/kitchen/ - tasty morsels & delights

>>986
I had one of these things last saturday. It was astoundingly tasty.

>>988
You just blew this thing wide open!

Grilled cheese.
I'm not from the USA, so let me take you on my voyage of discovery.
Where I'm from a grill is a hot element, usually built in to your oven, that cooks things from above with radiant heat.
Cheese on toast, cooked under a grill is common here. So when I heard people talking about grilled cheese I imagined it was similar.

But then I saw it and realised no, this isn't mere cheese on toast. There are two layers of bread, a whole sandwich.
This hot cheesy concoction is what I would call a toastie. I wouldn't ideally use the grill, but it works well enough.
Mystery solved, until I found out that what I call a grill is known as a broiler in most of the USA.
And it's not a broiled cheese, so how is it cooked?
I asked a friend, what do they call a grill?
They explained it's a hot flamey contraption with a wire rack over it that you use outside.
Aha, a barbecue I thought!
But surely you wouldn't barbecue a sandwich.
So, I ask, how do you cook a grilled cheese?
It's fried, they reply.

>mfw

>chicken fried steak
No he fucking didn't

>>992
Alton Brown attempted to solve this issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllWJUvrxEY

>>992
In a fryer?

>>995
That's a montecristo

>>1086
I thought Mystia's Izakaya made this food up. Like there's no way something this fucked up could be real.

Today I brought myself and my family burgers from a local famous restaurant when returning from a trip. While I had to admire the obviously high quality of ingredients and I cannot be disappointed at what I got, I found out that I cannot enjoy the thing at all. And for this I blame the premise of the sandwich itself.

Excuse my weird European opinions but I like my meat actually cooked and noticeably seasoned, sauces that actually taste nice (The BBQ sauce is a crime against humanity, thousand islands is no better and what sane person puts mayo on meat?) and do not inherently turn the entire meal into a soggy mess over time. And how is anybody even supposed to fit that thing into the mouth without getting that heinous sauce all over your fingers? Did I tell you that I hate pickles in sandwiches as well?

I believe the premise of the burger itself is extremely flawed. Or I should have expected less of a borgar from the place.

>>1103
fancy fakeburgers are an insult to the dish

A REAL hamburger should be cooked well done and served on a soft white bun. Acceptable toppings are thinly sliced pickles, shredded onions, ketchup, and yellow mustard (NO SPICY BROWN MUSTARD). Processed cheese product (NO REAL CHEESE) can be added to make a cheeseburger.