"isw" > wrote in message
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> 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).

I toast the bread first, make the sandwich, wrap in foil and pop in the
oven. That works too.