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A few grilled cheese questions. (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Theroddd@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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  1. Why is fat spread on the bread different than fat poured in the pan? The sandwich comes out different depending your method here. 1A. Which method do you prefer?

  2. What fat do you use? Butter? Mayonnaise? Some super cool other thing that I haven't tried? Again the sandwich comes out different, both in flavor and texture depending on the fat of choice.

  3. Best cheese and bread for the sandwich?

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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

  1. (Pure opinion) I feel like there's a difference in the level of saturation in the bread before the toasted patina forms. Spread before soaks deeper, in the pan seems to crust faster and thinner.

  2. Butter, unless we've got a duck hen laying at inopportune times. Then it's duck egg mayo.

  3. Grilled cheese sandwiches are a near-perfect conveyance mechanism for soups. For us, tomato soups get sharp cheddar, butternut and acorn squash soups tend to get a provolone, and I'm fond of smoked cheeses for pumpkin soup. Sourdoughs are great but we're also fans of cracked wheat breads.

[–] Theroddd@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I prefer mayo, spread on the bread. Any type of melty cheese will work, no hard like provolone or super crumbly liek feta. Any bread can also make a good grilled cheese. I have had amazing Swiss and rye grilled cheese. I also consider a cheese quesadilla a grilled cheese and I make those often as well!

Love duck eggs never had duck egg mayo.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The duck mayo was something we tried making because we both played stardew something fierce and had also never tried it. It's delicious. The provolone was a happy discovery born of "what can we make without going out" but the slight unctuousness is a nice contrast.

I hadn't considered your last point but completely agree

[–] Theroddd@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I love eggs, cannot really raise chickens but in my younger days we had chickens ducks and geese Turkey on a few occasions. I have had all of their eggs and they are all delicious.

A nice grilled cheese quesadilla and some fresh tomato is awesome.

One of my all tine favorite meals is over easy eggs and grilled cheese. Break the top of the egg and dunk the corners of the sandwich in the yolk.. It's just amazing.

[–] MadMenace@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sriracha mayo is really good to use, if you like Sriracha.

[–] Theroddd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ohh I do, sometimes I spice my GCS with red pepper or cumin.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spot on.

Sometimes to be fancy its mozzarella (fresh, not the shreddy pizza or slice sammich type) and mix olive oil, butter, pesto as a spread.

[–] Theroddd@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I stopped using pre shredded cheese so I'm with you there! Have also used olive oil. And for extra fancy I have done olive oil on bread, then crust the oil side in parm. It gets an interesting crunchy salty nutty crust. edit (I immediately regret my choice of phrase there, but I'm leaving it.)