I Tested The Most Viral Grilled Cheese Recipes- Guga's $100 Wagyu, Disney's Buffalo Chicken, Babish

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    Intro: (0:00)
    Kenji's Classic: (1:11)
    Babish's Inside Out: (3:53)
    Disney World's Buffalo Chicken: (7:55)
    Guga's Wagyu Steak: (11:56)
    Outro: (16:11)
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Komentáře • 546

  • @pockit5107
    @pockit5107 Před 2 lety +500

    Unpopular opinion: If a grilled cheese has more than just cheese and bread, it isn't a grilled cheese anymore. It's just a hot sandwich.

    • @grizzlybear5321
      @grizzlybear5321 Před 2 lety +12

      Real talk though, a hot sandwich is simply a grilled cheese sandwich with meat(s) or vegetable(s), etc. You're just adding things to the grilled cheese. There's nothing original about that.

    • @raahimkamaal5363
      @raahimkamaal5363 Před 2 lety +52

      If I remember correctly it was classified as a melt

    • @ViewerEm
      @ViewerEm Před 2 lety +7

      i think as long as everything you add is dairy, egg (like as an egg wash or in the mayo), seasoning, or grain, youve retained the original ingredients and can add whatever.

    • @gamemeister2905
      @gamemeister2905 Před 2 lety +2

      Okay, while technically true that's just being pedantic lol.

    • @liuqmno3421
      @liuqmno3421 Před 2 lety +3

      @@raahimkamaal5363 Indeed. And I've heard people on grilled cheese subreddits get really angry if you call a melt "grilled cheese" lol

  • @alyshay82597
    @alyshay82597 Před 2 lety +848

    My dude literally woke up and chose the most delicious suffering he could. As a person with dairy allergy, I approve!

    • @willisverynice
      @willisverynice Před 2 lety +5

      Milkshakes would be so much worse. Also, besides the American cheese, the other cheeses used don’t really have much lactose in them.

    • @CatsPajamas23
      @CatsPajamas23 Před 2 lety +5

      Same. A few large cheese ravioli almost did me in last week. (I was down for almost eight hours.) Oh the sacrifices we make for the love of cheese.

    • @CatsPajamas23
      @CatsPajamas23 Před 2 lety +2

      @@willisverynice except for mozzarella, brie, and whole milk ricotta.

    • @heatherpedraza2818
      @heatherpedraza2818 Před 2 lety

      We know are consequences, we just plan accordingly.. 😂

    • @willisverynice
      @willisverynice Před 2 lety

      @@CatsPajamas23 I meant the other cheeses in the video, not all the cheeses that exist.

  • @PygmaApril
    @PygmaApril Před 2 lety +291

    While I like Guga, I hate his obsession with putting expensive steaks in literally anything and thinking of it as an improvement. I'd rather have my Wagyu plain, and then eat a grilled cheese. I get it it's more exciting than a grilled cheese, but it's less exciting than plain Wagyu.

    • @guppy719
      @guppy719 Před 2 lety +26

      I mean at this point its just his shtick

    • @haranjames
      @haranjames Před 2 lety +15

      It’s just what he does, people go to his channel expecting it

    • @s-l3353
      @s-l3353 Před 2 lety +5

      I've added some Italian beef into grilled cheese sandwiches before. I'd describe it as 'extreme comfort food' and its plenty exciting

    • @rayt1348
      @rayt1348 Před 2 lety +4

      That's perfect because it allows me time to make the side dish.

    • @xinoen
      @xinoen Před 2 lety +18

      Or, render out some of the wagyu fat, and use that to toast the bread/in place of butter. My wife uses bacon fat for her grilled cheese and it's amazing.

  • @rauden340
    @rauden340 Před 2 lety +93

    kenji may not win these things, but his recipe is usually the one followed by most people because of how simple but delicious they are

  • @shiru8021
    @shiru8021 Před 2 lety +535

    the amount of lactose intolerant people who are going to watch and get inspired to make some grilled cheese

    • @KatieKitty2003
      @KatieKitty2003 Před 2 lety +9

      Present!

    • @EldritchNoise
      @EldritchNoise Před 2 lety +22

      Shhh… just let me have something delicious before I spend the rest of the day in the bathroom

    • @jasminetay9820
      @jasminetay9820 Před 2 lety +2

      Is worth it...

    • @ghausimuhammadtiftazani7883
      @ghausimuhammadtiftazani7883 Před 2 lety +3

      As an asian i just really curious, it's that true some people cannot eating or drinking dairy product?

    • @EldritchNoise
      @EldritchNoise Před 2 lety +2

      @@ghausimuhammadtiftazani7883 take me for example… love and consume lots of dairy… but my body hates me for it. It’s angrily coming back out one way or another…

  • @berelinde
    @berelinde Před 2 lety +75

    When I want grilled cheese, I want Kenji's version. I don't care how it ranks in the end ratings, it's the only one that ticks off all my "grilled cheese" boxes. (mic drop)

  • @sarahbyington2440
    @sarahbyington2440 Před 2 lety +283

    the problem with adding sodium citrate to just the shredded cheese is it has to be stirred and melted to homogenize the cheeses, just chucking it in wouldn't do much. and I used about 1lb of cheeses to 1/2ish tsp of the stuff when I made my own american cheese. it is acidic and there was alot in that small amount of cheese.

