I tested different spreads, breads, cheese combinations, and cooking methods to figure out the BEST way to make grilled cheese.
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Welcome back to the channel today I’m going to be taking on the ultimate real cheese challenge comparing everything from the bread to the spread two cheese combinations to the cooking methods to figure out the best and most perfect ultimate way to make a grilled cheese sandwich let’s get right into it what
Makes the best bread I’m at the grocery store and there’s lots of bread options over here wheat bread could work but that’s too healthy maybe this is the wrong section so for grilled cheese let’s go to the other bread aisle it’s nice and thick and not too holy that’s
What we’re looking for everybody loves a white bread also I figured why not try sourdough as well because of the way it’s made it’s actually healthy for your gut everybody knows grilled cheese on white bread is the way to go the white bread came pre-sliced this one did not nothing better than sliced
Bread good it’s not too holy I didn’t buy the fanciest sourdough at the grocery store white bread very ‘s sour dough bread definitely get a different texture of the crust you can see that the sourdough is a little bit more porous but not so porous that the cheese
Would be melting through it but let’s compare a slice of both of them grilled with both butter and mayonnaise to see which one comes out better which is the best spread which creates the best golden brown crust let’s find out put some on the sourdough it’s okay if you
Put a lot of butter on a grilled cheese some on the white bread the mayonnaise and I got this cute little container freshly whipped a little easier to spread actually butter is made from cream mayonnaise is made from oil and egg just a little water in the pan if it boils up
Right away we’re ready yes the test always works on this side of the pan I’m going to stick the mayonnaise white bread the mayonnaise sourdough press it down in there our butter see how it looking ooh this one’s cooking up fast now the sourdough is not cooking as evenly without a press down
White bread is looking really cooked the sourdough just like holds in whatever you put on it more so it takes a little bit more time to cook this is the mayonnaise version looking really good results of the first test mayonnaise on white bread butter on White Bread mayonnaise on sourdough butter on
Sourdough we’re seeing a little more coverage on the mayonnaise rather the butter let’s do a taste test mayonnaise is white I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter but the spreadability the cook ability is really really good here now the butter H mayonnaise on sourdough crispy again good coverage once sourdough gets crispy and the
Softness in the center is just freaking Cay buttered sourdough wow can’t avoid it guys yes mayonnaise is a great hack if you don’t have any butter but if you have softened butter that is the only way that you should eat a grilled cheese when it comes to the best bread here my choice
Is sourdough so that’s what I’m going with this just feels too flimsy sourdough really keeps the depth now I went to the grocery store store and there’s a ton of different cheese options cheese we want to get cheese slices the main thing with a grilled cheese that we need is cheese pull of
Course we’re going to want to get this mozzarella cheese it’s for the cheese pole but also for flavor I chose three different cheeses cheddar mild gouda cuz it makes everything good and this havari style cheese because it’s pungent we’re going to combine the cheeses do a little
Taste test and find out which one rains Supreme I have a plate of cheese just to prepare what tastes the best hey and maybe it’s all four together and we’ll make some combinations here the mozzarella we know we’re going to need for the stretch cheddar is definitely
One of my favorite cheeses I’ve seen a lot of people use gouda and havari cheeses in their grilled cheese the only real way to test is to get these melted since I have a little bit of that sourdough just going to cut a little bit off just for the ease of this experiment
I’m going to stick these in the microwave get them melted and give them a taste wo it seems to be melting really quickly that took freaking 10 seconds it’s done just mozzarella kind of plain mozzarella cheddar ooh some cheese pull already better three cheese blend that one added a little extra
Saltiness and a whole slap in the face of flavor I can only imagine now that this one’s going to be the best there’s like a million combinations of different cheese and different things that you can put in a grilled cheese Cheetos we’ve done that before you know
It but the perfect grilled cheese is simple it’s four cheeses that’s how I’m making it now that we’ve chosen our bread figured out our spread and decided on our cheese combination it’s time to figure out the cooking method I’ve decided to make tiny little grilled cheese sandwiches and test using all of
The equipment I have in my kitchen including my air fryer a pan a toaster the microwave and the oven it’s food science that’s why I wear my chef coat and my long apron because I’m so cheffy also this thing has pockets which is great cuz I can put things in there like
