What better way to use up the odds and ends from your cheeseboard than the ultimate festive cheese toastie? No need for a toastie maker – it’s made in a frying pan. Tip the parsley and spring ...

Whether you call it a toastie, grilled cheese, or toasted sandwich ... that a traditional sandwich press or grill is still the best way to achieve that authentic, melty goodness.

It’s hard to think of a more saliva-inducing image than that of stringy cheese thinning out as the crisped bread of a cheese toastie is gently pulled apart. You can taste the salty softness ...

On a mission to find the best grilled cheese out there ... The closed sandwich went into the pan to get toasty and melty. Garten’s sandwich had stringy cheese and a smoky flavor.

This toastie is a delight – the nuttiness from the vegetarian haggis goes so well with the sharp, salty cheese and the sweet, sticky caramelised onions. Best dipped in a little ‘broon’ sauce!