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you are correct but only at a basic level.
So you're saying you aunt sends money to Nigerian princes?
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zrickety's next conspiracy.
Best DIY the forum has ever seen. Sticky, NAOOk, gather round boys and... more boys. Time for the most important DIY this forum has ever seen!
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How to make a good grilled cheese.
Step 1: Gather your ingredients
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You will need:
Step 2: Prep
- Some bread - Here I have some Pepridge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat. Far from my first choice, but what I had on hand. I'm partial to a good sourdough.
- Cheese - I had gouda and gruyere pre-shredded, and some sliced muenster. It's a pretty good combo.
- Some fresh thyme and rosemary. Dried works fine as well.
- Your grilling lubricants. Mayo & butter. Mayo on the bread, butter in the pan.
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Dice your herbs. Shred your cheese if it's not already shredded. Never use pre-shredded cheese. The starches they add to stop it from clumping really reduce the quality of how it melts. Mayo your bread. This will be the OUTSIDE of the sandwich. You want a decent amount, and try to get good coverage.
Step 3: Start cooking
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Turn your oven to a medium heat. Put in the butter. When the butter is melted, add in some chopped thyme and rosemary. Let that cook in the butter for 30s or so, until it's fragrant.
Step 4: Add in the bread and cheese
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Put the bread in the pan, MAYO SIDE DOWN! That is important. Put your cheese on the bread. I usually do sliced on one side, shredded on the other. this isn't my normal grilled cheese bread, nor my normal grilled cheese pan, so you can see it's a little bit crowded in there. Ideally, the bread will fit perfectly flat on the bottom of the pan.
Step 5: Let the cheese melt
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Add in a few drops of water to the sides of the pan farthest away from the bread, and cover. You only want a few drops, because you don't want to get your bread soggy. The point is for it to evaporate and steam, helping melt the cheese. You can see it starting to get melty here.
Step 6: Uncover, combine, and finish cooking
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I didn't get a good shot of combining them, but put one half on the other, and if the bread isn't toasted enough, keep grilling, flipping as necessary.
Step 7: Remove from heat, cut, and enjoy!
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Take it out of the pan, and cut it. If you cut it into rectangles, you're some kind of godless heathen. Diagonally, into some kind of triangle based shape. Eat.
Look at that gooey goodness.
"That's burned"
Not really. It is a little bit darker than I normally would like, but that was due to the pan and bread not being the norm. And remember, I started with a darker, brown wheat bread instead of some kind of white bread, so the end result would naturally be darker than what you might be used to. It was still delicious.
I hope this helps someone here. Enjoy!
Of coarse you’d have an induction topGetting ready for work... inspired to make grilled cheese. Induction top came with the house. This thread changing lives!!
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Best DIY the forum has ever seen. Sticky, NAO
For the mayo doubters that haven't tried it, the Maillard reaction the mayo undergoes as it browns from being face side down completely changes the flavor profile. The mayo in this form will not taste anything like a mayo spread on a cold cut sandwich, which is what you may be imagining when you think "grilled cheese + mayo".
Induction is really nice and super efficient, but my cooking style can tear up the surface. I'm a big fan of the "two hands active" style you see in the kitchen of Asian restaurants -- moving the pan back and forth while stir frying with your other hand. Not every dish requires this, but I cook enough that do and scraping the pan on induction tops leaves them not purdy (ask me how I know). Gas cooktops are best for this method.Have you ever used an induction top? Not like a glass topped electric, but a true induction top?
Of *course*Of coarse you’d have an induction top
You'll never see my picture on the internet.That you Zrick? View attachment 198677
Meanwhile in DC...this is what a peaceful protest looks like. They could easily destroy those 2 cops but that's not our style.
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