Anyone else grow up heating bread and cheese in the microwave on unsupervised afternoons at home? The results were always terrible, with mushy bread and melted cheese that got everywhere—but hey, you had a hot cheese sandwich to hold you over until dinnertime, and you didn’t have to turn on the stove.
Thinking back on those early ’90s afternoons, I really wish the air fryer had been around. I could have made the perfect air fryer grilled cheese sandwiches that my own kids make today, which turn out incredible every single time—even when they use pre-grated cheese and basic sandwich bread.