Talk:Grilled cheese sandwich

picture

The picture in the article is pretty bad. I'm not sure that it is any better than no picture at all. ike9898 15:34, Jan 22, 2005 (UTC)

I agree.

I've uploaded a new picture which you may prefer. It can be found here.[1]Also, please let me know if I've done anything wrong in the process of uploading the image, and editing this page. --DonES 19:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

You licensed the image which is the big omission that a lot of folks make. Other than that, not much can go wrong!

The one thing you might want to do differently in the future is upload it to the "commons" ([2]) rather than the English-only Wiki. Done in that way, every language Wikipedia can then use your grilled-cheese sandwich. I think the English-specific Wiki will remind you of this when you do the upload. At the moment, you do need to create a separate login on Commons, though.

Atlant 20:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Cheese Sandwich Blog

Who coined the term "cheese sandwich blog"? It refers to a blog posting that is utterly trivial and includes an amount of detail no one could possibly be interested in. Spblat 01:30, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Apple Sauce

I've never heard of dipping into apple sauce, is this an almost exclusively Canadian practice? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.117.216.83 (talk • contribs).

I'm Canadian and I have never heard of anyone ever dipping it into apple sauce. Sometimes ketchup, but not apple sauce. Padishar 05:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

The Apple Sauce thing has also got me wondering. Ketchup, of course, is the only sauce I've ever heard of anyone using with Grilled Cheese. WilyD 15:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Grilled Cheese with Baked Beans-MMMM! Delicious!

Yes, I have. Michael 17:12, 3 December 2005 (UTC) here. I prefer, however, My grilled cheese sandwiches with Heinz Ketchup(cold and sweaty plastic squeeze bottle decanter, of course) in abundant abandon! Cheers! Michael 17:12, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Is the cheese grated?

I'm just asking, because Grated cheese could do with linking to, and expanding.

Grilled cheese sandwiches can be grated, at least here in the southern US, but it is not customary. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.117.216.83 (talk • contribs).

This article has no references!

If I understand WP:V correctly, some need to be added. Salad Days 18:13, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

And I find the idea that one needs a citation stating a specific example of anyone using mayo in grilled cheese completely ridiculous.

I second the above comment. I have talked to a number of people that use mayo instead of butter, and my family uses mayo instead of butter usually....I don't understand why this would need a reference, but using butter doesn't need a reference. |Bampowthoom

I agree, it looks very silly. On the other hand, people really put mayo on the outside of the bread? --63.25.98.52 13:58, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Putting various cooking fats (mayo, margarine, butter) on the outside of the bread helps couple heat into the interior of the sandwich when you cook it.

Atlant 15:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

George Foreman?

These are two lines from the article:
This can be simulated in a George Foreman grill for the same effect. Brown's recipe for grilled cheese is arguably the tastiest sandwich recipe ever.
Couldn't it be done in any grill? And the second statement is only an opinion. Padishar 05:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Debate

Is there really "some debate" over whether grilled cheese sandwiches should be sliced corner to corner or through the middle? I have not come across this debate. I suspect it of not existing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.165.166.254 (talk • contribs) .

You don't have any kids, do you? ;-)

Atlant 01:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

The article states: "Also, there is some debate over what is the correct way to slice this type of sandwich. Some prefer horizontally along the middle, as with traditional sandwiches. Others prefer diagonally, from corner to corner, to make it easier to dip and to eliminate two arguably less desirable breadcrust corners."

Aside from this being mildly childish, it is also plainly incorrect.

• Whether there is actually 'debate' about it is completely conjectural.
• Neither method of slicing is 'correct' or 'incorrect', it is merely a preference.
• Many people cut all of their sandwiches diagonally, even their 'traditional' ones, and there is no specific significance to cutting a 'grilled cheese sandwich' diagonally in comparison to any other sandwich.

Being both incorrect and overly specific, the entire paragraph should be removed.--Jeffro77 01:26, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Or, equally likely, someone just saw an opportunity to write something in a light-hearted way. But your humor detector seems to need work.

Atlant 22:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I've done a self-diagnostic, and my humor detector is working fine; thanks for bringing it to my attention though. If people want to write humorous things about grilled cheese sandwiches, they could put it on the talk page, their user page, the Uncyclopedia Wiki, or a completely different site entirely.--Jeffro77 09:05, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Right on, Jeffro77! Rock on. It's a better article without that (not-especially-humorous) nonsense in there. --63.25.20.132 (talk) 02:53, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Noteworthy?

There are many aspects in this article that aren't worth mentioning (aside from the entire subject not being particularly noteworthiness, though I concede that 'grilled/toasted cheese sandwiches' are a popular snack). For example, tomato being added as a variant??? There are any number of things that a person may decide to have on a toasted sandwich that include cheese, and none of them are of particular significance. The article should be trimmed significantly.--Jeffro77 15:27, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Why? Do we pay by the byte? Seriously, if someone took the time to expand the article in a cogent way, why not just leave well-enough alone? Just try to think of it as so much "susuration".

Atlant 16:34, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Because it detracting from the uniqueness of the snack, and blurring the distinction between a 'grilled cheese sandwich' and more elaborate meals that happen to contain the ingredients of a grilled cheese.--Jeffro77 01:20, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

We could conceivably remove all unsourced statements, which is what Jimbo recommends, and reduce the article to a frail husk. Salad Days 12:52, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Irrelevant. I didn't say anything about statements being unsourced. I suggested that the comments did not fall within the scope of the article.--Jeffro77 09:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Cheese Toastie

I am going to add something to this article if no one minds. It is a difficult thing to source but is relevant and factual if you do some research of your own

Here in Indiana ( specifically NE) this is exclusively known as a cheese toastie.