Sharp knives that’s not very safe I’ve got two sandwiches here I’m going to cut them down so for the toaster method going to take some parchment paper we’re going to wrap it inside I don’t know how it toasts like this I did see somebody do this on Tik Tok I just assume it’ll work butter side down butter that other side it definitely needs the parchment though otherwise the cheese is going to get all over the toaster can it fit this seems like a hazard waiting to happen oh NOP cancel waa this is already getting hot
Squeeze that dough down into that hole that seems like struggle town that doesn’t seem like a good idea wo that is smoking uh I should stop it right who the hell said do this cheese isn’t even melted air fryer method say 4 minutes oven’s preheated
This is how the they do it at the cafeteria I kind of know the microwave method is not going to work I just want to see what it looks like when it comes out it’s just going to be a buttered toast I’m in The Griddle get her hot let
Her cook and in the meantime all this madness ensues of me cooking way too many things at one time I’m going to make tomato of soup just add something to the list pop the can in add milk heat it ready to go this method seems like
Yep a way to start a fire so don’t put it in the toast don’t put it in the toaster guys you’ll probably start a fire I’m figuring the best way to melt cheese method is to split the cheese here in the pan definitely getting a lot of coverage
Here a lid on there to help melt the cheese let’s see what happened in the microwave for the love of God that is disgusting interesting enough the cheese on The Toasted grilled cheese did melt see here a little bit of cheese pull it did not get crispy at all so it’s just
All just sticking to the plate almost Wast ful oh no that’s not good and it’s hot so those ones don’t even deserve a taste test I’m just going to say uh no the color on the traditional pan is looking perfect I mean it’s looking melty ooey gooey good just give it a
Little squeeze down is the obvious the winner let’s just take a look at the air fry um H kind of crisp actually on top doesn’t have the color needs a flip and to go back in for a little bit but let’s try this method as well get it
Hot cook meantime we can do a little taste test whoa that’s some good looking cheese pole mhm cheese is fully melted no problem crisp buttery on both sides oh St really good let’s try the air fried coming out hot so let’s burn ourselves I mean it’s there now the crispness test
Versus all right it actually does work but I like that golden brown color and texture that the Pan’s giving a little bit more but if you’re only eating with an air fryer for a day you can definitely make grilled cheeses with it don’t put it in a microwave don’t put it in a
Toaster almost forgot the oven one let’s do a quick taste test tastes exactly like school lunch nostalgic but not the best and now the grilled grilled cheese heated it up fast cuz it’s a cast iron which I heard is also one of the best pans to cook grilled cheeses in cheese is fully
Melted hot as hell cuz I just took it off mhm it’s so strange but the texture there of the grill Mark in it is the perfect grilled cheese sandwich it’s the best cheese combination it’s got everything that matter from the cheese pool to the crispiness to the best
Cooking method didn’t realize how much a cooking method really would make a difference here after careful consideration I have figured it out so now it’s time to assemble the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich grab up a grill pan we need grill marks on our grill cheese but also a regular pan totally
Works are you guys ready for this butter a lot of it the bread right into the pan and let’s add that cheese on there right away let’s go crisscross on colors here and since we got a little extra cheese go ahead and spread that throughout going keep checking it so it
Doesn’t get burnt looking good want that cheese to melt put a lid on it it’s melting this is how you make a perfect grilled cheese guys tender love and care see we’re looking like we’re ready for a little flipsy oh yeah yeah and then we want to get a crisscross
Approach here I’m going to do is I’m going to take it I’m just going to rotate the sandwich and push her down crisscross grill marks didn’t know grilled cheese had so much technique to it yes you want to be in the video are you hungry she’s hungry guys all right
We got to give this a flip and also with the crisscross effect right over that looks cool maybe a little bit longer on the other side ooh the cheese is even grilling on the pan a little let’s take her off check it out out guys grilled cheese of my
Dreams how do you guys cut your grilled cheese rectangular or triangular I go triangle and if you do it rectangularly I don’t know I we just can’t be Friends now look at this cheese pole Wao I love cheese m here it is my ultimate grilled cheese sandwich with a classic bowl of tomato soup made not only with love but also with every tool in my kitchen in order to figure out the best way to do it cheese pull aside this is just a great
Combination flavors let me know your grilled cheese recipes in the comments Below best comfort food ever if you like this video and you want to see me test out more recipes please let me know what those recipes are in the comments I can’t wait to be back cooking again let me know what you guys think in the comments looking for these exact
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