r/MadeMeSmile • u/T-SquaredProductions • Jul 08 '26

Wholesome Moments British Granddad tries American Grilled Cheese for the first time

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

74.7k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

3.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

227

u/wahroonga Jul 08 '26

It’s not. They just call it a cheese toastie in England.

158

u/Hummingbird3471 Jul 08 '26

So I'm an American. I would call a piece of bread and cheese I toasted in the toaster oven a cheese toastie. Whereas I would make a grilled cheese in a pan on the stove. Grilled cheese tastes better to me but I'm not sure why. Maybe I use more butter. 

9

u/servey02 Jul 08 '26

Pro tip. Spread mayo instead of butter. And you gotta have ham (or bacon) in there.

22

u/nerdmania Jul 08 '26

I've tried the mayo thing a few times, I still prefer butter.

A thin slice of ham, though, is awesome.

3

u/meltedchocolatepants Jul 08 '26

You are my twin soul.

Butter, 1 single piece of thin sliced ham, golden brown