Tasting Table Asks: Which Cheese Do You Prefer For A Grilled Cheese?
When it comes to classic grilled cheese, Croque Monsieur-inspired sammies don’t fit the bill. Bringing up the rear of the pack is Brie, with 2.83% of the vote. Next up is Swiss with 7.15%. The 2022 World Cheese Awards crowned a Swiss-made Gruyère as the Best Cheese in the World (via CNN), but it looks like for this application, traditional Swiss is a little less popular with our readers. Close ahead is Provolone, with 7.65% of the vote; it’s a solid cheese for topping pizzas, but it inspires decidedly less enthusiasm for grilled cheese. And just 12.15% of readers said Gouda is their favorite cheese to grill.
The first- and second-place cheeses pulled far ahead of the pack, together accounting for over 70% of the total vote. In second place is cheddar, which raked in an impressive 33.78% of the vote. And in first place, our readers say that when they’re making a grilled cheese sandwich, they reach for American cheese. Fare encompassing the sphere of Kraft Singles was named the best grilled cheese cheese by no less than 36.44% of the voters.
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