why grilled cheese ALWAYS taste better at restaurants
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0:00 the best cheese for grilled cheese
1:22 aromatics make all the difference
2:22 the best bread for grilled cheese
3:11 how to cut bread perfectly
4:22 the best pan for grilled cheese
5:21 the secret to a restaurant quality grilled cheese
7:11 i mean come on... it's beautiful
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why grilled cheese ALWAYS taste better at restaurants
• why grilled cheese ALW...
Unfortunately, most restaurants haven't learned that a great grilled cheese only stays that way as long as it doesn't sit on the plate too long. Within seconds you could see the moisture on the cutting board. So, at home I always place the grilled cheese on a strong paper towel to absorb the condensation from the hot sandwich.
I haven"t found a grilled cheese sandwich that I like at a restaurant. Prefer to make my own.
I got a grilled cheese at Panera, and it was not good.
Exactly. It's all about the prep. You don;t need to be fancy with it and it's preferred to not be fancy. It's like trying to make scrambled eggs look like a 4-egg omelet. Just give me a regular grilled cheese and as long as you don't ruin it by adding odd ingredients like chives, I'll be happy.
Bog basic American grilled cheese sandwich at a grilled cheese shop in the town is $6. I don't know if it's good because I ain't out of my damn mind to pay $6 for a grilled cheese sadwich.
I put my toaster oven in my bread; put white cheddar cheese bowl in the microwave to melted; now when it done with the toaster oven, put the cheddar cheese in the toasted bread & eat it! DELICIOUS!
@@roxanneshelton8671 How small is your toaster oven to fit in your bread?
Having just bought a fresh and crunchy sourdough loaf, your video caught my attention. While the concept of using an aged white cheddar with chives sounded a bit strange, I was intrigued enough to drive to another grocery store where I picked up a medium sharp white English cheddar (at $2 off list price) and a small tub of chopped chives. I followed your recipe and a most surprising outcome occurred: despite having cooked for nearly 70 years, and pride myself on being a great cook, that was the VERY BEST grilled cheese sandwich of my long cooking life! It had a wonderful crunchy grilled crust, oozing warm cheddar, and the most amazing flavor from the chives… not oniony at all. My wife and I were ecstatic. On a scale from zero to five, this sandwich easily scored a 12! So THANK YOU! Now I am going to search for any other videos you’ve made, and any cookbooks written. Kudos! ❤
Yeah cheddar and chives is a great combo.
It's worth pointing out that you should always grate your own cheese for things like this.
Yeah, it takes a little more effort, but the stuff that comes pre-grated in a bag has an anti-caking agent in it.
Pre grated cheese in a bag has something like corn starch on it to keep it from sticking together, and that additive messes with how it melts.
Always grate your own cheese, it makes a difference.
Agreed...I used to work in a cheese factory and the additive is called Vitacel...a powdered cellulose and it's best to stay away from it by grating your own cheese.
Yes usually corn or other starches...sometimes worse...
It’s has cellulose added and make no mistake about it, it’s made from wood pulp.
That cheese crisp is my favorite part! To the point I’ve made extra to put in the grilled cheese for extra crunch. Love these video man!
You are an excellent teacher. I’m always learning something new from you.
I appreciate that!
Cast iron, yes. Chives, cool. Butter, of course. Oven? Not necessary, just put a lid on the pan, medium heat, the cheese will melt and be gooey, plus you'll get a much better crisp on that bread. Pro tip: butter the bread, then sprinkle some parmesan on it before it goes in the pan.
Yep, butter on the grill, then Parmesan, then the bread. I even do my Cubans that way in the panini. Not trad but who cares?
Bro the teaching effect is insane, thank you so much
“I worked in a restaurant to learn these secrets so you don’t have to” series is top tier
Thanks for showing a good example of a grilled cheese sandwich.
Man…can’t tell you how much I appreciate the breadth of this conversation.
You really covered the entire subject.
Going to check out all your other videos.
The addition of chives was new information. Thanks!
I have been sharpening my knives wrong for years! Thank you for taking the time to always teach as you show us how to create these recipes. Sourdough bread my absolute favorite for anything I’m going to have to try your techniques the next time I make a grilled cheese sandwich at home.
