I Asked 7 Chefs the Best Way To Make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich—They All Said the Same Thing

Whether it be 11 a.m. on a rainy day, midnight after drinks with friends, or really any time at all, there’s one food item that I’ll never tire of. Grilled cheese sandwiches. I’ve made this undeniably delicious staple in endless ways. All summer, for instance, I whipped up grilled cheese with a secret ingredient: yellow nectarines.

While I’ve experimented with so many different grilled cheese-making methods and add-ons, I honestly don’t feel I’ve discovered the foolproof way to create a consistently flawless sandwich.

So, I set out on a quest to get the inside scoop on the best tips for making grilled cheese sandwiches by interviewing chefs and culinary creators to learn how they prepare the melty classic themselves. To my surprise, all the food experts I spoke with shared the same steps.

The 7 Chefs and Food Experts I Asked

• Chris Borges: Executive Chef of the Commons Club in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Jeff Tunks: Executive Chef of Corvina Seafood Grill in Boca Raton, Florida
• Erica Thomas: Founder of Eating With Erica, host of the Atlanta Supper Club, and author of Confidently Cooking
• Alejandra Graf: Cookbook author and creator of the award-winning blog Ale Cooks
• Peter Som: Fashion Designer, Chef, and food journalist
• Laura Muller: Content creator, chef, and recipe developer at Food & Deals by Laura
• Cesar Zapata: Owner and Chef of Phuc Yea and Pho Sho in Miami, Florida

The Best Way To Make Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

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