CountDorkula Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Pretty heated debate so I'm asking the tough questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Mayo is easy since its spreadable at any temp but you don't get as good a crust as you do when using butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 You mean between the bread and the cheese? Nothing. I do put butter on the outsides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Butter all the way. Cheddar cheese should be your only choice. Here's the magic though, shred some of the cheddar and press it to the butter on the outside of the bread before cooking. Makes a caramelized, crunchy cheese on the outside of the sandwich not unlike what you get on the ends of a Bocce Club pizza. You'll thank me later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Doc said: You mean between the bread and the cheese? Nothing. I do put butter on the outsides. on the outside. and Mayo. dukes specifically Edited September 23, 2022 by NoSaint 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Butter all the way. Cheddar cheese should be your only choice. Here's the magic though, shred some of the cheddar and press it to the butter on the outside of the bread before cooking. Makes a caramelized, crunchy cheese on the outside of the sandwich not unlike what you get on the ends of a Bocce Club pizza. You'll thank me later. I like some good ol' fashioned 'Merican cheese in my grilled cheese. You can't beat the meltability. I mix it with other cheeses like cheddar, provolone, jack, even swiss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I use either or, Mayo when I add more to my grilled cheese like a thin sliced roasted beef. I use Butter for just straight up grilled cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CountDorkula Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 5 hours ago, Jauronimo said: I like some good ol' fashioned 'Merican cheese in my grilled cheese. You can't beat the meltability. I mix it with other cheeses like cheddar, provolone, jack, even swiss. Had me some soup and a sandwich for dinner tonight. Did it with some Gouda and some Jack, and of course some mayo as the base. It was damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I've never even considered the possibility of making a grilled cheese with mayo instead of butter. It sounds gross; yet I am still oddly intrigued. Good mayo can have that effect on a man...... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Simon said: I've never even considered the possibility of making a grilled cheese with mayo instead of butter. It sounds gross; yet I am still oddly intrigued. Good mayo can have that effect on a man...... Mayo is the best part of a BLT. Should it be a MBLT? I would use butter, my wife would spray some PAM on it and call it a day. I’m not sure if it’s a enough to keep the kids from eating it, but it will not quite make the gourmet joint’s menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Augie said: Mayo is the best part of a BLT. Should it be a MBLT? I would use butter, my wife would spray some PAM on it and call it a day. I’m not sure if it’s a enough to keep the kids from eating it, but it will not quite make the gourmet joint’s menu. Is this your final answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 The first one I find in the fridge. Im no grilled cheese aficionado, but i haven't had one jump out as a clear favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I am a certified grilled cheese expert of the highest order. I go butter, and have never found mayo to produce a superior sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Always butter, but like @Simon, I am intrigued by the mayo. I plan ahead and take the butter out of the fridge early in the day so it's spreadable by the time I make the sammiches. I also like to pan sear pieces of ham and add thinly sliced tomato to my grilled cheese. American and cheddar (on the same sandwich) are my go to cheeses. Love me some nice tomato soup, but I have also been known to dip my grilled cheese sandwiches in ketchup. Don't be a hater and don't knock it till you try it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 A better debate would be if it’s a “toasted” or “grilled” cheese. Butter or Mayo. No debate at all. The others have spoken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 41 minutes ago, Gugny said: Always butter, but like @Simon, I am intrigued by the mayo. I plan ahead and take the butter out of the fridge early in the day so it's spreadable by the time I make the sammiches. I also like to pan sear pieces of ham and add thinly sliced tomato to my grilled cheese. American and cheddar (on the same sandwich) are my go to cheeses. Love me some nice tomato soup, but I have also been known to dip my grilled cheese sandwiches in ketchup. Don't be a hater and don't knock it till you try it. Kudos on the ketchup. Yes! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Any recommendations for best bread for grill cheese be a appreciated, …..and so to pass along to the buyer who thinks most bread grills alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) Always butter as cheese doesn’t provide nowhere near enough cholesterol. Edited September 24, 2022 by BritBill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Butter for sure. I like to bake mine in the oven. Superior crispness and a good melt. Only issue, they aren’t squished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I’d be curious how many butter folks have tried the Mayo method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, NoSaint said: I’d be curious how many butter folks have tried the Mayo method. Admittedly, I have tried mayo only 2 or 3 times. Maybe I need to give it another chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I haven't made a grilled cheese sandwich in decades, but, as a food snob, if I did, I would use really high quality, hand cut, thick slices of a good French bread or something similar to that, and throw some butter on them. Then drizzle a bit of EVOO into the pan and get the bread browning...then use a good cheese (whatever you like) and for God's sake, not some f-ing pre-fabricated slice that comes in plastic. If the label says "American" you picked the wrong cheese. Gouda or asiago can work well here, but so can lots of cheeses. Any mayonnaise you buy in a jar is generally not fit to be eaten by humans. You have to make it yourself if you are going to go that route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 4 hours ago, davefan66 said: Butter for sure. I like to bake mine in the oven. Superior crispness and a good melt. Only issue, they aren’t squished. I can't stand them being squished. My wife used to make them like that and I told her to stop doing it, and she likes it better now. 2 hours ago, NoSaint said: I’d be curious