Cheese. Toast. Two fantastic ingredients, falling in love with each other. Follow these recipes to avoid the pitfalls of rubbery cheese or charred bread and let their love soar to new heights. If you're feeling ambitious, introduce the couple to some friends and melt yourself a pot of Welsh rarebit.

Toast the bread in a low-temperature oven. Butter the bread on one side and place it in a cold oven at its minimum temperature setting. This recipe is quite quick, but you should check on the toast every few minutes just in case. Remove once toasted to your preferred color.

Return the bread to the oven. Watch it like a hawk until the cheese has completely melted and started to bubble, there also should be brown patches.. This takes another 3–5 minutes or so, but even one minute too long can turn it black.

If your toaster oven has a "broil" setting that heats from above, this gives the cheese an extra crisp. In a regular oven, the "broil" setting is worth a try if it's located at the top of your oven, but the high heat can turn the cheese rubbery.Here are your options:

Cook for about three minutes. Cook over medium-low heat, so the cheese has time to melt before the bread burns. Once brown and bubbly, transfer to a plate and serve hot. Eat plain or with chutney, brown sauce, or ketchup.

Add optional ingredients. A spread of mustard or pinch of cayenne adds a kick of heat. A thin slice of ham and you have a croque monsieur . If it sounds good to you, it probably is – although you should stay away from vegetables that get soggy when cooked, such as lettuce or pickles.

Try sourdough for a tangy flavor, or an airy bread like ciabatta if you like the cheese oozing through the holes and burning on the pan. Buttering both sides will create a golden crust and a moist interior.

To recreate the Sizzler recipe, spread an extra-thick slice of bread with a mix of Parmesan and margarine (or butter). Toast or grill on one side only, until golden brown.To get that spectrum of crisp to chewy, freeze the bread first and cook using cooking spray, not butter or oil.

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