It's late I'm stoned I really want a grilled cheese
Just go to Taco Bell.
They normally don't make grilled cheese, but you're too stoned to notice and the employees are too stoned to care.
@@rnettles6241 no taco bell here in wales UK
My wife’s grilled cheese is better than any restaurant. I can’t remember the last time I had a restaurant meal better than a meal we make in our own kitchen. In fact restaurants food is so bad in this day and age we have stopped eating out completely, and I don’t miss it at all.
I’m so glad someone else mentioned this, the problem is, over the last 30 years tv chefs have taught us to cook and many of us are not bad at it so restaurants can’t get away with serving bad food , though many still try, we have found that even some of the tv chefs own restaurants serve very expensive rubbish.
Big fan of the Alton Brown inspired fridge cam
I have watched many chefs on TH-cam make really amazing grilled cheese. You win, man. These are the sexiest grilled cheeses I have ever seen.
Restaurant grilled cheese is NOT the best it’s best homemade
Exactly. Tell me with a straight face that a restaurant can sell, at a competitive AND profitable price point, a grilled cheese made with Fontina val d'Aosta and long-aged bandaged cheddar, Normandy butter, and fresh-baked bread made with home-milled whole wheat flour and strong bread flour!
Not just grilled cheese, either - lots of popular food is much better homemade!
Some are actually good, but not the one I ordered to go before getting on the AC Expressway on Wednesday. Asked for a grilled cheese sandwich with a fried egg in it . Got it before at other places , very yum 😊 . Ended up down the road with a folded omelette with a cold slice of yellow American cheese on buttered toast . WTF 😒 , the fry cook couldn’t have been that stupid . Oh well , crossing that joint off . Oh yeah , white bread is the way to go .
@@GodzillasaurusJr Yes, the exact same principles apply to all dishes.
@@adamchurvis1 And yet there's so many videos and essays with titles like "why is restaurant [type of food] always better than homemade?" or "here's how to make food that is as good as a restaurant's".
love the wide angle refrigerator shots
The biggest reason is in a restaurant we have a bigass flattop grill with plenty of room to use and a consistent temperature. Makes a huge difference in quality.
Plus that griddle has been used to cook eggs, bacon, sausage and hash browns all morning at a restaurant. By lunch time it has a lot of extra flavor. Plus burgers are cooked on it for lunch so you get some of that flavor too.
@@RARufus You are spot on.
It's a grilled cheese, not rocket science.
@@kiillabytez You'd be amazed at the amount of science that actually goes into understanding cooking. Physics, Biology, Anatomy, Botany, all goes into knowing how to cook well.
I think what not to do is much more important... don't leave it against a plate too long because the steam ruins the crispness of the crust. It can be put on a cooling rack for a couple minutes to help, then placed on a fork or two to keep it shedding the moisture..
Matt, Beautiful! I had no idea I could get my bread knife sharpened. I learn so much from you! Thank You so much.
LOL.
Absolutely love this guy! Great videos, great advice!!!!
First time viewer....EXCELLENT video! Thank you!
I'd like to try this, thanks for the insights!
Yum! Wish i can taste that! Thank you also for sharing about that honing knife tool - i didn’t know that that is how to use it. No i can sharpen my dull bread knife. Thank you Matt!!!
Anytime
Pro tip: lay the grater down, not standing up. Easier on the arns and a thousand times less messy.
Thank you, I really learned a shed-load. I'm gonna run with this. I don't have an overhead grill so, your second stage in an oven is the answer. Your presentation skills are terrific.
I literally just made a weekly diet plan and this video is already has me wrecked. Looks insanely good, man!
1. That looked delicious.
2. Great presentation, you know your craft well and how to communicate it.
3. Hunky guy bonus.
I watched this - and then I did my bet version of it - turned out amazing. When it was done I put it in a shallow bowl and covered it with ground moose meat that I cooked with taco time seasoning - was unreal good. Thank you for the video!
Thanks for the tips.
My kind of grilled cheese! Definitely going to use this technique next time. 😊
Thank you for posting this video 🎥🍿🧋. You have a new subscriber 🎉. Keep up the great 👍 work 🎉. Thank you for sharing your restaurant secrets with us.
