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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Crap. I can't believe I missed that.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month 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.

[–] Imgonnatrythis 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, whip out that old Nokia!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maillard is the world's only true saint.

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

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

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

Frico, even

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

[grossed-out face] RAW CHICKEN

[intrigued face] ROASTED CHICKEN

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The Maillard reaction.

[–] Steamymoomilk 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches 7 points 1 month ago

Cheese toasty is acceptable.

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] Steamymoomilk 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Corkyskog 3 points 1 month ago

Or thinly sliced ham.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Welsh rarebit

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

Provolone Panini

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Cheese on bread and

Croque Monsieur gives me the same reaction

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago