WHAT IS THE BEST CHEESE TO USE WHEN CRAFTING A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Raijin Quickfoot

I just had an awesome grilled cheese sandwich made with havarti and it was creamy and melty and the cheese stretched for like a mile.

Got me thinking... I think havarti is my favorite grilled cheese cheese. I wonder what everyone else's is?

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

If ever there was a time where I needed more than ten poll options.

BlankZoe

Gouda

I usually use cheddar but if you're trying to get the best melt Gouda is the righr call

ChicoBlue

ANY CHEESE I HAVE AT HAND

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

Ten poll options prevented me from putting Fromunda Cheese on the list.

AngelHedgie

SOME OTHER KIND

I'm going to go with provolone, myself.

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

Provolone doesn't have enough flavor for me.

BlankZoe

Gouda

AngelHedgie wrote: »

I'm going to go with provolone, myself.

Provolone has too mild of a flavor for me to use it in a grilled cheese

It's fantastic in, like, sandwiches and whatnot but it can't be the centerpiece of a meal for me

ChicoBlue

More like Convalone

when it comes to grilled cheese sandwiches.

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

OF COURSE @Rorshach Kringle uses American cheese.

Probably American Cheese Food Product.

Ketar

American

Are there more interesting cheeses that I could use? Sure.

American cheese is my childhood nostalgia favorite though.

Platy

American

Grilled cheese sandwiches are American so American it is

masterofmetroid

SOME OTHER KIND

I can't vote for two options at once but Colby Jack is such a top tier cheese for so many purposes

There are other fantastic options on the list but damn i'll eat so much Colby Jack

Rorshach Kringle

American

why am i being attacked for being right?????

OmnipotentBagel

I love muenster, but it's pretty hard so it doesn't get the good melt you want for a grillcheese

Mortal Sky

SOME OTHER KIND

Muenster, duh

Sleep

American

ChicoBlue wrote: »

ANY CHEESE I HAVE AT HAND

This is the real answer

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

Rorshach Kringle wrote: »

why am i being attacked for being right?????

You probably pair it with a Natty Ice!

Platy

American

Isn't Gruyère expensive in America

Gruyère from Switzerland is expensive over here

Seems like an odd choice for a grilled cheese sandwich

2 Marcus 2 Ravens

Variety is the spice of life, bud. Same goes with bread.

I don’t often make a straight up grilled cheese anymore. A little rosemary ham and provolone whoops ass. Little carmelized onions and brie.

But plain white bread, American cheese and a bunch of ketchup is pretty perfect.

Mr Fuzzbutt

all of the above

at the same time

OmnipotentBagel

I'm gonna be honest, usually if I'm making a grilled cheese I'm trying to spend as little time, money, and effort as possible on a meal so in practicality, it's Kraft singles

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote: »

Variety is the spice of life, bud. Same goes with bread.

I don’t often make a straight up grilled cheese anymore. A little rosemary ham and provolone whoops ass. Little carmelized onions and brie.

But plain white bread, American cheese and a bunch of ketchup is pretty perfect.

That last part... Dear God.

Rorshach Kringle

American

this is getting weird

Platy

American

Yeah when did grilled cheese sandwiches became haute cuisine

Raijin Quickfoot

Havarti

There's nothing wrong with a good cheap grilled cheese!

2 Marcus 2 Ravens

Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »

2 Marcus 2 Ravens wrote: »

Variety is the spice of life, bud. Same goes with bread.

I don’t often make a straight up grilled cheese anymore. A little rosemary ham and provolone whoops ass. Little carmelized onions and brie.

But plain white bread, American cheese and a bunch of ketchup is pretty perfect.

That last part... Dear God.

Which part? The ketchup?

Because I’m gonna dunk that fucker in ketchup. That, and fries, is what ketchup is for.

OmnipotentBagel

I mean, traditionally you dunk the cheese into a bowl of tomato soup so I guess ketchup is in the same sort of general direction

Psykoma

I prefer shiny plasticky american for home made grilled cheeses. For restaurant grilled cheeses any are good.

Except one. The one time I had a grilled cheese at a restaurant and thought "well, that was not good cheese" was when it came with a blue cheese.

Sleep

American

Grilled cheese is almost the only time where american cheese is first choice. It's just got the right melting point as compared to grilling time on your more standardized sliced bread. Other cheeses become more preferred with breads that deviate from the norm and toast differently.

Quetzi

Cheddar

Cheddar is my go to. Cheddar cheese (generally a cheap extra sharp, as that's what I stock my fridge with), sourdough, maybe a touch of mustard, and butter.

Lavender Gooms

I use mild cheddar, but that's just because that's the cheese I have for general use.

I do put a layer of cream cheese on the inside of one of the bread slices though.

Ranlin

We usually use Colbyjack cheese, though that's probably more because it's our general go-to cheese we keep on hand.

Librarian's ghost

I did not vote because the real answer is a combination of around three cheeses of varying types.

2 Marcus 2 Ravens

I had no idea that wasn’t what everyone did. It’s how I was raised. Grilled cheese and ketchup.

Platy wrote: »

Yeah when did grilled cheese sandwiches became haute cuisine

I was a line cook for years so now I just keep all sorts of stuff prepped in the fridge. Carmelized onions are always on hand, as well as lots of other sautéed stuff, roasted whatnots, dips/sauces. Just slap it together and put it in a pan. I’d never do all that just for one sandwich.

King Riptor

OmnipotentBagel wrote: »

I'm gonna be honest, usually if I'm making a grilled cheese I'm trying to spend as little time, money, and effort as possible on a meal so in practicality, it's Kraft singles

He said Cheese though

Psykoma

Cheese elitism is anathema to grilled cheese.

Quetzi

Cheddar

Psykoma wrote: »

Cheese elitism is anathema to grilled cheese.

Grilled cheese was not a part of my childhood and I'm in no way attempting to replicate that when I make it

Like, I get that american cheese grilled cheeses are a nostalgia thing for a lot of folks

But that's not a universal experience, and trying to say that it's the only way to make grilled cheese always feels very weird to me

Madican

SOME OTHER KIND

Bleu cheese

Radius

Grilled Cheese that isn't made with Government Cheese doesn't taste right to me.

Blake T

Grated cheddar with a little bit of French mustard, black pepper, pickled Jalepenos and paprika mixed in.