CwCS: Making the Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich Redux

--Hey cheeseheads! This is an updated version of our World Famous Grilled Cheese video. It's a little quicker, has new music, and frankly, we now own every bit of it (we used to feature music that wasn't ours.) Enjoy!
You will be the hit of your household after Chef Michael Shafer of The Depot Restaurant in Torrance, CA shows you how to cook the world's greatest grilled cheese sandwich at home. Chef Shafer is bound to deliver a wonderful mix of entertainment and information in each of his five minute tutorial videos that he posts exclusively to KZbin! www.depotrestau... www.blofli.com www.hamacullen.com

[@CookingWithShafer]

Producer Matt here: Keep in mind that Chef Shafer only uses unsalted butter. Do not try following his recipe with margarine or salted butter. That will certainly does taste too salty. The point of using both butter and oil is to turn the bread into a Crostini, giving it a crunchy, buttery, toasted flavor. It's a little extra fat but come on, you're making a sandwich with butter, bread and cheese! It's comfort food, made to be eaten on occasion. I can attest, it's the best sandwich I've ever had!

[@danamuise4117]

OMG, I tried this and it was amazing!! Salt & pepper make all the difference. I added sticed turkey and tomato.

[@j54911]

Chef Shaffer: Don’t ever apologize for your recipes. Keep making tasty, delicious dishes. I made your sandwich at home and it was amazing. Unbelievably tasty.

[@valentinamaria3737]

Gotta love a chef who not only loves what they do, but what they cook! Dangerously good grilled cheese!

[@RaySDJ86]

Cant get enough of this grilled cheese!!! We need more videos chef schafer!!!!!

[@suzbone]

FINALLY, someone toasting both sides of the bread. Once you start doing this, you will realize how much better the texture is than the typical soggy-inside grilled cheese.

[@tomjones1403]

Thank you so much for this video! I watched it back in 2013 have been making the best grilled cheese ever since. Life changing. You the man.

[@leosantoro1852]

ive never seen a chef wear so much jewellery

[@jeffreybuse6814]

Bling King!

[@kane00000]

I wonder if he wears them during intimate encounters with himself.

[@derbigpr500]

I guess when your order this in his restaurant, the waiter asks you "would you like some bread and cheese with your oil and butter?"

[@jamaicanjourney7]

taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa my thoughts too!!!!!!!! yuck!

[@jamaicanjourney7]

atleast you expect a pizza to be oily and unhealthy...

[@curlysierf_]

still delicious :P

[@seanonel]

Michael Mclennon I can even make a really tasty, healthy pizza (Neapolitan) which has less calories than this. Not to mention my toasted cheese sandwiches which a) don't need to be 'greased' on both sides, b) contain half the salt content c) are not made by a greasy spoon chef d) taste incredible, and e) are only made when I need a late night snack; I daren't 'live' on them...

[@ChacaSwag25]

The sandwich was awesome!!

[@LocsMermaidia]

I wasn't sure this would be good until I saw the cheese string out. Bloody hell!

[@Centaurete]

same

[@AndiDuck]

Grilling the bread on both sides and adding the salt and pepper before adding the cheese makes this the best grilled cheese sandwich recipe I have tried.

[@NJNolanful]

My heart was crushed when he didnt cut it diagonally

[@coldyyeong]

Just tried it. Freakinh awesome. Absolutely the best.

[@AnwarRosly]

learning to make it..thanks chef!

[@j54911]

Stop criticizing and just enjoy the sandwich. Salt, oil and butter are the ingredients that make everything taste better.

[@rassledassle82]

Yummmmy!!!! I am gonna do this today

[@khanhpham6075]

God that looks wonderful. I really want to eat that.

[@ethanolhd3848]

Bread + butter + cheeses + microwave on high for 45 seconds = a perfect grilled cheese.

[@nyny5550]

Hey guys!!! Do you think this is the BEST GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH??!! Because for me, it is!!!! It look so so so good.... BTW Chef!!! I love your recipes..... they're the best!!!!!!

[@EInc1000]

just made one (added Tony's Seasoning and onions), it was delicious!

[@CookingWithShafer]

Producer Matt here - I LOVE Tony's seasoning, I bet that was amazing. It's the nice thing about this sandwich, it's customizable!!

[@kane00000]

I wonder what Tony is up to.

[@ttl02]

Nice

[@bertiebotts5698]

I cried happy tears. Cheese stretch!