    • @ViewerEm
      @ViewerEm Před 2 lety +17

      ^this. i facepalmed a little bit when i saw that his cheese was still in shredded form when it went on the sandwich, but then i realized that thats probably a sign that guga foods didnt explain it very well.

    • @rymca4758
      @rymca4758 Před 2 lety +13

      @@ViewerEm to be fair to david, it was still in shredded form in guga’s video

    • @ViewerEm
      @ViewerEm Před 2 lety +8

      @@rymca4758 yeah okay so guga's fault on that one

    • @JosephKyo
      @JosephKyo Před 2 lety +4

      I was thinking the same thing. Whenever I’ve seen sodium citrate used it’s melted into a cheese sauce akin to velveeta and would be a great opportunity to add in flavors like the ale from earlier. I remember Kenji’s Mac and cheese video he used evaporated milk to get a similar effect. I bet a hack could be adding some American cheese and since that has sodium citrate it might help the other cheeses melt and become more cohesive.
      But I get he was following Guga’s recipe and execution which seems flawed

  • @giantpinkcat
    @giantpinkcat Před 2 lety +133

    Gotta admit. I'm not the biggest fan of Guga these days. Making his "100 dollar food" is literally just making a basic food and then adding Wagyu to it. Not even the rarest butter from Egypt or the most expensive American cheese from Wisconsin or something.
    Nope, just flat out Wagyu. That's it

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify Před 2 lety +9

      You clearly don't watch his videos then lol. Yes, he does that at times but he still have lots of other things as well

    • @robbiedaniels2164
      @robbiedaniels2164 Před 2 lety +9

      Guga is the worst! Clickbait titles and videos are mostly filler. It's also extremely staged in terms of dialog.

    • @SpecShadow
      @SpecShadow Před 2 lety +5

      @@robbiedaniels2164 everyone is doing clickbait, this is standard whenever you like it or not... YT and almighty alghorithm yada yada with no way around it.

    • @corporatestatusbrah
      @corporatestatusbrah Před 2 lety +7

      @@SpecShadow So it makes it ok cause everyone does it? Wouldn't say there was clickbait in this video, yet it showed up in my recommendations.

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 Před 2 lety +1

      @@corporatestatusbrah why is clickbait such a big deal

  • @DigiRangerScott
    @DigiRangerScott Před 2 lety +140

    Honestly I was probably the one kid where grilled cheese WASN’T a regular presence. Heck it barely had one. Never much white bread in the house after a certain point. In hindsight I wish it did. Quesadillas? Yup, had plenty of those, but quesadillas don’t have the same pull or as much crunch. Completely different satisfaction

    • @tabbyroberts6242
      @tabbyroberts6242 Před 2 lety +1

      My family didn't do grilled cheese either- we did boiled cheese.
      Slice of bread, butter then cheese and you put condiments on or under the cheese (vegemite, branston pickle under, ketchup or HP sauce over). We still used wholemeal bread for it too but it was such a big treat.

    • @Kavriel
      @Kavriel Před 2 lety +2

      Missing extremely processed wheat produced, extermely fatty cheeses with very low nutrients but high in calories, i don't really know if you missed out.

    • @sammie8917
      @sammie8917 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Kavriel you’re dtm😂 two slices of bread with one slide of cheese isn’t that bad, it’s when you start making more than one and eating it daily that gets you.

    • @Kavriel
      @Kavriel Před 2 lety

      @@sammie8917 habits are everything.

    • @cisforcringe5645
      @cisforcringe5645 Před 2 lety +1

      We didn’t do grilled cheese either, cause I hated cheese as a kid. Still do

  • @ethanquirk28
    @ethanquirk28 Před 2 lety +179

    The oof that he went so far out of his way to get English Cheddar and then bought $20 worth of Welsh Cheddar
    Though it does seem Babbish was attempting to recreate Welsh Rarebit anyway so, accidental win I guess

    • @abbiebored9275
      @abbiebored9275 Před 2 lety +10

      He needed some cheese from Cheddar Gorge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @sirllamalot1980
      @sirllamalot1980 Před 2 lety +14

      the Snowdonia cheeses are very good though. Especially Black Bomber

    • @Mark-nh2hs
      @Mark-nh2hs Před 2 lety +7

      @@sirllamalot1980 Black Bomber I've had a long time ago and if I recall it makes your cheeks twitch with the maturity of the Cheddar - I think it was that cheeses. A good cheese.

    • @emmybm15
      @emmybm15 Před 2 lety +13

      Oh gosh I'm so glad I wasn't the only one thinking it was actually a Welsh Rarebit!

    • @CatsPajamas23
      @CatsPajamas23 Před 2 lety

      @@emmybm15 No wine/brandy/cognac, no bechamel? no rarebit.

