Cheese on Toast

It's been ages since anything new was put on here so to get it going again I'm going to look into one of the classic dilemmas, is cheese on toast less healthy than a cheese sandwich?

My answer to that is; no, quite the opposite in fact. 

There are 2 ways of looking at the scenario, the first is equal amounts in each, 1 slice of bread and some cheese used for both the sandwich and toasted version, the second option involves 2 slices of bread for the sandwich dooms and 1 slice for the toast.  In the second option the 2 slices of bread dooms it immediately.  So we will go back to option 1, equal amounts of ingredients.

With the sandwich there is the cheese and the bread, maybe folded and eaten cold.  For the cheese on toast the cheese will be melted and the bread will be toasted and overall the food will be hot.

When the cheese on toast cooks the grease from the cheese starts to ooze out, this while looking unhealthy may allow some to dribble off putting the cheese on toast ahead of the sandwich straight away in the health stakes.  After the initial seepage you can tilt the toast and let more dribble off or as I do in work wipe it with a paper towel.  I would likely be dead now if I didn't follow this practise.  Secondly the toasted bread of the cheese on toast should crumble more during handling meaning less bread is eaten.  Next is that I usually put chilli on cheese on toast thus boosting my metabolism to an inhuman level.  Also reading a discussion on the the topic I read that small quantities of charcoal on the toast is good for digestion.  Finally hot food is nicer than cold generally so is better for mental health.

Overall a decisive victory for cheese on toast (and that's without even considering that it's more likely you'd use butter or lard with the sandwich).  Obviously though with current electricity prices maybe using the grill so much isn't a wise choice so it depends whether you value financial or actual health more. 

Feel free to present me with any arguments in favour of the sandwich.   On and Gin' Do Friday are back according to their blog :-O

No Disappointment

The wait is over and Sean didn't disappoint, obviously, not only that he delivered more than I could have ever hoped for.   I got back to my flat at 7.30 after thinking Yodel had failed me and there was a huge box, after preparing the evening's schnitzel (of which there are photos later)  we opened it up not really noticing how a box for 2 pies would be a lot smaller...

This is what I found

Thanks O2

Uhoh, 8 whole cans of Greene King IPA, 4 Full English Breakfast pies, 4 Bean Egg and Mushroom pies, 2 ice packs and most importantly - as can be seen in the top right of the box - a George flag!  Ahh Sean you are more perfect than I ever though possible.  I sense The Twps agrees.

Pieminister: A Pie for All Seasons (this is a pie recipe book)

So if ever I needed a reason for England to go further it's for the chance to get another one of these legit good times.  There was also 50p off a beer in a pub but I would probably be ashamed using that.

Here's the schnitzel, bit of tarragon sauce and German dark beer.  For extra health we made them using Best of Both breadcrumbs, yes please fibre with the taste of white bread.