The Recipe Grilled Cheese

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread is more nutritious.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be cheaper.

Start by heating a pan over medium-low heat, aiming for 320°F.

Add unsalted butter to the pan and sprinkle a little salt in.

Toast the inside of the sourdough bread in the pan until lightly golden.

Assemble the sandwich by placing one slice of bread in the pan, butter-side down.

Add one slice of American cheese in the center of the bread.

Fill the rest of the sandwich with a mix of other cheeses, like medium cheddar.

Spread about a teaspoon of room temperature butter on the other side of the bread.

Place the second slice of bread on top, butter-side up.

Cook the sandwich for about 3 minutes on one side, ensuring a slow cook to avoid burning.

Flip the sandwich carefully using a flexible spatula.

Add more butter and sprinkle salt on the second side of the sandwich.

Use a Chef's press to apply light pressure on the sandwich while it cooks.

Cook for another 3 minutes on the second side until golden brown and cheese is melted.

Remove the sandwich from the pan and let it cool slightly before slicing.

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