Today is National Grilled Cheese Day. Enjoy.

[niyad]

[a kennedy]

1. Realllllllly.....great, and thanks.

[niyad]

3. You are most welcome.

[multigraincracker]

2. Thanks. I love multi cheese on mulligans breads.

Not kidding.
😊

[niyad]

4. Yyummm

[a kennedy]

5. What kind of cheese would go with marble rye bread, (toasted, grilled)????

[multigraincracker]

8. Goat Cheese goes well with it.

[wnylib]

19. Swiss cheese

[Attilatheblond]

29. Jarlsberg

maybe some pickled veggies on the side

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Will it arrive by mail?

It's what's for dinner.

[debm55]

7. Yes, I will have one in honor of the day. Thank you niyad.

[GreenWave]

9. Excellent news. With a pickle!

[ProfessorGAC]

10. If I Knew, I Would Have Made That Today

My version is ultra cheesy.
I use 5 different kinds of cheese. No way to not be super cheesy with 5 slices per sandwich.
I also grill them (actually pan cooked) pretty hot so I throw them in at 180° over for about 15 minutes after the bread is done to get all the layers melty.
I also add a very thinly sliced tomato to them before I cook them.
I always make a tomato bisque with them.
Maybe I'll do that tomorrow & just celebrate the "holiday" a day late.

[niyad]

11. We are adults. We can celebrate whenever we want!

[electric_blue68]

12. Ah, sometimes I've added a thin tomato slice, too.

[electric_blue68]

13. Oooo, grilled cheese. I'm in a alp but we do have a small kitchen in the "rec" room that we can book time to cook in...

Closer to summer I hope to make a great cold lentil salad (cook the lentils obviously)...but grilled cheese will be my first effort.

I'll have to look for a good country white bread. It'll be extra sharp cheddar. Or I love pumpernickel gc!
I don't mix my cheese, but the other options since I could make 2 at a time, and then do 2 more another time would be Swiss cheese, regular provolone maybe with a bit of aged provolone added, and manchego.
All Yummmm!!! 🍞🧀 😄🥰

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. I use whatever cheese combo and bread on hand; mayo on one slice, Dijon on the other, sliced tomatoes, fried with

either sweet butter or mayo on the bread. 🤗

[niyad]

15. Except for the mayo, those work. Diilled havarti on dark rye (helps when

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one has a great German deli handy!), or pepper jack (or other hot cheese) on sourdough spread with roasted garlic/onion jam on one side inside. Sweet butter, of course. Six-grain bread (my local patisserie), extra sharp white cheddar. . .

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. 😋

[beveeheart]

31. Sounds delish!

Hope I remember the ingredients for the next time I make grilled cheese sandwiches.

[niyad]

32. Any way one makes it is perfect. . .welll, except for a FW chef who said

they made theirs with white wonder bread and velveeta at home. shudder!!!

[beveeheart]

36. Yuck!

[niyad]

38. Exactly.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

17. Now

my damn mouth is WATERING LIKE CUJO!

[niyad]

18. Hmm, grab a washcloth, and then head to the kitchen for your

favourite!

[wnylib]

20. My "grilled" cheese sandwiches are

my own version, in order to keep cholesterol down.

Whole grain bread. Hellman's olive oil mayo spread on the inside of the sandwich. Low fat sharp cheddar, sometimes low fat Mexcan blend with the cheddar. Sometimes pickle relish added to the mayo spread. No butter on the outside. Sometimes Smart Balance butter in the inside instead of mayo.

Place the sandwich on a plate and heat it in the microwave about 20 seconds or until the cheese melts. Tastes good and I feel guiltless eating it.

[niyad]

22. Enjoy!

[True Dough]

21. It was a grave mistake

to devote just a single day to a national treasure. Every day should be proclaimed "National Grilled Cheese Day."

[niyad]

23. A most excellent point! I feel the same way about chocolate.

[True Dough]

24. Had to look that up

It's "officially" Oct. 28 for chocolate. I guess we also have Valentine's and Easter to indulge. Or any day, really!

[niyad]

25. I just looked it up. There are 63 national days devoted to various

iterations of the food of the gods including dark chocolate day, bittersweet chocolate day, hot chocolate day. . .

[True Dough]

28. What about the

National Chocolate Fondue Day, when they slather us from head to toe?

[niyad]

30. National Chocolate Fondue Day is Feb 5.

[Diamond_Dog]

26. Gotta be cooked in a cast iron skillet!

Mmm Mmm!

[niyad]

27. True!

[Emile]

33. Do you spread mayonnaise or butter on

the bread before grilling?

They say the proper way is with mayonnaise.

[niyad]

34. I use unsalted butter. I truly dislike mayonnaise (and miracle whip).

[Morbius]

35. I've never tried making them this way.

From the movie Benny and Joon (much recommended):

I strongly recommend using two kinds of cheese (one which melts well, like processed individually wrapped slices) and really, really good bread, and only use real butter.

[niyad]

37. An iron? I think I will pass! Apart from the processed cheese, your

method is sound.

[Morbius]

39. Processed cheese starts as real cheese.

It's then blended with emulsifiers and water and remelted to melt smoothly. Like everything else, there's a variation in quality. Some are crap and some are fine. Cheese that melts well is wonderful in grilled cheese sandwiches. Sure, you could blend sharp or medium cheddar with brie or camembert, but that gets pricey really fast.

Just add one slice of individually wrapped cheese - pick your favorite - with a slice of something real, like gouda or Swiss. You'll have a good sandwich. If money is no object, Havarti is nice.

[niyad]

40. To each, their own. I have never found a processed cheese that I like,

but I know that others like and enjoy them. As long as it works for them.