Brit Foodie Blown Away by Grilled Cheese Sandwich from Chef Movie!
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Clarification: It was hard to see in the video (my bad) but the bread WAS BUTTERED before I started cooking it in the oil 👍🏻
The next step is to add sweet Gerkin pickles on the side...you need to try that.
You shouldn't be using oil at all. The butter should be enough. I have never used oil to cook a grilled cheese sandwich in my 55 years on this earth
some people use mayo rather than butter on the bread for grilled cheese.. they are of the devil however.
We call the outdoor cooker that uses gas or coals in it a "Grill". Now as far as using one of those there is a difference between grilling on one and barbequing on one this is a difference in technique that the big difference in is the temperature of the grill its self. Grilling done at a high heat being more of a sear and fast cook and barbequing being a low and slow thing.
Don't cook it in oil. DO NOT USE CHEDDAR, OR PARMESAN. ONLY USE AMERICAN CHEESE.
Yes, what you call a barbecue we call a grill, and barbecue is more often a verb that means slow cooking meat over coals for hours, often that also includes smoking. The flat surface you’re talking about is called a griddle if it doesn’t have grates, otherwise it’s a flat top grill.
Thanks Necro!
"what you call a barbecue we call a grill" - Yes, but isn't that just a shortening of "barbecue grill"? It might be just a case of America abbreviating it to the first word and UK abbreviating it to the second.
"Grill" is also used for a few other things (at least in the US), such as the protective metal grids that cover windows or the fronts of vehicles. What they have in common seems to be a set of parallel metal rods in a fixed arrangement, which also applies to the heating elements used in broiling (AmE)/grilling (BrE). I would guess that the protective structure was the original meaning and the culinary uses evolved from it.
@@auldrick yes, but my point is we don't say "barbecue grill" because it's implied. Grilling is fast and hot, barbecue is slow and low.
@@captainmeck2752 Next time, use butter. Slow and steady wins the race, too. Don't need a super-hot grill (well that's what I call it) or frying pan. Just give it time to thoroughly toast the bread, and the cheese will be melted.
The big flat grills you see in diners are called - ta da - flat top grills! We're not an imaginative lot! Great video!! Thanks!
i thought they were called griddles.
@@nullakjg767 My husband's grandmother ran the only diner in Cedar Vale, KS and she always called it the flat top. I guess it could be called a griddle too? I've never heard it called that.
@@nullakjg767Flat tops or griddles. They're called both.
@@nullakjg767 A griddle is a portable one that you can get out and set up on a counter top. The big full-appliance ones they use in restaurants are flat-top grills.
And yes, this creates some confusion, because "grilled cheese" is done on a flat-top grill, but "grilled steaks" for example are done on a barbecue grill, which is completely different. Language is weird.
🤣 Thanks Kate!
Americans love grilled cheese sandwiches so much that there's an entire restaurant dedicated to them, called Melt. While the standard sandwich is white bread and American cheese, they've gotten super fancy with the bread, cheese, and condiment choices. Personally, I like to sprinkle a little garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper over the outside of the sandwich when it's hot off the griddle. Gives it a nice flavor boost.
A broiler is direct heat from above. A grill is direct heat from below. (Can be gas or charcoal) A flat top Grill is direct heat from below distributed by a large flat piece of metal. (Sometimes called a griddle). Bar-b-que (BBQ) is a type of cooking
Perfect - thanks Ken!
6 minutes before actually starting to cook. I knew how to make this when I was ten. Mom taught us kids how to cook as soon as we could hold a spoon. She was a proffessional woman, single mom, and needed our help to start dinner before she got home from work. I once made, and ate, an angelfood cake as a snack after school. I think I was eleven.
Now try a nice cheese blend for quiche.
No butter on the inside, more cheese, butter on the outside when toasting? I think that makes it American. Top score! My all time childhood favorite. Add a little milk to your soup next time. Really takes it to the next level of creamy.
Thanks Darren! Yes, the soup was a very quick concoction when I realised I didn't have any cans. Milk is good or even some heavy cream 😍
YES
Homemade cream of tomato soup is delicious.
Lovely lovely Mr Meck made me a grilled cheese sandwich when I got back from a short trip away as I was so jealous that I'd missed out on "tasting day" when he was filming. It was yummy. Gruyère is definitely the cheese to have in a toastie in our house now. From Mrs Meck. Xx❤
Thanks Mrs Meck! Glad you liked it 😍
Absolutely never!
