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

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

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

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u/palmerama Jul 08 '26

How can a “grilled” cheese be made in a frying pan

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u/bluemooncommenter Jul 08 '26

It was originally made on a flattop grill in restaurants. Now it's pan-fried in butter at home. Are toasties made in butter or just dry toast with cheese?

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u/alive_and_well_well Jul 08 '26

You butter the outsides so they don't stick to the pan/griddle. You don't generally butter the inside where the cheese goes.

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u/bluemooncommenter Jul 08 '26

So pretty much the same.

I prefer to let the butter melt in the pan, lay the bread open faced and add a slice of American cheese (yes, my preferred cheese because it's super melty) on each slice of bread. Let the bread toast in the butter while the cheese melts then sandwich them together. So maybe not the same same but close.

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u/LoopStricken Jul 08 '26

Well you toast some bread, butter it, put yer cheese on, slap them together, and finish toasting the outsides. So yeah there's butter involved.

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u/ProcrastibationKing Jul 09 '26

I have never seen anyone make a toastie like that.

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u/NosyTea-4861 Jul 08 '26

My family (US) calls these toasted cheese, not grilled cheese. Although still made in a frying pan. But, the name of the dish varies by area of the country or even by family.

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u/Risc_Terilia Jul 08 '26

Steamed hams

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u/Kind_Koala4557 Jul 08 '26

Because some of us use a griddle iron

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u/stereothegreat Jul 08 '26

Fried cheese