Tell me this isn’t the most magnificent grilled cheese sandwich that you have ever seen.
If you disagree, you’re lying. It’s perfect. What could be better? The butter to bread ratio is sheer nirvana, the amount of cheese just right. The big difference, the huge distinction is something that you can’t see because it was part of the creation of this magnificent sandwich. But I will tell you that this sandwich would not be the work of art that it is without this item. In fact, previous attempts at production were complete and utter failures.
Now, before I get into this amazing product that makes grilled cheese like manna from heaven, I’ll say that I’m not what you would call a master chef or anything, but I do like to cook. I try to cook at least 4-5 dinners every week and I’ve been toiling away in the kitchen, just doing my thing, for years. But when Anna came along, she came with her own little meal plans and ideas for what she wants to eat. We’re very fortunate (and we’ve worked hard at it!) but she’s a very adventurous and good eater. One of the staples of any toddlers diet is the good o’ grilled cheese sandwich. For me, made with whole grain white bread, a little cheese…it’s a pretty decent lunch for her.
So where’s the problem? The problem, you see, is that I can’t cook a grilled cheese to save my life. Oh, I mean, I do cook them…I cook them within an inch of their lives. I actually burn them. I don’t burn much else when cooking, usually – I can cook casseroles, Thanksgiving dinners, bake anything from scratch – but, for some reason, I am a disaster at grilled cheese sandwiches.
But, see with your own eyes! I am triumphant! And I did it all by myself! Just me! I have mastered the art of the grilled 
cheese sandwich! What? What’s that, you ask? That rather serious looking cooking weapon over there? Oh. That. Okay, maybe my success has a little something to do with that shiny new cooking instrument. That, my envious friends, is a Swiss Diamond fry pan.
First, the shiny part – yes, it is actually shiny. Guess why? Diamonds. No, I’m totally serious. There are literally thousands of teeny-tiny diamonds, mixed with other components, that work together and form the most unbelievably durable and easy to clean cooking surface that you can imagine.
I’m not someone who always goes out and buys the best. I often go out intending to buy the best and end up with a different model that I had a coupon for, plus it happened to be on clearance. To be completely honest, I have to say that I have always bought the cheapest possible pots and pans. Like the kind that now are featured on pamphlets from health care companies with pictures of the non-stick coating crumbling off in bits and pieces into your food. But as I get older and put more and more life lessons under my belt, I am learning about what products you can get away with skimping on. Cereal, shoelaces, generic toothpaste…all things that you can buy generic and live a very fulfilling life. I thought I was doing okay by buying middle-of-the-road cookware, but I had no idea how wrong I was until proven completely silly wrong by Swiss Diamond.
Now, when I go to cook dinner, whether it be the simple but now perfect grilled cheese or a holiday meal for my whole family, I will feel more steady and sure of myself in the kitchen because I have a partner in there with me. How you know the really, truly great cookware? It makes you feel like you have a comrade in arms when you march into the kitchen. I don’t know about you, but even though I’m not going on Top Chef any day now, I need all the help I can get! And, as for the argument that it’s too expensive? I’m going to start collecting Swiss Diamond products like any other collection – maybe one for Christmas every year or something. All of a sudden, the expense isn’t all that bad.
It’s a small price to pay for perfect grilled cheese.
