Growing up I was taught that if the cheese on your pizza was stretchy, it meant it was low quality. Then Domino's Pizza came out with commercials in which chefs bragged about how stretchy their cheese was. After all the confusion, this article from The Daily Meal, and its accompanying slideshow, curated by Laura Werlin, set the record straight on what makes the perfect melted cheese. -Mike

We wanted to know the basics of how to make the best grilled cheese we’ve ever had. There’s plenty of choices to make — thick bread or thin, gooey cheese or nutty, toaster or griddle? Werlin broke it down for us, from the technique to use and the way to butter the bread to the perfect ratio of bread and cheese. She even shared a few recipes with us.

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