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Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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A grilled cheese sandwich is a simple hot sandwich filled with melted cheese. The key variable is the ratio of cheese to bread; this depends on the thickness and density of the bread, and the amount of cheese used, and varies according to taste; generally more cheese is preferred, so that the bread doesn't overwhelm the cheese. The goal is to get a nicely browned sandwich with melted cheese in the middle.

Total 00:05
Yield 1 sandwich

Ingredients

  • 2 slices of bread
  • Butter
  • 1–3 slices of easy-to-melt cheese, such as cheddar, gouda, Limberger, American (or shredded cheese to taste)
  • Other ingredients as necessary (see variations below)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat a skillet, frying pan or griddle over medium heat.
  2. 2
    Spread butter on the bread, and place both pieces of bread, butter side down, in the skillet.
  3. 3
    When the butter sides of both have browned (check periodically), flip one over and place cheese on top, then place the other slice of bread on top of the cheese (again, butter side down).
  4. 4
    Compress the sandwich by pressing on it with a spatula.
  5. 5
    Once the bottom side of the sandwich is browned sufficiently, flip the sandwich over. When both sides are browned, take off heat, cut, and serve.
  6. 6
    Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).
  7. 7
    Spread butter on both sides of the bread slices.
  8. 8
    Sandwich the cheese and fillings between the bread slices, and transfer the sandwiches to a baking sheet.
  9. 9
    Bake for 10–15 minutes, flip, and bake another 5–10 minutes or to taste.
Method
Grilling

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Grilled_Cheese_Sandwich