1st!!! Nice! Grilled cheese never gets old :). Griddle or flat top is what we we call that cooking surface that you're referring to in diners and restaurants and that you used to make yours. Correct on the broiler in the oven. Grill is correct and you can actually get a flat top to use on your grill. I've never done oil then butter for mine. Just butter. I'm not a fan of cheddar cheese in a grilled cheese as it gets oily not melty. Definitely love the mixing of cheeses though.
Thanks so much Tina! Hope you're well!
@@captainmeck2752 Welcome! I am! Waiting to see where this hurricane goes. It's not really a danger for me weatherwise but we don't need any more rain that it's sure to send our way. The west coast needs it way more. Enjoy the rest of your week!
The thingy Jon used in the film was a Panini or sandwich press. The big "flat top" is officially a griddle, a grill is food over direct fire, and bar-b-que is smoked/indirect heat cooking. Hope that helps.
That crunch...just like mom used to make when we were kids, I think it's even the same combination of cheeses. Mom passed away last year...I miss her so much! Love you Ma!
Sorry to hear that Makapan. Lovely memories I'm sure ❤️
I've always thought of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich as an American thing. One thing I do differently from Chef is, I do not use oil. I butter both out-facing sides of the bread, place one onto the hot grill, place the cheese on it, then place the 2nd slice on top of the cheese when it has begun to melt. Excellent job! Beautiful looking GC Sand, and it totally deserves the 95 MP.
Also, that was indeed a grill that you grilled it on. The barred thing we use on a barbecue is also called a grill; a barbecue grill, when you need to be specific.
I spread mayonnaise on the outsides of my grilled cheese sandwich before placing it in a warm pan . The mayo contains enough oil to grill the sandwich without making it greasy , and the warm pan allows the cheese to melt without burning the bread . A butter saturated sandwich is soggy and does not accept the tomato soup .
@@victorwaddell6530 That sounds really good, Victor! I imagine mayo imparts a bit of tangy sweetness. However, my butter method has never caused the bread to get soggy from the tom soup. That may be because I use real butter, which is more akin to cooking with lard than oil.
Your mayo method reminds me; I always add a tablespoon or two of ranch dressing to my cornbread batter, even when I use a Jiffy mix. It adds a delightful tanginess to the cornbread. I also stir a little ranch into my mac & cheese, for the same reason. My grandkids love it.
@@g-ma_of_8 I agree . Using real butter is much better than using margarine . You should try the mayo method out sometime . Cheers
Thanks friend. My bread was buttered also but I forgot to show it!
That was an amazing reaction! Grilled cheese and tomato soup, I believe, was made a 'thing' by the Campbell Soup company back in the day. It was the iconic TV commercial of a snowboy coming into the house after a hard day of playing in the snow to a warm bowl of Campbells Tomato Soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. To which, the snow melted revealing a small boy warming up as the snow melted while he was eating. Grilled cheese is a classic thing for any picky eater who turns his nose up at dinner. Most toddlers will eat a grilled or toasted cheese sandwich when a piece of steak is not good enough. HAHAHAHAHA! I love a slice of ham making a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. I believe there is a food truck somewhere in America that sells Grilled Cheese as their main dish. I'm glad you enjoyed it and it's Mini-Meck approved. ❤
Love the story of the commercial! Thank you!
Chef Roy Choi (of Kogi food truck fame) was the advisor for the movie. A quote from him was that he told Favreau that if they were going to make the movie they were going to do it right. For those who haven't seen the movie during the end credits there's video of Roy Choi showing Favreau how to make the grilled cheese.
Over 45 years ago my first "pay check" job was in a fish and chip shop in Kentucky, I had just turned 17. For those patrons who didn't wish to eat deep battered cod we also served hamburgers. To cook the hamburgers we used "a grill", it was an electric flat topped griddle with 3 sides and a grease catcher at the front. You could alternately call it "a griddle". So your confusion is merited as we called the same thing both terms. A third term was "the flattop" as in "did you clean the flattop yet?", so there's that to add to your confusion yet more. You can use a large skillet and get the same results with "a grill" as long as you don't let the fat build up with your food. That help? p.s. "Chef" is an awesome movie, I have it on DVD.
I think you're referring to a griddle. We generally use these to make pancakes and hashbrowns because of how much surface area exist on it.
Thank you!
