Grilled Cheese Sandwich II

A toasted cheese sandwich works well as an everyday lunch. It goes well with soda (pop) or tomato soup. Quality greatly depends on ingredient selection and cooking temperature. A good toasted cheese sandwich has a crispy outside and is not mushy.
Ingredients
- Mild cheddar cheese
- Butter
- Sturdy low-moisture bread
Steps
- Slice cheese ⅛-inch thick.
- Butter one side of each of two bread slices.
- Cover unbuttered side of a bread slice with cheese. Distribute any gaps evenly through the middle.
- Top with other bread slice, buttered side out.
- Place sandwich in cool 2-sided contact cooker (sandwich-iron, waffle iron or burger grill). Heat.
- Remove when all cheese has melted and outside is medium-dark brown and crispy.
- Eat immediately. If setting down, use a heated plate or loose paper towel.
Notes from the original
- Use low-moisture cheese. When buying cheese, most likely you will find that the cheeses are labeled for fat, protein, and total weight. Consider the unmentioned part to be moisture, and choose the cheese which minimizes this. For any given amount of protein per weight, choose the cheese with the highest fat content. Likewise, for any given amount of fat per weight, choose the cheese with the highest protein content.
- Multi-grain bread tends to work well. Sourdough and English toasting bread should also work okay.
- Add relatively dry tuna, bacon, or pastrami. After cooking, you may pry open the sandwich to add sauerkraut, pickles, or sweet chilli sauce.
- A bit of Worcestershire Sauce poured on the cheese before cooking also works well.
- Instead of butter/margarine on the outside of the bread, you can substitute mayonnaise for a tangier sandwich.
- Thinly-sliced tomato is a nice addition to the sandwich, as are wilted spinach or roasted red peppers. You can also add sliced onion with the tomato to give a more exotic feel.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Grilled Cheese Sandwich II” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-21, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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