how many butter folks have tried the Mayo method. Never have. Will tell the wife to try it. Edit: my wife just informed me that she does that for my older son. I never knew that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: I haven't made a grilled cheese sandwich in decades, but, as a food snob, if I did, I would use really high quality, hand cut, thick slices of a good French bread or something similar to that, and throw some butter on them. Then drizzle a bit of EVOO into the pan and get the bread browning...then use a good cheese (whatever you like) and for God's sake, not some f-ing pre-fabricated slice that comes in plastic. If the label says "American" you picked the wrong cheese. Gouda or asiago can work well here, but so can lots of cheeses. Any mayonnaise you buy in a jar is generally not fit to be eaten by humans. You have to make it yourself if you are going to go that route. If I’m making a f#%$&ing grilled cheese, I’m not spending $$ on exotic cheeses and breads. I suppose you make peanut butter and jelly with hand picked raspberries and fair trade, organic sandwich spread? 😄 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Augie said: Mayo is the best part of a BLT. Should it be a MBLT? I would use butter, my wife would spray some PAM on it and call it a day. I’m not sure if it’s a enough to keep the kids from eating it, but it will not quite make the gourmet joint’s menu. Sorry but bacon is the best part of a BLT. Tomato sandwiches are a real thing in some parts of the south. They’re OK but nowhere near as good as a BLT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: Sorry but bacon is the best part of a BLT. Tomato sandwiches are a real thing in some parts of the south. They’re OK but nowhere near as good as a BLT. I went to one place where they thought they were doing me a favor by making the BLT all about the BACON. It was just too much. Hard to fit all that bacon in a human mouth. Almost like Captain Crunch tearing up the roof of your mouth. And it was dry. It needed more MAYO, and even some more tomato could have helped juice it up. They all need each other. I got a “California BLT” last week. I don’t hate avocado, but it makes a sandwich slip and slide so I had the avocado on the side and thought I had solved the problem. Nope. They replaced the mayo with some kind of nasty pesto. A BLT is not a BLT without MAYO! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Augie said: I went to one place where they thought they were doing me a favor by making the BLT all about the BACON. It was just too much. Hard to fit all that bacon in a human mouth. Almost like Captain Crunch tearing up the roof of your mouth. And it was dry. It needed more MAYO, and even some more tomato could have helped juice it up. They all need each other. I got a “California BLT” last week. I don’t hate avocado, but it makes a sandwich slip and slide so I had the avocado on the side and thought I had solved the problem. Nope. They replaced the mayo with some kind of nasty pesto. A BLT is not a BLT without MAYO! Well, we have a real debate going here . I get your point but ….. bacon is probably one of the best forms of molecules on the planet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: Well, we have a real debate going here . I get your point but ….. bacon is probably one of the best forms o molecules on the planet, Just the smell of bacon in the morning is one of the greatest treats on the planet. It’s a Rosebud type of memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Mayo on a grilled cheese? Have you gone stark raving mad? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 1 minute ago, The Dean said: Mayo on a grilled cheese? Have you gone stark raving mad? You never know until you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 10 hours ago, I am the egg man said: Any recommendations for best bread for grill cheese be a appreciated, …..and so to pass along to the buyer who thinks most bread grills alike. I like Pepperidge Farm Original White Bread. When I want to kick it up a notch, I'll use sourdough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, boater said: I like Pepperidge Farm Original White Bread. When I want to kick it up a notch, I'll use sourdough. I meet an old college buddy for lunch about once a month. We go to the OK Cafe and we get a BLT on toasted sourdough bread….and it is delicious! Toasted sourdough is the way to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Nextmanup said: I haven't made a grilled cheese sandwich in decades, but, as a food snob, if I did, I would use really high quality, hand cut, thick slices of a good French bread or something similar to that, and throw some butter on them. Then drizzle a bit of EVOO into the pan and get the bread browning...then use a good cheese (whatever you like) and for God's sake, not some f-ing pre-fabricated slice that comes in plastic. If the label says "American" you picked the wrong cheese. Gouda or asiago can work well here, but so can lots of cheeses. Any mayonnaise you buy in a jar is generally not fit to be eaten by humans. You have to make it yourself if you are going to go that route. thick slices of good French bread? I can tell you that your bread/cheese ratios right there are going to be massively off!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 3 hours ago, The Dean said: Mayo on a grilled cheese? Have you gone stark raving mad? for clarity, this is to toast the bread, not as an internal component though pimento cheese is also delicious so I wouldn’t be shocked if it could do well inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Grilled cheese and mayo?? If the Chef in me doesn't kick your ass my 97 year old mother will. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: thick slices of good French bread? I can tell you that your bread/cheese ratios right there are going to be massively off!! He probably uses his $800 imported press to slim them up some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I'm not 5 years old so I don't eat grilled cheese but my cat prefers both sides buttered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 6 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: If I’m making a f#%$&ing grilled cheese, I’m not spending $$ on exotic cheeses and breads. I suppose you make peanut butter and jelly with hand picked raspberries and fair trade, organic sandwich spread? 😄 if your bread comes in a bag it’s not fit for human consumption. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 4 hours ago, NoSaint said: for clarity, this is to toast the bread, not as an internal component though pimento cheese is also delicious so I wouldn’t be shocked if it could do well inside Mayo doesn't belong in the same room as a grilled cheese, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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