@@yournewzealandfamily Some thing else you can do to Grilled cheese is put a little garlic salt and pepper on the butter before it goes into the pan. Be careful with the salt though because the cheese has salt in it.
The absolute gold standard for tomato soup is Campbell ‘s condensed tomato soup. Add whole milk instead of water for a creamy ,rich , soup. On a cold day, this sandwich/ soup combo can’t be beat!
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the classic American comfort food at home on a rainy gray day. Sometimes add a slice of ham or use a two-cheese blend, like you did. As long as the cheese melts well you can't go wrong!
Dip the grilled cheese sandwich in the tomato soup. Very delicious!! Grilled cheese sandwich by itself very good. One sandwich is just not enough!! Medium Cheddar cheese is perfect for this sandwich.
Stop! Stop! I can't take it anymore! Now, I'm going to have to make soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. This was one of my mom's "poor meals" when we were short of money, I still love it, and sometimes, sh sh sh, I go hardcore and tear my sandwich up and put the pieces in the soup where the cheese melts and gets all gooey on the spoon!! @@BrianBogiaBricky 🤪🤪
@@paperthyme It has been about 30 years me tasting my mother's cooking. She was a mom that everything she cooked melts in your mouth. Everything she made was from scratch. I miss her so much. She died of breast cancer.
I'm so sorry. I had a mother that was a heartwarming cook, too. She didn't make it through her heart surgery. I really miss her too. I grew up in pa, among the Amish. I still make her recipes, people would always ask her to bring potato salad to the reunions. She gave the recipe to me, but her sauerkraut and dumplings were to die for. Will be making that now that it is getting cold. Snowflakes this am. Be well, Sir. We were lucky people in our mothers.@@BrianBogiaBricky
Way late, but something I think you'll appreciate as well with a nice Grilled cheese... a few slices of thin-sliced ham with the cheese. It's honestly insane how good it is, even though it's so simple.
As a little girl growing up in New England, on cold and snowy days, after playing outside for hours, Mom would serve us grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup for lunch. So warming, hearty and delicious. What a childhood memory!
I grew up in Worcester and now I live on. The cape. When my 7 year old comes in from the snow she looks for the grilled cheese and tomato soup..such great memories
It is a definite cold weather type "warm your body and soul" food that probably isn't appreciated as much in places that don't get snow/cold/winter weather. Mom would serve grilled cheese and tomato soup alot to her brood of 8 children when it got nasty outside here on our North Central Montana farm. Campbell's canned soup was the norm and we would have a 5 lb brick of American Cheese that we would take slices from. Easy, affordable, nutritious, and tasty meal for alot of families like mine.
I'm american and never heard of this. Sounds good. But I have always liked a cold bologna and cheese sandwich. That I eat by dipping ans soaking in the soup that is to hot to eat. Also my mom didn't have parents for most of her life.. so. Things get lost.
As an American I have never heard of beans in a grilled cheese sandwich. I love the taste of cheddar and mozzarella mixed together on my sandwich. You guys make me feel so happy when I watch you, your happiness and love of life as a family is something that makes me smile...
@@jordanteneyuqueoc Its the Australian version of a grilled cheese, they use the same bean as the UK does for beans on toast they are essentially spagetti’os but beans.
@@jordanteneyuqueoc Well I speak for Texas too. and when school food tastes bad you do anything to make it better so yes I have done it with flavorless school beens
Never had beans with grilled cheese, always cheddar or Swiss cheese and tomato soup that was always lunch nearly every Saturday especially in winter still make it on a cold day love it. Simple and easy Mom used mayo or butter both good
My husband is from Utah and I'm from Missouri, and we both grew up eating grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. We've raised our kids on it too. We still enjoy it, especially during our cold months which we've entered. We live on a farm and during the winter when my husband is outside with our livestock, I'll fix this for our lunch and we'll eat it sitting on the couch in front of a fire in the fireplace. However, we do garden so we make our soups from scratch. I've never heard of putting baked beans inside a sandwich before, but for variety we will eat grilled cheese sandwiches with a slice of ham inside too. Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches!
This was such a fun video. The basic grilled cheese that I grew up with only got one slice of cheese and was on regular sliced bread - not thick. So you had an upgrade with your first one. If you haven't already, look for recipes for more kinds of grilled cheese like a Tuna Melt and a Patty Melt + hundreds of more gourmet grilled cheese sandwich combinations with meats and veggies. I now need to try your Toasty. That looks so good!!
You definitely need to get the bread/cheese ratio right. You don't want some weird hot cheese sandwich. Nobody brags about those. Cheddar and swiss are two favorites for the cheese. Cheddar has that traditional flavor and swiss has better gooiness with an equally formidable flavor. Don't wimp out and use American cheese. Please have some respect for the sandwich.
Two slices of cheese MINIMUM. As a Wisconsinite, Wisconsin being the Dairy State, you can never have too much cheese on anything ❤ Also, the United States is comprised of many different cultural regions, so the South will make foods differently from the Midwest, New England, and the West Coast. Some restaurants make grilled cheese with pickles, some don't. Always look for little Family owned diners in smaller towns. They tend to have the most "home cooked" flavors. There are variations of the grilled sandwich called "Melts", which are all worth trying!
Wisconsinite here as well. I love anything with cheese. LOL! New Zealand Family if you make it to Wisconsin during your travels you have to go to Culver's and get the Sour Dough Melt and make it a double.
You should try the tomato soup made using milk instead of water. It makes for a creamier tomato soup and goes fantastic with grilled cheese of any kind! Love your videos and your enthusiasm to try new things ❤ From your American friend in Ohio 🇺🇲
Indeed, Ken. Spot-on, mate. I use a can of Campbell's condensed soup, mix in a can-full of milk, and bring up the heat until the soup begins to gently bubble. Done.
Tomato soup made with water is no tomato soup at all. Try throwing a slice of lunch meat like ham, turkey or chicken in there with the cheese. Using mayo instead of butter is also good.
Our mother used to to tease us by calling it a "Girl" cheese sandwich instead of as "grilled" cheese. Later, I discovered the joy of using Swiss cheese and switching to rye bread, which was immediately dubbed the "Boy" cheese sandwich. Yummy.
it makes my heart warm to see people genuinely enjoy something so quintessentially American. grilled cheese and tomato soup is something most kids grow up eating in America, and often keep enjoying into adulthood. it's so basic, but it makes your heart happy. other ways to elevate it: add some ham or fresh tomato to your grilled cheese.
Our tomato soup is creamy and a lot thicker. It’s not watery so it coats the sandwich and doesn’t make it soggy. I’m so glad you loved it. It’s so easy and just delicious. We put smoked ham or smoked turkey and or pepperoni on ours too sometimes
I remember having one of those sandwich makers when I was kid-that's what I used when I wanted a grilled cheese, but couldn't use the stove. I also remember making faux apple pies in mine-white bread, with cinnamon sugar butter and apple pie filling. Grilled cheese with ham or turkey added is also popular. You can also add fun things to your tomato soup-salsa, goldfish crackers, etc.
Have you tried a grilled tuna and cheese sandwich? Just mix tuna, mayo and relish together, add your cheese of choice and cook it like you did the toastie. It's so good. Pair it with a cream of mushroom soup and just feel wonderful for the rest of the day.
A Historical note: American Cheese was originally a blend of Cheddar and Colby fragments from cutting cheese blocks blended together and reformed into blocks.
I work in a deli. My boss says that American cheese is made from a cheddar curd (uncured, unpressed), mixed with a slurry of other ingredients, especially salt, and processed till it's smooth, and formed.
