How to make the perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich:
Pick the Best Bread. This is the base of the grilled cheese sandwich and you want it to hold together. Sourdough has a nice chewy and golden crust and is always a winner.
Pullman Bread or Ciabatta Bread also holds up nicely when heated.
Use the Right Cheese. You want to use a cheese that melts nicely. Cheddar, Fontina, Gouda, Gruyere, Pepper Jack, Havarti, and many others are soft enough to melt when heated.
Bring on the butter. Spread butter on both sides of the bread so the grilled cheese becomes nice and golden on both sides. It also brings a lot of flavor so don’t skimp on the butter.
Cook LOW and SLOW. Have you ever eaten a grilled cheese that is way overcooked on the outside but the cheese is barely melted on the inside? That is never a good thing. You want to give the cheese enough time to melt and do its thing. Cooking the grilled cheese on a low temperature ensures the cheese melts before the outside gets overcooked. I usually use a medium-low setting and watch the grilled cheese closely.
Elevate the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. To make this Gouda Honeycrisp Apple Bacon Sandwich, we added some crispy bacon and sweet apple to put it over the top. You can even add a drizzle of honey or fig jam.
