Recipe- Delicious Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A grilled cheese sandwich is the first thing a lot of people learn to cook. It was the first thing I learned to cook.
Maybe you didn’t grow up grilling processed cheese on squishy sandwich bread. Or maybe you know plenty well how to make grilled cheese, but you want to up your game. Great news this grilled cheese party is open (and useful) to all experience levels!

Ingredients

3 ounces (about 2/3 to 1 cup) shredded cheddar, swiss, jack, or fontina cheese
2 slices sandwich bread, preferably 1/2-inch thick
2 teaspoons mayonnaise or butter

Method

* Preheat the pan and grate the cheese: Put a heavy-bottomed medium skillet over medium-low to medium heat (everyone’s stove is a little different). As the skillet heats, grate the cheese. If you are using more than one kind of cheese, toss them together in a bowl until nicely combined.

* Mayo or butter the bread: Spread one side of each slice of bread evenly with mayonnaise or butter. Lay the slices butter-side-down in the preheated skillet.

* Add the cheese and let it melt: Distribute the cheese evenly over both slices of bread. If you have a lid for your skillet, put it on; this will help the cheese melt more evenly.

* Now, stay put! The second you walk away is the second your sandwich will burn. Look for the cheese to begin melting. The time it takes will depend on your stove, your skillet, and the cheese you are using.

* Lower-moisture cheeses like aged cheddar will take longer to melt. It could take 2 minutes, or up to 5 minutes. You don’t want the cheese to be totally melted just halfway melted.

* Close the sandwich and finish grilling: (If you want to add a filling, like sliced tomato, add it now.) Close the sandwich and continue grilling, flipping the sandwich with a turner as needed, until both sides are golden brown, another 2-3 minutes per side.

* Usually, the second side takes less time than the first. Press down on the sandwich gently but firmly with your turner to compact it a little, but don’t smoosh it. You may need to turn the heat down to medium-low to keep the bread from charring.

* Peek in the sandwich to see if the cheese is fully melted. If the bread is grilled to your liking but the cheese needs more time, turn the heat down and grill it a few minutes longer.

* Serve the sandwich: Cut the sandwich the way you like best (I like cutting on the diagonal, creating four pointy corners to dip in tomato soup) and let it cool a minute or so before eating, unless you like burning your mouth on molten cheese. Serve immediately.