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April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day.Follow

#1 Apr 12 2013 at 4:12 PM Rating: Excellent
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#2 Apr 12 2013 at 5:27 PM Rating: Excellent
2 slices (of a cheese slicer) of velveeta (or off brand, but same idea)
1 slice provolone
1 slice swiss
(assuming you people buy your cheese sliced via the store, if not...cheese slice/bread with worth of cheese)
2 buttered sliced of bread, w/e bread you like (I like wheat).
A pan
A stove or fire or a way to make pan hot.

If pan is round enough lay both slices of bread, butter face down, and then place cheese on face up part. Apply heat to pan until cheese has melted and/or bread is at the desired "grilled" (I like mine almost burnt) color.
Combine, via cheese side. Eat.

Small pan: just grill on one side until desired color and flip.

Microwave: No butter, only take like 40sec, but then bread is all mushy and this is like the worst way to eat this.

Toaster Oven: No butter needed, cook like Large Pan method. Combine cheese bread slices once done.

Toaster: In them Grill Cheese mits, I've never tried, it would be a mess.

Camp Fire: Good luck.

Edited, Apr 12th 2013 6:28pm by Sandinmygum
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I have some swiss, provolone, a provolone/mozzarella blend, sharp cheddar, mozzarella, pepper jack, and a pepper-colby jack. A loaf of wheat bread and a loaf of italian bread I bought from the bakery on Thursday. And a few cans of Campbell's tomato soup and some sleeves of Zesta saltines.

I think I'm prepared.
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#4 Apr 12 2013 at 8:08 PM Rating: Excellent
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The right thing to do with a grilled cheese sandwich is add bacon for a wonderful artery clogging snack.
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I endorse Muenster Cheese for a grilled cheese.
#6 Apr 13 2013 at 5:47 AM Rating: Good
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Eh, just Gouda is good enough for grilled cheese. If I want to get something more fancy I'm not going to use it for grilled cheese, in part because of price because good cheese is ******* expensive.
#7 Apr 13 2013 at 8:57 AM Rating: Good
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I like a really, really thin slice of tomato on my grilled cheese sandwiches.
#8 Apr 13 2013 at 3:03 PM Rating: Good
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His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Eh, just Gouda is good enough for grilled cheese. If I want to get something more fancy I'm not going to use it for grilled cheese, in part because of price because good cheese is @#%^ing expensive.

Muenster cheese is cheap, the American version, that is. I've never had the proper French kind.

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Pretty much all regular cheese here is Gouda and any special cheese I'm only going to buy at the cheese store I go to where it's going to be way too expensive to throw in a grilled cheese sandwich.

Edited, Apr 13th 2013 11:08pm by Aethien
#10 Apr 14 2013 at 1:45 PM Rating: Excellent
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There are holidays and there are non-holidays. This is not a holiday.


Spoken like someone who is lactose intolerant.
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#12 Apr 15 2013 at 7:17 AM Rating: Good
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Timelordwho wrote:
There are holidays and there are non-holidays. This is not a holiday.
Not any more or less real than Christmas.
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#13 Apr 15 2013 at 7:55 AM Rating: Excellent
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His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Eh, just Gouda is good enough for grilled cheese. If I want to get something more fancy I'm not going to use it for grilled cheese, in part because of price because good cheese is @#%^ing expensive.
Gah, this makes me miss the Netherlands, here Gouda is a fancy cheese. On the other hand, we have a better selection of affordable great cheddar cheeses which I missed when I was over there, so I guess it goes both ways.

Edited, Apr 15th 2013 8:56am by Xsarus
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#14 Apr 15 2013 at 10:28 AM Rating: Good
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I do have a good cheese store near me for when I want something fancy though. Also Gouda with cumin seeds <3
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#16 Apr 15 2013 at 10:15 PM Rating: Good
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I am sad I did not see this thread until today :(.
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I had a grilled cheese this weekend - rosemary sourdough bread and sharp cheddar. Garnished with a pile of ketchup ...for dipping. Tasty.


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I need to make more sourdough bread, but traveling really plays havoc with my ability to maintain my starter :(
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I am sad I did not see this thread until today :(.

Me too. Smiley: frown

Thankfully I made some over the weekend and inadvertently celebrated the holiday. If I had known I would have done something a little more fancy though.
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#20 Apr 17 2013 at 7:33 AM Rating: Good
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Grilled cheeses can be enjoyed any day. No need to wait for a national holiday.
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#21 Apr 17 2013 at 10:27 AM Rating: Good
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A proper grilled cheese sandwich has to be smashed flatter than a pancake when it comes off the grill. Bacon, sliced tomato, or sliced pickle are all acceptable additions, although not all at the same time. Sauerkraut is not, unless Swiss cheese is used and corned beef and Thousand Island dressing are added (on dark rye toast, please!).

Of course the sandwich must be served warm, with a glass of cold beer and with ketchup available for those who desire it. I'll leave it to Aeth to suggest the proper beer for accompaniment. The sandwich should never be served on a china plate with garnish and ketchup smeared around in an attempt at an impressionist design. A paper plate or a napkin is sufficient.

The sandwich should be consumed with friends while watching a sporting event for maximum enjoyment, but is always enjoyable when prepared as above.

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I don't get the whole ketchup thing. I understand the tomato, because grilled cheese goes great with tomato soup. But I think Ketchup is way too sweet to be used for dipping and would over power the flavor of the sandwich easily. The only thing I use ketchup for these days is when I bake meatloaf.

And I don't agree with the smashed flat thing.
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Sauerkraut should only be served in sauerkraut mashpot with potatoes, sauerkraut bacon or whatever it's called in the US (if it even exists) and pepper. Serve with gravy, smoked sausage and a good Weizenbock.


Also, a plain old pilsner with grilled cheese sandwich, a more hoppy beer if you want to add chillies to the sandwich.


Edit: I've heard that ketchup in the states is much sweeter and more artificial tasting than the ketchup here. At least the good ones here taste mostly like tomatoes.

Edited, Apr 17th 2013 6:57pm by Aethien
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His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Sauerkraut should only be served in sauerkraut mashpot with potatoes, sauerkraut bacon or whatever it's called in the US (if it even exists) and pepper. Serve with gravy, smoked sausage and a good Weizenbock.


Also, a plain old pilsner with grilled cheese sandwich, a more hoppy beer if you want to add chillies to the sandwich.


Edit: I've heard that ketchup in the states is much sweeter and more artificial tasting than the ketchup here. At least the good ones here taste mostly like tomatoes.

Edited, Apr 17th 2013 6:57pm by Aethien
One of my easier meals is simply baking ring bologna or kielbasa in a casserole dish with sauerkraut. Add in thinly sliced apples or onions for fun. Serve with mashed potatoes and Dijon mustard. It's pretty yummy. Then there is sauerkraut left over for Rubens (which is just a fancy grilled cheese).

I say NO to smooshing grilled cheese sandwiches...NO NO NO.







Edited, Apr 17th 2013 7:07pm by Elinda
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I say NO to smooshing grilled cheese sandwiches...NO NO NO.

I support you in this.
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Edit: I've heard that ketchup in the states is much sweeter and more artificial tasting than the ketchup here. At least the good ones here taste mostly like tomatoes.


That may be the case. I know Heinz (the most common ketchup brand in the states, at least in the south) is definitely sweeter than other brands, and what I think of when I think ketchup. A more regular tomato flavor would go quite well with grilled cheese, though I feel just sticking with tomato soup would be sufficient.
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