Hello from Hattiesburg, Ms. My name is Jim Davis. The first video I watched of the family was your visit to a Walmart. I was really amazed at your reactions to all the items. The grilled cheese sandwich is a popular one especially with tomato soup especially in the winter.
In our house grilled cheese is a favorite. I eat mine with mustard. Then again I also eat baked beans with mustard. So, I can see where they would mix well. We also eat tuna melts here. That's Tina fish on a grilled cheese sandwich, ham and cheese melts all made the same way. We also have grilled cheese makers like your toasty maker. It's fun watching your family enjoy these things 😂
YES - grilled cheese and tomato soup is a standard in our home. We always use milk instead of water so it is thicker/creamier. I usually just use the Velveeta slices but sometimes add provolone or another white cheese. And the thicker bread ("Texas Toast") is a game-changer. LOTS of butter on the outside.
You can always skip adding water or milk for a thicker soup, it’s what I do for gravy for meatloaf. (Or just add very little water or milk, it’s all preference)
Yes! Milk instead of water in my condensed tomato soup. I can't eat it made with water anymore. Yuck. And, my grilled cheese gets two slices of cheese, preferably American cheese. Yum!
Grew up eating grilled cheese/cheese toasties and tomato soup. The grade school I went to (1970s) served chicken noodle soup and peanut butter sandwiches. Almost every student dipped their peanut butter sandwich in the chicken noodle soup. To this day, both are comfort foods that my family enjoy.
Old school Campbell’s tomato and white bread and American cheese. Butter on the outside to grill. As I’ve grown I make more elevated versions but the original is home to me. I love seeing you all enjoy it!!!!
After watching this video I had to make a couple grilled cheese and some tomato soup! It had been a while but it was so good and comforting!! And I forgot to say I like my soup in a mug so I can dip and sip lol
My mom always used Velveeta, much creamier. Additives I like are Mustard, Bread&Butter Pickles, slice of onion, Bacon, or Ham slices ( individually, not all at once). Need to try Jalapeños! In a pinch? Try toasting bread in a toaster, put slice of cheese between, and microwave 10-15 seconds. Grab the Sandwich and head out the door. Great breakfast while driving to work (without butter, no greasy steering wheel!). Sorry, don't like Tomato soup, but GC great with any soup! And, I'll have my baked beans, on the side, please.
So a few things here. 1) Good job on the cooking. Browned perfectly. 2) The tomato soup thing I think might be regional. I grew up in Midwest and never heard of that combo until I got married to a gal from New England. But it is definitely pretty well-known. 3) I love putting some ham in there. And finally, I use a square non-stick skillet so you can cook 4 at a time. For bonus, serve it with a pickle, sweet gherkin is best. I'm shocked that this is a brand new snack for you guys.
You can turn a grill Cheese into a Patty Melt, a Tuna Melt and a Turkey Melt. Instead of white bread, you use Rye bread for all three. For the Patty Melt, it basically a hamburger on a grill cheese typically with Swiss cheese and sautéed onions (but some people have been known to use American cheese or Cheddar). A Tuna Melt is a grilled cheese with Tuna Salad and American Cheese. And the Turkey Melt is a grilled cheese with grilled Turkey slices, Tomatoes and American Cheese. Although, i sometimes add bacon.
My family cooks the bread open face with cheese first , brown up ham slices in a separate pan , when the cheese is melting , we add the browned ham ..... good !
Thick toast was a luxury growing up in my family's house. The familiar grilled cheese that I'm accustomed to uses the thinnest bread available. Your interpretation looks delicious!
Grilled Cheese sandwiches are very versatile. You can add all kinds of things to it. For example: Grilled cheese w tomato slices, w ham, w ham and tomato, w bacon, w onions, with chicken, with sliced steaks, w avocado. the list goes on. You can also change up the grilled cheese sandwich just by changing up the bread,, I really like Rye bread or Sour Dough is a good option. Grilled cheese is really just an great overall quick snack/meal
@@ekeymonohemayona8738 My wife does that and some mayo lightly on both sides lol. I love a good ole grilled cheese sandwich with soup 🤤 And the skies the limit on the ways to make it too 😅
When I make grilled cheese, I butter both sides. Toast one side of each slice, flip it, then add the cheese to one and put the other bread on top. Grilling both sides of the bread just adds a little extra crunch! And using mayo is amazing. Since it's really just egg and oil, you're basically coating your grilled cheese with fried eggs. Some nice additions...Ham, Bacon, Philly Steak, slice of tomato, diced onion, or sliced jalapenos.
Something I noticed in this video, they seem to be cooking them on too low of heat. It should be about the same temp of pan as what you use to fry eggs- that way the butter on the outside will crisp the bread a little, instead of making it soggy.
EXACTLY!!! There is a proper process guys!!lol😂 Glad you enjoyed it ! And I also recommend using MILK in your tomatoes soup instead of water.☺yiu guys are awesome!✌
Pro tip: Mix some shaved Parmesan cheese in with the butter you use on the bread and, it will make a crispy crunchy cheesy crust! I do this all the time, you can also add a few Bay leaves in your tomato soup while cooking.
Yup. Tomato soup and grilled cheese go hand in hand. Also, as a kid in the 70s, my personal favorite was a toasted bologna sandwich and bean and bacon soup (Campbell’s brand).
Wasn't too fond of toasted bologna sandwiches but I did love my bologna sandwiches either with mayo or mustard. And oh yeah bean soup is the bomb... But I also love every other soup out there
Grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell's Tomato Soup goes back to kid's lunches in the 1920s and 30s. It was a relatively cheap and filling meal for 3 or 4 people. My mom always made ours with Miracle Whip because that is what her mom could afford. You should try one with mayo for that little bit of tang. Like many may have done, you can make one and split it four ways.
Hi from Southern California. I was born in Connecticut in 1952 and Grilled Cheese And Campbell's Tomato Soup was a regular on our table. As others have said here, you had to use Campbell's and you had to use milk not water. Also, my mother would make two versions of the sandwich. One just had Kraft American Pricessed Cheese...and it had to be Kraft...and the other included sliced tomatos. A grilled cheese and tomato sandwich is still one of my favorites. We had a very heavy waffle iron with reversible plates. Waffles on one side and a griddle on the other. It would hold four sandwiches at a time and by closing the lid the sandwiches would be pressed thin and very crispy. I sure wish we'd kept it. You mentioned pickles. If you order a grilled cheese in a diner they will give you a few bread and butter pickles. My family drove from Connecticut to Phoenix in 1963 and I ate a ton of grilled cheese (with pickles) along the way at countless Howard Johnsons diners. Nice memories. Thanks for reminding me about this American classic.
As a kid growing up in the 70s on the northern east coast, after shoveling snow for our driveway and some neighbors mom would always have grilled cheese and soup for us kids as we came home.
A grilled cheese sandwich isn't toasted. The bread is coated with butter or some other spreadable fat, then grilled on a flat surface. Cheese on toast is different.
@@kakarikiyazoo Toasted- cook or brown (food, especially bread or cheese) by exposure to a grill, fire, or other source of radiant heat. It's literally toasted. Stop trying to act smart when you're obviously ignorant
When I was eleven or twelve, grilled cheese sandwich was the first thing I "cooked" that my dad complemented me on. The last time I stayed with my parents as an adult (in late pregnancy cause my hubby was out of town) my dad requested I make him some grilled cheese and still says my grilled cheese sandwiches are better than mom's! LOL! Obviously there were other things I've cooked and shared with them over the years but grilled cheese was a special memory for us.
