Best Melting Cheeses - Your Opinion

[rsterne]

What is your "go-to" cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich?.... How about a Fondue, what cheeses do you mix?....

Bob

[sjcarter]

I make my own  sodium citrate, so I can turn any cheese into melting cheese 

[MacGruff]

Best cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich??

hmmmm....

That stuff that is not really a cheese and is sold in individally wrapped plastic....     

I normally use whatever I have in my refrigerator that melts well (in other words, not a Halloumi, for instance) and pairs with the bread that I am planning on using.

Now, for a different stumper: Do you use butter or mayonnaise on your bread???


 

[rsterne]

I butter the outside of the slices only, and lately have been frying them in a cast iron pan, using a bit of bacon grease.... Oh, and the bread is homemade "pizza bread", making for a yummy combination....

but I want to get away from using plastic cheese slices, and most of my cheese doesn't melt at a low enough temp....

Bob

[paulabob]

Homemade pimento cheese:  1 pound colby (homemade if you have it, or any mild cheese with some melting properties), small jar pimentos, pepper to taste, 1/2 cup mayonnaise.  Melts really nicely in a grilled cheese.

[bansidhe]

I LOVE a grilled Swiss on whole wheat bread, with or without grey coupon mustard.  :-).
Another great sandwich is hot roast beef with Havart on croissanti.  Place under a broiler so cheese gets bubbly (not brown!).  Yum!
I also will use Swiss for Hot rest beef , too but to heat it up I will dunk it in the au jus until it becomes translucent.

More detail that you want, I am sure... but Swiss and harvarti are may favorites for melty cheesy goodness

[rsterne]

We tried some Edam in a grilled cheese a while back, and it melted awesome.... Fontina also worked well, but so far the Edam is the champ!....

Bob