Grilled Cheese Sandwhich

Grilled Cheese Sandwhich
A grilled cheese sandwich is a simple dish consisting of two slices of bread with cheese between them, grilled, optionally with other ingredients.

Ingredients

• For 1 sandwich:
• 1–3 slices of cheese, or shredded to taste
• Any smoothly melting cheese; typically cheddar, gouda, Limberger or American.
• 2 slices of bread
• Any bread that toasts well: generally white bread (including sourdough).
• butter
• margarine can be used, but is not recommended, as direct heating tends to negatively affect the taste of margarine
• other ingredients as necessary (see below).
• The key variable is the ratio of cheese to bread; this depends on the thickness and density of the bread, and the amount of cheese used, and varies according to taste; generally more cheese is preferred, so that the bread doesn't overwhelm the cheese.

Preparation

With presliced bread and cheese, there is very little preparation.

Method

Buttering the bread makes the outside of the bread brown, rather than dry and burn, and is widely recommended.

Butter the slices of bread, then place butter-side down (the butter is on the outside of the bread), in the pan or on other cooking surface. Follow this by placing the grated cheese or sliced cheese on top, then the other slice of bread, butter-up. Do not place the butter side down on a prep surface, as it will come off and make a mess.

Alternatively, one may melt butter in a pan, and then place the bread on it; when flipping, one should add more butter, then flip the bread.