Making Grilled Cheese?

Question

I work in the restaurant industry and I was told that you are not supposed to put mayonaise on the buns because it is some kind of health hazard. So i need help with this. Most people put butter and then put them on the grill to get toasty, but a lot of restaurants put mayonaise. Is that a health hazard?

Answer 1

I've heard of using cheap mayo instead of butter/margarine on a griddle for the likes of Grilled Cheese Sandwhiches. Contrary to a number of the answers here, Mayonaise is largely oil of some kind, emuslsified with some egg. The cheaper the mayo, the less egg, hence Miracle Whip can't even be called Mayonaise in most states. Using it on a grill though will give nice browning, it just tastes lousy. Most commercial mayo has lots of sugar in it, and that, too, with help with browning.
As far as mayo's bad reputation as a health hazard, let me dispel the myth. By its self, (especially commercial) mayonaise is stable and in fact slightly acidic due to the vinegar and citric acid used for flavor and preservative. Additionally, the eggs have been heated to a high enough temperature to render the yolks cooked. Ever notice that mayo isn't refrigerated on store shelves? However, when mixed with a protein such as chicken, tuna, or turkey, all bets are off. But its the protein, not the mayo iteself that creates the danger!

Answer 2

Mayo can't be a health hazard unless it gets to warm temperature for a VERY long time (think: months)...supposedly...after opening, of course. Did you know an unopened jar of mayonaisse is actually safe for about 6 years with or without refridgeration? Of course, most companies don't use any date more than 2 years after its shelved, because in public relations, that just looks bad.

Mayonaisse itself may be health hazard, in the same way cheese is...loaded with saturated fats, cholesterol, sodium, etc.

UNLESS........the mayonaisse OR the sandwich itself is made with certain oils, such as, (believe it or not), Olive Oil. Which releases carcinogens (cancer causers) at very high temperatures.

So probably not. You may have been misinformed. And I don't even eat that much mayonnaise. But I think grilled chz. sounds pretty good with mayo.

Answer 3

I also work in the restaurant industry. From what I understand it is not actually a health hazard but it just makes the mayo break down quicker. I have never heard of anyone getting sick from it.

Answer 4

i've never heard anything about that before. i usually use mayonnaise when making grilled cheese, but i guess since mayonnaise is mostly made with eggs, then that's why it could be a health hazard. there's probably some bacteria issue that you wouldn't worry about when using butter.

Answer 5

2 slices of bread, couple slices of cheese of your selection, some butter, and a frying pan or George Foreman Grill. positioned the cheese interior the bread, butter the exterior of the bread (the section which will touch the pan or grill), and positioned it on the grill. verify the bread in many circumstances and change it as quickly because it starts to coach brown (wait a splash longer in case you choose it extra brown and crispy). as quickly as cheese is melted and bread is brown positioned it on a plate decrease it diagonal from corner to corner and consume. is going properly with Tomato Soup too.

Answer 6

Use BUTTER!! Never heard of Mayonaise being used.

Answer 7

Ewww, that sounds nasty, lol. You know, it could be a health hazard. Doesn't mayo go bad if it's heated?

Answer 8

how could it be a health hazard? Mayo is only egg and oil.

Answer 9

i've never heard of mayo on a grill cheese. it sounds gross. bread and cheese fried in butter, yummy!

Answer 10

I don't think so, I put Mayo on almost everything.
It's just made from eggs.