  • @TheFlyingGerbil
    @TheFlyingGerbil Před 2 lety +115

    I had a grilled cheese today for the first time in years so that’s an odd coincidence. Cheddar and Camembert on sourdough and cooked in butter and a bit of bacon fat. So a bit fancier than normal but still an actual grilled cheese. Yum

    • @Mark-nh2hs
      @Mark-nh2hs Před 2 lety +2

      Camembert - love Camembert a beautiful cheese.

    • @captain.coconut
      @captain.coconut Před 2 lety +1

      Nice. Cooking it in some bacon fat is a good idea :)

  • @Zronium
    @Zronium Před 2 lety +96

    Not too long ago I messed around with different grilled cheese buttering methods. My ingredients, as basic and to some unappealing were simple slices of white bread and kraft singles. Cooked each in a skillet on low-med with a lid for melting consistency.
    For fats I tried butter, margarine, mayo, ghee and olive oil.
    For the different taste in ingredients, I didn't notice too much difference to be picky over, that being said, I would still rank them Margarine, Olive Oil, Butter, Mayo then Ghee from worst to best. Ghee is just good.
    For my different grilling methods, I started with the basic spreading fat on bread. I tried all but the olive oil, and my results were your standard nostalgic grilled cheese. Nice and golden, nothing extravagant, but good. worth noting that butter and ghee should be room temp or else they are not spreadable.
    Next I tried fat in pan only. I didn't do mayo for this as it was a bit too awkward. This went a little poorly. without having any barrier, the bread just soaked up the excess fat in the pan and sogged out before grilling. I tried less fat in the pan to similar results. Aside from a little bit of excess fat, the bread toasted edge to edge beautifully, getting the perfect level of crunch even over the crust that normally doesn't happen with spreading fats. The final product still tasted delicious, just required way more fat to grill. The margarine underperformed. Butter was decent, but it definitely started getting a little too dark by the end. Olive oil held temp great and gave a good even cook, and ghee was just fantastic. Soaked in that amazing butter flavor without burning.
    The last method I tried and this was the most risky to my health was double grilled. I would give the bread a super light spread, cook it super blond, let it rest for a moment while I quickly wipe out the skillet, then toss some fat in the pan and finish cooking. This was the best of both worlds. It had an absolutely gorgeous crunch, edge to edge golden crispy grilled bread. It didn't sog out because the initial grill prevented excess fat from the pan fry to get soaked up. The result was an incredibly tasty, gorgeous fat filled masterpiece. Weirdly enough I think it took less fat overall than the pan only method, definitely more than the traditional spread. For this Ghee once again shined strong. I paired mayo with olive oil and it was also pretty good. Butter was solid and margarine existed. Is this method worth it? probably not. It was damn good tho.

    • @girlwhowentbazzinga
      @girlwhowentbazzinga Před 2 lety +4

      Damnn I wanna try a double rill now

    • @DaddyMim
      @DaddyMim Před 2 lety +6

      You should try putting really thin slivers of butter inside the bread with the cheese, or buttering the inside of the bread, just cook as normal. It’s entirely unhealthy but it guarantees a cheese pull regardless of how much cheese you use (:

    • @paulwagner688
      @paulwagner688 Před 2 lety +3

      Forget olive oil. Duck fat

    • @Zronium
      @Zronium Před 2 lety +7

      @@paulwagner688 Smoke it and ascend to peak Joshua Weissman

    • @Radiant_Allomancer
      @Radiant_Allomancer Před 2 lety

      I like to use my leftover bacon fat when making grilled cheese!

  • @CrispLettuce
    @CrispLettuce Před 2 lety +67

    The babish version is basically Welsh rarebit which is so good

    • @Mark-nh2hs
      @Mark-nh2hs Před 2 lety

      I thought the same without making a white rue

    • @jowdemanne
      @jowdemanne Před 2 lety

      @@Mark-nh2hs Well, he did make a roux, he just added the onions first?
      Butter, onions, flour in the pan, right?

  • @jesuschrystler777
    @jesuschrystler777 Před 2 lety +22

    You missed out on Alton Brown's grilled grilled cheese. He literally grilled the cheese and poured it on the grilled bread. It was perfection.

  • @sjhebb
    @sjhebb Před 2 lety +222

    There has already been an answer to the debate:
    A grilled cheese must only have cheese in it. Anything other than cheese would turn it into a melt.
    Also, still waiting for the Arby’s Beef & Cheddar versus between Josh Weissman, Guga/SVE, Sam the Cooking Guy, and Matty Matheson.

    • @Gamesaucer
      @Gamesaucer Před 2 lety +6

      Gotcha, so these are all melts because they have bread in them, too. /j

    • @arthaal
      @arthaal Před 2 lety +16

      I half agree but then it turns into the Mexican thing where every single variation you do on anything gives it a new name so it's near impossible to talk about getting a taco without some annoying kid telling you how "that's not a taco because it has x in it and instead it should be a Madre Teresa de Calcuta con queso" or some shit like that

    • @ahhh4117
      @ahhh4117 Před 2 lety +1

      @@arthaal I never noticed this until I realized the difference between a taco dorado and a flauta is that its rolled and wow ur absolutely right

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 2 lety +4

      @@arthaal Well not so much. In the US, it's just a few categories for this. Only cheese = grilled cheese. Add anything else and it's a melt. Chicken melt, steak melt, pepperoni melt, whatever you put in there. If the sandwich is pressed and grilled it's a panini, doesn't matter if it's only cheese or it has other things - or even if it doesn't have cheese.

