Grilled Cheese

also called grilled cheese · grilled cheese sandwich · toasted cheese · cheese toastie · toastie

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Grilled Cheese: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
2 Tbs(28 g; soft, not melted)salted butterbutter the outside faces, edge to edgefill with two cheeses, one melts and one tastesgriddle low, 4 min, flip, 3 min
4 sliceswhite sandwich bread
4 slicesAmerican cheese
2 oz(60 g; grated)sharp cheddar
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1butter the outside faces, edge to edge

2fill with two cheeses, one melts and one tastes

goes in with what step 1 made

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7 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 3 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 15 min.

  1. butter the outside faces, edge to edge

    not timedfrom the start

  2. fill with two cheeses, one melts and one tastes

    not timedfrom the start

  3. griddle low, 4 min, flip, 3 min

    7 minneeds youfrom the start

You'll need skillet

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See how it is written
>> title: Grilled Cheese
>> category: Sandwiches & Rolls
>> tags: cheese, bread, griddle, sandwich, lunch
>> counters: Diner, Deli
>> aka: grilled cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, toasted cheese, cheese toastie, toastie
>> pairs-with: tomato-soup
>> servings: 2
>> time: 15 min
>> step.1: butter the outside faces, edge to edge
>> step.2: fill with two cheeses, one melts and one tastes
>> step.3: griddle low, 4 min, flip, 3 min

Spread @salted butter{2%Tbs}(28 g; soft, not melted) over one face of each of @white sandwich bread{4%slices}, right to the crust. Soft butter spread thin browns evenly; melted butter poured in the pan burns in the middle and leaves the corners pale. Mayonnaise on the outside browns faster and tastes of mayonnaise — the diner uses butter.

Fill @&(~1)buttered bread{} with @American cheese{4%slices} and @sharp cheddar{2%oz}(60 g; grated), butter facing out. Two cheeses because one job is melting and the other is tasting of something: American alone is bland, cheddar alone breaks and goes oily.

Griddle @&(~1)built sandwiches{} in a #skillet{} over medium-low heat ~fry{4%min}, flip once and press with a spatula, then ~fry{3%min}. Low heat is the whole method — anything hotter browns the bread before the middle has melted.