# Dopers...Grilled Cheese **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983 "2011-08-17T02:47:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/21 "2011-08-17T04:04:12Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I agree with this. > > My wife, however, butters both sides. She’s from Wisconsin, though, where I believe you are required by law to add at least two dairy items to every sandwich. Hey, I’m from Wisconsin, and I’ve only ever buttered the outside. (The cheese is the other dairy item, silly.) Why would you butter the inside? The cheese melts. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/22 "2011-08-17T04:09:52Z")
Funny thing is you call it grilled cheese sandwich but you fry it right? Whereas I make a toasted cheese sandwich on the grill. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/23 "2011-08-17T04:13:43Z")
Outside only. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/24 "2011-08-17T04:14:00Z")
I’ve had it both ways, and outside only is better. An Gadai, does it get scorch marks on it like a grilled burger does? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/25 "2011-08-17T04:15:33Z")
butter inside makes the melted cheese drip out. of course, this problem is removed if you use a waffle maker or a similar machine that crimps the edges. ---
**Author:** ![Chipacabra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Chipacabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chipacabra)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/26 "2011-08-17T04:20:57Z")
Strictly speaking, you don’t need to butter either side of the bread. It’ll toast up just fine without it. On the other hand, butter is delicious, so apply as much as your conscience will allow. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/27 "2011-08-17T04:21:40Z")
Outside only. ---
**Author:** ![RedWood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RedWood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedWood)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/28 "2011-08-17T04:29:04Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Butter both sides. _Before putting in any cheese,_ put both slices in the pan and brown one side, _then flip the slices and add the cheese_. Put the browned sides in, assemble the sandwich and proceed with toasting one side, then flip and toast the other. You need to still toast one side at a time to get the cheese properly melted on the inside once it’s added. thank you SeaDragonTattoo! this is EXACTLY how I make them… and not very often! but they are SO om nom nom… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/29 "2011-08-17T04:32:51Z")
> [@pabstist](#): > > I melt the butter in the pan and then put in the unbuttered sandwich. Me too, especially if the butter just came out of the fridge. This is one of the few things that I can tolerate just a bit of ketchup with. Also dill pickles. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/30 "2011-08-17T04:33:21Z")
Butter the outside. There’s no need to butter the inside of the sandwich because you’ve already got the butter on the outside, where it serves the dual purpose of cooking and flavor. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/31 "2011-08-17T04:39:28Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’ve had it both ways, and outside only is better. > > An Gadai, does it get scorch marks on it like a grilled burger does? 🙂 It can do yes. This thread is making me hungry. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/32 "2011-08-17T04:43:01Z")
I guess I’m a freak of nature. I use olive oil in the pan, then flip it. No butter, I didn’t even use butter until I was an adult. Yes that means one side gets more oil, but tough. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/33 "2011-08-17T04:59:53Z")
Butter on the outside only. The only permissible thing inside the sandwich is cheese and Huy Fong Sriracha. Mayonnaise coming anywhere near a grilled cheese sandwich is an abomination. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/34 "2011-08-17T05:17:38Z")
> [@pabstist](#): > > I melt the butter in the pan and then put in the unbuttered sandwich. This is how I do it. I will occasionally add cooked bacon or ham to a grilled cheese sandwich, but then it becomes a grilled ham’n’cheese or a grilled bacon’n’cheese, which is also a great sandwich, but it’s not truly a grilled cheese. Grilled cheese sandwiches need to be white bread, with two Kraft singles. Yes, the kind that have plastic slipcovers on them. This is the only excuse for this food product that I’ve found, but it is enough. Also, if we happen to have bacon grease, I’ll use that to grill the sandwiches in. But I haven’t told my cardiologist about this. We almost never have bacon or bacon grease in the house any more, though. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/35 "2011-08-17T05:19:21Z")
No butter. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/36 "2011-08-17T05:23:08Z")
Butter on the outside. Brown mustard goes on the inside! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/37 "2011-08-17T05:31:33Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > My wife, however, butters both sides. She’s from Wisconsin, though, where I believe you are required by law to add at least two dairy items to every sandwich. And I think she knows, well, all of my ancestors because NONE of them use a REAL CHEESE on a grilled cheese sandwich. Without butter. Which shouldn’t be surprising, considering my age, but I’m off to Monroe for some REAL cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/38 "2011-08-17T05:41:30Z")
Outside only. I usually do grilled turkey and cheese. I just visited a lunch truck that has a specialty burger, the Behemoth! It is a large beef patty nestled between two grilled cheese sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/39 "2011-08-17T06:00:43Z")
Okay, I have one twin who finds this nauseating because she has the flu and I have to call in sick for her, A separate problem. Her sister’s not so picky. Cash in my hand and gas in my car–I may actually try this. Plus hot pepperoncini, which she wouldn’t like. (Note: The other twin) I need to rethink it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983/40 "2011-08-17T06:05:21Z")
[http://www.grillemalltruck.com/menu/](http://www.grillemalltruck.com/menu/) I had the Dee Snyder. Hamburger with peanut butter and jelly and BBQ sauce AND BACON. Sounds disgusting. OMG, it was good… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-grilled-cheese/592983.md?page=3)