If your grilled-cheese sandwiches never achieve that perfect diner-style golden grill but instead end up a shade too far into burnt-marshmallow territory, a simple tweak or two can make your sandwich perfect.
Over at the baby and kid-centric blog OhDeeDoh, they put together a tutorial to help a friend of theirs who has a finicky 3-year old will reject any grilled-cheese sandwich with even a hint of burnt bits on it. The tutorial is focused on grilling a perfect golden-crust, char-free, gooey-cheese, sandwich.
Their two critical components of the perfect-sandwich grilling process include a pastry brush and a lid for the pan. The pastry brush is a perfect tool for brushing melted butter onto both sides of the sandwich to get an even coating for a more even and consistent browning—not burning!—and lid helps retain heat in the pan so the cheese will melt before the bread starts to burn.
If you don’t have a pastry brush on hand—I don’t!—it looks like a silicone sauce brush used for grilling would do the trick too. While you’re perfecting your grilled-cheese sandwich, check our previous tips on how to make a grilled-cheese sandwich healthier and pack in more protein. Have a tip or two for making a great sandwich? Let’s hear about it in the comments.
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