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Why is fat spread on the bread different than fat poured in the pan? The sandwich comes out different depending your method here. 1A. Which method do you prefer?
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What fat do you use? Butter? Mayonnaise? Some super cool other thing that I haven’t tried? Again the sandwich comes out different, both in flavor and texture depending on the fat of choice.
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Best cheese and bread for the sandwich?
I like to add some ᵇ̸̨̩̜̱̦̺͓̞̯̲̈́̓ˡ̴̦̘͉͚̱̬̖̩̝͈̀͝ᵒ̵̧̜͍̼̊̿̏̎̒̇̕͝ᵒ̸̧̠̼̞̓̑̾͆̊ᵈ̵̧̀̎̃̋̿ ̸̡̼͐̈́̓̓̀ᵒ̴̼̰͔͇̫͉̠̩̀̈́̋͒̚͝ᶠ̶̮̼͉̤͎͚̘̬̑͜ ̶̪͇̒̒̈́́̉͌͒̒̌͊ᵗ̴̘̝̳̽̄̉͐͛ʰ̴̙̗͍͉̱̦̜̗̦̆̀͐̍̎̑̚͜ᵉ̵͚̦̖͔̱̤̍̈̀ ̵̧̨̧͎̜͊̀̓͛̔͜͠ⁱ̶͎̱̟͍͓͇̙̲̺̻̆̂̄̽̄͂̃̽̚̚ⁿ̷̡̖͍͊̍͛̄͌ⁿ̵̢̧̠͔͔̫̻͚̄̆̈̓̽̒͂̉͝͝ᵒ̵̻̤̰̲̑͌̌̄̎ͅᶜ̸͎͛̔̏̀̎̚͝ᵉ̸̜̙̦̜̼̤̯̤̀̿̌̾̏͗͋ⁿ̷̧͈̭̥̪̊̇ͅᵗ̸̝̤̳̮̥̖̹̥͙̒͑̈̓̂͠ before heating the pan. Adds some ժ̶̻̫̤̫̿͋̇̈͠͠͠ҽ̵͙̮̌̿͑͗̀̀͘͘͠ʂ̸̧̘̩̟̲͊͒̿̚ք̷̫̘̗͇̪̤̓̈͠ͅͅą̴̳̮̗̜͈̭͖̔͆͑̀̓̂ì̶̢̠̳̤͚̭̙͋̄̃̀̆̚͝͠͝ɾ̶̼͔͚͙̬̤̹̱̅͋̾͝ͅ to an otherwise mundane sandwich.
Personally I find §̷̛̛͎̜̞͍͍̭͇̞̰̖̘̻̮͖̈́̈̇͊̀̀̄̽͛̉̈̈́̋͜͜w̴̢̼͖̟͕͖̰̞̙̺͔̦̠̟͆͆̋̅́͋̀̓̍̾̅͗̄̈͝͝ê̶̢̡̧̡̛̛̪̟̜̜͕̩̯͎̦̙͌̈́̓̋̏̈́̒͆̎͂̕͜͠ȩ̴̨̞͍̻̹̱̟̰͍̤̭͍̫̜͈̂͋̾̀̈̒͂͋̀̎̔͛̌̓̔͘͝†̶̩͍͓̖̭̫̺̭̘͚͈̼̲͔̟̪̓̈́̄͛̋̆̋̽̈͒̒̅͝͠ ̶͔͍͎̝͙̪͉͚̝̟̰̫̙͈̾̀̈͛͐͗͂̾̎̒̈́̈̇̒£̵̛̛͈̹͍̙̺͇̟̰̰͓̣̦͙̰͇͊̀͂͂̂̉̋̈͆̊́̓̈́͠ͅå̶̡̢̢̧̢͔̯̟̩̭̣̺̜̻̻͔̈́͆̒̋̎̋̍͗͒̾̓̾̚͘͝͠†̴̡̧̼̫͇̟̙̰̦̫̮͙̬̠̟̊̂́̋̀̄̿́̏̐̈́͗̇̍̈̂ ̴̻̪͙̬͍̖̝̮͇̗͓͈͙̜̯͒͋̉͐͊̌̃̒̀̊̌̈̈́̕̚͘͜ð̴̡̤͍͎̭̯̙̺̣̦̯̘̙́̌̿͛̈́̅̆̈̏̾̀̚̚̕͜͝£̶̧̛͉͖̼͍͕̜͙̫̭̝̻̠͙̈͌͌̅̇͐͑̑͗̇̽̐̔̎ ̸̡̪͉͇͚͍̰͖̲͈̜͙̰͈̝̈́̀́̈̿͐̈́͋͑͛͋̍́̐͌̚†̴̡̛̰̻̠͈̘̲̙̣̦̮͕̘̦͎̀̓̇̿̓̅̅͌̅̈́̆̄̽̊h̷̙͖͔̲̻̥̼͇̹̹̥͈͔̠̫͒̏̓̎͋̏̅͗͒̐̈́̾̊̎̍̕͜ê̷̢̛̛̪̟̮̻̖͙̤̮̦̺̳̻̠̏̊́̏̍͆̏̋͆̾͌̊͠ ̶̡͓̠̫̹̙͈͇̬̟̖͔̬̻̞̊̃̓́͑͊̌͆͌̈̑͛͘͜͝͝h̷̡̧̡̛͚͙͎̪͎͖̣̗̺͈̽̃͑̑̌̎̊̌̉̋̀̇̕̕̕͜ð̸̡̘̞̜̣̘̩̥͓̖̞̺͇͙̫̖̔̾̈̑͊̇͆̆͛͑̍̽͐̆͐̕g̵̨̼̟̳̙̜̹̦̳͙̼͕̗̝̬̯̾̊͛̾̋͗̑̽̃̀̔̌̌̓ to have a milder flavor.