Brings back memories of my childhood. Getting the day off from school because of too much snow, going outside to play in the snow, or go sledding, and then come home and mom makes you a grilled cheese and ham sandwich with some Campbell's Tomato Soup for lunch. Absolute perfection!
I’m an American and I use a press to make my grilled cheese sandwiches too. I like to use different kinds of cheese and add mayonnaise and ham sometimes. I do use a pan if I’m only making one sandwich. I have never dipped my sandwich in tomato soup but I do have my soup on the side…but that’s just me. I wish you and your family well on your uTube journey. You have a lovely family.
Great job making grilled cheese for the first time! You cooked them perfectly. I’ve never seen powdered soup before, though. We always eat Campbell’s canned tomato soup. Classic!
There’s actually really good powdered soup . I first bought it from of all places a hardware store . But I’ve seen it since at a county market . The one I went crazy for was a chicken tortilla soup . Really good
@@KrowKnows I use milk always. Tomato soup and fried potatoes , I used to beg my grandma to make it for me . She’d cut the potatoes into tiny cubes . Poor grandma . Thank god my own grandkids didn’t demand fried potatoes
Perfect!! I’m so glad that someone told you to have tomato soup with it. That’s the best meal when you’re sick with a cold. It’s just so cozy and warming it makes you feel like everything is going to be okay.
As a Gen-X American, Tomato soup and a grilled cheese is my absolute favorite lunch. Brings me back to childhood winters, coming in for lunch after playing all morning…
We make a tomato bisque and use a sourdough bread paired with either a sharp cheddar or other kid friendly melty cheese. Sometimes I have smoked cheese on hand. I just use a cast iron griddle and a lid to pan fry (think griddle cakes/ pancakes/ flapjacks) Don't forget to butter the bread 😋
We are a family of 5. Grilled cheese and soup is a common staple in our home. The trick is to use a large flat top electric griddle that will fit about 6 sandwiches at once to make it much easier to do as a family meal. Stove top method is usually used for 1 maybe 2 people. After watching your video I just added this to the grocery list. :)
Even if every one of you hated the sandwich, the video would still be the most wholesome thing I've seen in a long time. You guys put a smile on my face. I'm glad you enjoyed the classic American gilled cheese.
So, a couple of tips to ELEVATE the American grilled Cheese: Toast BOTH sides of the bread with butter. Add some heavy cream or full fat milk to you tomato soup to make a bisque. BEST DIPPING EXPERIENCE EVER! We traditionally use thinner bread with our grilled cheese. That being said, thicker cuts tend to be heartier. SOURDOUGH BREAD! NOTHING BETTER! I love my NZ fam and love that you did this!
@@christianjwitzel We’ll have to agree to disagree because I’ve never liked American cheese. I only like real cheese. My grilled cheeses have always been made with other cheeses. I denounce American cheese as being “classic” American! 😆
Tomato soup and grilled cheese is a winter comfort food. Come in from the out doors after shoveling snow or sledding. Grilled cheese and tomato soup to warm up the innards!
Want to mention that here in the USA some of us will put Mayo on the outside instead of butter. Also, make condensed tomato soup but use milk instead of water. Then add a small pat of butter to the soup when you put it in the bowl. You can also cook up macaroni and add that to the soup, my kids loved that while growing up.
I can already tell there's gonna be people asking you to try ham and cheese, but I for one ABSOLUTELY recommend trying a tuna melt! It's the same as a grilled cheese, but with tuna salad in the middle before grilling so the cheese wraps around it. It's my comfort sandwich, from when I was a kid and my mom would make them.
Then there's the patty melt: rye bread instead of white, Swiss cheese instead of Cheddar or American (1 slice on each slice of bread), & a cooked hamburger patty in the middle.
A classic that I think every person in the US has grown up with. And, on super cold evenings a lot of us will have this for dinner...really warms the insides (and taste wonderful!) Glad you had a chance to eat one of our favorites!
@@rume6951 I haven't been to North Carolina lived in southern Georgia and spent a lot of time in south Carolina, so that's interesting how different food combos change in a short distance away. I'll have to give that a shot though sounds interesting. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Cold crunchy dill pickles cuts the richness of the cheese! It takes the flavor profile to another level. My favorite cheese is sharp cheddar and American specifically on a grilled cheese sandwich.
The classic Grilled cheese and cream of tomato soup is a staple still at our table. We use milk instead of water to make the soup. We've done tons of varieties of Grilled cheese sandwiches but always end up going back to just white bread, butter and American cheese.
Greetings from Louisiana, USA! Here's my favorite sandwich if you want to try it, similar to the grilled cheese. Two slices of white bread, buttered on the outside, 1 1/2 slices of American cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and a slice of ham, then grill as before. Fantastic! Love your content!
I also make pizza grilled cheese. Buttered bread down in pan, pizza sauce, pepperoni, American slice, mozzarella, other buttered bread on top. To flip lift with spatula, put pan upside down over sandwich and flip pan over. Keeps everything from spilling out. If you just spatula flip they slide apart.
From 'merica here. Loved that video. Amd again ya, theres so many versions of that you could do but its a great memory of better times growing up. "Comfort food"
My Mom and my ex-wife both used to make some of the best grilled cheese sandwiches, glad you enjoyed American cheese for the first time! But, what I really love is the neighbors behind you aimlessly wandering around their garden starting at around 12:00, not sure what they were looking at, but, hopefully they got it done!
We do have WHITE American cheese too if you aren’t comfortable with the yellow/orange. Also our big name brand of baked beans in the US is called BUSH’S.
There are sooo many different combos for it over here which I think is why so many people love it, not only is it delicious but you can get creative with it. I like the dipping it in beans idea too, we sometimes dip grilled cheese in chili too. That or cinnamon rolls in chili. But we like American, cheddar and colby mixed but for the budget's sake it's usually just American cheese.
A couple tips: my dad told me to butter both sides of the bread, toast one side in the pan, and then add cheese when you flip that side over. I use cheddar cheese, but colby would be good, too. Also, the very best grilled cheese sandwiches are either dipped in a bowl of tomato soup, or have slices of tomato and a little bit of mayo in the sandwich! 😋
You could make your grilled cheese in your toasty press, you don't have to make them in a pan on the stove. We have small grills that we sometimes use to make our grilled cheese like the one you used for the toasty. Colby, Monterey Jack, and Cheddar cheese together is my favorite blend for a grilled cheese.
You can also put tomato slices between cheese slices before grilling the cheese sandwiches and use plenty of butter on your cooking surface which helps to brown the bread.
Best way to make a grilled cheese is to melt enough butter in the pan to coat the bread on one side. Putting the butter on the bread rips the bread most of the time so melting it in the pan then putting the bread in the pan is better. Move the bread around till you soak the butter up, then slightly brown the bread on one side. flip the bread and slightly brown it on the unbuttered side and flip the bread over and put the cheese in. Don't have the heat up too high so the bread doesn't burn before the cheese melts. Flip it a few times till the bread is toasted like you like it then serve. If you use Velvetta cheese you cut from the block cook it on a little lower heat and add a small amount of butter while cooking to help "steam" the bread and melt the cheese a little better. Tomato soup made with milk not water and the sandwich is the best quick hot meal you can make.
Grilled ham and cheese with mustard, an absolute favorite. Often mayo is used to replace the butter as well. Cold stormy winter days mom would heat up a big pot of tomato soup, grill ham/cheese sandwiches and we would all gather at the table and play games as kids. Favorite moments ❤
There is a restaurant here in Ohio called “Melt: Bar and Grilled.” They specialize in different grilled cheese sandwiches, even dessert types. It’s worth looking at their menu online for ideas. Unfortunately, they originated around Cleveland and have a few locations here in Columbus, but I believe that’s as far as they have gone.
