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USCHO Cooks: Maybe We Can Beat Bobby Flay

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Made this for Christmas morning - I have no idea how it tastes, but it's very pretty and easy to make - <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/cinnamon-star-bread-recipe">Cinnamon Star Bread</a>
 
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So last night I got home late and decided to make grilled cheese and tomato soup. A classic right? Well, a few months ago I saw some story online that said to use mayo instead of Butter. I thought, there is no way this is going to be any good.

Holy crap. I will never use butter again to make grilled cheese. It sounds crazy but it's awesome.

Tonight I classed it up a tiny bit with from scratch lasagna while enjoying a glass of red wine. I've been missing out on this whole wine thing. Makes food a lot more interesting than beer.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
So last night I got home late and decided to make grilled cheese and tomato soup. A classic right? Well, a few months ago I saw some story online that said to use mayo instead of Butter. I thought, there is no way this is going to be any good.

Holy crap. I will never use butter again to make grilled cheese. It sounds crazy but it's awesome.

Tonight I classed it up a tiny bit with from scratch lasagna while enjoying a glass of red wine. I've been missing out on this whole wine thing. Makes food a lot more interesting than beer.
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I never knew anyone used butter until I was older. My Grammy always made it this way. For lunch today had grilled cheddar cheese and shredded spinach/arugula on Barowfsky's 12 grain bread with a smidge of honey mustard in with my Miracle Whip. Yum!
 
dxmnkd316 said:
So last night I got home late and decided to make grilled cheese and tomato soup. A classic right? Well, a few months ago I saw some story online that said to use mayo instead of Butter. I thought, there is no way this is going to be any good.

Holy crap. I will never use butter again to make grilled cheese. It sounds crazy but it's awesome.

Tonight I classed it up a tiny bit with from scratch lasagna while enjoying a glass of red wine. I've been missing out on this whole wine thing. Makes food a lot more interesting than beer.
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So are you saying you spread mayo on the side of the bread that goes down on the pan? (Shudders)
 
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So are you saying you spread mayo on the side of the bread that goes down on the pan? (Shudders)
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Both sides. You first pan fry the inside side of the bread and then flip. Give them a minute on that side, add the cheese, close it up, and finish off the other sides. Anyone who doesn't grill/fry both sides is committing a crime in my book.

And yes, mayo on both sides!!! I am a convert!


(Make sure you use at least half decent mayo like Hellman's. I have no idea how this would work with Miracle Whip.)
 
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Both sides. You first pan fry the inside side of the bread and then flip. Give them a minute on that side, add the cheese, close it up, and finish off the other sides. Anyone who doesn't grill/fry both sides is committing a crime in my book.

And yes, mayo on both sides!!! I am a convert!


(Make sure you use at least half decent mayo like Hellman's. I have no idea how this would work with Miracle Whip.)
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I am a criminal
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Both sides. You first pan fry the inside side of the bread and then flip. Give them a minute on that side, add the cheese, close it up, and finish off the other sides. Anyone who doesn't grill/fry both sides is committing a crime in my book.

And yes, mayo on both sides!!! I am a convert!


(Make sure you use at least half decent mayo like Hellman's. I have no idea how this would work with Miracle Whip.)
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Miracle Whip is...something. Not mayo, and nothing good.

Tried your method last night, and it was...edible. Luckily, grilled cheese is like sex...you know the rest. ;)

I think you need to clarify the procedure here:

1. Bread choice - white, wheat, sourdough, etc?
2. How much mayo? Just enough to coat, or heavier?
3. What sort of pan do you use? Cast iron, nonstick, or just heavy-bottomed stainless steel?
4. Cheese - sliced or shredded? How much?
5. Temperature - the usual medium-low, or a bit higher because of the oil-based mayo? (obviously your range will vary, but I want to know if there's a variance from normal)
6. Do you first put the bread down in a cold pan, or after it's heated to some extent?
 
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Just enough to coat. Nom stuck. Hellmans. Med to med-high heat. Hot pan. Kraft singles (duh, how else are you going to use them and how else do you bring back childhood?)
 
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When you stumble on a great meal by throwing a bunch of stuff from the pantry in a pan.

Late last week I grabbed some ciabatta rolls from cub and needed to get rid of them. Cooked a few slices of bacon and left the fat. Added a little olive oil and cooked the chicken breasts (divided and flattened a little) which had salt, pepper, and thyme on both sides. After the first side was done, I flipped the chicken and added some apple cider to the pan. Let that cook, pulled the chicken and let it reduce. Made the sandwich with a little mayo, a slice of apple, the chicken, and the pan sauce, with the fixings. Probably would have been really great with a slice of red onion.

Might be one of the best chicken dishes I've ever made. They're all classic flavor combos, so it's not surprising. Just didn't expect it to be this good.
 
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RIP Everyday Italian.

No future episodes are scheduled to be shown even on the Cooking Channel, which has turned into a horrid treaveling food show wasteland. Two years ago the channel was cover-to-cover cooking shows. Now it's just reality tv garbage or washed up 90s tv stars cooking bland crap.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
RIP Everyday Italian.

No future episodes are scheduled to be shown even on the Cooking Channel, which has turned into a horrid treaveling food show wasteland. Two years ago the channel was cover-to-cover cooking shows. Now it's just reality tv garbage or washed up 90s tv stars cooking bland crap.
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Even on Food Network, it's pretty much turned to sh-t. I can't stand Pioneer Woman, Nancy Fuller, Valerie Bertinelli, and most of the competition shows. I mean Cooks vs. Cons? Bakers vs. Fakers? Cake "Wars?" Ugh. Basically, for me, Food Network is down to whatever Giada is hosting now, Chopped, and Beat Bobby Flay. If I want good, instructional cooking, my best bet is America's Test Kitchen on PBS.
 
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I generally like Ree Drummond's recipes, but I can't stand to watch her on TV. And the comp shows have gotten really bad. I was so glad to hear that Alton is exiting Cutthroat Kitchen and going back to his original format.

I'll admit though, Chopped is still a decent way to kill an hour.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Just enough to coat. Nom stuck. Hellmans. Med to med-high heat. Hot pan. Kraft singles (duh, how else are you going to use them and how else do you bring back childhood?)
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God you've ruined grilled cheeses for me. There is nothing more disgusting in this world than mayo
 
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