Are you OK?
Funny you should ask that. You see, I’m having the worst time finding acceptably fresh ᵇ̵̸̴̸̷̸̵̶̸̶̶̵̷̶̨̧̡̧̡̨̧̛̛͈̩̣̣͚̫̹͍̘̼̗̲̤̜̰̩̺̰̠̗͚̺̬͔̹̘̞̼̞̳̹̻̰̼͇̼̥̩̼̣̝̪̳̯̲͖̜̘̩͔̠̰̣̪̲̻͓̲̩̤̯̤͔̦͎̋̅̃͆̎͊̈́̊̽̔̅̎͂̈̒͊̿̎̀͆́̈́̂̑̉̓͒́̽͊̃́͌̀̋͐̂̿͛̃̓͒͌̂̿͂͛̄̂̆̎͆̿̈́̋̀̈̆̏̅̐̃̆̕̕͘̚̚̚͠͝͝͝͝ͅͅˡ̴̶̵̸̴̵̷̸̸̴̸̷̴̶̵̶̷̵̧̧̡̨̛̠͈̬̮̰͖̙̬̻͓̘͈̪̠̩̺̝̬̤͓͖͍̗͎̞̖̦͔̞̭̺̣̰̙̝̯͖̭̥̥̹͕͈̤͚͕͔̤̭̭̼̙̙̣̦͈̳͈͓̼̱̬̮̘̰̭̝͕̺̣͈̊́̀͛̇̍̐̈͛̏̿͊̇̓̑̂̿̃̈̋̓̃̑̆͒̌̆͛̐͆̉̀͋̿͒͐̐͂͊̾̓͒̈͆̇͊̍̾̑̒̑̉͋̌͋̓̄̑̂̆͐̓̈́̂̇̉̎̍̈͛̆̓̀͂̽̕̚̚̕͘̚͘̚̚͝͝͠͝͝͝͝ͅͅͅᵒ̸̷̵̸̸̶̶̵̴̴̸̵̵̴̡̨̡̧̧̧̡̧̧̨̨̨̛̛͙͓̤̼͖͉͙̳̫̥̻͕̮̮̼͚̤̳͈̘̦̝̭̝͚͔͖̠̞̼͎̼̯̟͎̬̻͉̳̭̙͙̬̜̻̗̳̲̠̬̭͉̞̺̹̫͔̭͉̺̰͓̠̼̤͉̯̻̮̪͙̙̖̜̮̺̜͚̝͙̼́̽̿̀́̈͐̿̉͑̔̅͆̀̌̎̍̈́̓̾̊̄̋̀̀͐̒̈̔͂͋͗̊͂̈́͂̓̐͊̋͛̾̅̑̐̐̓̇̊̚̕̕̚̕͜͜͝͝͠͝͝͠ͅͅᵒ̷̨̫̤͆̾͐̒̕̕͠͝ᵈ̶̤̂̄̃͋̕͘ ̶̡̡͎̝͖̜̭̗͙͚͂̂͘̚ᵒ̷̘̻͕̹͗̃̉͛͐̚͜ᶠ̵̣̞̪̰͍͇͝ ̵̡͕̩͖͙̫̜̯̩͋͛̋͂̾ɘ̴̜͂̍̕ʜ̷̨̩͙̻̜̼̫̗̈́̃͌̀͋̋̒ƚ̵̡̩̯̜̫͙͖̩͕̾͂̋͛͋ ̵͇͍̰̪̞̣͝ ̷̡̡̥̩̠̟̫̍͒͗̇̑̓͗̊͠ⁱ̷̻̞̠͉̄̆̽͆̿̀̎̃̀͝ⁿ̷͉͉̀̇̄̽̔̾̃͘̕͝ⁿ̸͈͒͑̽̈́̀̏̒̆͝ᵒ̷̧̳̭̺̅̏̊͂͜ᶜ̷̷̸̷̸̶̨̧̨̧̦̟̖̙͔̠̹͚̺̗͓͔̦̳̰͍̹͇͖͉͈̬̭͙̞͉͚̗̬̠̍̔̓̐̀̾̿͑̆̓̓̿̉̈́̅͛͑̈̌̈́̆̆͌̋́̕͜͜͜͠ͅᵉ̸̷̷̶̸̸̴̵̶̶̸̷̶̵̴̡̢̡̢̛̛̛̭̫̳̠̫̯̫̙͈̣͙̟͓͓̮͇̭̰̫͔̫͈̩̮̬̺͔̞̘̬̪̲̜̖̥̳͙̘͎̤͔͎̣̙̭͍͔̟͇͈͉̲̻̯̻͎̫͎̜̲̘̙͈̗̟͓̱̯̘͓͇͉̖̙͗͆̌́̎̾̀͗̀́̿̂̉͊̀̓́̅̅͂̇̃͆̊͋̈͗̾̌̋̀̇̓̽̀̀̆̅̆́̆̽̌̐͒́͐̈́̽͑̅̏̆̈̂̓̐̋̽̂́̈̐̌̔͑̽͑̽̉̃̌̍̒̃́̒̔̄̆̽̌̌͘͘͜͜͜͝͠͝͝͝ͅⁿ̵̤̮̖̘̄̇͊ᵗ̷̩͙̘̳̲̰̤̳̀͛̓̍͋ so all of my meals are just okay, or rather; mundane. ᴵ̴̢̠̼̞̪̱̱̻͒̄͊̀̆̍́ᵗ̴̼̭͍̠̥̀’̷͖͉͋͒̈́̾̂̓̀͝͝ˢ̵̡͖̺̊̈͊̕͠ ̷̡͚̰̖͚͍̱̅͆̅͝ᵗ̵̭̝̿̆̊̑ͅᵉ̴̮̺͈͚̀̈́̏̏̕͠͠͝ʳ̴̥̟̱̻̈́̃̌͂̔̓͝ʳ̸̨̼̘̪̗͔̺͍̏ͅⁱ̴̹̥̂͐͋̀̂́̅ᵇ̵̻͚͖̙̞̠̩̠͙̒̐̍̉ˡ̴̨̢̳̻͔̥̖̻̆̒́͗̋ᵉ̸̤̥̩̦̃̃́̐͛̂̕͝.
Yeah what is happening here lol
Just people with nothing better to do I guess.
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You seemed pretty decent in your comments on other post. Too bad a block is needed here.
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(Pure opinion) I feel like there’s a difference in the level of saturation in the bread before the toasted patina forms. Spread before soaks deeper, in the pan seems to crust faster and thinner.
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Butter, unless we’ve got a duck hen laying at inopportune times. Then it’s duck egg mayo.
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Grilled cheese sandwiches are a near-perfect conveyance mechanism for soups. For us, tomato soups get sharp cheddar, butternut and acorn squash soups tend to get a provolone, and I’m fond of smoked cheeses for pumpkin soup. Sourdoughs are great but we’re also fans of cracked wheat breads.
I prefer mayo, spread on the bread. Any type of melty cheese will work, no hard like provolone or super crumbly liek feta. Any bread can also make a good grilled cheese. I have had amazing Swiss and rye grilled cheese. I also consider a cheese quesadilla a grilled cheese and I make those often as well!
Love duck eggs never had duck egg mayo.
Sriracha mayo is really good to use, if you like Sriracha.
Ohh I do, sometimes I spice my GCS with red pepper or cumin.
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Try ranch as the fat, gives it an interesting kick.
Really? It’s not too… Cream based?
Nope, ranch has about the same amount of fat as mayo, so it comes out to a similar texture.
Tried it! It was fine. Had a nice bit of ranch flavor but the consistency was off for me. It wasn’t terrible but just not what I was used to. Thank you for the tip.
My goto for grilled cheese is butter, premelted and mixed with garlic powder, oregano and black pepper. Fresh garlic is even better when I’m not too lazy, but grilled cheese is comfort food so I usually just want to make it and eat it ASAP. My goto bread is sourdough and my goto cheese is fresh mozzarella. I make a really thick tomato soup to go with it, by making Campbell’s condensed tomato soup with heavy cream instead of water and adding lots of herbs and spices. It might as well be a tomato cream sauce.
Because apparently I want grilled cheese to just be pizza.
Use the garlic butter dipping cups from Papa John’s, I bet it would slap.
Grilled pizza sounds pretty good too
I actually made that once. A friend and I were watching Buffy the Vampire slayer and there’s an episode where the secret ingredient to make the mini pizzas so good was to take them out of the oven and fry them in garlic butter, then put them back in the oven.
So we tried it… man… it was crack.
That, to me, would be a type of open face melt. Which are very good as well.
Thank you OP, I’m saving this thread for future reference…
I’m glad this is of value to someone other than me. Moslty I really liek grilled cheese. Was slightly curious about the science of fat in pan vs fat spread on bread. To my brain, it’s shouldn’t make a difference where the fat starts, but it does.
Adding in, I think the egg in the mayo definitely enhances the flavor and texture, more that the pure fattyness or another source.
this thread made me hungry.
Me too, me too. How do you prefer a grilled cheese?
very “airy” bread, lots of butter (on the bread), at least two kinds of cheese (provolone is a favorite), always cooked on our trusty cast iron skillet. i like to dip mine in ketchup like a heathen, but i’ll do soup if i’m sick.
i also once had a mac and grilled cheese from a food truck. that was killer.
Love my cast iron as well. It gets so much use and is always out and on my burner…