Grilled cheese
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| Main ingredients | Cheese, bread |
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| Ingredients generally used | Butter, margarine, mayonnaise |
| Variations | Cheese dream |
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| Other information | Traditionally served with tomato soup |
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A grilled cheese, toasted cheese sandwich, cheese toastie (UK) or cheese jaffle (AU) is a hot cheese sandwich typically prepared by placing cheese between slices of bread and cooking with butter or mayonnaise on a frying pan, griddle, or sandwich toaster, until the bread browns and the cheese melts. Despite its name, it is rarely prepared through grilling.
History
The 1861 English recipe book Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management includes a recipe for placing sandwiches of brown bread and butter with Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2-inch (13 mm) slices of "a nice fat Cheshire or any good rich cheese" into an oven, and serving when the bread becomes toasted.[1]
The cheese dream, an open-faced grilled cheese sandwich, became popular in the United States during the Great Depression.[2] Cookbooks produced by the U.S. federal government describe U.S. Navy cooks broiling "American cheese filling sandwiches" during World War II.[3]
Preparation
File:The Best Way Of Making The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich.webm A grilled cheese sandwich is made by placing a cheese filling, often cheddar or American cheese, between two slices of bread, which is then put on a pan to heat until the bread browns and the cheese melts. A layer of butter or mayonnaise is usually added to the outside of the bread for additional flavor and texture. Alternatives may include additional ingredients such as peppers, tomatoes, or onions.[4] Although cheddar and American cheese are used most widely, other variations of cheese like provolone or gouda are also used depending on the region and the local influences.[5]
A grilled cheese may also be made in a sandwich toaster, particularly in the United Kingdom where the dish is normally called a toasted cheese sandwich or cheese toastie.[6]
Retail
Some restaurants, food carts, and food trucks in the United States specialize in the grilled cheese sandwich. The Grilled Cheese Grill restaurants were a combination of reclaimed vehicle and food cart restaurants that focused on gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches in Portland, Oregon, US.[7] The Grilled Cheese Truck was an American food truck company serving gourmet "chef driven" grilled cheese sandwiches.[8] Variations include a rainbow grilled cheese, using colored cheese.[9]
Microwavable frozen toasted sandwiches are available in supermarkets in a variety of locations. One example is the McCain Micro Toastie, which was launched in supermarkets in the UK in 2002.[10]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Beeton, Isabella Mary (1861). The Book of Household Management. London : S.O. Beeton. p. 817. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Marty Meitus (January 3, 1999). "Old faithful grilled cheese, a depression-era standby, has returned". Rocky Mountain News.
During the Depression, when Sunday Night Suppers became a popular way to entertain, the cheese dream began to appear on dining tables from coast to coast.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olver, Lynne. "Food Timeline — history notes: sandwiches". The Food Timeline. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."50 Grilled Cheese". Food Network. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grilled Cheese". Tasting Table. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Naylor, Tony (March 13, 2014). "Break out the Breville: it's time for a toastie". The Guardian. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Edge, J.T. (2012). The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels. Workman Publishing Company. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-7611-7118-8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Elliott, F. (2015). Los Angeles Street Food: A History from Tamaleros to Taco Trucks. American Palate. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-62585-516-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hershberg, Erin (2025-08-27). "The latest inductees to the CNE Food Hall of Fame, ranked". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."McCain poised to launch first microwaveable toastie". Marketing Week. September 26, 2002. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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