Mrs. Beeton's recipe for grilled cheese sandwich: "First, catch your wheel of cheese..."
A grilled cheese sandwich, and, a bowl of tomato soup is what my mom made me for lunch whenever I was home sick from school.
Flat top cooking device = griddle or flat top (griddle can also be a flat-top kind of pan); Grill = high-heat cooking usually on an outdoor cooker (can be gas, charcoal, etc.). Barbecue = either a low/slow method of outdoor cooking and smoking, or the food that is prepared this way.
Thanks James, concise and informative 👌
I grew up with Dad making grilled cheese sandwiches for us and eating his with ketchup on top, so we all imitated him. When I started school and they would serve grilled cheese sandwiches for the hot lunches on Fridays (for Catholics observing Lent, even at my public school), I was puzzled that they didn’t include ketchup packets. I complained about it to my friends at the lunch table, and they were all confused why I ate my grilled cheese with ketchup-that was gross! To this day 50 years later, I still pull out my ketchup bottle when I make grilled cheese.
Great story Kathy! I'm sure it worked brilliantly! It's one of those things that once you start you can't understand why no-one else does it!
Of course, you can use any kind of cheese you want, but the standard is usually American cheese, which is technically "processed cheese food". American cheese melts much more smoothly than cheddar - it's creamy, where cheddar tends to be stringier and oilier. American cheese is commonly available in slices (like Kraft singles) and bricks (Velveeta).
I usually like a blend but i do agree you always want to have some american cheese in there for the meltiness. Even when I make a cheddar mac and cheese i always make sure to add some regular american in there for that creamier texture.
American cheese is gross. I like cheddar on mine
@@scotthuish67 american cheese is a cheddar, its just one thats designed for melting.
Thanks Karla!
American cheese is not "processed cheese food", that is a lower grade product . Kraft singles and Velveeta are two steps down from American deli slices. Technically they are off the bottom of the scale and are not legally cheese.
You Brits have an advantage.A good 3-year aged, super sharp UK Cheddar is my top pick, sliced thick with a tomato added and that cheese is much more costly over here. Irish butter is my pick for the frying part.
Yes indeed, we do SOME things very well over here. Thanks Larry!
We never ever use oil. We throw the butter in the pan, we butter the bread, AND we put it in the pan. Never use oil, it’s always just plain old butter.
From my (limited, Google-based) research, while the main difference between yellow and white cheddar cheese is the coloring (annatto), white cheddar is also often aged a little longer before being sold, so it may have slight flavor differences, depending on manufacturer.
I make my grilled cheeses a little differently than most people: I add apple slices in them! I had it like that at a little diner in New York once, and it changed my life. I will never go back to apple-less grilled cheeses as long as I'm in control of the recipe 😁 That bit of fresh, sweet, brightness to cut through the fat of the cheese... is wonderful.
I think "grilled" as it relates to sandwiches means that direct heat has been applied to it after it has already been fully assembled.
If you're in the hospital grilled cheese with tomato soup is the preferred meal of choice for most patients
Not at my local hospital. They have the saddest dried up burnt sandwiches with barely any cheese that's cold when it gets to you, and their tomato soup tastes metallic.
They have magical healing properties!
@@captainmeck2752 Everything else is pretty awful
Barbecue as a food genre is slow cooked meat, either smoked, or cooked in some other indirect heat. A Barbecue as a social event is usually cooked on what you call a barbecue. It is oftentimes everyone brings a side dish, host provides meat and drinks.
Tomato Bisque > Tomato Soup
You want creamy tomato soup, especially with grilled cheese sandwiches! Make sure there's a little basil in that soup, too.
Proportion of bread and cheese is important in a grilled cheese sandwich. I thought that looks like too much cheese, but it sounds delicious!
You can grill on a BBQ or flattop. You can grill or BBQ with a BBQ grill. A smoker can only BBQ with indirect heat unless it has a grill, too.
I'll read this a few times Will!
Another great video Meck!
Cheese gang rise up
Thanks my friend!
I call my flat top grill a griddle. Grilled cheese and tomato soup are a favorite dinner in my home. As a child, I adored Campbell's condensed tomato soup (reconstituted with milk) but wanted to create a healthy homemade option that tastes like the Campbells does. I googled like crazy trying to figure out what Campbells uses for its distinct delicious flavor and discovered it is...
