also pretty good. But then I like to add garlic......

 

[limr30 3]

You could just give the give your liver and arteries a break and go bread then cheese then stick on few cut up baby tomatoes then another slice of bread as the bread is full of sugar anyway, American bread that is, why make it worse

Not all American bread is sliced white Wonder bread, y'know

 

[Gary A.]

Exactly what part of California were you born in?

California??? Watch your tongue, Jackwagon... Them's fightin' words.

I was born and raised in Wisconsin... we know a thing or two about cheese, especially how it relates to sandwiches.

You should try it. You never know... you might just enjoy it!

California is the #1 milk producing state in the union.

 

[Gary A.]

I herb up most everything I cook. Basil, Savory and parsley nicely rounds out a grilled cheese ... roast an Anaheim Chili and toss that baby in for a wonderful sandwich.

 

[KmH]

Mostly I use butter. Sometimes I use mayo. Sometimes I use Miracle Whip Light.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Your right and to be fair butter, as in real butter not a flora branded marketing ploy, is now no longer considered a silver bullet. I do think mayo is board line disgusting so that skews my opinion.

 

[BananaRepublic]

The French don't put sugar on there bread

 

[Gary A.]

I feed mayo to tuna, that way I don't have to waste time mixing it in when I make a sandwich ... sorta like skipping the middleman.

 

[robbins.photo]

The French don't put sugar on there bread

And there are more than a few breads here that are made without sugar as well. You can get almost any sort of bread your heart desires.

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[BananaRepublic]

The French don't put sugar on there bread

And there are more than a few breads here that are made without sugar as well. You can get almost any sort of bread your heart desires.

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I heard you were making a come back robbins

 

[robbins.photo]

The French don't put sugar on there bread

And there are more than a few breads here that are made without sugar as well. You can get almost any sort of bread your heart desires.

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I heard you were making a come back robbins

Well I've actually started to put more emphasis on producing than performing nowadays. If I have to do Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald one more time I'll hurl.

Lol

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