[@BennyCasazza]

What kind I sour doe bread does he use? Mine isn't really that great, and what kind of cheddar cheese? Mine doesn't stretch like his

[@CookingWithShafer]

The sour dough is homemade :-/ But he says any sourdough should be fine. He actually recommends bread and cheese from Costco if you don't have a small baker or cheesemonger that you usually use. The cheese just may not be cooked enough, that may be why it's not stretching quite the same. If you absolutely can't get that stretch, hit it in the Microwave for ten seconds or so when you're done cooking, that just may heat up the cheese to perfection.

[@user-ii3lo4dc3w]

This is the kind that I'm looking for DELICIOUS!

[@jessiekwok2162]

omg they look awesome! Im gonna try this at home

[@sftwr314r8]

Gruyere and tomato grilled cheese is too good.

[@CookingWithShafer]

One More Note: We all know this is a fattening sandwich. It's a sandwich devoted to slapping a hunk of orange cheese between two slices of golden brown bread. You can try and make it less fattening. But our feeling is, if you're gonna do it, DO IT! Enjoy the experience, but only have it once a month... after you've gone on a five mile run :-)

[@Twankiez1019]

That's so much black pepper god damn.

[@TheABElia]

I eat grilled cheese sandwiches almost everyday, but I've never even thought of putting salt & pepper on them. Sounds disgusting, but I"ll try it at least once. There's already enough sodium in bread & cheese though...

[@Scott-K7sce]

i like me a good ol grill cheese even with ham or turkey. on sourdough, wheat, white, rasian bread but no on the salt pepper i tried it, didn't care for that. swiss & pepperjack combo with ham.. mmmmmmmm yummy in me tummy

[@lolwhut7]

Holy shit that cheese stretch made me shit myself. And there's no such thing as too much butter!

[@angie7719]

Yum!!

[@kbholla]

Im about to make this for myself right now i hope i get it right

[@Fogmaster1990]

The simple the better

[@lynnettefamilia3399]

Tried it!! I used whole wheat bread though :/ wasn't a good choice, but then I put butter and black pepper, I think I put too much pepper that's why the sandwhich didn't come out as great, and one side of the bread was soft, otherwise it was delicious!!!

[@FatsacksAllday]

Grilled fat sandwich nice

[@KeganARTnJUNK28]

o GAWD DAT CHEESE STRETCH DOE!!!

[@TehCookieSpartan]

This is very important to me.

[@CookingWithShafer]

Quick Producer's Note: Because we've noticed many posts about salt regarding this sandwich. We want to you to keep in mind that Chef Shafer only ever uses UNSALTED butter. Make sure you follow his lead, it makes all the difference and definitely makes the sandwich way more edible. We tried cooking the two sandwiches side by side. One with and one without salted butter. The unsalted buttered sandwich tasted the way Chef Shafer intends it for sure!

[@abbyturner144]

OMG where is this place located

[@CubussHD]

Where are his eyebrows?

[@HollowHill17]

oh man i was literally about to take bite right out of the screen

[@samanthadorothycristobal3916]

my saliva is falling from my mouth now..

[@anxiousweeb8753]

How you seen chef

[@snipermakedonski]

CHEF! Could you please do a sandwitch that is a real mans sandwitch? Like steak with cheese and bacon or something like that? I want to know your imput for one. Thank you in advance!

[@CookingWithShafer]

Hey there, Producer Matt here letting you know that we think that you've got a great idea there! We have a couple of new exciting videos coming soon... A stuffed, savory French toast which is simple and AMAZING! Trust me, I had several plates of it on the shoot day. And we will also be shooting "Ramen class" soon, where Chef Shafer takes 99 cent ramen and elevates the dish in only the way that Chef Shafer can. I'll run the idea of "Man Sandwich" by him though, it's a good one!

[@snipermakedonski]

Cooking With Chef Shafer Thank you for answering! Ill be looking forward to your videos, I really enjoy them! Have a nice day and say hi to Chef Shafer for me :) P.S> O yea and my name is Richard just for convenience because my KZbin name is difficult to pronounce ;)

[@acbd9555]

can any1 tell me which cheese did he use ?

[@quangminhang9684]

Definitely shouldn't watch it when hungry :D

[@ngzhiyin1250]

I wish to try and eat one but.... As you know parents will not let you do such things when no ones at home right

[@NevariMyori]

Lirik sent me here.

