Select Cheese for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Series Summary

By the time you turn thirty you should have mastered at least one dish with which you can impress your family, friends, or even a date. Better yet, why not master three? Even those with no culinary skills to speak of will be able to turn out a deliciously decadent grilled cheese sandwich for lunch or a snack. The art of cooking the perfect omelet is easier than it looks. And wouldn’t it be great to impress your date with a bowl of homemade hot buttered popcorn the next time you’re watching a movie on the couch?

In this series of free video clips you’ll learn three simple stove top recipes everyone should master. Expert Sam Thompson demonstrates how to prepare the perfect grilled cheese sandwich, omelet and hot buttered popcorn in easy to follow steps. Sam shows you how to get the most out of the ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. All you need is a little inventiveness, some degree of motivation and of course, butter, and you’re well on your way to culinary nirvana.

Video Transcript

" Hi there this is Sam Thompson from expertvillage.com and I'm going to show you how to make the perfect grilled cheese. The most important part of any grill cheese is of course the cheese. As you could see I'm using swiss cheese. Why? Well I think swiss cheese is alright but it happens to be what was in my fridge and I use what I have. That is the secret here. As you can see I'm cutting the cheese. Now I could use a clever joke there but I don't feel like it. I like cutting irregular chunks of cheese. I appreciate a grill cheese that has thick and thin parts. When you are cutting different sizes of cheese it also helps to fill in the gaps. You could fill in the corners. Irregular places of the bread. Ect. Having thinner pieces and thicker pieces just makes the grill cheese better."