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13 October 2006

Grilled Cheese Survey →[More:]When you make a grilled cheese sandwich, do you butter the bread or the pan?
post by: getoffmylawn at: 14:30 | 28 comments
Both. And only communists eat unbuttered grilled cheese.
posted by jonmc 13 October | 14:32
Bread (I "grill" the sandwich in the Toast-R-Oven.)
posted by danostuporstar 13 October | 14:34
Afternoon, comrade...
posted by TheDonF 13 October | 14:35
Bread. Melt butter, paint on with pastry brush, fry until dead.
posted by disclaimer 13 October | 14:36
Bread. Only heretics (and Maoists) butter the pan.
posted by Daniel Charms 13 October | 14:41
You put a huge blob of butter in the pan, and then let the bread soak it all up.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 October | 14:44
Yes, I also only butter the bread. My mom tried to get me to use a toaster oven and not use butter, but man, that just made a really dry, mouth-roof scratching abomination.
posted by richat 13 October | 14:45
Depends on the butter. If hard, put it in a small pan, add sammich. If soft, spray the pan with Pam, spread butter on bread. It's all about maximum butter-to-bread exposure.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 13 October | 14:45
butter the pan, butter the bread. fry to a medium golden brown, dip in maple sirup... ahhh!
posted by lonefrontranger 13 October | 14:48
Hooters has the best grilled cheeses, with tomato no less.
posted by danostuporstar 13 October | 14:54
I butter the bread, but I put a little olive oil in the pan too.
posted by pieisexactlythree 13 October | 14:54
Don't forget to peel it open and add pickles.
posted by item 13 October | 14:55
I do neither. Absolutely loathe the little fuckers.
posted by deadcowdan 13 October | 14:58
Don't forget to peel it open and add pickles.
Cheese and pickle sandwiches rule!
posted by pieisexactlythree 13 October | 15:27
you people ruined my chicken pot pie dinner, now I have to have a grilled cheese/tomato soup in a mug/potato chip mashup for din din.

including pickles
posted by disclaimer 13 October | 15:32
I butter the pan, and after I place the bread, I cut a hole in the middle and crack an egg into it. Cook for a moment or two, then flip the bread and egg, and layer the cheese and the top slice of bread. When the egg is cooked, flip again to toast the other piece of bread.

My son loves these things.
posted by mischief 13 October | 16:08
Pan only. Suck it, haters.
posted by eamondaly 13 October | 16:09
*the heretical Maoist checks in*
posted by getoffmylawn 13 October | 16:09
Depends if I'm fealing healthy or decadent. Healthy, and the pan gets a dab of butter. Decadent, and butter is lathered onto the bread.
posted by pickles 13 October | 16:12
As a side note: I have found that buttering the pan makes the bread crispier than buttering the bread.
posted by getoffmylawn 13 October | 16:25
I don't use butter normally, I guess that makes me a communist. What I normally do is slice the cheese then put it all in the toaster oven open. One of my other favorite things to do is take some good sourdough bread, toast it, then slice some nice sharp white cheddar very thin and let the heat of the bread melt it. mmmmmmm
posted by eekacat 13 October | 16:31
Just the bread, but it gets buttered inside and out.
posted by deborah 13 October | 16:39
i use a panini press w/a light coating of olive oil. whole grain bread, sharp-assed cheddar. yum.
posted by syntax 13 October | 18:00
I hate all of you. I just ate a Denny's grilled cheese sandwich because I simply had to have one.

I regret this moment of weakness.
posted by scrump 13 October | 18:09
Butter the bread first, best with tub butter. And only on the outside. For fun, I actually bought my daughter a Hello Kitty grilled cheese maker. It's actually not bad!
posted by redvixen 13 October | 18:52
I butter myself.
posted by mike9322 13 October | 19:43
You butter the bread, and weight the sandwich with a small cast-iron skillet. Place on folded paper towels before transfering to plate.

(And btw, the very best grilled-cheez sammy is made with jalapeņo-cheddar and ripe beefsteak tom slices, on caraway rye. So there!)
posted by rob511 13 October | 22:59
I like to use Sweet Hawaiian Bread (partly because I like any Web site that tells me I honor its owners with my arrival!) and mild cheddar. Butter in the skillet, sizzled and well browned. Add the bread, both halves of sandwich, and move bread around pan to soak up browned butter. With spatula, flip bread, and add a little more butter, if needed, and move bread around pan again, to soak up butter. Salt browned, crusty tops of bread lightly, add slices of cheddar. Flip one side of sandwich on top of other, weight with smaller skillet for 30 seconds to help cheese melt, flip whole sandwich and weight again for 30 seconds. Remove to plate, cut diagonally, serve with crisp bread and butter pickle chips.

I've gotten marriage proposals for this.
posted by paulsc 14 October | 07:46
← 3 questions. || I've no idea how I ended up there, →

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