TikTok Heartily Disapproves Of Turning Pizza Into Grilled Cheese
When TikTok collectively agrees on whether a food trend is actually worth trying, it's a rare, beautiful thing ... unless they're not a fan of the food. While some TikTok trends have captivated millions to be more adventurous with food — whether it's using ice cubes to heat rice or making chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips — others have made users agree that they're just not into it.
One viral pizza trend is getting the proverbial "thumbs-down" treatment from TikTok users who'd rather scarf down their leftover pizza without doing anything extra to it. The idea seems creative enough to entice people, but it's clearly not a home run. TikTok users are more than a little wary of this new pizza trend, which involves transforming leftover pizza into another beloved food.
Take one look at the comments on the video, and you'll see that this way to make leftover pizza extra-cheesy has earned ardent disapproval. But why does pizza grilled cheese have so many detractors?
What exactly is the viral pizza-to-grilled-cheese hack?
Pizza certainly isn't lacking in cheese, but one cheese lover on TikTok decided to take pepperoni pizza to the next level. With two slices of leftover pizza and a bit of cook time, they transformed an ordinary pizza into an extra-cheesy grilled cheese sandwich.
If you're willing to wait a few extra minutes, the cook time for this pizza/grilled cheese mashup isn't objectionable, even if the final product leaves many feeling iffy. To make the sandwich, take two slices of leftover pepperoni pizza and immediately cut off the crusts. Next, put a mound of shredded cheese on the top portion of one of the slices and lay the other slice face-down on top of the cheese so the pizza resembles sandwich bread. Once the "pizza bread" is all set, it's time to get the pan ready.
Add some butter to the top of the top slice of "pizza bread," then once it's in the pan, wait until the other side has grilled through before flipping it over. After you've grilled the second slice of pizza, you'll have a grilled cheese-style pizza sandwich. But if the TikTok comments are any indication, you may find the sandwich a tad overwhelming for your personal taste. "Pizza already has cheese," one commenter wrote, adding a laughing emoji. "Just buy a pizza pocket," another wrote. And as one TikTok commenter so succinctly put it, "or just eat the leftover pizza."
Other grilled cheese variations
Making grilled cheese sandwiches out of pizza is a bit over-the-top. Although plenty of people have tried other pizza grilled cheese alternatives, many are a swing and a miss. So how can you make everyday grilled cheese stand out?
Because grilled cheese has been a lunchtime staple for quite a while, there are numerous ways to give it a fun, exciting twist. If you like sandwiches with a bit of sweetness, try incorporating apple slices or pear slices into grilled cheese. Prefer putting a meaty spin on otherwise vegetarian sandwiches? Try a corned beef grilled cheese (which will taste a lot like a Reuben) or a grilled cheese sandwich with ham and Swiss cheese.
And if grilled cheese just isn't cheesy enough for you, you'll love putting cheese both inside the sandwich and on top of the bread for the ultimate cheese sandwich. Pizza grilled cheese may not be the best way to change up your sandwiches, but there are countless other takes on grilled cheese that are sure to satisfy.