LONDON (Reuters) - A scientist has calculated the optimum thickness for a slice of cheese to make the perfect cheese sandwich, according to a study.
In a bite-sized sandwich using pre-sliced white bread lightly buttered with margarine, a slice of cheddar needs to be at least 2.8 mm thick, the study found.
Dr Len Fisher from Bristol University was commissioned by the British Cheese Board to work out how to maximise the "cheesy" aroma in a sandwich.
"After a certain thickness, no increased amount of cheese will increase the 'cheesy aroma' impact of the sandwich," said Fisher.
Tests done on the contribution of tomato and pickle found that tomatoes boosted the cheesiness flavour whereas pickles did not.
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Now this is secretly why I came back to the forum time and time again ......
The sad thing is I will actually use this bit of information in a conversation with my friends at work at some stage this week .thanx Al ..
Researches get paid to do this stuff..... I am sooo in the wrong buisness
The sad thing is I will actually use this bit of information in a conversation with my friends at work at some stage this week .thanx Al ..
Researches get paid to do this stuff..... I am sooo in the wrong buisness
"While we could give a grant to research a cure for say...cancer...or perhaps cut out all the crap, pool the money we make from stopping all these useless projects, and build a new hostpital! Yeah!"
Sad thing is...all the sallaries, equipment, props, computers, time, and venues that would be used in finding that out probably cost the taxpayer, at least, several thousand pounds...and it wasn't even a 'big' useless expiriment.
But congrats, we might all be a bit poorer, but at least you'll all be able to have the perfect sandwhich, provided you're weird enough to measure out how much cheese you cut with a ruler.
Sad thing is...all the sallaries, equipment, props, computers, time, and venues that would be used in finding that out probably cost the taxpayer, at least, several thousand pounds...and it wasn't even a 'big' useless expiriment.
But congrats, we might all be a bit poorer, but at least you'll all be able to have the perfect sandwhich, provided you're weird enough to measure out how much cheese you cut with a ruler.
Wouldn't be perfect for me, I don't like margarine nor cheese.
My mom makes the best cheese sandwich ever! 
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| "While we could give a grant to research a cure for say...cancer...or perhaps cut out all the crap, pool the money we make from stopping all these useless projects, and build a new hostpital! Yeah!" |
So true Seraphina.
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| Dr Len Fisher from Bristol University was commissioned by the British Cheese Board to work out how to maximise the "cheesy" aroma in a sandwich. |
This was a buisness deal , so no taxes were used .
The Cheese board I assume is a buisness and will probably save a small fortune finding this sort of thing out .
I personally think this story is a wee gem
The Cheese board I assume is a buisness and will probably save a small fortune finding this sort of thing out .
I personally think this story is a wee gem
I make the perfect cheese sandwiches on my George Foreman Grill.
Sarky's Special Recipe
Sara lee's honey white bread
Grey poupon
Wisconsin cheddar
Land o lakes real butter
Sarky's Special Recipe
Sara lee's honey white bread
Grey poupon
Wisconsin cheddar
Land o lakes real butter
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| I make the perfect cheese sandwiches on my George Foreman Grill. Sarky's Special Recipe Sara lee's honey white bread Grey poupon Wisconsin cheddar Land o lakes real butter |
the george forman's suck. it sucks the fat out
Darkstar, you always amaze me with your deep intellect.
This whole cheese sandwich thing is not only a waste of time (and maybe money), but useless to most of the world.
This whole cheese sandwich thing is not only a waste of time (and maybe money), but useless to most of the world.
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I will sleep so much better now.
Thanks for posting that AL
, it just goes to show that some people spend their whole day or days trying to figure out the best tasting cheese sandwich!
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