Omg yep I live 10 min from the one in Independence Ohio. They are great but nothing beats the original home made. Love they’re vinegar based coke slaw.
We had what we called a sandwich maker when I was a kid; apparently, it's the same as a toastie maker. Used it for all sorts of sandwiches! In our house, we never use white bread (rye, sour dough, garlic, or plain wheat is what we use), prefer to use a griddle (I've been looking for another sandwich maker) or a panini press, never use mayo on the inside, and sometimes switch out the tomato soup for tomato bisque. We like the savory flavor of the bisque over the sweeter tomato soup. Those are some other ideas to try if you want to have more options. 😊
Using mayo on the bread instead of butter is great too. It gives it a little different flavor, but you have to watch it close because it cooks a little faster.
I add pepperoni slices sprinkled with garlic powder nestled between two layers of American cheese on butter-spread bread, then fried until golden brown to go along with my tomato soup that has just a touch of hot sauce added for spice 🤗
Oddly enough I have been eating grilled cheese sandwiches for a week due to a sore mouth and jaw due to dental work. Nadine, regarding putting mayo and other things on a grilled cheese sandwich, simply cook the grilled cheese as normal then when it's done, put it on a plate, open the hot sandwich up and spread on mayo and top with things like lettuce, tomato, onion, etc. Whatever you like then put it back together. It's SUPER delicious. That's how I've been doing mine all week.
This video just warmed my heart! As a chef, at the end of the day, my all-time favorite comfort food is grilled cheese and tomato soup! There is just something about its simplicity that is just ultimately satisfying!
I grew up with 2 versions thin bread, thin sliced cheddar, very thin coat mayo, buttered outside the toasted in the toaster oven letting the cheese melt out and get toasted. Then from the other side of the family, it was regular bread or thick bread with butter on the outside miracle whip thinly coated on the inside American cheese 1-2 slices
American Southerner here: my mother always uses a little mayo on the inside of the sandwich, and she also slices some tomatoes and seasons them lightly with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning blend. She also puts mayo on the outside and uses that as the fat to fry it with, but I prefer butter. The “grilled” part of a grilled cheese refers to a flat top grill, which no one has at home, so we approximate it with a frying pan on the stove 🍳 You’ll hear that Southerners are particular about our mayo and that’s true: Duke’s is the best, but some prefer Hellman’s. My grandmother, though, always liked Blue Plate the best! Never store brand, though, and never Miracle Whip.
When I worked at Village Inn, a breakfast restaurant like Denny's, we had a sandwich called the Grown Up Grilled Cheese. You add Colby Jack and a slice of American, 2 strips of bacons, some diced onions and a thin slice of tomato, with some mustard on the bread and grilled with liquid butter. This is all grilled together, so the tomato is hot as well, which gives the sandwich a mustard/ketchup flavor to it. That thing is delicious.
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I've never dunked my sandwich in my tomato soup. 😅
@@yournewzealandfamily Some thing else you can do to Grilled cheese is put a little garlic salt and pepper on the butter before it goes into the pan. Be careful with the salt though because the cheese has salt in it.
@@LindaC616 It works for Tuna sandwiches too
The absolute gold standard for tomato soup is Campbell ‘s condensed tomato soup. Add whole milk instead of water for a creamy ,rich , soup. On a cold day, this sandwich/ soup combo can’t be beat!
True story but I equally love peanut butter sandwiches with chili
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Absolutely with milk!!
Water is better tastes like tomato sauce if you put milk in it though I agree with the Campbells soup is best.
Homemade tomato soup by a friend/staff. His own recipe. Much better than pre-made Campbell's.
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup was a classic for me growing up, I have super fond memories of it.
A marriage made in heaven.
Still a go-to dinner for my family
Me too
Same. What an amazing combo.
I still eat that on some cool wintery days.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the classic American comfort food at home on a rainy gray day. Sometimes add a slice of ham or use a two-cheese blend, like you did. As long as the cheese melts well you can't go wrong!
Onion is good too!
Dip the grilled cheese sandwich in the tomato soup. Very delicious!! Grilled cheese sandwich by itself very good. One sandwich is just not enough!! Medium Cheddar cheese is perfect for this sandwich.
Stop! Stop! I can't take it anymore! Now, I'm going to have to make soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. This was one of my mom's "poor meals" when we were short of money, I still love it, and sometimes, sh sh sh, I go hardcore and tear my sandwich up and put the pieces in the soup where the cheese melts and gets all gooey on the spoon!! @@BrianBogiaBricky 🤪🤪
@@paperthyme It has been about 30 years me tasting my mother's cooking. She was a mom that everything she cooked melts in your mouth. Everything she made was from scratch. I miss her so much. She died of breast cancer.
I'm so sorry. I had a mother that was a heartwarming cook, too. She didn't make it through her heart surgery. I really miss her too. I grew up in pa, among the Amish. I still make her recipes, people would always ask her to bring potato salad to the reunions. She gave the recipe to me, but her sauerkraut and dumplings were to die for. Will be making that now that it is getting cold. Snowflakes this am. Be well, Sir. We were lucky people in our mothers.@@BrianBogiaBricky
Way late, but something I think you'll appreciate as well with a nice Grilled cheese... a few slices of thin-sliced ham with the cheese. It's honestly insane how good it is, even though it's so simple.
Next question what kind of ham? Personally I use the kind that has a touch of honey in it. Ok now I know what I am having for dinner tonight.😋
We call that hot ham and cheese in Indiana
Now you’re talking. Also grill it with a dusting of Parmesan cheese on the outside of the bread.
Bacon 🥓
I'm from Iowa, we grill the ham before adding it to the cheese sand then grill it. I like a little salt on my grilled cheeses.😂❤
As a little girl growing up in New England, on cold and snowy days, after playing outside for hours, Mom would serve us grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup for lunch. So warming, hearty and delicious. What a childhood memory!
I grew up in Worcester and now I live on. The cape. When my 7 year old comes in from the snow she looks for the grilled cheese and tomato soup..such great memories
Your mom was American😊
Same, but in central Kentucky.
It is a definite cold weather type "warm your body and soul" food that probably isn't appreciated as much in places that don't get snow/cold/winter weather. Mom would serve grilled cheese and tomato soup alot to her brood of 8 children when it got nasty outside here on our North Central Montana farm. Campbell's canned soup was the norm and we would have a 5 lb brick of American Cheese that we would take slices from. Easy, affordable, nutritious, and tasty meal for alot of families like mine.
I'm american and never heard of this. Sounds good. But I have always liked a cold bologna and cheese sandwich. That I eat by dipping ans soaking in the soup that is to hot to eat. Also my mom didn't have parents for most of her life.. so. Things get lost.
As an American I have never heard of beans in a grilled cheese sandwich. I love the taste of cheddar and mozzarella mixed together on my sandwich. You guys make me feel so happy when I watch you, your happiness and love of life as a family is something that makes me smile...
I speak for all Texans when I say I’ve never heard of that. Doesn’t sound good actually! Lol no one does that. Bread and cheese.
@@jordanteneyuqueoc Its the Australian version of a grilled cheese, they use the same bean as the UK does for beans on toast they are essentially spagetti’os but beans.