    • @elliotwinn9069
      @elliotwinn9069 Před 2 lety +1

      Bacon grilled cheese bruv

  • @LoungingPotato
    @LoungingPotato Před 2 lety +37

    Somebody should keep a tally of how many angry "That's not a grilled cheese, that's a melt!!!!!1!!" comments this video ends up getting

  • @Matt_Hatter101
    @Matt_Hatter101 Před 2 lety +25

    There's a word for sandwiches that have things other than cheese.
    Melt - Definition: A type of sandwich consisting of bread, some sort of filling, and a layer of cheese, sometimes grated. The sandwich is then grilled or fried until the cheese is melted.

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 Před 2 lety +93

    Babish basically made Welsh Rarebit. Why he called it “inside out grilled cheese” is beyond me.

    • @TheKirbyT
      @TheKirbyT Před 2 lety +11

      He didn't basically make Welsh Rarebit, he made Welsh Rarebit.

    • @lghths
      @lghths Před 2 lety +15

      Because it was something that just came to him, not knowing it was already a well-known thing? ......

    • @paulwagner688
      @paulwagner688 Před 2 lety +7

      Because Chef John made an inside out grilled cheese where cheese is both on the inside and outside of the bread. It's the OG viral grilled cheese.

    • @TheCraftyloser
      @TheCraftyloser Před 2 lety +4

      I mean...if you go watch Babish's video he refers to it as that.

    • @ThePapaja1996
      @ThePapaja1996 Před 2 lety

      a chesse and Welsh rarebit hybrid

  • @abbybri7751
    @abbybri7751 Před 2 lety +14

    that inside out grilled cheese looks like it should be in the goofy movie

    • @The_Chef2511
      @The_Chef2511 Před 2 lety

      It's a Food Wishes recipe that was later modified by Chlebowski who wanted to honor chef John and Babish who might have been out to redeem a failed Welsh rarebit experiment.

  • @mrsdiaz614
    @mrsdiaz614 Před 2 lety +14

    Grilled cheese is just cheese and bread with butter. The moment you put meat in there, it’s a grilled sandwich, not a grilled cheese.

  • @longschlongsilver7628
    @longschlongsilver7628 Před 2 lety +11

    Davey, I've recently tested mascarpone in recipes as a substitute for cream cheese because I also hate cream cheese with a passion. I'm telling you, it's so much better because there is no tanginess. If anything, it's got a sort of milky flavour to it, but less than what you'll find in ricotta

  • @mikeoxmaul837
    @mikeoxmaul837 Před 2 lety +18

    0:47 I laughed so hard! How can a chef of his status not make a simple grilled cheese?

    • @The_Chef2511
      @The_Chef2511 Před 2 lety +2

      Very bad production. He was just thrown into a situation and told to make a sandwich but was screwed from the start with the type of cheese his crew grabbed.

    • @mikeoxmaul837
      @mikeoxmaul837 Před 2 lety +4

      @@The_Chef2511 That and he cut the bread too thick. He shouldn’t have posted it.

    • @grunions9648
      @grunions9648 Před 2 lety

      He's just an advert really these days, like his old mentor

  • @noneness
    @noneness Před 2 lety +27

    I believe the team at Mythical Kitchen tested the best way to make a traditional grilled cheese and I would have loved to see you test it

  • @exs88
    @exs88 Před 2 lety +87

    A grilled cheese is a grilled cheese. So only Kenji's reciped counted for that. The other recipes are melts or whatever :)

    • @Gamesaucer
      @Gamesaucer Před 2 lety +5

      None of them count if that's the definition you use. They were not grilled, they were fried. And also since you don't just put a block of cheese in your frying pan, they were "fried sandwiches", not "fried cheeses". Though if you want the word cheese in there you can call it a "fried cheese sandwich".

    • @Vinaco1
      @Vinaco1 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Gamesaucer Alton Brown's grilled cheese recipe is the only true grilled cheese I have seen

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 Před 2 lety

      @@Gamesaucer when was the last time you put some sauce on your game? You sound so pedantic that if you're not already a British celibate from the 1920s you will become one soon, voluntarily or not. You know what was meant but still had to jerk yourself off proving them "wrong".