Cloves! A pinch of cloves, salt and pepper to taste (I use white pepper for this) and a tiny bit of sugar are all the seasonings it needs. It tastes so similar to Campbells, and I enjoy it much more since it is made fresh and not from a can.
You can do them quickly at fairly high heat if you grill your flip the grilled section inward and apply the cheese to that and then finish the untoasted sides.
Pack a little more butter and crunchyness in as well.
@3:20 the big flat surface is called a "griddle".
Thanks MisterKite!
I'll admit, there's a lot of stuff we Americans do weirdly, alright? Our sandwich bread is some uncanny valley stuff, for example. But this? About this, we are absolutely, incontrovertibly right. Grilled cheese and tomato soup is a perfect food.
My favorite episode so far. I do hope some of these flavors and techniques you learn from this series get adopted into your regular cooking repertoire.
Thanks so much! I'm certainly adding some of these dishes to my regular cooking list. And I'm NEVER making a grilled cheese sandwich any other way now!
We Americans got the idea of dying cheddar from the English. The English cheesemakers used annatto to dye the cheese so it looked the same no matter what quality of milk was used. It doesn't change the flavor.
Cool. Thanks friend.
Oh yeah, I've always referred to a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup as a "kid's lunch". Something many of us eat throughout our entire lives. That being said, I have it maybe once a year or so.
And as others have stated below, what you grilled the sandwich on is typically referred to as a griddle.
as kids we usually just used Velveeta “cheese” what you’ve made is more elevated/adult
Butter always- I usually will melt butter in the pan first and sit the sandwich in it. Pick it up on a spautala, melt more butter and do the other side. Some butter the actual OUTSIDE of the bread, but I like the puddle method better as I wait for the water in the butter to cook off aka clarify and then it's crunchier. If the cheese is cold, add a couple table spoons of water to the outside edge of the pan, and put a tight lid on, the steam melts the cheese faster. And for the Brits, grilled cheese etc is the only time we used butter on sandiwiches. We never put it inside, inside is for better comdiments.
Great tips Schmaltzy!
I'd wager for much of the U.S. a grilled cheese will be two slices of white bread with a kraft singles slice in it, buttered on both sides of the bread, and a can of cheap condensed campbells tomato soup. Food trucks always try to be extra with everything.
True, and every bite of that sandwich and soup is delicious.
Absolutely!
American. Comes in a 2 lb block, normally given by the food pantry. Just this side of a chunk of velveta. Melts so well, but hates to slice, so will always be thick slices.
Barbecue or BBQ is slow smoked meat. Big flat cooking surface is a griddle or flat top grill depending on use or perhaps commercial application.
I was born in England, and moved to the USA when I was 10, so both iterations of sandwiches with melted cheese are firmly in my comfort food category. The English variation, we always just called "cheese on toast", and was open-faced. Typically just with cheddar, though I sometimes like to make a variety of little ones on slices of baguette with other cheeses. When it comes to American grilled cheese sandwiches, despite being a foodie, the ultimate comfort (for me) comes from using (gasp!) American cheese. Yup, that vile, practically non-food substance. I will have to try this combination, though. I'm sure it's far superior, and will make a great alternative when I'm looking for a more exciting experience of grilled cheese.
So are we going to talk about how RED that soup was!? I know most of us are used to eating Campbell's condensed, which is a milky red, but that looks like watery ketchup! 😂
That's what tomato soup looks like before adding heaps of cream.
🤣 So it wasn't until I started prepping the sandwich that I discovered I had no cans of soup! SO I made my own using passata as a base. No cream added, hence the redness. 👍
Exactly this. Made my own, didn't add cream.
@@captainmeck2752 I always sauté some tomato paste in some oil or butter until deep dark caramelized state prior to adding the tomatoes to give (any dish really) an extra layer of depth in the flavor.
@@captainmeck2752 You did great. The best tomato soup is just butter and fresh garden tomatoes. Creamy soup is good, too, but I like it best without.
The name of the equipment is Plancha, Griddle, or Flattop.
Yellow cheddar can be due to a plant-based food coloring, but can also due to higher levels of beta-carotine in the cow's diet. It can also cause slight flavor variations.
Cheddars made with milk from cows whose diet is rich in beta-carotene is only yellow when compared to white cheddar. Over the decades and centuries, the deep orange that we now associate with cheddar cheese came about because cheese manufacturers started adding yellow food coloring to regular cheddar so it could be sold at the higher price that naturally yellower cheddar commanded. And then they just got carried away with it.