First grilled cheese is for me, kids can have the wonder bread version of a great cheese sandwich.. been making mine with homemade fresh bread just like the first one. Will have to give your cooking method a try, that looks so good.
Niiiiice. That is something a customer would recommend. :)
Omg this was EPIC!
Nice. Really innovative camera angles.
Dude ..I subbed because you are down to earth.. and i love cheese
Thanks, Homie!
Great recipe. I'll add chives to mine. I often do 2 types of cheese for contrast. Smoked gouda and sharp cheddar, maybe some grated parm too. Great for patty melts.
Matt: your presentation is awesome. I liked the tip about the added chives. I will try that tomorrow. Have you tried liberally coating the outside with MAYO prior to pan-grilling? The mayo crisps up in a most perfect way. IMO, the mayo-hack improves all grilled sandwiches, no matter how they are grilled.
I just made the sourdough grilled cheese and it’s so good. Thank you so much!
I add a flavor sharpening cheese (to a cheddar base). Blue cheese works best, but some people hate even the idea of it, so you can use parmesan instead. I'm gluten free so I have to use weird breads (canyon bakehouse heritage white is really the only good one), and frying it in avocado olive makes it pleasantly crunchy without becoming hard.
You are the man!!
Gorgeous looking sammies! Definitely making me hungry.
I'm making this part of my repertoire from now on. I did this with gouda and cheddar and added some ham. It was spectacular and so crispy!
WOW!, man that looks Delicious
Does it though? I've had some pretty crappy grilled cheese at restaurants but mine always comes out pretty decent
Crappy is being kind.
the hype and love for American Cheese is a crazy take ngl. I find it an abhorrent food-thing but I love & respect Matt so how can I argue
Good quality American cheese is great for burgers and grilled cheese tbf. I hate Kraft singles with a passion though
🥪🔥🌿 *Yep this is it. Such a great tutorial; absolutely right about the simplicity and genius.* _Thanks so much, and keep making this great content!_ 🤤
I have ate, and made, many fantastic grilled cheese sammies... BUT... You sir, have taken the whole game up to a new level. I salute you sir. #CheeseLegend
Sometimes like condiments like mustard, chutney, or jam.
Just, no.
That's next level!
OMG! This brings my homemade sourdough bread up a notch! Thank you so much!
that does look really good
YUP! That is truy the most exquisite grilled cheese EVER!!!!😄
New subscriber here and I clicked on the video because that grilled cheese sandwich looks perfect to me.
Sure, all the fancy ingredients and techniques are great but the best part is I don’t have to make it myself (or clean up) ! For a woman ( or man , I guess 😏) who worksall day and cooks and cleans when she gets home , having someone serve me with a ready made something tastes great!😂
FN delicious.i used white cheddar.grated parmesan with fresh chives.along with a couple slices of farm fresh tomato and slices of ham.the sour dough bread holds up well too.I couldnt eat all of it.Super rich and very filling.
Matt takes a moment to appreciate his work with that x100 lol. Only thing more beautiful is that cheesy crispy crust🤘📸
I’m loving this x100vi
Holy crap. I think the best thing I got from this video is how to hone my bread knife. I've never even thought to try to dress a serrated edge blade before. Thank You!
I and my kids always love my grilled cheese better than anywhere else. Nobody makes it like me. My one recipe that is the bomb haha
I found an easier way to get something like this.
I put my bread in a toaster or Air fryer to get it crisp.
I butter it really well (both sides)
I take my cheeses (Cheddar and some Mozz) and but it in a pan with just a dash of butter to melt.
I let the cheese get all melty gooey, or even a bit toasty for added flavors, then I pour it over the toasted bread and then fold
It tastes amazing, is quick and easy!
great tip on the bread knife.
I've never wanted a grilled cheese more than right now
We have THE BEST sourdough in my town (fight me) and the tanginess really does bring the best complement to cheese❤ I prefer Kerrigold Dubliner Irish cheddar and sun dried tomatoes. Maybe a wee bit of fresh basil. Tomato basil bisque on the side…😊
That Damascus steel bread knife is very fancy and worth more than my car! LOL
Thanks for the technic, I know what I'm doing for dinner tonight.
