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Does Cheese Stand Alone?

We're out to see what fillings make the best toasted sandwich.

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    Cook’s Illustrated test cook Lan Lam, right, slices a grilled cheese sandwich into eight tasting portions as test kitchen intern Sarah Mullins arranges more samples before a tasting of various ingredients mixed into the cheesy centers of each sandwich (one ingredient per, including pickles, shallots, grated apple, and even sauerkraut), part of recipe development for an upcoming article on grown-up grilled cheese.

    About the Author: Steve Klise

    Steve Klise is a photo editor at America's Test Kitchen. When he isn't running the Test Kitchen Snapshots section of The Feed, drooling over pictures of food while directing shoots for Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country, or trying to stay out of the way while taking photos in the Test Kitchen, you can find him scurrying around his own kitchen, relaxing in one of Boston's waterfront parks, daydreaming about great barbecue, or stuck in traffic jamming out to Springsteen with the windows down.

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