It’s a great meal and I don’t care what anyone else says. It’s pretty fantastic using basic white bread and American cheese, but it has so much potential.

Bread: At a minimum I prefer to use wheat bread, but using a wheatberry bread is even better. Well, maybe not better, but different.

Cheese: American cheese is a nice way to start, but with a wide slice of bread, a single slice just won’t cut it. So I often use mozzerella, cheddar, or whatever I have to fill the gaps (I’ve been meaning to try muenster).

Add Ons: Very often the way I make grilled cheese is to add basil to the inside. Fresh basil is cool if you have it, but dried basil will work too.  Then on the buttered outside (my dad insists on buttering the inside, but that’s a bit much for me) I like to sprinkle dried Parmesan. The dried Parmesan has the great side effect of keeping the sandwich from sticking to the pan, but also adds a whole new dynamic to the flavor.

Mom’s Crazy Cheese: My mom has started eating grilled cheese with peanut butter and pickles. The top of the entire sandwich is covered in chunky peanut butter and with each bite she puts dill pickle on the inside. Although the sound of this combination used to gross me out to no end, I worked up the courage to try it and upgraded it to tolerable. Still, it isn’t my preferred style.

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