Thanks for the info!
Grilled cheese is two slices bread and thick slices of sharp or extra sharp cheddar cheese. Budder is placed in a hot pan or griddle. One side of the sandwich is buttered. The unbuttered side is placed over the melting butter. When ready to turn over the buttered side hits hot griddle and continued to melt the cheese. Eat alone or with the soup. Yummy!!!
So yummy!
Lots of answers already, but hopefully this will clear a bit of confusion. The flat cooking surface in a restaurant or food truck will be call a flat top by cooking staff, and a griddle by customers that don't know the lingo. A griddle can also be a griddle pan that goes on the stove at home or the grill outdoors. There are several versions, mostly in cast iron... round, square, and rectangle. The US went through a time when grilling and BBQ meant essentially the same thing, but now there is a bit more clarity. Grilling is the act of cooking on an outdoor unit. BBQ can describe the act of getting people together (as in 'having a BBQ') and eating food that is cooked on the grill plus other foods like salads and desserts.
BBQ also describes a method of cooking meats low and slow and with a variety of sauces. The choice of sauce is a very regional thing with a number of states claiming the superiority of the sauce. Sauces can be based on tomato, mustard, apple cider vinegar, or even a mayonnaise cole slaw type sauce. The person in charge of the cooking is called a Pit Master.
Fantastic info Kelly. I'm copy pasting into my own notes for future reference. Someone else mentioned the term 'pitmaster' in another comment and I had to ask what it meant. Sounds like someone who looks after dragons to me. Thanks so much!
@@captainmeck2752 LOL, yes it could sound like that, but it refers to the BBQ pit, which is the origin of the term, where BARBACOA is a pit dug into the ground, filled part way with hot coals and foods (meats) are wrapped in banana leaves and placed on top, then more leaves on top and the whole thing is covered over with dirt and allowed to slow cook for hours.
Both are called grills, but the ones used in Barbecues are called Barbecue grills, while the flat panels are just simply grills.
A lot of the words have multiple .eanings, but a grill is either a wire rack for outdkor cooking (a barbecue grill) or a large flat surface (also known as a griddle).
Thanks for the info!
Generally in US nomenclature, grilling denotes hot and fast at temps >350°F over an open flame. While BBQ denotes low and slow cooking at temps
Thanks Bad Karma!
@@captainmeck2752 One more caveat that applies here: Most restaurants and some homes will have a large thick sheet plate of heated iron or steel that functions as a giant "open frying pan". They were pretty much ubiquitous in the old style lunch counters. I've seen these things up two 2-3m long and and a meter wide with sides and a backsplash. Even as far back as the early 1900s, these have often been referred to as a "grills" here in the US (why? I don't know). This is more commonly known today as a "griddle". But that is the cooking implement that puts the "grill" in "grilled cheese" and other items "from the grill". We Americans are an odd bunch and an amalgam of various cultures, so what is normal in one town, city, state, region, can be totally different just a few miles down the road. Just understand that we're willing to go to war with each over over the meaning of BBQ and who has bragging rights.
I believe annatto, the colorant added to most American cheddar, was there originally because it has antibacterial properties. Now it seems to be traditional.
Antibacterial? Cheese is all about the bacteria culture added. Annatto was/is added to standardize the color across the seasonal changes in milk.
Thanks Jeff!
I make a double-decker grilled cheese every time I make them. This calls for 3 slices of bread and 4 slices of cheese. I first toast the middle bread in a toaster. Then, on a well buttered, hot skillet, I start building. Working fast, it's bread, 2 cheese slices, the toast, last 2 cheeses, then the final bread slice. I tend to have my stove burner on medium to medium-high, so I have time to work and not burn the butter/bread. I wait until the bottom bread slice has firmed up a bit, then flip the whole thing. I then smash the sandwich with my spatula, repeating this every 20 or 30 seconds until both sides are golden brown and a bit of cheese is seeping through. What ends up is a heavy, dense cheese sandwich. Occasionally, I may add some thin sliced deli meats to it, putting them between the cheeses.
Flippin' heck Army Guy. That sounds awesome!
When I was a teenager, early 90s, Northern California to set the stage. We'd pile more people than fit, into a car and drive over an hour , usually after midnight to the truck stop cafe at Casa de Fruita. Where we'd get 50 cent grilled cheese (white bread, butter, American cheese) and bottomless cups of coffee. Should have been an indy film😂
Man, that is a great story. It really does sound like a scene out of a movie. "Early 90s, Northern California" 👍🤣
When I was a kid, my mom only cut grilled cheese sandwiches diagonally -- every other sandwich was square cut. I don't know why, but I think it made them taste better, special.
