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- theveggieguy
Pepperjack cheese, thinly sliced portabella mushrooms, Annie's Goddess Dressing, more pepperjack. Grill as normal, enjoy tremendously, and prepare to slip into an afternoon food coma. - Heatheray
I prefer mine with cheddar cheese, tomato slices, and jalepeno slices. I prefer everything with cheese, tomatoes, and jalepenos! - smartchoice
Use whole wheat bread with Hellman's mayonaise on both slices... add dijon mustard to one slice. I recommend both American and Swiss cheese... mmm. Optional: slice of tomato. - starbaby
Use 3 or 4 cheeses...swiss, cheddar, provolone, muenster, what every you like...on thick slices of White Mountain bread(round white bread w/flour on top from bakery at the grocery store). Secretly put lots of fresh garlic slices in the middle. Fabulous served with chunky homemade tomato soup. - Chrispa
Technically, the best cheese sandwiches involve a piece of toast with butter and dijon mustard spread on one side, tomato slices on top, and shredded cheese (colby, cheddar etc) and a good dash of worsteshire sauce. Place under a griller to melt cheese.
How to make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
For other recipes, (in case you think I'm making stuff up), check out the links below.
- Cooks.com
- Your basic recipe for making a grilled cheese sandwich.
- Epicurious.com
- Includes variations on a grilled cheese sandwich with meats and veggies.
- Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich in America Contest
- Get great grilled cheese sandwich ideas here with dozens of unique and tasty, award winning, recipes.
- Homecooking.About.com
- Neat ideas for bread, cheese, and meat combos, such as the bacon and bleu on rye.
- RecipeLink.com
- Some of these are even a bit weird for me...garbanzo beans??
- Taquitos.net
- They are SERIOUS about grilled cheese sandwiches.
Don't forget to FLIP your sandwich or it will burn
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Makers
George Foreman GR10AWHT Champ Grill
This is what I use at home. It's small, heats up quickly, has an easy-clean non-stick surface and you can fit two sandwiches on it (regular loaf bread size). The adjustable hinge allows for THICK sandwiches.
Amazon Price: $99.99 (as of 11/15/2009) 
List Price: $39.99
Cuisinart WM-SW2 Dual-Sandwich Nonstick Electric Grill
When I was growing up we had a sandwich press much like this one. I loved it as a kid because it closes the edges of your sandwiches to create two triangle-shaped sandwich pockets.
Amazon Price: $19.49 (as of 11/15/2009)
List Price: $48.00
West Bend 6112 Panini Press and Sandwich Maker
This press is flat on the inside and won't create pockets for you. Great for using with tortillas or focaccia.
Amazon Price: $49.49 (as of 11/15/2009)
List Price: $74.99
VillaWare V5555-03 Mickey's Sandwich Maker
Cute press puts a picture of Mickey Mouse on your sandwich.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
List Price: $79.95
Proctor-Silex 25400 Meal Maker Sandwich Toaster
Another version of the sandwich pocket press.
Amazon Price: $12.40 (as of 11/15/2009)
List Price:
Krups FDK112 Sandwich Maker, Matte Black
Another version of the sandwich pocket press.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
List Price: $40.00
My Favorite Grilled Cheese Variations
- Colby, cheddar, or pepperjack with bacon and/or tomato.
- Mozzarella on onion roll with sliced canned mushrooms and sliced canned black olives.
- Deli turkey or real chicken strips and tomato on wheat.
- Fresh spinach (great way to sneak in some greens - you can't even taste it).
- A thick sandwich on sturdy bread with sour cream and salsa in the middle.
Guide to the Best Cheeses
American
You can't go wrong with American cheese. If you get a grilled cheese sandwich in a restaurant, this is most likely the type of cheese you will get one your sandwich. It melts easily and has a soft, melty, cheesy taste.
Cheddar
This is the favorite of many, however I believe cheddar is best saved for macaroni and nachos. I use sharp cheddar when I can't find what else I'm looking for.
