You could probably pull this off with a Mexican frying cheese too. I believe the two frequently used are Queso Blanco and Panela.

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Yes, you can use Mexican frying cheese for the same effect. I'm in SF also and buy queso seco (cotija) to fry, it's somewhat salty, very firm, and it also squeaks when you bite it!

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The "Queso Blanco" cheese is excellent for this, I also use it to make saganaki, the greek "flaming cheese" dish which is fried, sometimes with onions, in a heavy skillet,then doused with brandy or other flamable spirits, then put out by squeezing a lemon over all and serving hot with bread.

This cheese can be purch'd at Costco for around 6 bucks in a 32oz package.

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Or just wait until you get to the bottom of the fondue pot and be the first to grab that delicious "pancake" of toasted cheese waiting to be scraped up by the lucky one!

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I was wondering how I would pull this off out here in the suburbs, but I've seen Queso Blanco cheese at Costco, so I think I'm good to go with this. I've always liked the idea of actual grilled cheese but never tested different types of cheeses before.

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you can get halloumi at wild oats or maybe whole foods. it's such a treat, and oh so yummy. i love it. as an appetizer for gyros and pilaf. mmmmm.....

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I bet paneer would work as well.

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I just had Saganaki last weekend. Delicious - Flambee with Uozo and lemon juice. Fancy delicious mozzarella stick!! (but not really...)

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First, it's no one has heard of chicken fried steak around here and then it's grilled cheese! We've been grilling/frying cheese (not the sandwhich, but the actual cheese) down here for years. I forget the last block I bought to grill, but it was a nice, garlicy slab of cheese that took heat better than some pieces of turkey I've grilled.

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Halloumi is very delicious! I've marinated it in a bit of orange juice and garlic, and then grilled it on the BBQ. If you BBQ the cheese when it's still a big block, it becomes a little bit flaky - like the plasticy mozzarella you can buy at Safeway but tasty.

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