When I made a PB&J video, I seem to remember I cut it square and the comments were filled with complaints! 🤣
Easier to dip in the soup.
A grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup is such a staple for many people for lots of reasons. It's fairly easy to make, doesn't require fancy equipment or ingredients, reasonably quick and not horribly expensive. Sure you can go high-end, but plain white Wonder bread and processed or "American" cheese will hit the spot too (a lot of people won't use anything else because it's cheap and melts beautifully)
Absolutely. Thanks so much Brad!
Not gonna lie, I kind of cringed a little bit when I saw you use oil instead of butter.
I had buttered the bread first but forgot to film me doing it (doh)! Not sure why oil was needed also but that's what the recipe said. Awesome result in the end but oil was a strange addition.
The large cooking surfaces you find in fast foot places and on food trucks are called griddles. They are flat with no ridging on them. In some places we actually call pancakes "griddle" cakes referring to the "griddle" that they are cooked on. There are also large flat cooking surfaces similar to the griddle but with raised "bars" which leaves those beautiful hatch marks across the surface of whatever item you are cooking so it appears that you have cooked it on an open grill or BBQ "grill". Those are obviously called grills as well. It all comes down to how it looks, grill marks=grill flat surface=griddle.
Lovely info. Thanks Darice!
A lot of people use Griddle to refer to a flat, metal surface with a heating element. That can be confusing too, but there's also Plancha, which is a flat cooking plate but they are essentially the same thing.
Thanks Kumakhan!
Great job, Captain! You got some real nice color on that bread! Now Im craving a grilled cheese with tomato soup!!! 😂 Hope you have a great week. 😃
Thanks so much Jane, you too!
The best grilled cheese, multigrain bread, extra sharp cheddar cheese, granny smith apples and fontina cheese. I don't butter the bread, just add butter and a little olive oil in a frying pan. Make the sandwiches, a lot of cheese and cook the the sandwiches on a low to medium heat. Too fast you burn the butter and oil and the bread.
Grilled cheese is definitely an American food. I can't say it isn't also a British food, but it is a massive part of our growing up as Americans.
It's definitely a thing here but it seems they are more special and cherished in the States.
Love the grilled cheese and tomato soup, but I like to hop up the soup by stirring in a spoonful of salsa.
heating element in the top of the oven we call a broiler,
charcoal/gas barbecue grills are what we call the device you use to cook over open flames in the back yard
large flat thing is a flat top / griddle
barbecue in terms of food refers to a long slow cooking method with wood smoke conducted on a smoker.
food cooked on a barbecue grill we just call grilled food.
nice work on the sandwich, looked great.
Griddle [flat surface]
Thanks!
Grilled cheese is American because we traditionally used American processed cheese. This is a blend of cheddar and colby with a splash of milk and a melting aid. This keeps the cheese from splitting and becoming oily like you were afraid would happen.
The cheeses you mixed together sound great together. My go to Grilled Cheese to eat with any bowl of soup even without dipping it is a Pepper Jack Grilled cheese sandwich. Melty White Pepper Jack with bits of jalapeno in it for adding just a little kick to it is way better than a plain old American Grilled Cheese only using American Cheese squares.
You rank however you want. Would love for you and the family to visit the States someday to have these items made by Americans. You really do a great job, but some things are tough to figure out without having tried them before. Love your channel for doing very well even without that.
Appreciate that thank you. I too would love to try the PROPER versions of all these foods. One day perhaps. It's such a learning experience making these videos.
The large flat item to which you refer is often called a griddle.
Making the sandwich the way you made it is perfectly fine. When I do it, though, I like to put some mustard on the inside of one slice of bread, some mayonnaise on the other slice, and then plenty of black pepper on each one.
Sounds great!
Oh I eat this meal all the time. But I usually just use a Kraft single & a can of Campbell's tomato soup. And sometimes I just toast the bread--no butter, no pan. You can get as fancy or plain as you want. It's a solid comfort food.
Mixing and matching cheeses in a grilled cheese to get the perfect sandwich is the spice of life!
Personally I like having slices of Monterey Jack and Muenster.
My grilled cheese sandwich always have multiple cheeses that start with Muenster.
