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Originally Posted by DawnMTL
This is amazing. I love grilled cheese. I love mayo. But I've never once considered using mayo instead of butter. I learn something new EVERY day. And tomorrow, I'm going to make grilled cheese with mayo instead of butter. YAY for new-to-me things!
The epitome of narcissism: Quoting your own post.
The proof of borderline OCD tendencies: I was so curious that, instead of waiting until tomorrow, I made it tonight.
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Originally Posted by magicshark
Ha!ha! The Friendly Toast is legendary, although I thought I heard the original owner sold it. My stepdaughter goes to UNH. I told her about The Friendly Toast. Now she goes whenever she gets a chance. Small world!
I was there this past July and it was just as yummy as ever, so if it's under new ownership -- hang on! yes! I remember seeing a sign outside that it had changed hands, you're right! -- they're carrying on the tradition very well.
Oh my! Your stepdaughter is one lucky gal! If I lived closer, I'd be there far too often and weigh 400 pounds. But I'd be happy!
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Originally Posted by TabulaRasa
It doesn't actually taste like mayo, once it's used as a substance to fry in, essentially. It just ends up working like an extra rich oil. A nice light golden, crispy crunch. Mayo fans who imagine it to taste super mayo-like will find that it doesn't, and non-mayo fans who would avoid it thinking it tastes like mayo would be surprised.
Yeah, actually, I didn't think that it would taste like mayo. The thought of warm mayo is a turn-off for me. Anyway, I made it tonight -- with mayo. It was the best grilled cheese I've ever made myself. Crispy crunch, like you said... and not greasy! I love the "not greasy" part. Seriously delicious.
I've never tried using mayo, will definitely do so next time.
We usually eat whole wheat bread, but I concur, white does make a better grilled cheese sandwich. I like to use muenster and american cheese and there HAS to be a slice or two of crisp bacon in there. I do also love it with tomato, but bacon trumps everything else!
Not really a grilled cheese, but another fave sandwich of mine is a croque monsieur type one. I use sour dough bread, jarlsberg and thin sliced ham. Dip each side in a lightly beaten egg and grill in a pan coated with cooking spray. Serve with tomato basil soup... yum!
A final, optional tip: cover the pan so that the cheese melts more evenly without letting the bread get too toasty.
I do this as well - it becomes fairly necessary to get full melt if you're either using a significant slab of cheese, using cheese with a higher melt point, and/or adding other ingredients.
I like my grilled cheese on Ezekiel bread (I keep it in the freezer...don't even thaw it first). An unexpected advantage of using the frozen bread is that butter from the fridge spreads easier on it. I'm using Tillamook cheddar at the moment.
All mayo is really is oil. It's not as far fetched a thought. I've seen it done I think on Food Network before.
It's really just a more solidified form of oil.
And egg yolk. Both of which work well as ways to coat bread prior to frying it. It's really not a stretch at all to use it to prep a grilled sandwich for grilling, just as one might use butter on a traditionally made grilled cheese, brush olive oil on a sandwich prior to putting it in a panini press, etc.
The proof of borderline OCD tendencies: I was so curious that, instead of waiting until tomorrow, I made it tonight.
I was there this past July and it was just as yummy as ever, so if it's under new ownership -- hang on! yes! I remember seeing a sign outside that it had changed hands, you're right! -- they're carrying on the tradition very well.
Oh my! Your stepdaughter is one lucky gal! If I lived closer, I'd be there far too often and weigh 400 pounds. But I'd be happy!
Yeah, actually, I didn't think that it would taste like mayo. The thought of warm mayo is a turn-off for me. Anyway, I made it tonight -- with mayo. It was the best grilled cheese I've ever made myself. Crispy crunch, like you said... and not greasy! I love the "not greasy" part. Seriously delicious.
I can't rep you! You make me laugh too much! CD says I need to spread the love around! 😫
And the only thing to improve on my favorite grilled cheese is to dunk it in tomato soup!
Soup must be that most common brand, made with milk with a pinch (not much) of cinnamon and a pat of butter in it. Questioning the cinnamon? Guess what? It goes very well with tomatoes and is an ingredient in ketchup. Yes.
I don't have any muenster but there is pepper jack and Swiss in the refrigerator and I am going to try one of your specialties.
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