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[–] [email protected] 70 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] fsr1967 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Crap. I can't believe I missed that.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

When I make a shitpost, I screenshot it instead of exporting, and I make sure to include a couple pixels of some different background color on one or two of the sides for the authentic feel. Sadly, the screenshot program auto hides the cursor, so I can only dream of such greatness.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Why aren't you using a really old phone and taking a photo of your screen like the rest of us?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, whip out that old Nokia!

[–] RizzRustbolt 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maillard is the world's only true saint.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nevermind Maillard a real grilled cheese is where you get distracted and burn the hell out of one side then undercook the second side because of you keep heating it all the cheese would ooze out the sides and burn in the pan

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Your pan is too hot! oozing cheese that crisps up on the sides is *chefs kiss*

[–] RizzRustbolt 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Dabundis 2 points 4 weeks ago

Frico, even

[–] xantoxis 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

[grossed-out face] RAW CHICKEN

[intrigued face] ROASTED CHICKEN

You did it OP, you discovered the reason humans cook food

[–] PunnyName 5 points 4 weeks ago

The Maillard reaction.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

Cheese toasty is acceptable.

[–] warbond 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Fetus 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Aussie here, I've always considered a cheese toasty to be a cheese sandwich that's been toasted in a jaffle iron. A toasted cheese sandwich, however, would be more similar to a grilled cheese.

Not sure if this was just the nomenclature used by my family or is in line with what others call them, though.

[–] warbond 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Cool, sounds a lot like a grilled cheese overall.

Way back in the day, when all we had was a space heater, my mom would sometimes crank the oven and then leave the door open. Just another space heater, but in the kitchen.

Often, before school, she would put a few slices of cheese on bread and then put them on a cookie sheet under the broiler (overhead heating element in an oven, in case that's not immediately clear). The cheese melts, the top of the bread toasts, and the underside steams a little bit.

You can eat them in slices, fold them over, or put two melty cheese bread slices together to make a sandwich, which was my favorite. It was one of the only things I knew how to cook for a long while, and I have fond memories of it.

Problem is that I never really knew what to call it. Mom called it cheese bread, but I never really thought that fit. Given my penchant for making sandwiches out of them, I eventually started calling them baked cheese sandwiches. I was hoping maybe cheese toasty would be the thing, but the search continues.

[–] Fetus 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Funnily enough, in Australia we call the broiler a grill, and what you're describing is exactly what I thought a grilled cheese was. One of my favourite snacks when I was a kid was this, but with corn kernels under the cheese as well. Of course, being Australian, cheese and Vegemite was also a winning combination!

[–] warbond 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's great! Maybe I'll call it an Australian grilled cheese!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We do something similar, but I'm super lazy. Basically, I do bread + mayo + shredded Mexican blend cheese, and microwave for 15 seconds or so until the cheese melts. If I'm not lazy, I'd butter the bottom of the broad and toast it on a pan w/ the lid on, so the bread gets a little toasty while the cheese melts.

We just call it "bread w/ cheese," because every other combination has a different meaning (cheese bread has cheese in the dough, cheesy bread has crispy cheese on the outside, grilled cheese has slices of [usually] cheddar). It's pretty good though, the cheese gets really melty, and it's really fast since the cheese is shredded.

It sounds pretty similar to what you make, and I think it's one of those "let's whip something up" dishes that don't get a proper name.

[–] warbond 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the daily ritual of trying not to starve.

Your laziness sounds delicious, though. If you had to give it a fun descriptive name for everyone to use, what would you call it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hmm, maybe "cheese melt"? And if toasted, "cheese toast"? It's not very fun, but it's certainly descriptive. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

See around where i live, we call it a cheese toasty. We had class debates about if its a cheese toasty or a grilled cheese. Most people say a cheese toasty is when you take a pan on a stove or micowave. Then take 2 pieces of bread a sandwitch the cheese in the middle, then "toast it" sometimes including butter on the outside of the bread when using a pan. Grilled cheese is when you grill the sandwitch in the same way as toasting except its grilled.

Honestly its just kinda a silly little argument between people, i mean its bread with cheese! But its just fun to see what others call things. Very simular to coke/pop/soda debate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

If you make cheese toasties in the microwave a small puppy dies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

We have two similar, but different things in our household (American here):

  • grilled cheese - slices of cheese (usually cheddar) between two slices of bread; outside is buttered and it's cooked on a pan so both sides get toasted
  • bread w/ cheese (crappy name, I know) - shredded cheese (usually Mexican blend, sometimes mozzarella) on bread w/ mayo to help it stick; either microwave (15 sec or so) or butter the bottom and cook on a pan w/ the lid on (2-3 min?)

Maybe I'll start calling the second a "cheese toasty" because that's way better than what I call it.

[–] makyo 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're adventurous try some pickled onions on that thar grilled cheese and then come back and thank me later

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Or thinly sliced ham.

[–] PunnyName 6 points 4 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Welsh rarebit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Provolone Panini

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

...Wash those hands and fix me a cheese sandwich!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

okay. a weird thing about English is when people say "I'll have a water" similar to "a grilled cheese". why don't they say the full thing? "a cup of water" or "a grilled cheese sandwich" same thing with coffee etc.

saying "a" using an unit really bothers me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?

[–] GeneralEmergency 2 points 3 weeks ago

You don't use a chisel to take down a wall when the sledgehammer's right there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Cheese on bread and

Croque Monsieur gives me the same reaction

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt 1 points 3 weeks ago