Very nice!
A large flat surface to flip burgers on is called a grill. Probably more correctly called a 'fry grill'. As you pointed out a slatted grill wouldn't involve to frying but lots of flare ups. But in the US we do call both 'grill'. A large heat proof bowl can be turned upside down over it as it grills & make the cheese even gooeyier (erer). It will steam the bread but so does the grilling. Try it sometime. Gloves of course as the bowl will be hot. I say there are three mainstay sandwiches here. Bacon/lettuce/tomato, reuben, and Philly cheese-steak. But toasted or grilled cheese is right there.
Nice! Thanks Hardtack. Informative as always.
Until relatively recently, white cheddar was an East Coast thing, whereas the Midwest and West Coast had yellow cheddar. As a lifelong Chicagoan, .I don’t recall encountering white cheddar, at least not see it regularly available here, until after 2000.
Ah okay. Didn't realise it used to be a regional thing 👍
The simple basic grilled cheese is a great comfort food, especially with tomato soup (I'm a simple and love Campbell's...)
To fancy it up a bit, i like to add ham or bacon and slices of tomato
They are both called grills. A proper grilled cheese sandwich can be made on a restaurant grill, but we make them in frying pans at home.
Thanks Jennifer!
Most American's grilled cheese sandwiches are American cheese on white sandwich bread "grilled" in a frying pan. You've made a gourmet version that looks very, very good! (I loved the movie, too.)
Cool, thanks BobPat!
I love grilled cheese and so do my kids and now grandkids. I definitely agree with your rating ❤❤
Thanks Jackie!
Flat square stove top pans that you can brown your sandwich and melt the cheese inside on are called Griddle pans.
Yes! Thank you. 👍
I know you were trying to replicate the movie. But as a small tip, grate the cheeses first. That makes it much easier to mix them together and get them spread evenly across the bread.
I’m not sure, but I think that big huge thing that you were referring to that people flip burgers on is called a flat top.
Grilled cheese sandwiches are absolutely American. Especially with tomato soup. And a glass of milk. Childhood memories, definitely. It was a perfect lunch when eaten at home (you would never pack that into a lunch box) because it was easy and cheap and delicious. And the ingredients would be on-hand, and didn't go bad quickly. The tomato soup would always be Campbell's. I never heard of anyone making their own tomato soup until I was an adult.
Nice. Thanks Malcolm. I made my own for this video purely because I couldn't find any cans in the cupboard!
1. the yellow comes from the different rennet used
2. yellow cheddar is aged white cheddar is not
3. if you age white cheddar it can turn a pale sickly color
my favorite grilled cheese is white bread with Velveeta
the flat top grill is used so you do not need to worry about pans when you have a lot to cook
Thanks for the info!
You can also use mayonnaise on the outside when you cook it. Yes, I thought it was strange too, the first time until my wife made it for me.
No Scott, you were right, it is strange/wrong. Hahahahahaaaaaaa!
Hmm, okay. Yes, never thought to cook using mayo but I can see that it would work.
I made a few grilled cheese sandwiches with mayo instead of butter and the butter is 1,000% better. For myself I think the flavor from butter is essential for making a delicious grilled cheese.
@@ChirumboloFilm I completely disagree. Mayo is the best, especially if you want to dip the sandwich in soup. It crisps the bread better than butter, without making it impenetrable.
@@O2lifeProper amount of butter and a lower heat so it properly toasts the bread and butter is the best... But I see so many people just let the heat rip and wonder why they get a sandwhich that isn't melted but almost burnt.
Cheddar can be very different depending on how aged it is. I imagine there was a combination of medium cheddar and sharp cheddar in addition to the color combination.
Most of your questions were answered, but I'll add a few of our family favorites:
1. Try using mayonnaise instead of butter... it gives a slightly different flavor
2. Play with the level of toastiness - while yours definitely "sounded" crunchy, we usually go a little darker.
3. Experiment with your cheese blends - pepperjack, mozzarella, smoked gouda, and more.
4. Minimize the use of slices. Instead grate blocks/chunks of cheese into a bowl, then mix by hand, and apply the desired amount of mix to your bread.
I'm loving the reactions, Meck!
Stannon
Great suggestions Bannon!
Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of those simple or as fancy as you want it things. Bare-basics (and what most kids will encounter) is two slices white sandwich bread, two slices Kraft or equivalent sliced american cheese, butter or mayo for toasting. (The mayo adds a little flavor depth, but who can pass up butter?) For adult versions just make sure you start with a good melting cheese, the rest is optional. One of these days I’m going to get around to trying a grilled kimchi & cheese sandwich.
Ohh, I have kimchi in my fridge......
Yes, the only difference between yellow and white cheddar is that yellow has annatto to color it. The English started doing it hundreds of years ago to even out the color of the cheese
Okay. Thanks Koko!
In a restaurant it's called a flat top. Homes don't usually have these so they use a smaller version that fits over two of the burners tha's called a griddle. Most people make a grilled cheese in a basic skillet at home.
Gotcha, thanks Pamela!
A weird combo that shouldn't taste that good together but it does. Try cream of tomato soup next time. A richer flavor
Thank you!
Looks good but thats NOT an American grilled cheese.
An American grilled cheese sandwich is exactly this: two slices white bread, three slices of Kraft Singles, and butter. All butter. You melt butter in a pan until slightly brown then nestle the already assembled sandwich into the middle of the butter. At this point I balance something heavy on top of the sandwich while it's frying. Kinda like a paninni press. Remove the press, add more butter to the pan, and flip sanwich in the middle of the butter. Serve when golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted. Tomato soup is always Campbell's.
That being said, I actually prefer a good toasted Welsh Rarebit washed down with some strong ale.
Meck,
The flat metal cooking surface is called a griddle. Misusing the term BBQ irritates southerners, to clarify the terms, direct high heat is grilling, BBQ technically is offset heating with lower temperatures say roughly 500 FA for grilling, and between 220-275 F for BBQING.
Thanks Terry. Great info!
Maybe I'm an outlier, but always LOVED a Grilled cheese, NEVER had tomato soup. Like, not even once that I can remember. Tomato soup was just never on my radar. I remember seeing those Campbells' soup commercials, still never had it.
ok the differences with cheddar here in the US. yellow cheddar is usually classified as a wisconson cheddar, white cheddar, though it doesnt have annatto in it, is a slight variation of wisconson cheddar and the best known version come from Vermont and up state New York. there are taste differences between the 2 regions of cheddar making.
Thanks for the info! 👍🏻
Thanks!
Ah June, thank you so much for the support. That is super kind of you! 😍😍😍😍
I strongly second the praise on the movie “Chef.” The DVD version, like the theatrical version, comes with a wonderful post credit scene. In it, John Favreau is given directions on how to make the grilled cheese sandwich as it is in the movie. It’s a mix of cheeses, not just one kind. The bread is clearly artisan or home made and sliced thick. I love how he captured the crackling of the crisp surface as he bites it, the melted cheese stretching and savory.
You do NOT NOT NOT dip the grilled cheese sandwich in tomato soup, you eat the soup with a spoon, and that should have some melted cheese in it too. I guess someone elsewhere in the States must dip like you did, but no one I know has done that.
Oh HA!!!! Of all the things I thought I would be doing wrong, I never thought it would be dipping the sandwich in the soup 🤣 I'm sorry Catherine, consider my wrists slapped.
That flat thing that they cook on in restaurant is called a griddle or grill. Grilling is quick cooking over a fire and Bar-B-Que is slow cooked over a fire with coals but usually wood.
@@janetmoreno8909 a grill is open bars rather than a griddle which is a flat solid surface. Like the grill on the front of your car. Like grill marks on your food aren't made from a griddle.
Thanks Janet!
American cheese and Campbell's tomato soup,with a cube of butter in the soup!
My grandfather was the head of maintenance man at the New Jersey Campbell factory in Camden New Jersey.
I know tomato soup and grilled cheese as it was a part of my youth, I am 74. American cheese!
Wonderful. I bet you had a TON of Campbell's soup in your youth!
Nothing better than a crispy grilled cheese and hot tomatoe soup. I usually cover the bread in butter then sprinkle Parm cheese on then grill
Nice Katherine!
My suggestion to you would be go and watch Mr. H. The Mr. H and family are there in the UK. I think that watching him will help you with the difference in bbq and grilling out.
But as an American, I will tell you that grilling out is done with hamburgers and hotdogs. BBQ is way more lengthy and is done with brisket, pork ribs, beef ribs, sausage, and other different meats.
I would suggest that you search Jolly, and the Beasleys.
Thanks Tim. I've certainly watch some Mr H but haven't watched his BBQ stuff. Will def check that out.👍