11 Responses to “A Hidden Crisis?”

1. Terry Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 6:55 am

   Cheese inside, bread outside, got it . . .

2. angryclown Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 8:24 am

   The writer is clearly a rank amateur. Sure, she has the elementary things right – butter the bread, not the pan. Duh. But cover the skillet? And let the butter soak into the bread on side two? Mais non, ma cherie. Let Angryclown show you.

   Of course you butter with soft, salted butter. (As a refinement, butter both sides and then put them in the freezer for 2 minutes to harden the butter – it will improve the surface texture of the sandwich). But you should grill side one with cheese only, at first, holding back side two until side one is fully grilled. Only then do you apply side 2 to the melted cheese. Turn immediately. When side two is finished, flip back to side one for half a minute.

   Serve immediately? And give your guest the choice between a mouth of scalding hot cheese and a warm, slightly soggy sandwich? No. The Angryclown method: serve the sandwich upright, balanced on the bottom crust. This way the sandwich cools evenly and the escaping steam won’t be trapped by the down-facing side and make it soggy.

3. Dave In Pgh Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 9:11 am

   “Foodies” like Maggie Nemser are out to kill people. I spent a week in the hospital last Spring because of a high-sodium diet. Bread, cheese…high salt/sodium products. And SALTED butter on top of it. None of these food “experts” are capable of creating a dish without using high-sodium products and then pouring more salt all over it. “The salt is the key!”, these people will tell you, and encourage you to chow down on stroke stew, stroke steak with stroke sauce, and stroke bread on the side.

   I did, and it adversely affected my health. Now I’m on high blood pressure medication, perhaps for the rest of my life. I suspect that Maggie Nemser and her ilk are heavily invested in pharmaceutical manufacturers.

4. Yossarian Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 9:22 am

   “serve the sandwich upright, balanced on the bottom crust. This way the sandwich cools evenly and the escaping steam won’t be trapped by the down-facing side and make it soggy.”

   This is also known as a first date with AngryClown.

5. angryclown Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 9:23 am

   Angryclown shares the low-sodium recipe only with Democrats.

6. Troy Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 10:25 am

   That’s just because you think they’re too stupid to figure it out for themselves, angryclown. How can you think so little of those you defend?

7. angryclown Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 10:43 am

   Actually, Trojan Man, it’s Dave in Pgh who didn’t figure out salt can be bad for you till he was this close to stroking out. Angryclown says: eat salt, wingnuts, the more the better! Fat too. And cigarettes. Smoke lots of cigarettes.

8. pianomomsicle Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 4:25 pm

   Ah, the diet of Britney Spears.

9. Mitch Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 9:08 pm

   But cover the skillet? And let the butter soak into the bread on side two? Mais non, ma cherie.

   No kidding. That would be the Mary Jo Kopechne of grilled cheese sandwiches.

   Oh, and don’t forget; before putting the sandwich on the grill, toss a splash of water on the grill. If it doesn’t flash to steam, it’s not hot enough.

   Of course you butter with soft, salted butter. (As a refinement, butter both sides and then put them in the freezer for 2 minutes to harden the butter – it will improve the surface texture of the sandwich).

   On this, as few topics outside music and baseball, the Clown is correct.

   But you should grill side one with cheese only, at first, holding back side two until side one is fully grilled. Only then do you apply side 2 to the melted cheese. Turn immediately. When side two is finished, flip back to side one for half a minute.

   give your guest the choice between a mouth of scalding hot cheese and a warm, slightly soggy sandwich? No. The Angryclown method: serve the sandwich upright, balanced on the bottom crust.

   I just use a portable rotisserie.

10. angryclown Says:
    September 20th, 2007 at 6:27 am

    Angryclown shall have to try that one day.

    Mitch’s ideas on non-political topics are almost always correct. And he’s completely reliable on politics too, as long as Angryclown remembers to mentally insert the word “not” at the beginning of every sentence.

11. Mitch Says:
    September 20th, 2007 at 10:06 am

    Dave In Pgh:

    I did, and it adversely affected my health. Now I’m on high blood pressure medication, perhaps for the rest of my life.

    Owwww.

    My father had very high blood pressure. He was on the meds for a long time, but I think via a VERY aggressive diet and a ton of exercise (he played/coached/taught tennis for many years) he was actually able to lose both the blood pressure and the meds.

    It took a while, but it seems to have worked.

    Good luck.

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