In article >,
KenK > wrote:

> A few days ago I tried an experiment - a quick easy grilled cheese
> sandwich. Instead of the normal method I toasted two slices of white bread,
> Made a sandwich with cheese, in this case sharp cheddar, and put it in the
> microwave for - I forget - 30 seconds? Maybe a minute?
>
> Terrible results - cheese tasted rubbery and awful. Who'd a thought it?
>
> Back to regularly grilled cheese sandwiches in the future.

Toasting and then nuking can make the bread soggy and tough.

Put cheese in bread, microwave, then pop into a skillet with melted,
sizzling butter. Flip, repeat. Nice hot melted cheese and crispy toast.

I have never had a problem with cheese getting tough *because* it was
warmed specifically in a microwave (some cheeses just don't do well when
heated any way at all).

Isaac