Never have I thought it was better. I will never order a grilled cheese at a restaurant 😂
I have excellent results without an oven. It takes a little longer because the heat on the stove is lower, but I have learned how long it takes to get the perfect amount of browning on each side and also perfectly melt the cheese in the center.
The downside of this technique (other than taking a little longer) is that I had to eat a number of not quite perfect grilled cheese sandwiches in the process of learning it.
OK - the crazy camera angles in this video made it worth my time. You put the camera in the cheese grater?? LOL
I suddenly have an odd craving for grilled cheese
great vid. What kind of knife (first) is that?
"why grilled cheese ALWAYS taste better at restaurants"
proceeds to make a grilled cheese at home
This guy makes better grilled cheese than Gordon Ramsay.
Awesome sandwich new subscriber
Who goes into a restaurant and orders a grilled cheese?
That intro in the refrigerator was so awkward
You Sir,
Are the internet grilled cheese champion, bar none!
I've seen a lot of recipes and techniques, but I can just tell this is the best. I have a way that's not as good, but better than nearly all the others. You take regular, relatively thin store bought bread and a LOT of butter and you get the pan hot (best to keep it on medium to medium high depending on your cooktop), throw the butter in (2 or more TBS!), melt the butter completely so it's in a pool in the middle, throw one slice of bread on and put the cheese on top immediately. Let it sizzle for about 1 minute (time varies based on your cooktop, altitude, etc), put the other slice of bread on top and push down gently on it, then flip the entire sandwich and sauté until golden brown by sliding the sandwich around in the butter. If the side you put down first isn't brown enough for you, flip it again and just keep flipping until you're satisfied. You can have the cooktop on maximum heat to get the pan up to medium heat if you want, but that takes lots of practice and being patient is better than burning the butter, or the sandwich itself. The key to this method is the browning of the butter and the bread at the same time. If your butter starts to boil, it's far too hot. It should simply bubble lightly and melt quickly. This method takes practice, but I was a kid that wanted to learn, so I had a lot of practice and ate a lot of burnt grilled cheese until I figured it out.
White bread, Kraft Deli Deluxe American cheese, vegetable spray. That is the Best grilled Cheese I will ever have or want. Don't mess with perfection. Paired with a great Kosher Dill pickle and some regular potato chips (No Kettle Krap) is pure comfort food at its best. For me anyway.
Damn bro… gotta try this
You can sharpen your breadknife yourself if you have some patience! You just go over each teeth with sharpening stones as you would with a chef's knife.
Cool channel! I love your down to earth style
Sour dough is incredible for toasting......
Yes! I dip my sourdough slices in a bit of olive oil and sprinkle freshly diced basil leaves over them before grilling. Inside of the sandwich varies, according to my mood and what’s in the fridge.
@@katecoffee4744 Niiiiice, aromatic 👍
Hi matt, just curious. What kind of mics do u use? :)
A US citizen for life says: American is just Cheddar, but worse. I make an open-facer, medium heat, and put a small pan lid over the sammie right in the pan until the cheese melts down. Then, up the heat, brown up the open-face samm and a piece of bread to close up the sandwich at plating. You can't just toss butter in the pan. You need to carefully spread butter on both slices of bread, covering every mm2, especially the crusty edge.
Whoa! This is good! Made a cheddar and chive on sourdough for breakfast. (And just a dab of spicy mustard). Unfortunately I can feel my arteries hardening, so I only ate half of it. It would be good on a lunch menu. Next time I’ll add some ham, and ease back on the cheese. I might have gone overboard with the cheese.
I have never had a good grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant compared to what I make at home.
The inside of the cheese grater gave me “mo money mo problems” music video vibes
Now I’m hungry 😂
" Yum ! "
🤘
I also recommend parmesan cheese on the butter side
I would love that sandwich on the sour dough bread right now! 😛
The oven trick works but I feel it’s better to do it all in a pan without burning it. I love sliced havarti maybe a good cheddar to on mine.
Thank you! Just did this with 3 year white cheddar and garlic scapes. #chefskiss
I hate brunch, LOL! You're not alone on that one brother!
Tony Bourdain also hated brunch when he worked at Le Halles.
Yea you Hit that !
I don’t just want this, I need this. My life will forever be unfulfilled until I can have this ambrosia in my soul.
Come thru bro