I do not know where else it is called this but at least mentioning it as another name for it and and having it go to this page.

I will resolve myself to accepting (for wikipedia at least) that most of the world calls it a grilled cheese even though though cheese toastie is more accurate Mrobinson587 03:04, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I have asked some people from Great Britan what the main thing that they call it indeed a "cheese toasty" and "chese toastie".

Also for the sake of interest I believe that there should be something mentioning North East Indiana calls it a cheese toastie.

Also if you type in cheese toastie, it doesn't even refer to this page. Could somebody refer me to a page on how to do this?

I will give this two weeks for people to respond and counter argue why I shouldn't add the above information. Mrobinson587 17:38, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I have never once heard it called a Cheese Toasty, and I have been around the USA. Corporal Clegg 04:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

The term "toastie" is mentioned in the toasted sandwich article. Here in the UK, the sandwich described as a "grilled cheese sandwich" would generally be referred to as a cheese toastie or toasted cheese sandwich - it wouldn't be called "grilled" unless it was literally "grilled" (i.e. "broiled" in American English). 217.34.39.123 15:01, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Ideed, in the uk a sandwich with melted cheese would be a cheese toastie, toasted cheese if its open (i.e. only one piece of bread. The thing would never be cooked in a frying pan unless mimiking something seen in america or on american tv. I think grilled cheese/cheese toastie should also be linked here witht eh article expanded to include variants. --Brideshead 09:23, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Grilled vs Griddle

Just felt like interjecting a thought on the most fantastic food creation after the pickle. Shouldn't this ambrosia of cheese, bread and buttery goodness be called a "griddle" (or 'griddled') cheese sandwich? As they are typically cooked on a griddle (ie a frying pan) I would think that a more appropriate name would be griddle cheese. My guess is that it was called a griddle cheese at first but morphed upon the lazy tounges of the masses and became 'grilled' dropping the "d" sound in the middle of the word.

Any thoughts on this?

151.191.175.196 14:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Pickle Man151.191.175.196 14:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

See my comments a while back at Talk:George Foreman Grill/Archives/2014#Is this thing really a grill?.

Atlant 14:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

What the hell is a griddle??

Merger

While i think that this article is a usefully section, I don't feel it noteworthy enough for it's own article. The Toasted sandwich article would benefit from a this article merged as a section of, arguably, the most common of toasted sandwich. --Brideshead 09:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose. We have articles about every manga character in the world; we can afford a separate article about the grilled cheese sandwich. -- Atlant 14:09, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. Got here by clinking "Random article." These articles are appropriately separated; I see your point but grilled cheese sandwiches are noteworthy enough (and yummy) to have their own article. :) --Midnightdreary 03:50, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
• I somewhat agree. The article isnt neccessarly long enough to stand alone as all of the useful information is in the introduction. However, its a bit long to be added as a section in a different article as well. If its going to be merged, it probably needs to be trimmed down, if not, it probably needs to be expanded on, if possible. Glassbreaker5791 17:47, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
• I agree. This article doesn't add anything significant to the concept of a toasted sandwich. Colonel Warden 19:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Velveeta

Added a link to Velveeta. 67.191.87.181 15:15, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

If you move grilled cheese it should be moved to deli sandwich. I personally think that grilled cheese should stay as a page but what can you do.

Bread list?

Is the list of breads commonly used really neccessary? that can easily be integrated into the top of the article and does not need its very own section. Glassbreaker5791 17:41, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

"Toasties" vs. "Grilled Cheese"

This may be rated as a "low-importance" article but it's definitely a fun one. I did some general cleanup of the article to give it some sections and a true introduction. There were also a lot of neutrality issues, such as assumptions about what the common methods of preparation are, common cheese, "traditional" methods, etc. In addition, a single source provides the majority of references. It needs internal citations to meek Wikipedia's quality standards.

I digress, Yet another issue is the "toastie" vs. "grilled cheese" thing. Here in the states, if I asked for a "grilled cheese sandwich," and someone brought me one of those toasted things, I'd be very confused. Although the ingredients and methods are similar, they are not the same sandwich... in my opinion. When I think "grilled cheese," a very specific picture comes to mind (like the one on the page!). Indeed, the Sandwich toaster article has it's own section for "toasties," and it clearly differentiates between the two: "Sandwich toasters are less common in the United States where grilled cheese sandwiches are more popular." So, there are tow ways to tackle this. Merge the two, and open the article with "A grilled cheese sandwitch, or toastie..." and then discuss regional differences...OR...we could split the two, and define "grilled cheese" as a sandwich made the US way (buttered and pan fried), and a Toastie as the UK way (toasted in a toaster or "grill"). Either way, we need to change the conflict between the two articles as they now are. Ideas? Johnny^California 09:10, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

I think these are fundamentally different sandwiches and that this article should focus on the "grilled cheese" sandwich, which is buttered and then cooked in a pan like a Reuben. --Jcbutler (talk) 21:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Origin in infobox

I removed the unsourced assertions as to the origin of the dish from the infobox, which has featured "Ontario, Canada" and "Brussels, Belgium". As the actual reference listed in the article says, "Food historians generally agree that cooked bread and cheese combinations [in many different forms, textures and tastes] were ancient foods known across most continents and cultures." --MCB (talk) 18:37, 19 October 2008 (UTC)