How To Make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By EdieK

Ingredients

• Soft margarine like Bacel
• Two slices of bread
• Cheese cut in slices to fit the bread

Details

Adapted from startcooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Spread 1.5 teaspoons of soft margarine on one side of each slice of bread.

Lay one slice of bread, butter side down, in a non-stick frying pan.

Put slices of cheese on the bread. You may be tempted to use a lot more cheese but don't! Too much cheese oozes out as it melts and you end up with all that extra cheese in the bottom of the pan or dripping down your hand as you bite into your sandwich!

Now cover it with the other slice of bread with the buttered side up.

Turn the stove on medium heat and place the pan on the stove.

The grilled cheese sandwich needs to cook until it's golden brown on the outside. This requires peeking occasionally with a spatula. After about 2-3 minutes it should be ready to flip.

The second side will take a lot less time to turn golden brown because the pan is already heated up.

Lift the sandwich out of the pan with a spatula and set it on a cutting board. It's easier to cut the sandwich in half on a cutting board.

Normally you would cut bread with a sawing motion and a bread knife. If you did that to a grilled cheese sandwich it would slide apart. To cut a grilled cheese sandwich use a large kitchen knife and with one swift downward motion slice through the sandwich.

You can add extra bits to your grilled cheese sandwich if you want. Tuna salad, sliced ham, sliced tomato, or even crispy bacon would be great!