@@jordanteneyuqueoc Well I speak for Texas too. and when school food tastes bad you do anything to make it better so yes I have done it with flavorless school beens
Never had beans with grilled cheese, always cheddar or Swiss cheese and tomato soup that was always lunch nearly every Saturday especially in winter still make it on a cold day love it. Simple and easy Mom used mayo or butter both good
Me neither
My husband is from Utah and I'm from Missouri, and we both grew up eating grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. We've raised our kids on it too. We still enjoy it, especially during our cold months which we've entered. We live on a farm and during the winter when my husband is outside with our livestock, I'll fix this for our lunch and we'll eat it sitting on the couch in front of a fire in the fireplace. However, we do garden so we make our soups from scratch. I've never heard of putting baked beans inside a sandwich before, but for variety we will eat grilled cheese sandwiches with a slice of ham inside too. Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches!
I am from moab Utah what parts is your husband from in Utah??
Especially if you grill the ham first. So yummy.❤😊
This was such a fun video. The basic grilled cheese that I grew up with only got one slice of cheese and was on regular sliced bread - not thick. So you had an upgrade with your first one. If you haven't already, look for recipes for more kinds of grilled cheese like a Tuna Melt and a Patty Melt + hundreds of more gourmet grilled cheese sandwich combinations with meats and veggies. I now need to try your Toasty. That looks so good!!
You definitely need to get the bread/cheese ratio right. You don't want some weird hot cheese sandwich. Nobody brags about those.
Cheddar and swiss are two favorites for the cheese. Cheddar has that traditional flavor and swiss has better gooiness with an equally formidable flavor.
Don't wimp out and use American cheese. Please have some respect for the sandwich.
The classic American tomato soup comes in a can, and I love it mixed with milk instead of water! Love to you all!
We always make it with milk too. My Dad always cut one hot dog in thin slices and cooked it in the tomato soup....we loved it!
Milk and fresh basil in my family
Came here to say the same thing.
Milk is the way you get creamy tomato soup.
I came here to say the same thing! 😁
Has to be milk.
Two slices of cheese MINIMUM. As a Wisconsinite, Wisconsin being the Dairy State, you can never have too much cheese on anything ❤
Also, the United States is comprised of many different cultural regions, so the South will make foods differently from the Midwest, New England, and the West Coast. Some restaurants make grilled cheese with pickles, some don't. Always look for little Family owned diners in smaller towns. They tend to have the most "home cooked" flavors. There are variations of the grilled sandwich called "Melts", which are all worth trying!
Fellow wisconite but i hate cheese 😂 used to est it younger. And this was one if my faves to est
My co worker in WI from WI hated cheese. I used to tell her she could be deported from the state for that.
Your arteries say otherwise
Wisconsinite here as well. I love anything with cheese. LOL! New Zealand Family if you make it to Wisconsin during your travels you have to go to Culver's and get the Sour Dough Melt and make it a double.
I'm from dairy country New York. Cheese is an essential item. 😁
I grew up eating this! I still eat this lol it's such a great meal in fall/ winter. So cozy. So comfort.
A slice of tomato is really good on the inside of the grilled cheese too. Glad y'all like it!
Pickle is also fantastic on a good grilled cheese sandwich.
My mom would add thin slices of tomatoes and paper thin slices of onion in our grilled cheese it's yummy
Yes!
You should try the tomato soup made using milk instead of water. It makes for a creamier tomato soup and goes fantastic with grilled cheese of any kind! Love your videos and your enthusiasm to try new things ❤ From your American friend in Ohio 🇺🇲
Indeed, Ken. Spot-on, mate.
I use a can of Campbell's condensed soup, mix in a can-full of milk, and bring up the heat until the soup begins to gently bubble. Done.
I totally agree with you and a pad of butter on top when it's hot and freshly cracked black pepper❤
I just commented on this and then I saw you'd sniped me by a whole day! Yes, this is a _fantastic_ level-up to the regular tomato soup.
Totally agree, Ken Paul! My family always made it with milk instead of water also. And the brand was always Campbell’s!
Tomato soup made with water is no tomato soup at all. Try throwing a slice of lunch meat like ham, turkey or chicken in there with the cheese. Using mayo instead of butter is also good.
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup is so freakin delicious, a true classic
Our mother used to to tease us by calling it a "Girl" cheese sandwich instead of as "grilled" cheese. Later, I discovered the joy of using Swiss cheese and switching to rye bread, which was immediately dubbed the "Boy" cheese sandwich. Yummy.
NICE!
Yeah, grilled cheese with tomato soup is on a whole other level.
it makes my heart warm to see people genuinely enjoy something so quintessentially American. grilled cheese and tomato soup is something most kids grow up eating in America, and often keep enjoying into adulthood. it's so basic, but it makes your heart happy. other ways to elevate it: add some ham or fresh tomato to your grilled cheese.
Our tomato soup is creamy and a lot thicker. It’s not watery so it coats the sandwich and doesn’t make it soggy. I’m so glad you loved it. It’s so easy and just delicious. We put smoked ham or smoked turkey and or pepperoni on ours too sometimes
You dip the sandwich in the soup???
@@armadillotoe sometimes yes
Put salty crackers in the soup
I remember having one of those sandwich makers when I was kid-that's what I used when I wanted a grilled cheese, but couldn't use the stove. I also remember making faux apple pies in mine-white bread, with cinnamon sugar butter and apple pie filling. Grilled cheese with ham or turkey added is also popular. You can also add fun things to your tomato soup-salsa, goldfish crackers, etc.
Have you tried a grilled tuna and cheese sandwich? Just mix tuna, mayo and relish together, add your cheese of choice and cook it like you did the toastie. It's so good. Pair it with a cream of mushroom soup and just feel wonderful for the rest of the day.
A Historical note: American Cheese was originally a blend of Cheddar and Colby fragments from cutting cheese blocks blended together and reformed into blocks.
I work in a deli. My boss says that American cheese is made from a cheddar curd (uncured, unpressed), mixed with a slurry of other ingredients, especially salt, and processed till it's smooth, and formed.
It's literally just a meltable type of cheddar.
Nothing beats a grilled cheese with tomato soup...I loved it as a child, in college and still in my 50's... It never goes out of style
Hello from Hattiesburg, Ms. My name is Jim Davis. The first video I watched of the family was your visit to a Walmart. I was really amazed at your reactions to all the items. The grilled cheese sandwich is a popular one especially with tomato soup especially in the winter.
In our house grilled cheese is a favorite. I eat mine with mustard. Then again I also eat baked beans with mustard. So, I can see where they would mix well. We also eat tuna melts here. That's Tina fish on a grilled cheese sandwich, ham and cheese melts all made the same way. We also have grilled cheese makers like your toasty maker. It's fun watching your family enjoy these things 😂
YES - grilled cheese and tomato soup is a standard in our home. We always use milk instead of water so it is thicker/creamier. I usually just use the Velveeta slices but sometimes add provolone or another white cheese. And the thicker bread ("Texas Toast") is a game-changer. LOTS of butter on the outside.
You can always skip adding water or milk for a thicker soup, it’s what I do for gravy for meatloaf. (Or just add very little water or milk, it’s all preference)
Texas Toast makes a GREAT sandwich!
And I used one of those Machines they have.
Yes! Milk instead of water in my condensed tomato soup. I can't eat it made with water anymore. Yuck. And, my grilled cheese gets two slices of cheese, preferably American cheese. Yum!
As an American I personally love grilled cheese with tomato soup! I am glad you all enjoyed it as well!