  • @samegoat8133
    @samegoat8133 Před 2 lety +1

    As someone obsessed with Kenji's grilled cheese recipe, you should look at it like a plain canvas.
    You learn the basics, use American cheese for meltiness, use soft white bread, and cook it slowly- but other than that, you can add whatever you want and do it as you like it.
    I think that's what Kenji aims for when he creates his recipes, teaching you the basics, and the structure of a recipe.
    It's up to you to experiment with what you like best.
    Add bacon, change the cheese, use mayo and not butter, or a different sauce- it's just a canvas :)

  • @garbagegirlglam8783
    @garbagegirlglam8783 Před 2 lety +3

    I love the concept of the first recipe being a completely reasonable but amazing version!! Honestly that’s the one we’re most likely to replicate if presented the way you did

  • @boipelomarema9437
    @boipelomarema9437 Před 2 lety +6

    David’s unintentional innuendo’s are too funny…

  • @ThanatosComplex
    @ThanatosComplex Před 2 lety +9

    Awesome as always David! Gonna stick around for the “putting things in grilled cheese makes it a melt” arguing which is inevitable.

  • @webfox1
    @webfox1 Před 2 lety +1

    "Linger in my mouth and Taurus..." David, you made me smile. Thank you. :) I flub my words, too.

  • @lisawilliams2241
    @lisawilliams2241 Před 2 lety +5

    That ‘English cheddar’ is Welsh cheddar!

  • @kuromitsukai
    @kuromitsukai Před 2 lety +5

    Wait...is this a first win for Kenji?! Like, in my own opinion...Guga lost because it was a steak sandwich and not a grilled cheese...all the hype for the basics man! Heck yeah!

  • @vanessawalker6666
    @vanessawalker6666 Před 2 lety +6

    When David started putting together the fresh herbs chicken I got confused AF lol thought I accidentally skipped to a different video

  • @abbybri7751
    @abbybri7751 Před 2 lety +6

    i have never been this early

  • @Aperson156
    @Aperson156 Před 2 lety +4

    I'd MUCH rather clean that cheese off the wire rack than my cast iron, plus it doesn't let the cheese pool and make the bottom bread soggy.

  • @tameishaharris590
    @tameishaharris590 Před 2 lety +4

    I was kinda looking forward to seeing you put together a sandwich of your own, using your favorite components of the other sandwiches...

  • @cadavison
    @cadavison Před 2 lety +3

    A quesedilla is a grilled cheese. Fight me, pedants.

  • @ishitapaul7441
    @ishitapaul7441 Před 2 lety +2

    Good job releasing the video the minute I get a craving, again.

  • @AnnathePiana
    @AnnathePiana Před 2 lety +5

    Can you test some air fryer recipes please?

  • @tonyterril3049
    @tonyterril3049 Před 2 lety +3

    Babish’s sandwich is essentially rarebit sauce over a grilled cheese in case you want a simplified version. Also if you’re going for a English cheddar go to your deli at the grocery store and try some.

  • @Bobzt2
    @Bobzt2 Před rokem +2

    If my mouth is craving a grilled cheese... Sweetheart, she's getting some basic ass bread and some basic ass sliced cheese. But if those cooks want to make one of theirs for me, I will happily enjoy them :) Thanks David

  • @Baddestchik911
    @Baddestchik911 Před 2 lety +46

    Cheese should be the only inner component to a grilled CHEESE sandwich. The other two are cheats but I will try.

  • @xoru4430
    @xoru4430 Před 2 lety +1

    If you wanna get the cheese to melt, put a cover over the pan and put a few drops of water into the hot pan. Make sure to do it away from the bread so it doesnt get soggy and cover right away

  • @mellowmanta8975
    @mellowmanta8975 Před 2 lety

    the disgust at the 'dominate your mouth' phrasing was so funny lmfao. Love this man

  • @winifreddie
    @winifreddie Před 2 lety +2

    just watching this video is making my stomach hurt idk how you survived making it

  • @gocty3605
    @gocty3605 Před 2 lety +7

    Love the video. However, I feel as if a better Babish grilled cheese to try would be the Regular Show grilled cheese he recreated! Oh, so simple, but Babish proved that a lot can go into even a seemingly simple dish.

  • @purplehatfarm5338
    @purplehatfarm5338 Před 2 lety +3

    My favorite grilled cheese is bread (preferably Dave’s killer thin sliced but any will work!), shredded cheese (preferably Colby Jack - but whatever hard meltable cheese), frozen chopped spinach thawed, and a fat (butter or otherwise). Start with two slices of bread in the pan (if you prefer a harder bread pre toast the bread to taste in your toaster) with the fat spread on the facing down side. In a bowl (or go wild like I tend to and just kinda mix/layer on to save having to wash a bowl) mix equal parts cheese and spinach then layer on the bread amount to taste (I prefer about a 2cm height of filling. Then flip one slice of bread over the other and toast / melt on low heat to melt the filling (flipping the sandwich as needed. (Optional if you are in a rush after browning / toasting the bread pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds bursts to melt the filling). Enjoy your sandwich with whatever dip you like or plain. I like it with sugar free ketchup or a spinach artichoke dip.

  • @woodlandhsarchives
    @woodlandhsarchives Před 2 lety +4

    for vegans OR DAIRY SENSITIVE PPL AS I AM i am in love with the daiya cheddar or american cheese slices for a classic grilled cheese they melt so good i cant ever tell the difference 😭❤️

    • @RachelMaryB
      @RachelMaryB Před 2 lety

      their provolone is also sooo good!

