# Do people really dip their grilled cheese sandwhich in ketchup?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 6, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370 "2011-02-06T05:12:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/81 "2011-02-08T22:05:42Z")

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> [@elbows](#):
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> 46 posts before someone talks sense.
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> Seriously, ketchup is for children, ya Nancies. Grow up!
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> Chilli sauce is _ **the** _ only condiment to consider. Once you’ve tried it you’ll never go back to ketchup.

Have you tried Maggi sweet & spicy? It’s a fairly spicy sweet ketchup-y sauce. Fantastic with anything, but especially grilled cheese and (I hate to say it) mac & cheese.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/82 "2011-02-09T03:15:08Z")

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> [@Ludy](#):
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> Grilled cheese and ketchup is like peanut buttter and jelly.
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> Yummy goodness.

Speaking of which … I don’t dip my grilled cheese in ketchup, but I do spread peanut butter on top of my sammiches. Absolutely delish. My wife and kids look at me like I have three heads, but I don’t care … more peanut butter and grilled cheese for me!

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-dip-their-grilled-cheese-sandwhich-in-ketchup/570370/83 "2011-02-09T03:25:25Z")

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> [@overlyverbose](#):
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> This is how I was taught to make grilled cheese - spread the outsides of both pieces of bread with mayo, drop a dollop of butter in the pan to melt. Fry well on both sides. I like the way the mayo creates a nice semi-salty crust on the outside of the bread. It works much better than butter.

I learned that trick here on the boards a few years ago. It works exactly as advertised, and that’s how I’ve made my grilled cheese sandwiches ever since.

As for ketchup, no. I generally don’t take my grilled cheese with anything, but mustard is a better match for my tastes. For me, mustard + cheese are a natural pairing. And I hate tomato slices in my grilled cheese, too. (I love tomatoes in all their incarnations, but they completely mess up the experience for me in a grilled cheese sandwich.)

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