Grew up eating grilled cheese/cheese toasties and tomato soup. The grade school I went to (1970s) served chicken noodle soup and peanut butter sandwiches. Almost every student dipped their peanut butter sandwich in the chicken noodle soup. To this day, both are comfort foods that my family enjoy.
I love this 😂 I've never seen people get this excited over grilled cheese but you guys have an unmatched energy
I eat grilled cheese all the time and I'll just say I get this excited every time lol
@@indicaking Same🤣
Lol 😂 we ate so much growing up cuz it was cheap! For $6.26 we could get everything with chips and koolaid for 2 nights dinner 😂
Old school Campbell’s tomato and white bread and American cheese. Butter on the outside to grill. As I’ve grown I make more elevated versions but the original is home to me. I love seeing you all enjoy it!!!!
Ditto, couldn't have said it better myself. The only potential clarification is... gotta make the soup with milk, some weirdos use water. lol
Now I’m hungry for some grilled cheese!
Campbells soup Mm Mm good. My mom always used cheddar😀
After watching this video I had to make a couple grilled cheese and some tomato soup! It had been a while but it was so good and comforting!! And I forgot to say I like my soup in a mug so I can dip and sip lol
My mom always used Velveeta, much creamier. Additives I like are Mustard, Bread&Butter Pickles, slice of onion, Bacon, or Ham slices ( individually, not all at once). Need to try Jalapeños! In a pinch? Try toasting bread in a toaster, put slice of cheese between, and microwave 10-15 seconds. Grab the Sandwich and head out the door. Great breakfast while driving to work (without butter, no greasy steering wheel!). Sorry, don't like Tomato soup, but GC great with any soup! And, I'll have my baked beans, on the side, please.
So a few things here. 1) Good job on the cooking. Browned perfectly. 2) The tomato soup thing I think might be regional. I grew up in Midwest and never heard of that combo until I got married to a gal from New England. But it is definitely pretty well-known. 3) I love putting some ham in there. And finally, I use a square non-stick skillet so you can cook 4 at a time. For bonus, serve it with a pickle, sweet gherkin is best. I'm shocked that this is a brand new snack for you guys.
I can't believe you guys have never tried grilled cheese until this video I thought that food was like worldly universal
Grilled cheese and tomato soup got me through the last 2 years of college. 🥰 Inexpensive, fast, and a warm hug from the inside.
You can turn a grill Cheese into a Patty Melt, a Tuna Melt and a Turkey Melt. Instead of white bread, you use Rye bread for all three. For the Patty Melt, it basically a hamburger on a grill cheese typically with Swiss cheese and sautéed onions (but some people have been known to use American cheese or Cheddar). A Tuna Melt is a grilled cheese with Tuna Salad and American Cheese. And the Turkey Melt is a grilled cheese with grilled Turkey slices, Tomatoes and American Cheese. Although, i sometimes add bacon.
My family cooks the bread open face with cheese first , brown up ham slices in a separate pan , when the cheese is melting , we add the browned ham ..... good !
Thick toast was a luxury growing up in my family's house. The familiar grilled cheese that I'm accustomed to uses the thinnest bread available. Your interpretation looks delicious!
Grilled Cheese sandwiches are very versatile. You can add all kinds of things to it. For example: Grilled cheese w tomato slices, w ham, w ham and tomato, w bacon, w onions, with chicken, with sliced steaks, w avocado. the list goes on. You can also change up the grilled cheese sandwich just by changing up the bread,, I really like Rye bread or Sour Dough is a good option. Grilled cheese is really just an great overall quick snack/meal
My favorite that I make is grilled cheese with fresh tomato and bacon. I use jalapeño pimento cheese, so delicious.
In my house we always put sweet pickles on ours
Sourdough and rye are my favorites, too.
turkey breast and Gouda slices....omg
@@ekeymonohemayona8738 My wife does that and some mayo lightly on both sides lol. I love a good ole grilled cheese sandwich with soup 🤤 And the skies the limit on the ways to make it too 😅
When I make grilled cheese, I butter both sides. Toast one side of each slice, flip it, then add the cheese to one and put the other bread on top. Grilling both sides of the bread just adds a little extra crunch! And using mayo is amazing. Since it's really just egg and oil, you're basically coating your grilled cheese with fried eggs. Some nice additions...Ham, Bacon, Philly Steak, slice of tomato, diced onion, or sliced jalapenos.
Something I noticed in this video, they seem to be cooking them on too low of heat. It should be about the same temp of pan as what you use to fry eggs- that way the butter on the outside will crisp the bread a little, instead of making it soggy.
I do that too! toasting both sides makes it so much better!
EXACTLY!!! There is a proper process guys!!lol😂
Glad you enjoyed it ! And I also recommend using MILK in your tomatoes soup instead of water.☺yiu guys are awesome!✌
Try spreading mayo on the bread instead of butter! You’ll be amazed at the results!
Pro tip: Mix some shaved Parmesan cheese in with the butter you use on the bread and, it will make a crispy crunchy cheesy crust! I do this all the time, you can also add a few Bay leaves in your tomato soup while cooking.
We just made our own last week. Glad to see y’all enjoy a classic American meal.
Yup. Tomato soup and grilled cheese go hand in hand. Also, as a kid in the 70s, my personal favorite was a toasted bologna sandwich and bean and bacon soup (Campbell’s brand).
Fried Bologna sandwich is better
Wasn't too fond of toasted bologna sandwiches but I did love my bologna sandwiches either with mayo or mustard. And oh yeah bean soup is the bomb... But I also love every other soup out there
@@dragonweyr44 bologna is nasty
I remember that. Mom used to make that. Love grilled cheese sandwich better.
@@okGDJ not if you fry it
Trust me, you'll love it
Grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell's Tomato Soup goes back to kid's lunches in the 1920s and 30s. It was a relatively cheap and filling meal for 3 or 4 people. My mom always made ours with Miracle Whip because that is what her mom could afford. You should try one with mayo for that little bit of tang. Like many may have done, you can make one and split it four ways.
Hi from Southern California. I was born in Connecticut in 1952 and Grilled Cheese And Campbell's Tomato Soup was a regular on our table.
As others have said here, you had to use Campbell's and you had to use milk not water.
Also, my mother would make two versions of the sandwich. One just had Kraft American Pricessed Cheese...and it had to be Kraft...and the other included sliced tomatos. A grilled cheese and tomato sandwich is still one of my favorites.
We had a very heavy waffle iron with reversible plates. Waffles on one side and a griddle on the other. It would hold four sandwiches at a time and by closing the lid the sandwiches would be pressed thin and very crispy. I sure wish we'd kept it.
You mentioned pickles. If you order a grilled cheese in a diner they will give you a few bread and butter pickles. My family drove from Connecticut to Phoenix in 1963 and I ate a ton of grilled cheese (with pickles) along the way at countless Howard Johnsons diners.
Nice memories. Thanks for reminding me about this American classic.
As a kid growing up in the 70s on the northern east coast, after shoveling snow for our driveway and some neighbors mom would always have grilled cheese and soup for us kids as we came home.
Never would have thought a toasted cheese sandwich wasn't virtually everywhere.
A grilled cheese sandwich isn't toasted. The bread is coated with butter or some other spreadable fat, then grilled on a flat surface. Cheese on toast is different.
@@kakarikiyazoo Toasted- cook or brown (food, especially bread or cheese) by exposure to a grill, fire, or other source of radiant heat.
It's literally toasted. Stop trying to act smart when you're obviously ignorant
@@kakarikiyazoo no 💩
@@kakarikiyazoo because the only way to toast bread in in a toaster? You are thick
I grew up calling it toasted cheese. When I moved away from home, people were like, "who calls it that?!?"