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 Před 2 lety

      I guarantee you can tell the difference

  • @becca1517
    @becca1517 Před rokem

    Anytime my food anxiety comes back I binge watch your videos while eating and I feel good. Thank you 👍

  • @biancajingles2690
    @biancajingles2690 Před 2 lety +2

    I love making grilled cheeses with sourdough, a layer of Mayo and mustard on the inside, a slice of pepper Jack cheese, and cooked with butter. Super simple and super tasty ☺️ I add some spinach and tomatoes after to make myself feel healthy 😂

  • @chrkme
    @chrkme Před 2 lety +3

    That second sandwich was basically a cheese toastie, meets Welsh rarebit

  • @unicornsgalaxy
    @unicornsgalaxy Před 2 lety +2

    My favorite simple/classic (bit with a twist) grilled cheese is from Chef John at Food Wishes. He adds some shredded cheddar to the outside of the bread when toasting it so you basically have the melted gooey cheese on the inside but on the outside you get some nice crusty cheese. It's so good!

  • @AsiyaShaikh15729
    @AsiyaShaikh15729 Před 2 lety

    We didn't really have grilled cheese sandwiches growing up. We had grilled cream cheese, zaatar and olive sandwiches in pita bread. Just spread cream cheese on one side of the pita, sprinkle zaatar and a few slices of black olives. Then grill in a frying pan with olive oil.

  • @AlexandriAce
    @AlexandriAce Před rokem +1

    Sodium citrate is absolutely slightly acidic. It's basically salt combined with citric acid, and it works better for making silky smooth chees sauces, like for trying to get a homemade version of mac and cheese that's just as smooth as the store bought stuff. But just mixing it with shredded cheese like that isn't really going to do much. Not sure what Guga was thinking tbh.

  • @janushallig1790
    @janushallig1790 Před 2 lety +1

    Love how it went from a normal grilled cheese with just bread and cheese to a fucking wagyu grilled cheese

  • @abbiebored9275
    @abbiebored9275 Před 2 lety +8

    The English cheese is not English!! It's from Snowdonia witch is in Wales so it's technically Welsh. You need good old Cheddar Gorge cheese or just mature Cheddar from Tescos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 love the videos!

    • @yomintyfresh
      @yomintyfresh Před 2 lety +1

      There is no Tesco in the US for him to go get mature cheddar from. ;)

  • @ryancrombleholme6714
    @ryancrombleholme6714 Před 2 lety +1

    Such a good song during the beginning

  • @IQzminus2
    @IQzminus2 Před 2 lety +1

    Aged cheese actually is lactose free, or close to it, and contains like 99% less lactose than regular milk, and in some cases the amounts are so low they are indictable.
    In the ageing process the lactose is broken down. And it doesn’t need to be aged for years like say a Parmesan.
    But just the normal amount is plenty, so any yellow cheese that you can slice is essentially lactose free.
    As long as it’s not a white fresh cheese like say fresh mozzarella, cream cheese, ricotta. Those fresh cheeses all have plenty of lactose in them.
    (Though Brie even if it’s appears like a soft white cheese, actually is a aged cheese, and is lactose free)
    But this doesn’t apply to ehm American cheese-like products. There the colour or texture isn’t a indicator of anything for them.
    It needs to be a cheese made like you traditionally make cheese.

  • @katelyn2306
    @katelyn2306 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m sorry how is no one talking about you opening the bag of white bread from the wrong end 😂

  • @pandeomonia
    @pandeomonia Před 2 lety +14

    Wagu?? Buffalo chicken??? Well I never!
    A grilled cheese consists of only these following items. Cheese. Bread with spread (usually butter). This entire subreddit consist of "melts". Almost every "grilled cheese" sandwich i see on here has other items added to it. The fact that this subreddit is called "grilledcheese" is nothing short of utter blasphemy. Let me start out by saying I have nothing against melts, I just hate their association with sandwiches that are not grilled cheeses. Adding cheese to your tuna sandwich? It's called a Tuna melt. Totally different. Want to add bacon and some pretentious bread crumbs with spinach? I don't know what the hell you'd call that but it's not a grilled cheese. I would be more than willing to wager I've eaten more grilled cheeses in my 21 years than any of you had in your entire lives. I have one almost everyday and sometimes more than just one sandwich. Want to personalize your grilled cheese? Use a mix of different cheeses or use sourdough or french bread. But if you want to add some pulled pork and take a picture of it, make your own subreddit entitled "melts" because that is not a fucking grilled cheese. I'm not a religious man nor am I anything close to a culinary expert. But as a bland white mid-western male I am honestly the most passionate person when it comes to grilled cheese and mac & cheese. All of you foodies stay the hell away from our grilled cheeses and stop associating your sandwich melts with them. Yet again, it is utter blasphemy and it rocks me to the core of my pale being. Shit, I stopped lurking after 3 years and made this account for the sole purpose of posting this. I've seen post after post of peoples "grilled cheeses" all over reddit and it's been driving me insane. The moment i saw this subreddit this morning I finally snapped. Hell, I may even start my own subreddit just because I know this one exists now.
    You god damn heretics. Respect the grilled cheese and stop changing it into whatever you like and love it for it what it is. Or make your damn melt sandwich and call it for what it is. A melt.

