How Americans build the perfect grilled cheese

The people have spoken: America’s ultimate grilled cheese uses white bread, is cut into triangles and layers in two cheese types, according to a recent survey.

Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by Tillamook County Creamery Association for National Sandwich Day on Nov. 3, the survey polled 5,000 Americans from across the U.S. and found that two cheese types, on average, are included in the ideal grilled cheese.

When opting to incorporate multiple cheeses, Americans said a combo of cheddar (44%) and American cheese (40%) is best.

When asked about the tastiest cheese in general to use on a grilled cheese, cheddar was the hands-down winner in a handful of states, including Wyoming (81%), Arkansas (79%) and Utah (78%), and American cheese (70%) and pepper jack (40%) were also favorited across the country.

White bread (43%) cut into triangles (48%) with the crust on (80%) also came out on top as America’s grilled cheese bread of choice, followed by sourdough (24%), which actually turned out to be the West Coast’s favorite bread for grilled cheese: California (30%), Oregon (39%) and Washington (28%).