[@p.romvig4202]

The only thing i think of is all the bling on your fingers and wrist. It is so unhygienic..

[@frankE91210]

who the fuck cares.

[@jimrolaand5508]

Yea, i'd love to find something rejected from the guy fieri collection in my sandwich.......

[@matthewdavis2420]

from under cheese dead 😂😂😂😂

[@nyny5550]

what cheese did you used chef??

[@TheABElia]

He said cheddar in the video.

[@oruffryder]

Iam gonna make this for my lady :)

[@KeturahsKastle]

Can't wait to try it boo. 😊

[@oruffryder]

Cant wait to make it for you!!!

[@jamaicanjourney7]

why is he saying saMdwich?????

[@Xeroxmruanus]

I mean I'm inexperience, and this guy is a professional, just want to make somethings straight so i can understand =P

[@thebeautyisLP]

if your sons live on grilled cheese, you're doing something very wrong.

[@davidlomm4424]

Nice technique but there's plenty of salt in the Bread & the Cheese on their own !... If not,... You're buying the wrong Bread & Cheese ;)

[@mcloven7130]

Tooo much butter and oil this is a death sandwich

[@malcroft01]

You never season with pepper before grilling anything. The pepper will burn. Its the same principle as with steak. Also you cant work with long, unrestrained hair, rings and bracelets. Its simply unhygienic and frankly disgusting. On the subject: The sandwich was burnt on the fringes, all around. The pepper was seared and the cheese not properly melted. That was everything but a proper grilled cheese sandwich. To avoid the burning just preheat with olive oil on the surface, dont season beforehand with pepper and dont crank the heat up too much so as to not burn the bread before the cheese is completely melted.

[@dreamssecrets7329]

OMG

[@fatboymachinegun]

4:15 anyone else?

[@seanonel]

Yes, me... But not if caused by these oily sandwiches... :/

[@mehdiflood]

Oil butter oil butter cheese oil butter oil ... WTF

[@DhirC35]

o my god hes dead after that

[@noodle050]

So this guy works in a kitchen with long nails, beard without a cover, rings on his fingers, bracelet and a watch. SMH

[@philipl7647]

Americans, hes obviously not an ecucated chef. It's different in Europe. you must have a education or no real Restaurant work. Not even McD :P i study first year as a Chef in Sweden :)

[@RainyDaysComeAndGo]

Philip Larka wait are those qualities you don't want in a chef?? I see people like this who are "chefs" all the time!

[@Dark83Noodle]

Philip Larka has nothing to do with being an American

[@philipl7647]

Dark83Noodle Yes since american education is usually bad compared to different european

[@philipl7647]

Dark83Noodle huh?

[@1900bib]

croque MANsieur? seriously? it's Monsieur

[@1toda3toda5]

Just fat coated bread with "real cheese"? I thought there was more of a secret in the recipe for the best grilled cheese, but in the end you have more fat than in a portion of fries

[@rassledassle82]

So what's your point? Do some research... fat doesn't make you fat, anyway, but the white bread will... besides, if you're looking at this recipe, you're obviously not looking for a low-fat grilled cheese anyway.

[@kiethuynh3014]

That's too much salt..o.o

[@user-cp9id1mj8b]

Do these guys know theres a lot of salt in cheese already? They're poisoning themselves if his 3 son 'live on this'.

[@Xeroxmruanus]

This guy is already using a heap load of butter so why use cooking oil.... Look at that salt aswell, this aint steak lol. Also don't those kind of cheese are naturally salty? i mean thats alot of sodium right there, don't think you should even touch the salt when using grill cheese.

[@jvielma82]

Wtf not an ametican grilled cheese sandwich

[@glimon805]

I’m willing to bet that’s a salty & slightly spicy grilled cheese with all that salt and pepper. No thanks,man.

[@elitem3]

ive had better and seen better

[@msjdbabybabyy2456]

Too much stuff

[@rassledassle82]

What would you suggest?lol...

[@alvaradc]

too much salt and pepperr...

[@shingay0204]

Thats a lot of oil!!!!

[@pavlecenic6069]

So much oil :/

[@Jeroen_Niet_Doen]

calls chedar cheese real cheese ROFL

[@Casanagoyarestaurant]

you think y got magic. even animals can make this sandwich on toaster. you pretend to be a chef.

[@4Methylendioxy]

lol this is just fat and a little bit of bread..

[@kdeeznuttz]

cut your nails chef

[@jeffbyrne107]

Wtf is this?