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Perfect grilled cheese sandwich

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perfect grilled cheese sandwich, best grilled cheese sandwich, bread for grilled cheese

I get so distracted when it comes to posting a recipe (Ahhh). I am like a toddler with very short attention span. I drift off to other blogs, check out new recipes, check updates on Facebook and do everything else other than writing. I guess I should keep the internet and all other gadgets switched off when trying to compose a post. Before my mind wanders again to far off places, let me get started.

Grilled cheese is something which you don’t need a recipe for. ‘Come on’, you might say, ‘it’s just a slice of cheese sandwiched between a bread’, but let me tell you, the bread you use and the cheese is what matters it a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. Couple of years back I was watching a show on food network about americas best places to eat. I don’t remember the episode or anything related to that, but I remember the featured best grilled sandwich. The chef used sour dough bread and he said it was the secret behind a good grilled cheese sandwich. He used gouda though instead of the muenster cheese I used. Use sour dough bread and your favorite cheese and you will not turn to another bread for your grilled sandwich. My 2nd choice of bread would be butter bread, 5 grain italian and chiabata.

I have been eating whole wheat bread for many years now, but when I have to indulge in grilled sandwiches I step down to sour dough or italian bread.

perfect grilled cheese sandwich, best grilled cheese sandwich, bread for grilled cheese

Creamy and mild taste of muenster is what I like. This sandwich also reminds me of the fontina panini you get in panera bread, only without the chicken.
grilled cheese

I always had a sandwich maker so resisted from buying a panini maker. I did not want to fill my kitchen with gadgets which I rarely use, like the waffle maker and juicer which is lying in the garage. The beautiful grill marks of a panini maker did not let me budge for long. I found a panini maker in macys for $19 and decided to pick it up. Now, you cannot beat that price. Ever since it has a special place on my kitchen counter and it is the only appliance which I use almost everyday to make a simple nutella sandwich or toast a bread.

vegetable panini

Adding only onions and tomatoes makes it a simple sandwich, but  I do use chicken, avocados and leftover meat.

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Perfect grilled cheese sandwich
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
 
Ingredients
  • Sour bread
  • muenster cheese slices or your favorite cheese
  • tomatoes
  • onions
  • oil or butter for drizzling
Instructions
  1. Place a slice of cheese on one slice of the bread. Arrange onions and tomatoes. Top with another slice of cheese. Place another bread slice.
  2. Drizzle some oil or butter on panini maker. Place the sandwich and then drizzle some more oil or butter on the sandwich. Grill to perfection.
Recipe Notes

You can also make this in a pan. Drizzle some oil and butter in a pan. Place the sandwich and hold it down with a flat spoon. Flip and repeat the same with the other side until the cheese is melted and the crust is crisp.

Comments

  1. Teena Agnel says

    May 11, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Thank you Susana:)…That seems like a great idea…will give it a try.

  2. Megha says

    November 24, 2014 at 1:35 am

    After wondering for a long time as to what to make, my heart leapt at the thought of making this grilled cheese yummm sandwich :).. Thanks to the blog, ideas come faster ;).

    • Teena Agnel says

      December 3, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Thank you Megha for your words of appreciation 🙂

  3. Alpana Singh Sisodia says

    October 23, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Hey Teena,

    I was going through your recipes and came across this one…… You said it right that sandwiches have now become part of our every day lives be it a Nutella sandwich for Aarush or a cheese sandwich for Rajeev….. Addition of onions, tomatoes and leftovers( veggies in my case 🙂 ) added to a tasty twist and variation… Enjoying it. !!!!!

    Note: I suppose the comment box doesn’t supports special icons or smileys….. Hence, my previous post on this recipe seems to be incomplete….. Here I am posting it again….. Ignore the previous one and sorry….. Even after leaving the job can’t keep myself out of the Q/A attribute in pointing out mistakes in the software development … Haha

    • Teena Agnel says

      October 30, 2014 at 6:39 pm

      I am so glad you liked it Alpa:)..Let me know if you try some other combinations.

  4. Alpana Singh Sisodia says

    October 23, 2014 at 7:50 am

  5. Alpana Singh Sisodia says

    October 23, 2014 at 7:47 am

    Hey Teena,

    I was going through your recipes and came across this one…… You said it right that sandwiches have now become part of our every day lives be it a Nutella sandwich for Aarush or a cheese sandwich for Rajeev

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