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Ellyn
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Don't you just love cooks with personality?
In case you can't view the video above, Alton Brown makes a grilled cheese sandwich, as in... on a grill, heated by charcoal. He grills the cheese, he grills the bread, then makes them into a sandwich which he then grills.
Personally, I just stick it into a toaster oven that has a grill technically, but fair point that that it's more for melting the cheese than grilling the cheese; and only grills the bread (and therefore only grills the entire sandwich) on a technicality.
Still, we all love outdoor cooking here--obviously, this just looks like much more fun!
Good point on how the choice of cheese determines how much crisp or chewiness you have, though. I'm a fan of Gouda, which is very gooey. A dash of cayenne pepper is enough spice for me, although if I find dry mustard at the grocery next time I'll try that too. (Alton Brown in the video above mixes in dry mustard, smoked paprika, and pepper in shredded gruyere and shredded extra sharp cheddar).
As for bread? I'm not usually picky, although in this case I agree that basic square white sliced bread tend to be waaay too delicate to even pair with quick-melt fake cheese--I'd sooner use hamburger buns.
How about you?
In case you can't view the video above, Alton Brown makes a grilled cheese sandwich, as in... on a grill, heated by charcoal. He grills the cheese, he grills the bread, then makes them into a sandwich which he then grills.
Personally, I just stick it into a toaster oven that has a grill technically, but fair point that that it's more for melting the cheese than grilling the cheese; and only grills the bread (and therefore only grills the entire sandwich) on a technicality.
Still, we all love outdoor cooking here--obviously, this just looks like much more fun!
Good point on how the choice of cheese determines how much crisp or chewiness you have, though. I'm a fan of Gouda, which is very gooey. A dash of cayenne pepper is enough spice for me, although if I find dry mustard at the grocery next time I'll try that too. (Alton Brown in the video above mixes in dry mustard, smoked paprika, and pepper in shredded gruyere and shredded extra sharp cheddar).
As for bread? I'm not usually picky, although in this case I agree that basic square white sliced bread tend to be waaay too delicate to even pair with quick-melt fake cheese--I'd sooner use hamburger buns.
How about you?