When I was eleven or twelve, grilled cheese sandwich was the first thing I "cooked" that my dad complemented me on. The last time I stayed with my parents as an adult (in late pregnancy cause my hubby was out of town) my dad requested I make him some grilled cheese and still says my grilled cheese sandwiches are better than mom's! LOL! Obviously there were other things I've cooked and shared with them over the years but grilled cheese was a special memory for us.
When he put those beans on that bread,I fell out laughing, because all that I could think about is BLAZING SADDLES ,sitting round the fire !!!!!@!
Brings back memories of my childhood. Getting the day off from school because of too much snow, going outside to play in the snow, or go sledding, and then come home and mom makes you a grilled cheese and ham sandwich with some Campbell's Tomato Soup for lunch. Absolute perfection!
One of my all time favorite meals! Dipping your grilled cheese sandwich in the tomato soup is perfection!
I thought i was the only one to do that!
I never do that
Another classic comfort food I remember is Pork Chops and Apple sauce with macaroni and cheese.
Yes, I still make that!@@jackflash9735
Can never go wrong with grilled cheese and tomato soup
Grilled cheese with ham and bacon is better
From my childhood, great memories of being sick and my mother bringing me grilled cheese, tomato soup, and Jello. The epitome of comfort food.
Unless you use instant tomato soup instead of creamy tomato with milk.
SO TRUE!! A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!!!
And Fritos!
I’m an American and I use a press to make my grilled cheese sandwiches too. I like to use different kinds of cheese and add mayonnaise and ham sometimes. I do use a pan if I’m only making one sandwich. I have never dipped my sandwich in tomato soup but I do have my soup on the side…but that’s just me. I wish you and your family well on your uTube journey. You have a lovely family.
My Late Uncle Charlie use to use Pepper Jack Cheese.
I am from Canada, I love grilled cheese I put cooked maple bacon on the cheese before grilling. always served with tomato soup. the best
Great job making grilled cheese for the first time! You cooked them perfectly. I’ve never seen powdered soup before, though. We always eat Campbell’s canned tomato soup. Classic!
Do you use milk or water in your Campbell's tomato soup?
@@KrowKnows usually water. But both are good!
There’s actually really good powdered soup . I first bought it from of all places a hardware store . But I’ve seen it since at a county market . The one I went crazy for was a chicken tortilla soup . Really good
They also make potato and broccoli cheese . You add milk or water . Actually good
@@KrowKnows I use milk always. Tomato soup and fried potatoes , I used to beg my grandma to make it for me . She’d cut the potatoes into tiny cubes . Poor grandma . Thank god my own grandkids didn’t demand fried potatoes
Perfect!! I’m so glad that someone told you to have tomato soup with it. That’s the best meal when you’re sick with a cold. It’s just so cozy and warming it makes you feel like everything is going to be okay.
I was yelling in my head that they wouldn't have the soup with it. So glad they did.
@@coondingee totally! I did the same!
You can take this American classic to the next level by toasting both sides of the bread. Toasted inside and outside
One of America's favorite comfort meals ... especially for cold days!!
For those of us who did not like tomato soup as a kid. You can eat a grilled cheese sandwich with any kind of soup
As a Gen-X American, Tomato soup and a grilled cheese is my absolute favorite lunch. Brings me back to childhood winters, coming in for lunch after playing all morning…
Not only is your channel so fun to watch... But what really makes it worth watching, always seeing phoenix suns apparel.. I'm an AZ native GO SUNS
We make a tomato bisque and use a sourdough bread paired with either a sharp cheddar or other kid friendly melty cheese. Sometimes I have smoked cheese on hand. I just use a cast iron griddle and a lid to pan fry (think griddle cakes/ pancakes/ flapjacks) Don't forget to butter the bread 😋
We are a family of 5. Grilled cheese and soup is a common staple in our home. The trick is to use a large flat top electric griddle that will fit about 6 sandwiches at once to make it much easier to do as a family meal. Stove top method is usually used for 1 maybe 2 people. After watching your video I just added this to the grocery list. :)
try making them in the oven, under the broiler. the sandwich maintains its shape, and the bread won't be greasy
Yeah we didn't have a large griddle so we did it in the oven on broil. it was quick but we had to watch it very close so they wouldn't burn.
Even if every one of you hated the sandwich, the video would still be the most wholesome thing I've seen in a long time. You guys put a smile on my face. I'm glad you enjoyed the classic American gilled cheese.
When I was Denzels age after coming in from playing in the snow in the winter, grill cheese and tomato soup is a staple of my comfort food!
Denzel is like a puppy waiting on table scraps.
I love this!!!! It’s so strange to think that such a classic food in my life doesn’t even exist in other people’s lives 🤯 I loved seeing this 😊💛
Ikr!!! It's🤯🤯🤯🤯😲
So, a couple of tips to ELEVATE the American grilled Cheese:
Toast BOTH sides of the bread with butter.
Add some heavy cream or full fat milk to you tomato soup to make a bisque. BEST DIPPING EXPERIENCE EVER!
We traditionally use thinner bread with our grilled cheese. That being said, thicker cuts tend to be heartier.
SOURDOUGH BREAD! NOTHING BETTER!
I love my NZ fam and love that you did this!
And I’d add skip the faux cheese aka American “cheese” altogether! I prefer a Swiss, cheddar, colby or mozzarella!
@@karinwtfont now, the Kraft single is the way to go for the classic American taste
@@christianjwitzel We’ll have to agree to disagree because I’ve never liked American cheese. I only like real cheese. My grilled cheeses have always been made with other cheeses. I denounce American cheese as being “classic” American! 😆
Tomato soup and grilled cheese is a winter comfort food. Come in from the out doors after shoveling snow or sledding. Grilled cheese and tomato soup to warm up the innards!
Want to mention that here in the USA some of us will put Mayo on the outside instead of butter. Also, make condensed tomato soup but use milk instead of water. Then add a small pat of butter to the soup when you put it in the bowl. You can also cook up macaroni and add that to the soup, my kids loved that while growing up.
I can already tell there's gonna be people asking you to try ham and cheese, but I for one ABSOLUTELY recommend trying a tuna melt! It's the same as a grilled cheese, but with tuna salad in the middle before grilling so the cheese wraps around it. It's my comfort sandwich, from when I was a kid and my mom would make them.
My mom would make them open face in the oven. We'd have to eat it with a fork! 😆 I haven't had that in so long . . . Maybe today for lunch! 👍
Mine too. Yummy😊
Then there's the patty melt: rye bread instead of white, Swiss cheese instead of Cheddar or American (1 slice on each slice of bread), & a cooked hamburger patty in the middle.
Tuna melts are on my top five best grilled sandwiches of all time.
Bacon grilled cheese!!!
A classic that I think every person in the US has grown up with. And, on super cold evenings a lot of us will have this for dinner...really warms the insides (and taste wonderful!) Glad you had a chance to eat one of our favorites!
Nope. I've never known anyone to eat grilled cheese with tomato soup. We use chicken noodle. It blows my mind to see so many eating tomato.
@@rume6951 I've lived in basically every region of the us and have never heard of chicken noodle over tomato soup. Whereabouts is that
@@nathanfox3090 Rural upstate mountain area of NC and SC.
@@rume6951 I haven't been to North Carolina lived in southern Georgia and spent a lot of time in south Carolina, so that's interesting how different food combos change in a short distance away. I'll have to give that a shot though sounds interesting. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
NM green Chile in mine when I have it
This is how we make our grilled cheese. It's amazing with tomato soup. Great for winter days.