    • @AP-0
      @AP-0 Před 2 lety +2

      Scrolled down looking for this. You are doing God's work keeping the classics alive.

    • @paul9003
      @paul9003 Před 2 lety +1

      well, you beat me to it!

  • @noisypr6048
    @noisypr6048 Před 2 lety

    "Fighting to whos gonna dominate the mouth...sigh"
    That sigh was like, not even gonna bother to explain

  • @Skenjin
    @Skenjin Před 2 lety +1

    For the butter vs mayo debate, you have to keep in mind some people are referring to margarine when they talk about butter, since it is cheaper. If comparing the cheap options, of margarine vs mayo, mayo wins. It has a good flavor and browns real nice, whereas margarine has good flavor but does not cooperate when browning. Both lose by a landslide to real butter though, it just gives superior flavor and browning.

  • @Jchmcom
    @Jchmcom Před 2 lety +2

    "They're all kinda battling for who's gonna dominate your mouth."
    *>:)*

  • @donnamcmanus7360
    @donnamcmanus7360 Před 2 lety

    1st one looked ideal for 4 triangles & tomato soup dunking🙂
    I like whole grain or rustic breads, butter and for cheese Kraft singles, Swiss and gruyere if I'm being extra. Sometimes I'll very lightly sprinkle some Nature's Seasoning on the buttered bread prior to grilling. Great video!

  • @roberthamilton1301
    @roberthamilton1301 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the video 👍

  • @stevesminty
    @stevesminty Před 2 lety

    I think that’s the beautiful cheese shelf at the grocery store near us. I remember the day I walked into STORE REDACTED and it was brand new and huge and filled with sooo much cheese I wanted to cry with happiness. XD

  • @xanthe1076
    @xanthe1076 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m English and didn’t even know ‘English cheddar’ was a thing that was any different from American cheddar 😂 but the best one from over here is definitely cathedral city - it’s cheap too

  • @baguette9692
    @baguette9692 Před 2 lety

    glad you bring back the old song for outro

  • @The_Chef2511
    @The_Chef2511 Před 2 lety +17

    You used too much citrate. That's why Guga's was off tasting. Sodium citrate is like MSG: a little goes a long way but it's easier to overdo it.
    That said I find it funny Kenji kicked Disney in the nuts with a basic grilled cheese. I have issues with Disney and like to see their recipes brought down a peg.

  • @thegigiollieshow8768
    @thegigiollieshow8768 Před 2 lety

    Love your videos !! Such a doll !! 😘😘

  • @akanesaotome5924
    @akanesaotome5924 Před 2 lety +1

    I like my grilled cheese with gouda, ham or slices of kielbasa and fresh tomatoes with garlic or onion. As for bread I just use whatever I have and would go stale otherwise. :) The disney one looks good to me but I like cream cheese so maybe thst's why.

  • @mabb
    @mabb Před 2 lety

    I’ve been a loyal follower since your Oreo challenge around 7 years ago. When I found your channel I was a recently divorced young queer person looking for some comfort viewing. You’ve been a great supplier of food, laffs, and fun for me over the years. From this OG - I say a hearty thank you for the content!

  • @BaileeWalsh
    @BaileeWalsh Před 2 lety

    I use sodium citrate in cheese sauces for mac & cheese and fettucini alfredo. I've never used it like you do here. After butter, onion, garlic, and half and half (or whatever my recipe is) is heated in the pan that's when I put it in. In liquid and *before* I put in cheese, so that's quite a different scenario to you putting a spoonful in a bowl of cheese. I stir it in until the crystals have fully dissolved into the sauce. Also, I usually use 1/2-1 teaspoon for a dish that is being made for at least 5 people.

  • @lynnewolfe7965
    @lynnewolfe7965 Před 2 lety

    The perfect accompaniment to a grilled cheese sandwich (white bread, butter, American cheese) is a bowl of Campbell's Tomato soup. It's a beloved Canadian classic.

  • @sugakou6631
    @sugakou6631 Před 2 lety

    The inCHEEged instead of intrigued had me laughing for a good 5 minutes

  • @jonv8177
    @jonv8177 Před 2 lety +1

    David don't know if you have one near you, but the best deals on high quality cheeses, is usually at Aldi grocery stores. I regularly get English cheddar, or Gruyere at Aldi for a decent price.
    Sodium Citrate needs to be melted into a sauce before using it, or indeed it will be sour. Sodium Citrate is literally "sour salt"

  • @Ultracity6060
    @Ultracity6060 Před 2 lety

    My favorite viral grilled cheese (from before "viral" was a thing) is from Ham on the Street. He had bingo cages to pick a random bread, a random cheese, and a random jam, and any combination worked. It's food magic.

