{"id":36339,"date":"2019-02-18T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/?p=36339"},"modified":"2021-08-24T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T19:07:45","slug":"cheese-goals-perfect-your-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/stories\/ruminations\/cheese-goals-perfect-your-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese Goals: Perfect Your Pull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">W<\/span>e\u2019ve all heard how important it is to get your daily stretches in\u2014but&nbsp;I\u2019ve learned that&nbsp;a great grilled cheese stretch is also beneficial to one\u2019s emotional&nbsp;well-being. As the chick behind&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/article\/9-cheese-shops-you-need-to-follow-on-instagram-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grilled Cheese Social<\/a>, the&nbsp;world\u2019s largest grilled cheese blog,&nbsp;I\u2019ve tested many methods over the years\u2014here\u2019s how to get it right.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The most important part of achieving that picture-perfect,&nbsp;ooey-gooey grilled cheese&nbsp;pull&nbsp;is choosing the correct cheese blend.&nbsp;Pick one or more of the most melt-tastic&nbsp;semi-soft cheeses like&nbsp;young&nbsp;cheddar, <a href=\"http:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/recipes\/avocado-grilled-cheese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mozzarella<\/a>, muenster,&nbsp;young&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/article\/one-cheese-five-ways-gouda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gouda<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/culturecheesemag.com\/pairings\/summer-cheese-belgian-witbier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pepper&nbsp;Jack<\/a>.&nbsp;Armed with the right blend,&nbsp;cook&nbsp;the sandwich&nbsp;using your preferred method until the outside of the bread is crispy and golden brown and the cheese has melted throughout. When&nbsp;it\u2019s all finished, pull your sandwich off the griddle&nbsp;and&nbsp;let it sit for&nbsp;a&nbsp;minute to allow the cheese to seize back up. This rest time will bring your cheese to the perfect stretchable elasticity.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now here\u2019s where the magic happens:&nbsp;Use a serrated knife to cut through the bread on one side, then flip the sandwich and cut through&nbsp;the bread on the&nbsp;other side\u2014don\u2019t cut through&nbsp;the cheese! Leaving the cheese intact&nbsp;gives you&nbsp;a mouthwatering pull that is just oh-so-fun to show off on&nbsp;Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expert advice on achieving that picture-perfect grilled cheese pull<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":36342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[53,7963,2859,7964,9621],"coauthors":[9620],"class_list":["post-36339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ruminations","tag-grilled-cheese","tag-grilled-cheese-social","tag-instagram","tag-mackenzie-smith","tag-stretch"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - 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