# How Do You Want Your Grilled Cheese Sandwich? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310 "2012-09-20T19:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/1 "2012-09-20T19:43:44Z")
Gonna whip up some grilled cheese sandwiches here. Ooooh, you know you want some grilled cheese. Yummy, yummy grilled cheese sandwiches. I’ve got all different kinds of bread here, all different kinds of cheese, and a fully stocked kitchen. So how do you want your grilled cheese sandwich? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/2 "2012-09-20T19:46:04Z")
Almost any kind of bread of good, except for maybe whole wheat or rye- yuck. I like gouda cheese, and hey slap some cooked bacon or ham on there while you’re at it. Also, mustard. And reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/3 "2012-09-20T19:50:06Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Gonna whip up some grilled cheese sandwiches here. Ooooh, you know you want some grilled cheese. Yummy, yummy grilled cheese sandwiches. > > I’ve got all different kinds of bread here, all different kinds of cheese, and a fully stocked kitchen. > > So how do you want your grilled cheese sandwich? Standard white bread, Mozzarella, with Parmesan put on the buttered sides of the bread before grilling. Oh, and do you have pepperoni to put in the sandwich with the cheese? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/4 "2012-09-20T19:50:29Z")
Dude!! I could sooooo go for a stock grilled cheese. White bread, sliced “cheese”, hot and delicious. I may have to buy bread just so I can make these later. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/5 "2012-09-20T19:50:47Z")
Well, the important thing is, don’t forget the tomato soup! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/6 "2012-09-20T19:51:45Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Well, the important thing is, don’t forget the tomato soup! Made with milk, not water. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/7 "2012-09-20T19:53:26Z")
Wheat bread, American cheese and real butter burnished on the outside. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/8 "2012-09-20T19:54:33Z")
Sourdough, cheddar cheese, a few slices of white onion, and mustard. And tomato soup on the side. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/9 "2012-09-20T20:02:19Z")
White bread, real butter, Velveeta cheese. Crispy outside–toast the bread first, then slather with butter, assemble, and put in frying pan til cheese is melted. And potato chips on the side please. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/10 "2012-09-20T20:05:33Z")
Cheddar, dijon, prosciutto, and asparagus tips on artisan bread, brushed with olive oil on both sides, wrapped in foil and tossed on a low fire charcoal grill until GBG. Served with a side of homemade tomato consumme. Nothing fancy. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/11 "2012-09-20T20:07:15Z")
White bread from a good bakery, sharp cheddar cheese, cooked in plenty of butter till it’s golden brown and delicious, crispy and toasted on the outside and soft and melty on the inside. (Actually we are having grilled cheese for dinner tonight! But I’m making a nod towards health by using whole grain bread.) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/12 "2012-09-20T20:09:38Z")
I want mine set at a perfect 45 degrees F, with the perfect mix of canola and Crisco slapped naked between two slices of Wonder Bread. Wait, I thought you were talking about a chilled grease sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/13 "2012-09-20T20:11:11Z")
Any bread, white is best, but could be sliced french or italian. Cheese should be one slice of cheddar or gruyere, and one slice of muenster or other mild cheese. Fry sandwich in butter, low heat first to get cheese melty, then increase temp to get it toasty. I’ll eat American on Wonder Bread and most other combos also. ETA: But it must be sliced diagnonally. That’s the part I’m really picky about. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/14 "2012-09-20T20:11:28Z")
White bread, american cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. I grew up near a restaurant that made them like this. It’s the deluxe version! ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/15 "2012-09-20T20:11:45Z")
I’m a huge food snob, but grilled cheese needs white bread and American Cheese. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/16 "2012-09-20T20:11:52Z")
White bread, good cheese, and either with a slice of ham or some tomato tossed in as well. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/17 "2012-09-20T20:15:31Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > I’m a huge food snob, but grilled cheese needs white bread and American Cheese. I cannot eat white bread. My family trained it out of me at a pretty young age. A couple of blocks from me is a truck that I always assumed to be an ice cream truck. Turns out it is a grilled cheese truck. My neighbors love it, but they’re on a huge truck food kick right now. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/18 "2012-09-20T20:18:26Z")
White bread, American cheese, tomato, and oregano. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/19 "2012-09-20T20:19:39Z")
Sharp cheddar on rye, with some rosemary sprinkled in. Maybe pickles, too, but those are optional. And don’t bother with anything fancy on the buttered side; I’ve never found that that makes much difference. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310/20 "2012-09-20T20:20:55Z")
I’ll have aged sharp cheddar and a slice of velveeta with bacon and a shmear of dijon on good sourdough spread with real butter. Please make the tomato soup from a Campbell’s can and use 1/2 heavy cream and 1/2 whole milk and add a touch of fresh cracked black pepper. Thanks! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-grilled-cheese-sandwich/635310.md?page=2)