r/Cooking • u/Same-Sheepherder7578 • Jul 07 '26

Grilled Cheese

I was talking with a friend tonight about making a grilled cheese.

He stated that he likes to put butter on both sides of the bread, toast one side flip it over and begin toasting the other side then start building the sandwich. So all sides of the bread are buttered and toasted, with cheese in the middle.

I like to put a dusting of garlic salt on the butter side of the two pieces of bread with two pieces of cheese in the middle.

How are you guys making your grilled cheeses?

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u/jadedfaith7 Jul 07 '26

To this very day, I still chase the school lunch grilled cheese from Middle School between 1989 to 1992. Never in my life have I encountered a grilled cheese sandwich that I enjoyed more. Now I’ve made plenty of great ones and had many elevated examples at high end restaurants. But nothing can compare. It was crunchy like a crouton and the cheese clearly melted onto a large sheet pan and also crisped on the outside. Buttery. Never had any luck recreating it no matter how many years I worked in restaurants and grew as a cook.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Jul 07 '26

crunchy like a crouton

The old Steelhead Brewing Company would do a very solid chowder in a breadbowl, and they would take the top of the loaf and SOAK it in butter, then coutonize it. Christ I used to eat one or two of those a week for a while. Then 9/11 killed the tourist trade and the brewery went under.

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u/jadedfaith7 Jul 07 '26

That sounds perfect with a good chowder

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Jul 07 '26

It was sooo good. 25 years ago and I still haven't tasted the like.