How to make the best grilled cheese
Now, I am sure you are thinking, seriously, how to make the best grilled cheese? Bread, cheese, butter…what else is there? Let me just say, I thought the same thing. Until one late night in college when I learned differently. My BFF and I were over at fraternity called Farmhouse with some of our guy friends when one of them showed me the light. Not all grilled cheese sandwiches are made equally.
How to Make the Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
You start with cheese and REAL butter. I happen to have some supper fantastic garlic and parsley butter and onion Havarti cheese from Fair Oaks Farms.
I sliced up the cheese.
Now, here is the secret…
Are you ready?
Take your butter and spoon it into the hot skillet.
Let it get good and melted. You will be in shock and awe at how much more crisp the bread is by soaking it straight into hot, melted butter.
Then place your bread on the melted butter and give it a good spoon to sop it all up. Put the cheese on top and wait before you put the second slice of bread. Cover with a lid and let cook. Make sure the heat is on low. This is a slow, low heat process.
When you are ready to flip, place the second piece of bread on top.
Using a spatula, pick up the sandwich and put another spoon of butter down in the pan to melt. When the butter is melted, flip the sandwich down in the melted butter.
Cook for another minute or two. No need to cover it this time. Cheese should be getting nice and gooey on its own.
Remove the sandwich from the pan and slice it in half. Enjoy the best grilled cheese sandwich.
So, what’s your favorite cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches?
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Instructions
- Slice the cheese you choose to make the sandwich. Recommend using Havarti, Colby-Jack, Cheddar, Swiss, or American.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, melt half the butter in the pan. Then when it is melted, place the bread on the melted butter.
- Layer the cheese on the bread in the pan, then cover with a lid for a minute to begin melting the cheese.
- Place the second piece of bread on the cheese. Remove the sandwich from the pan and melt remaining butter in the pan. Flip the sandwich into the pan to toast the other side.
- Cook the sandwich for another minute or two. Turn down the heat to ensure you don't burn the bread.
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This does not look like it fits into my diet at lot. One of my favorite meals is tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. My favorite grill cheese is made with this mozzarella basil cheese that a friend brings me from Wisconsin. Yum!
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Hi Leah – thanks for following! I hope you plan to link this post up at foodie Friday tomorrow! This looks way better than when I try to spread cold butter on a regular piece of bread…it always rips! ๐
Grilled cheese with havarti?! I love this!
That looks delicious! I'll have to try it with havarti cheese!
Wow, I'd love to sink my teeth into that baby… thanks for the inspiration!!
YUM! I've never seen that cheese or butter before..I'm going to be on the look out for it now! Thanks for sharing!
Leah that is an awesome way to fix grilled cheese! I love havarti cheese. Thanks for the tip on the butter. I always use real butter, but I always apply to piece of bread first, never spoon it into the pan ๐ Have a great day! Dawn W.
Wow!!! Grilled cheese with Havarti, amazing. Thanks for sharing and Happy Foodie Friday!
Would love to try yours…otherwise, my dad makes the only killer grilled cheese I know! It has about 5000 calories per sandwich though I'm sure! We even started making it on a griddle over the camp fire last year. You have to butter both sides of every slice of bread and brown one side before adding cheese and flipping. We like pepper cheese or one slice of american and one slice of pepper. YUM!
Oh my! I love cheeses and this would definitely go down my list of "to try goodness." Thank you for sharing!
Yep, that looks like an amazing grilled cheese sandwich!
Hi Leah,
I am telling you girl there is nothing better than a good grilled cheese sandwich and yours so good. I wish I could have it right now. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!
I'm making this for lunch today!!!
YUM! Love the garlic & parsley butter!! This is a killer sandwich — I've got some great Gouda right now and think that a Gouda white cheddar sammy might be perfect today. Thanks for linking up with Friday Potluck.
I'm with Crystal; how many WW points are we talking here. I just posted on another site that my family is woefully anal when it comes to grilled cheese. If it's not Veleeta, there will be anarchy! I am going to have to work on them, and I so should have read about your new technique/secret BEFORE I made grilled cheese for lunch today! P.S. LOVE Fair Oaks cheese!
This looks amazing. I love the idea of using parsley butter and havarti. I've been known to use pesto and it's good as well.
That does look pretty awesome. I love the idea of the herb butter!
Oh I dont mind, I would rather be killed for my cheese..this is really yummy! I am Marelie. your newest follower. http://www.cookiedropletsetcbymarelie.com
Have not tried garlic butter. Great idea. I've been experimenting with making a blue cheese grilled cheese. Need another cheese to go with it. Also have a creamy gorgonzola cheese creation on the list. Will have to give the Havarti a try.
Whoohoooo LOOKING GOOD GIRL!!!
Thanks of sharing
Leontien
I'm drooling over the butter and the cheese!!
OMG this looks heavenly- I am a sucker for grilled cheese the more extravagant the better. I started a link party, if you like to link it t goobyecityhellosuburbs I think it would be a great addition to the party and my recipe book!
I use Mrs dash herbs (she has all kinds) on my butter. Also I change kinds of cheese to go with the spices on using mmmm good!
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That looks delicious! I'll have to try it with havarti cheese!