Cold crunchy dill pickles cuts the richness of the cheese! It takes the flavor profile to another level. My favorite cheese is sharp cheddar and American specifically on a grilled cheese sandwich.
The classic Grilled cheese and cream of tomato soup is a staple still at our table. We use milk instead of water to make the soup. We've done tons of varieties of Grilled cheese sandwiches but always end up going back to just white bread, butter and American cheese.
Greetings from Louisiana, USA! Here's my favorite sandwich if you want to try it, similar to the grilled cheese. Two slices of white bread, buttered on the outside, 1 1/2 slices of American cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and a slice of ham, then grill as before. Fantastic! Love your content!
So happy, as a retired professional cook, that you made the grilled cheese properly. I've seen others try to make them and they burned them.
Grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup is a great meal if you are feeling under the weather. It's just great comfort food! Great episode, fam!
Try dipping the sandwich into the tomato soup, nothing beats it.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is such a beautiful childhood lunch. 10/10
I also make pizza grilled cheese. Buttered bread down in pan, pizza sauce, pepperoni, American slice, mozzarella, other buttered bread on top. To flip lift with spatula, put pan upside down over sandwich and flip pan over. Keeps everything from spilling out. If you just spatula flip they slide apart.
From 'merica here. Loved that video. Amd again ya, theres so many versions of that you could do but its a great memory of better times growing up. "Comfort food"
As a child, it was so amazing. I felt so loved when my mom made this
My Mom and my ex-wife both used to make some of the best grilled cheese sandwiches, glad you enjoyed American cheese for the first time! But, what I really love is the neighbors behind you aimlessly wandering around their garden starting at around 12:00, not sure what they were looking at, but, hopefully they got it done!
Lol, I noticed the neighbors photobombing their vid too.
We do have WHITE American cheese too if you aren’t comfortable with the yellow/orange.
Also our big name brand of baked beans in the US is called BUSH’S.
There are sooo many different combos for it over here which I think is why so many people love it, not only is it delicious but you can get creative with it. I like the dipping it in beans idea too, we sometimes dip grilled cheese in chili too. That or cinnamon rolls in chili. But we like American, cheddar and colby mixed but for the budget's sake it's usually just American cheese.
A couple tips: my dad told me to butter both sides of the bread, toast one side in the pan, and then add cheese when you flip that side over. I use cheddar cheese, but colby would be good, too. Also, the very best grilled cheese sandwiches are either dipped in a bowl of tomato soup, or have slices of tomato and a little bit of mayo in the sandwich! 😋
The toasting before adding the cheese in needed with cheddar as it is a harder cheese and won't melt well otherwise. Great combos.
American cheese is literally made for grilled cheese.
Yeah, that's exactly the way I do it.
A grilled cheese and ham and bacon is the best.
I do that too
You could make your grilled cheese in your toasty press, you don't have to make them in a pan on the stove. We have small grills that we sometimes use to make our grilled cheese like the one you used for the toasty. Colby, Monterey Jack, and Cheddar cheese together is my favorite blend for a grilled cheese.
You can also put tomato slices between cheese slices before grilling the cheese sandwiches and use plenty of butter on your cooking surface which helps to brown the bread.
Best way to make a grilled cheese is to melt enough butter in the pan to coat the bread on one side. Putting the butter on the bread rips the bread most of the time so melting it in the pan then putting the bread in the pan is better. Move the bread around till you soak the butter up, then slightly brown the bread on one side. flip the bread and slightly brown it on the unbuttered side and flip the bread over and put the cheese in. Don't have the heat up too high so the bread doesn't burn before the cheese melts. Flip it a few times till the bread is toasted like you like it then serve. If you use Velvetta cheese you cut from the block cook it on a little lower heat and add a small amount of butter while cooking to help "steam" the bread and melt the cheese a little better. Tomato soup made with milk not water and the sandwich is the best quick hot meal you can make.
Grilled ham and cheese with mustard, an absolute favorite.
Often mayo is used to replace the butter as well.
Cold stormy winter days mom would heat up a big pot of tomato soup, grill ham/cheese sandwiches and we would all gather at the table and play games as kids. Favorite moments ❤
There is a restaurant here in Ohio called “Melt: Bar and Grilled.” They specialize in different grilled cheese sandwiches, even dessert types. It’s worth looking at their menu online for ideas. Unfortunately, they originated around Cleveland and have a few locations here in Columbus, but I believe that’s as far as they have gone.
Omg yep I live 10 min from the one in Independence Ohio. They are great but nothing beats the original home made. Love they’re vinegar based coke slaw.
We had what we called a sandwich maker when I was a kid; apparently, it's the same as a toastie maker. Used it for all sorts of sandwiches!
In our house, we never use white bread (rye, sour dough, garlic, or plain wheat is what we use), prefer to use a griddle (I've been looking for another sandwich maker) or a panini press, never use mayo on the inside, and sometimes switch out the tomato soup for tomato bisque. We like the savory flavor of the bisque over the sweeter tomato soup.
Those are some other ideas to try if you want to have more options. 😊
"There's just something about soft cheese that warms the heart....and clogs the heart too" 😂😂😂
Using mayo on the bread instead of butter is great too. It gives it a little different flavor, but you have to watch it close because it cooks a little faster.
A grilled cheese with a slice of tomato inside is heavenly
That's how I eat mine
I add pepperoni slices sprinkled with garlic powder nestled between two layers of American cheese on butter-spread bread, then fried until golden brown to go along with my tomato soup that has just a touch of hot sauce added for spice 🤗
Oddly enough I have been eating grilled cheese sandwiches for a week due to a sore mouth and jaw due to dental work. Nadine, regarding putting mayo and other things on a grilled cheese sandwich, simply cook the grilled cheese as normal then when it's done, put it on a plate, open the hot sandwich up and spread on mayo and top with things like lettuce, tomato, onion, etc. Whatever you like then put it back together. It's SUPER delicious. That's how I've been doing mine all week.
This video just warmed my heart! As a chef, at the end of the day, my all-time favorite comfort food is grilled cheese and tomato soup! There is just something about its simplicity that is just ultimately satisfying!
Hands down one of my favorite quick meals since I moved into my own apartment! So easy and so delicious! So glad you like them!!!
I grew up with 2 versions thin bread, thin sliced cheddar, very thin coat mayo, buttered outside the toasted in the toaster oven letting the cheese melt out and get toasted. Then from the other side of the family, it was regular bread or thick bread with butter on the outside miracle whip thinly coated on the inside American cheese 1-2 slices
American Southerner here: my mother always uses a little mayo on the inside of the sandwich, and she also slices some tomatoes and seasons them lightly with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning blend. She also puts mayo on the outside and uses that as the fat to fry it with, but I prefer butter. The “grilled” part of a grilled cheese refers to a flat top grill, which no one has at home, so we approximate it with a frying pan on the stove 🍳
You’ll hear that Southerners are particular about our mayo and that’s true: Duke’s is the best, but some prefer Hellman’s. My grandmother, though, always liked Blue Plate the best! Never store brand, though, and never Miracle Whip.
When I worked at Village Inn, a breakfast restaurant like Denny's, we had a sandwich called the Grown Up Grilled Cheese.
You add Colby Jack and a slice of American, 2 strips of bacons, some diced onions and a thin slice of tomato, with some mustard on the bread and grilled with liquid butter.
This is all grilled together, so the tomato is hot as well, which gives the sandwich a mustard/ketchup flavor to it.
That thing is delicious.