 | Bear here... long time no type... I hope people are still out there and interested.... I entered my first "Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Sandwich Championship" (Left: Got the T-shirt to prove it.) (Also grabbing life by the horns, hope you all like the new hair do... it's a 10 point rack.) With Theresa's help and the unleashing of my inner Cook of Anarchy... Here is what happened... |
We decided to do two of the four categories of sandwiches (the classic plus one ingredient and the classic plus extras/any ingredients). We went through a lot of different cheeses, breads, and toppings testing different combinations. Many of the cheeses are still unopened in the refrigerator- I didn't even get around to tasting all of them.
Simple is my friend, so is bacon. I used White Jasmine Tandoori Gouda cheese and Roth Butterkase cheese, with pit smoked bacon and home made dill pickle relish for my extras sandwich. For the plus one I used Tandoori Gouda with our home grown and homemade red currant jelly (gotta love sweet with heat). Unfortunately, the judges were not showing me any love- my scores were low. The VIPs, though, who paid extra to actually taste the sandwiches the competitors were making, were showing me a lot of love. I counted at least five different people who were waiting to sample my sandwiches and some of them came up to ask me about them. (People asking about, wanting, and liking my food... THAT is what makes me happy.)
Simple is my friend, so is bacon. I used White Jasmine Tandoori Gouda cheese and Roth Butterkase cheese, with pit smoked bacon and home made dill pickle relish for my extras sandwich. For the plus one I used Tandoori Gouda with our home grown and homemade red currant jelly (gotta love sweet with heat). Unfortunately, the judges were not showing me any love- my scores were low. The VIPs, though, who paid extra to actually taste the sandwiches the competitors were making, were showing me a lot of love. I counted at least five different people who were waiting to sample my sandwiches and some of them came up to ask me about them. (People asking about, wanting, and liking my food... THAT is what makes me happy.)
 Spatulas up! The big guy is ready to cook. |  Tandoori gouda is really crumbly, the spoon really helps. |
 Hmmm... Wonder W.T.F. this was for? |  Back at it. The burners were sensitive, at times I thought mine was on low but it was out. |
 As the assistant, Theresa gets to raise the flag to tell the judges when we are done. |  Lookin good...Hope they like them. |
 Second round, time to pull more fixings out of my bag of tricks. |  Yep, I am having fun... can't you tell? |
We had a good time and got to meet a lot of cool people with a lot of ideas about cheese sandwiches. If you need some ideas for making your own championship sandwiches, see my Cook of Anarchy Grilled Cheese page.
Type at you later,
Bear
Type at you later,
Bear
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