Grilled Cheese Bread Base

[CountDorkula]

Pretty heated debate so I'm asking the tough questions.

[Jauronimo]

Mayo is easy since its spreadable at any temp but you don't get as good a crust as you do when using butter.

[Doc]

You mean between the bread and the cheese? Nothing. I do put butter on the outsides. 

[ChevyVanMiller]

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.

[NoSaint]

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

[Jauronimo]

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.

[TBBills]

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.

[Draconator]

 

[CountDorkula]

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.

[Simon]

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......

 

 

 

[Augie]

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. 

[T&C]

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?

[RaoulDuke79]

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. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I am a certified grilled cheese expert of the highest order. I go butter, and have never found mayo to produce a superior sandwich. 

[Gugny]

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.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

A better debate would be if it’s a “toasted” or “grilled” cheese.

 

Butter or Mayo. No debate at all. The others have spoken.

[BringBackFergy]

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!

[US Egg]

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.

 

 

[BritBill]

Always butter as cheese doesn’t provide nowhere near enough cholesterol. 

Edited September 24, 2022 by BritBill

[davefan66]

Butter for sure. 
 

I like to bake mine in the oven.  Superior crispness and a good melt.  Only issue, they aren’t squished.