Grilled Cheese with MAYO!?

[JayFramer]

Anyone ever make grilled cheese but instead of using butter they used mayonnaise? Apparently this is a thing.

I tried it and it works!! But is it better than butter? I don't think so, but it wasn't bad. It didn't have that wonderful buttery, kind of greasy taste that grilled cheese should have IMHO. But it worked, and the bread wasn't a greasy tasting so some might like it more.

Anyone tried it? I'm a "butter man" but anyone else a "mayo man" as it were?

Jay

 

[soFlaNative]

I'd give it a try.
What's the worst that can happen? I'm out two slices of bread and a couple slices of Kraft's Crappiest.

 

[Jingles]

I learned that trick from my Mom. She worked at a diner in a small mountain town during the Great Depression. You learned to make do with what you had. One day they were out of butter so the cook used mayo instead; everyone liked it so much they kept on doing it.

I think the egg yolk helps it get brown and crusty.

 

[Onomea]

Mayo on the inside. Butter on the outside.

I always put mayo in the inside tho. Like the flavor engancement.

Actually, olive oil for the outside/frying pan works pretty well, too.

Best to use real cheese. And good bread.

Add some prosciutto... Fry it up.

Hmm. Gettin' hungry...

 

[JayFramer]

Mayo on the inside. Butter on the outside.

I always put mayo in the inside tho. Like the flavor engancement.

Actually, olive oil for the outside/frying pan works pretty well, too.

Best to use real cheese. And good bread.

Add some prosciutto... Fry it up.

Hmm. Gettin' hungry...

Fried prosciutto?? Now way jose!! Too good for that! Prosciutto is best enjoyed as is, not cooked.

Really, I have tried it, and it ends up just tasting like fried ham to me. It's a waste of prosciutto! YMMV.

 

[Onomea]

Naw, ya put the prosciutto inside the sammich, so it gets in there with the mayo and melted cheese in between the two crispy fried bread slices...

 

[4506517]

I've never done grilled cheese any other way.

Slather the outside with mayo and put two slices of American Cheese between the two slices.

People really do it with butter?

 

[Ron M.]

I've never done grilled cheese any other way.

Slather the outside with mayo and put two slices of American Cheese between the two slices.

People really do it with butter?

Just TWO slices...heresy! I put the mayo inside, butter outside.

 

[DWalt]

I have always made toasted cheese sandwiches with butter or margarine on the outside, and mayonnaise added on the inside after it has been fried and the cheese has melted. I use only whole wheat bread. Usually accompanied by a bowl of cream of tomato soup and saltines. An ideal combination for a chilly winter day.

 

[Ron M.]

I have always made toasted cheese sandwiches with butter or margarine on the outside, and mayonnaise added on the inside after it has been fried and the cheese has melted. I use only whole wheat bread. Usually accompanied by a bowl of cream of tomato soup and saltines. An ideal combination for a chilly winter day.

I put Cheeze-its in my tomato soup...okay, I am weird. And like crumbled potato chips on my tuna sandwich (mayo, no veggies, veggies are what FOOD eats).

 

[hardcase60]

I'm up for anything so the first try will be real mayo on the inside, followed by using mayo to replace the butter. But, I will not change the french bread and the minimum 3 slices of cheddar cheese. It ain't happening. hardcase60

 

[vt_shooter]

What kind of cheese? I usually use cheddar, but swiss isn't bad either, especially with a slice or two of tomato on it too.

 

[UncleEd]

Get bold! Mix your cheeses.

Combine cheddar, brie, jack etc.

And not slices but hunks from cheese bricks.

And add a little tangy mustard on the inside.
And the mayo too, inside or outside.

 

[gasaman]

Been making mine with mayo for probably 30yrs now...

 

[ralph7]

Duke's mayo in my fridge and on my sammiches.

 

[ACORN]

Butter, Velveeta, and fried bacon. Heart attack on a plate but so good!

 

[bill2000]

Will try that sometime. Have to warn you though...butter is an entire food group for me.

 

[bill2000]

Duke's mayo in my fridge and on my sammiches.

Nope. If it ain't Hellmans, it ain't mayo.

 

[Southernboy]

Blue Plate !

Now we need a mayo poll.

 

[Iggy]

Ya mean ya cook'em?