Perfect Grilled Cheese

Just right for any meal and any family member. Here's how to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. This toasty, melty sandwich and a bowl of soup may become your favorite comfort food!

Step 1: What You Need

Sliced bread. I prefer a whole-grain.

Sliced or shredded cheese. Whatever you like. Anything from plain old American to a nice sharp cheddar is good.

Butter or butter substitute. I prefer salted butter. Slightly softened.

Griddle or flat pan

Butter knife

Spatula

Optional extras include tomato, mustard, pickles, etc.

Step 2: Get Started

Set your griddle on 350°. If you're using a flat pan set the heat on medium. Don't use any oil or butter in the pan or on the griddle.

Step 3: Butter the Bread

Take two slices of bread facing each other. Keep the two slices together. Lightly butter one side of the bed on the outside of your sandwich. Keeping the slices together, turn over and butter the other outside piece. Make sure you spread the butter all the way to the edges.

Make as many sets of butter-on-the-outside sandwiches as you will need. I make one sandwich per person.

Step 4: Cheese Please

Open each sandwich up and put the cheese inside. Put the top slice back on. (The cheese touches only the unbuttered insides of the bread.)

Note: If you are adding anything additional like sliced tomatoes or pickles, add them now.

Step 5:

Turn the griddle heat down to 325 degrees or your burner to med-low.

Place the uncooked sandwiches on the hot dry griddle. You'll hear them start to sizzle right away, because of the butter. Yum! Cook until the side on the griddle is nice and toasty and the cheese inside is just starting to melt.

Wait until the two slices of bread are just barely sticking together (about 4 - 6 minutes). Then turn the sandwich over with a spatula.

Continue cooking the other side until it's toasty and golden brown and the cheese is completely melted. This could take about six minutes or more. Be patient. It's extra tasty if you wait.

Step 6: Perfect Grilled Cheese

Crispy and slightly buttery outside. Melty, cheesy inside.

Add a bowl of tomato soup or a salad and enjoy!

Comments

[Hannan_Hamzie]

OMG..... this is the best grilled cheese I've had in forever..... thanks for the tips :)

[Rhonda Chase Design]

I'm so glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know!

[crank_girl]

Needs onion. ;)

[unicornkat]

agreed

[Rhonda Chase Design]

Grilled. : )

[unicornkat]

my dog keeps trying to eat mine and it tatses delish

[ethan.berg3]

I haven't had a grilled cheese in forever

[Rhonda Chase Design]

Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing a pic!

[NathanJ1]

I do love a grilled cheese sandwich. Try using mayo on the outside instead of butter. I thought it was weird until I tried it, it's pretty much my go to now.

[Rhonda Chase Design]

Thanks! I'll give it a try.

[KookyKreations]

You are right - not much beats a yummy gooey grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of soup on a cold day. Maybe after shoveling snow which I need to do any minute now. :) I think both bacon and tomato added to the sandwich will be good. But your "plain" cheese one looks so delicious right now!

[Rhonda Chase Design]

Ooh..bacon and tomato sound like great additions. Gotta make that for my son. Thanks!

[peppypickle]

yum! Now I want grilled cheese for lunch :)

[Rhonda Chase Design]

Or after a ride!

[chiefjudge09]

Very similar to the way i do, but i think mine may be a little tastier, but less healthy.
I make them in a skillet, and first i melt a large cube of butter, then use the bread to absorb the liquid butter, then do the same to the other side but with a little less butter. Repeat for slice of bread number 2, then carry on the same. The melted butter infused into the bread creates an amazing artery clogging deliciousness.

[Rhonda Chase Design]

That sounds yummy, but my family is so not used to greasy food that they reject good old fashioned dripping fat. Not the way I was raised, I'll tell you that!