It sounds pretty cheesy, but the search for the Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich in America is underway.
Folks at DuPont, the creators of Teflon, are looking for the best grilled cheese, and they're throwing a lot of cheddar at the person who has it: A $10,000 grand prize. The first 500 people to enter receive a free sandwich maker.
The search is sliced between six categories: Gourmet Grilled Cheese; Kids' Favorite; Most Original; Best Culturally Influenced; Best Regionally Inspired; and Low Carb.
Each category winner gets a vacation destination to a place like Disney World or Napa Valley, while the Grand Prize winner also gets $10,000. The best sandwiches will be selected by cookbook author Laura Werlin, who wrote "Great Grilled Cheese: 50 Innovative Recipes for Stovetop, Grill and Sandwich Maker." She says all it takes to come up with a good grilled cheese sandwich is imagination -- and no microwaves.
The entry form for the recipe contest is: