Test Kitchen's Favorite Grilled Cheese (2024)

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Which episode of The Chef Show has the grilled cheese? ›

I've been devouring a few episodes of John Favreau's, The Chef Show. If you enjoy watching food shows on Netflix, this one is for you. In episode 2 Favreau and friend Chef Roy Choi take you on a journey of grilled cheese. Pretty much right in our strike zone for our test kitchen.

If you want to go off-script, stick to a young soft or semisoft cheese (such as Swiss, Gruyère, or Havarti). Their high moisture content means they're especially adept at turning molten. Once the sandwich is in the pan, pressing down with a spatula helps achieve even toasting and encourages bread and cheese to meld.

The secret to your best-ever grilled cheese? Mayonnaise. Next time you make one, don't smother your bread in butter like usual. Instead, slather on the mayo; it'll add a tang and create a perfectly crisp exterior.

Grilled Cheese Deluxe - Regular Show (Season 1, Episode 7) - Apple TV.

Chef played a less prominent role as the series progressed beyond its earlier seasons, and the character was retired at the beginning of the tenth season in "The Return of Chef" following the controversial departure of Hayes.

Use olive oil, not butter.

Many recipes recommend butter, but in the time it takes to properly toast the bread and melt the cheese, butter tends to burn, blacken, and smoke. Ick. I use olive oil instead – its higher smoke point is your friend here (and its flavor will enhance the sandwich).

Low and slow is the way to go when it comes to making grilled cheese. Be patient so you can get the perfect crust and a nice melty interior. If you are making multiple sandwiches, you can use an electric griddle pan. Make sure you don't turn the heat up too high.

For the ideal grilled cheese, look for bread with a soft-but-hearty texture with even slices of medium thickness (about 1/4 inch). Hearty sandwich bread, sourdough, brioche, and rye all work very well. Avoid rolls and loaves with large holes in the interior.

Shred Your Cheese: Do not, we repeat, do NOT use sliced cheese for grilled cheese. First, it is best to bring your cheese up to room temperature before cooking your sandwich. Then, shredding the cheese will help ensure that it melts faster and more evenly. Keep in mind, certain cheeses melt easier than others.

Spread 1 side of each bread slice with butter. Layer 4 slices bread, buttered-side down, with 3 slices cheese.

How do you make grilled cheese more interesting? ›

Cheese Sandwich is a male Earth pony and the self-titled "super duper party pony" who appears in the episodes "Pinkie Pride", "Equestria Games", "Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2", and "The Last Laugh". He later appeared in the series finale where it is shown that he and Pinkie Pie got married, and have a foal of their own.

South Park - Season 10, Ep. 1 - The Return of Chef - Full Episode | South Park Studios Global.

The episode was the first after the departure of actor Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character Chef. Hayes, a Scientologist, left after a falling-out with the creators over their treatment of Scientology in the previous season's episode "Trapped in the Closet".

Although no one can pinpoint the precise origin of grilled cheese, the sandwich became very popular in the 1920s. That's when scholars speculate some enterprising individual came up with the idea to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but the idea quickly spread commercially as well as in the home.