"Recipes don't come much simpler than grilled cheese. With just a pan and a couple of slices of bread and cheese, even the most novice cooks can rustle up an impromptu snack. So it might surprise you to know that there is an even easier method to making this sandwich, and it gives you perfectly melted cheese every time: Skip the skillet and instead switch on the air fryer for your next grilled cheese."
"The traditional method of pan cooking uses mainly direct heat, which means that the bread on the bottom can often burn before the cheese has a chance to melt all the way through. An air fryer on the other hand, circulates heat around the food, cooking it more evenly. The trick to the meltiest cheese in the air fryer is to start the sandwich open face."
An air fryer cooks grilled cheese more evenly than a skillet because circulating heat prevents the bottom slice from burning before the cheese melts. Start the sandwich open-faced: spread bread with mayonnaise or butter, place spread-side down in the air fryer, add cheese to half the slices, and cook about 3 minutes until the cheese melts. Close the sandwiches and cook another 4 minutes per side to crisp the bread. Combine a good melting cheese such as mozzarella or gruyere with a flavorful cheese like strong cheddar; add parmesan for extra flavor. Monitor temperature and time to avoid overly dry bread.
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