Monterey Jack
Adds a unique flavor when you mix up your sandwich with some fillers (see list below.) Not quite strong enough to stand on its own unless you use thick slices.
Pepperjack
Pepperjack is a great, spicy cheese to use with crusty rolls and thinly sliced veggie fillers.
Medium Sharp Colby
This is my personal favorite for grilled cheese sandwiches, and not just because it was first developed 16 miles south of where I live! Buy it fresh in round, wax coated bricks and use it right away. Never freeze it (unless you want crumbles).
Cheese Slicers
KitchenAid KG1330B Professional Series Cheese Slicer, Black
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 11/15/2009)
Trudeau Adjustable Cheese Slicer
Adjustable wire allows you to choose the thickness of your cheese slices.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
KitchenAid Professional Cheese Slicer, White
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/15/2009)
OXO Good Grips 28781 Wire Cheese Slicer
A basic slicer with a comfortable grip. Works best on harder cheeses.
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/15/2009)
RSVP International CHZ-BL Cheese Slicer
If you eat a lot of cheese or entertain, consider a large wire slicer like this one and the three below. You can choose your slice thickness, as well as easily cube cheese for display.
Amazon Price: $19.26 (as of 11/15/2009)
Prodyne 602MB Black Marble Cheese Slicer
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 11/15/2009)
RSVP Classic Green Marble Cheese Slicer
Amazon Price: $18.79 (as of 11/15/2009)
Cheese by Mail
- Hawkeye Dairy
- Located in the heart of cheese-making land, this small cheese, sausage, and ice cream shop does excellent gift boxes.
- Bedford Cheese Shop
- Can't get enough of cheese? Join the Cheese of the Month club and get three cheese delivered to your doorstep.
- CheeseMaker.com
- The basic variety pack or holiday pack will get you five great grilled cheese flavors.
Grilled Cheese Trivia
- Grilled Cheese: Did You Know?
- Neat facts about the grilled cheese sandwich that I bet you didn't know. (I didn't!)
How do you eat your grilled cheese sandwich?
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Wear a cool shirt.
I Love Grilled Cheese Sticker (Bumper)
Stuck in traffic? They may THINK you're slow but they'll KNOW for SURE you like grilled cheese!
Price: 5.00
Grilled Cheese Fitted T-Shirt
eBay Spoof: "The Internet: The only place where grilled cheese sells for more than my car." (Read below for the Virgin Mary story!)
Price: 18.99
I Love Grilled Cheese Women's Cap Sleeve T-Shirt
The basic shirt, available in dozens of styles.
Price: 20.99
Pro Cheese Sandwich Maker BBQ Apron
Great gift (along with a cheese box!) for the grilled cheese sandwich lover. Also would be a cute kids shirt.
Price: 20.99
Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Baseball Jersey
I ate the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese! (See below for an explanation.)
Price: 24.99
The Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Supplies the answer, er, at least the description of WTF.
My question is who wants a ten-year-old grilled cheese sandwich? And how does she know it's not an image of Eleanor Roosevelt?
- BBC News
- 'Virgin Mary' toast fetches $28,000
- MSNBC.com
- Online casino wins eBay auction for 10-year-old 'holy' snack
- Wikipedia
- This thing made Wikipedia? You're kidding...
- Golden Palace
- Find out what the auction winner has to say about their new religious meal.
- Grilled Cheese Tattoo
- Diana Duyser of Florida, discoverer(??) and keeper of the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich, gets the image tattooed on her chest. Only in America.
- goyablog
- This blogger has some good ideas of what to do with a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich.
The Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Blog
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics Jun 2, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
- Yep, I make these every weekend with whatever cheese(s) we have left from recipes and weekday lunches. The constants are plenty of dijon mustard, good wheat bread, and butter all the way out to the crusts before grilling. But our local paper had a feature on this subject--which place serves the best GCS?--and concluded that "they're all the best." :)
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- Bramblerose Bramblerose Apr 25, 2009 @ 5:50 am
- Nice Lens! I really like grilled cheese sandwiches...I'll have to try some of your variations!
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