Not The intended Use by Soren THREEdux, the lady
February 13th, 2008 8:45 PM / Location: 37.749368,-121.9521
Sourdough bread,
delicious cheddar cheese,
and sweetcream butter.
Next, our tools:
A plate for a workspace,
wax paper to prevent cross-contamination, either from who-knows-what in the iron getting onto the cheese/bread, or from who-knows-what in the cheese/bread getting into the iron,
and the iron, whose manufacturers probably never foresaw this.
Our process was as follows:
Step 1: Butter yo bread
Step 2: Iron it into submission! (remember the wax paper!)
Step 3: Cut some cheese (*tee hee*)
Step 4: Apply cheese
Step 5: Check your progress; Save at this point, just in case the level boss puts the hurtin' on you
Step 6: Grill that cheese!
Step 7: Peel paper back...carefully...
Step 8: Place your second slice of sourdough on top, and grill/iron!
Step 9: Bask...
...in the glory of the grill!
Step 10: Divide your spoils into equal parts...
...and enjoy!
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That's a great idea, but I think the butter factor might become an issue. Since butter burns at such low temperatures, we decided to wax paper it anyways for safety. For a crispier grilled Chee, sans butter of course, ironing the bread directly sounds like the way to go!
I vote for Benny & Joon references every time...
(even if they're not mentioned... at all.)
The cheese application sequence reminds me of Sesame Street.
You mean you didn´t grilled another one? And you didn´t even lick the wax paper?
Vote for the series of cheese-application pictures.
I'm glad somebody caught the benny and joon reference. Next time we'll be making mashed potatoes with a tennis racket. tee hee! I think I'm going to go watch that right now...
I've been waiting for somebody to do this. This takes me back to those college days. Grilled cheese with an iron and uncooked ramen loafs.
Me and irons as cooking utensils go back way before Benny & Joon. But I am going to watch it right now.
Oh I have always wanted to make mashed potatoes with a tennis racket... Now I'm gonna go watch it again too.
I can tell you that Tom absolutly loves Melted Cheese sandwiches so he has just found a new way to do them.
This is a very nice completion.
Take that tennis racket to the ramen.
Smashed ramen makes crazy-good breading for fried chicken.
My first thought was "ok, grilled cheese with an iron; ok, yeah, I guess that's cute enough to merit a vote." But your documentation turned it into a complete hoot. Wonderful!
Ya, the series of cheese pictures is nice. I like scrolling down the page. Also, grilled cheese is delicious, and made with an iron it is that much better, i imagine. It's simple, but a good idea. I also think you could have maybe just applied the iron to the bread.
This takes me back:) As a kid I spent a summer living in a house with minimal electricity and no kitchen at all, so cooking had to be creative. In the winter, the kerosene heater provided a perfect hot surface for grilled cheese. Obviously we should have tried the iron!
Hey, we can always use more delicious.
really. wax paper. doesn't that leave a waxy residue on your otherwise pristine sandwich?
that's what I thought too, but not really actually. It keeps it's distance.
It seems like the direct application of iron to cheese (through waxed paper), though quicker, wouldn't really be necessary and would save on the mess if you just ironed each side of the sandwich itself. In fact, you could probably dispense with the waxed paper altogether, provided your bread was dense enough and without holes, and you don't use a lot of starch on your shirts.