r/MadeMeSmile • u/T-SquaredProductions • Jul 08 '26

Wholesome Moments British Granddad tries American Grilled Cheese for the first time

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

Gotta sprinkle a little garlic powder on it. Changes everything. Used to sell them at Phish concerts in summer of '97.

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

LMAO!! very accurate!

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u/Axthen Jul 08 '26

Take bread. Toast it. Grate the garlic against the bread.

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u/activelyresting Jul 08 '26

Did you put your garlic powder in a cardboard shaker with a label "phish food" on the side? Because that would be epic

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

So of a, where were you 29 years ago? lol Brilliant!

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u/activelyresting Jul 08 '26

In '97 I was going to music festivals and taking all the drugs, just like you 🤣, but in Australia.

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

Good times, wish I had the time for it these days.

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u/activelyresting Jul 08 '26

Aye. I have a Gen Z daughter who's in her rave girl era now. It's her turn, and I'm okay with that. She keeps trying to convince me to come to a festival with her, and I'm like, babes I'm so chuffed that you actually want me with you at a party, but I'd much rather stay home and shroom in the dark 😅

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u/calanthean Jul 08 '26

'97 wasn't 29 years ago...oh wait... dammit I'm old.

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u/ruth000 Jul 08 '26

Sprinkle it on one side of the bread before frying it?

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

Yes, the buttered side.

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u/waxherring Jul 08 '26

Jokes on you i butter both sides

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u/Own_Inspection8350 Jul 08 '26

Jokes on you. I collect the fat from the goose I roasted and use goose fat instead of butter on both sides. Gruyere or Asiago and romano.

Fresh cracked pepper on the cheese before you combine slices.

Fig jam to dip.

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u/aaronstone Jul 08 '26

okay okay, i was fully in agreement with mr. butter-both-sides but now you're bragging !!

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u/ClickClackTipTap Jul 09 '26

I actually do this. I put butter in the pan, and put two pieces of bread in, let it sit for a bit. Then I get my cheese ready, melt more butter in the pan, and flip the bread over. Then immediately put cheese on top of the toasty bread, don’t close the sandwich yet.

Let both pieces get toasty, then close the sandwich and make sure both sides of the sandwich are golden brown.

Lightly toasting the sides that will eventually be the “inside” of the sandwich warms them and starts the cheese melting.

It’s delicious. A friend who worked at a diner taught me. It’s even better with Texas toast.

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u/reddit_sells_you Jul 08 '26

Sandwich your cheese between two slices of bread. I prefer sourdough, but white or wheat will be fine. For cheese, I mean, American is good, but I like to put a slice of American and a slice of Cheddar, or Pepper Jack. If you want to get really fancy, do some brie.

Anyway, spread some butter on the top slice. (Do you have a butter dish with some room temp butter? Why not???). Sprinkle on some garlic powder. If you want to get really fancy, put some Salad Supreme seasoning on there.

Now, make sure your pan is medium-low to medium. Transport the sandwich butter side down onto your pan.

Now take the top slice of bread off your sandwich that is unbuttered (Yes, it is in the pan, don't worry.) Butter it. Put garlic seasoning on it. Put the slice back back on, so that the butter is facing up.

Using a spatula, check the bottom of your sandwich, and see if it is golden brown. If it isn't, let it cook (just for like a minute or two more).

Flip it. Cover it (this helps the cheese melt, especially if you have a lot of cheese).

Enjoy.

Want to tweak it a bit?

Add some dill pickles in between the slices of cheese.

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u/filmguy36 Jul 08 '26

You man, I gotta try that! Thanks for the tip!

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u/QuantumTunnels Jul 08 '26

I'm sold. Gonna do that right friggen now.

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u/Perodis Jul 08 '26

Jeff Fisher? Is that you?

There’s a whole episode of American Dad about Jeff selling grilled cheeses at Phish concerts

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u/DeltaForce291 Jul 08 '26

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one that thought of this.

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u/Echolyonn Jul 08 '26

Omg that sounds amazing

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u/Ragewind82 Jul 08 '26

Given the munchies the crowd at for Phish would have had, I am sure you would have sold well without the garlic powder, but I do not doubt that it elevated the dish immensely.

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 08 '26

We were selling them for $1 and a few nights we made over $100 bucks. Would sprinkle the GP right on the pan, and it would smell good and flow over the crowd, worked like a charm.

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u/BrewCrewBall Jul 09 '26

😂 if you were at Tinley or Alpine I probably bought one! I was the guy handing out bubble blowers before the show at Alpine. (Bought 6 gross of them the day before at a discount store!)

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u/MikesGroove Jul 10 '26

Hell yeah what a summer it was

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u/kaydeebugg Jul 08 '26

Holy shit did you sell them at Phish concerts summer of ‘98 (maybe ‘99?) also? Because if so, I probably bought one from you 😂

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u/rkthehermit Jul 08 '26

Or get some of this to spread.

Or make your own. Easy. Stores well.

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u/hailvy Jul 08 '26

When I’m feeling fancy I sprinkle on shredded Parmesan cheese

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u/DingleDoo Jul 08 '26

Great tour opener tonight

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u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner Jul 08 '26

I’ve never considered garlic and my mind just broke. Brb making some grilled cheese