  • @ElusiveEllie
    @ElusiveEllie Před 2 lety +1

    There is no debate. A grilled cheese consists of bread, cheese, and optionally butter for toasting. Anything else is a melt.

    • @Mark-nh2hs
      @Mark-nh2hs Před 2 lety

      Exactly - none of this wagu rubbish.

  • @anishbhardwaj1789
    @anishbhardwaj1789 Před 2 lety

    The one time David mentions that he feels apologetic towards Kenji because he doesn't win despite the research is the one time he basically calls Kenji the winner :P

  • @sarigachellissery
    @sarigachellissery Před 2 lety

    Soup and grilled cheese sandwich. My fav comfort food.

  • @Connie_cpu
    @Connie_cpu Před rokem +1

    Sodium citrate is great if you're trying to make a homemade queso dip or something, but on a grilled cheese just doesn't make a ton of sense. To work its magic it needs to get stirred into the cheese, not melted in place

  • @Unrealdruiddd
    @Unrealdruiddd Před rokem

    Austrian airlines adds a few tomato slices into their grilled cheese sandwich snack. It's amazing.

  • @cesarvillalobos3387
    @cesarvillalobos3387 Před 2 lety

    lovin the wallows backtrack

  • @blasabreu
    @blasabreu Před 2 lety +1

    You need to try the Really Awesome Black Bean Burgers from Kenji, in my opinion its one of the best recipes in the internet. Chipotle mayo is a gamechanger.

  • @badbaer4564
    @badbaer4564 Před 2 lety

    I think it’s transferred to the wire rack instead of leaving it in the cast iron pan to prevent the bottom from burning. You’d have the residual heat in the pan already and then it would heat up more under the broiler.

  • @grunions9648
    @grunions9648 Před 2 lety

    I went to a place in London recently that only does grilled cheese. They look a lot like Babish's version. I don't think I've ever eaten so much cheese in one sitting before but it was delicious.

  • @captain.coconut
    @captain.coconut Před 2 lety +1

    Tbh my view on it is that once it has meat, it's a melt. Onions and a beer cheese sauce is walking the line but I'd still call it a grilled cheese.

  • @Ferinex_666
    @Ferinex_666 Před 2 lety

    Trisodium citrate (more commonly known as sodium citrate) is actually a mild alkali/base. It has a tart flavor, which is how basic compounds usually taste. Acidic compounds taste sour.

  • @xDynastes
    @xDynastes Před 2 lety +5

    A grilled cheese only has cheese in it, everything else is a melt, imo.

  • @hypnolobster
    @hypnolobster Před 2 lety

    One grilled cheese, one hamless croque monsieur, a buffalo chicken melt and a steak melt.

  • @joshuajackson1616
    @joshuajackson1616 Před 2 lety +1

    For me the best grilled cheese is the classic simple bread and cheese sandwich with a side of tomato soup to dip the grilled cheese in.

  • @NatashaGraves555
    @NatashaGraves555 Před 2 lety

    Just can't beat a good ol classic grilled cheese 😁

  • @dash_rabbit
    @dash_rabbit Před rokem

    I love how this was off the rails before it started.
    Out of the steak sandwich, "Buffalo" chicken sandwich, grilled cheese sandwich and beer-free Welsh rarebit, I'd go rarebit every time.
    (If I were a dairy person and you put the beer back in.)
    Also: David, as a time saver, the OG Buffalo wing flavor is from Frank's RedHot Original. Anything else is just a tryhard copy.
    Thanks for another fun video. 👍

  • @morrius0757
    @morrius0757 Před 2 lety

    I'm a purist when it comes to grilled cheese, bread, cheese and butter, that's it! Anything else and it's a different sandwich altogether.

  • @T-bear73
    @T-bear73 Před 2 lety

    Love grilled cheese sandwiches 😋 hafta have with tomato soup. Hugs from central Ontario Canada

  • @RedBear-wb1hi
    @RedBear-wb1hi Před 7 měsíci

    I think you just can't beat a normal bread and cheese toastie

  • @Re-InCarNation
    @Re-InCarNation Před 2 lety +3

    IMO should have included the grilled cheese from the movie Chef.

  • @evilreddog
    @evilreddog Před 2 lety +1

    To me, a Grilled cheese classification depends on how complex it is. The Disney buffalo one is to complex and i will classify it as a grilled sandwich. However the Guga foods one is a grilled cheese because the only thing that is added to it is the beef, so the overall complexity is low. but yes, Kenji's is the classic champion. When it comes to the cheese blends, it depends on the cheese you grew up with, so i would go with emmentaler and Gouda, while cheddar is something i rarely use

  • @lisawilliams2241
    @lisawilliams2241 Před 2 lety +1

    Babish out there making Welsh rarebit

  • @serendipitousslim1529

    “They’re all battling for who’s going to dominate your mouth” *pauses* 🫠
    Never change David. Love your videos. And go Jets!

  • @defaultuser1447
    @defaultuser1447 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm kind of a purist when it comes to grilled cheese. Bread, cheese (various types), butter. That's good for me.