In article >, jmcquown says...
>
> On 10/29/2016 4:36 AM, Je?us wrote:
> > On Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:00:42 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> In article > , Bruce
> >> says...
> >>>
> >>> In article >, Cheri says...
> >>>>
> >>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> In article >, Cheri says...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> >>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>> On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:07:37 -0400, Dave Smith
> >>>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 2016-10-28 6:25 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On 10/28/2016 5:49 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I stopped using butter for grilled cheese. I prefer to use a decent
> >>>>>>>>>> olive oil.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> You might have some reason for doing that but olive oil is definitely
> >>>>>>>>> NOT what I'm looking for when I make a grilled cheese sandwich.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I do have a reason. It is better than butter for the purpose.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Nonsense, nothing is better than buddah... I had a giant baked spud
> >>>>>>> tonight, never occured to use anything but real buddah.
> >>>>>>> I wouldn't eat fried eggs unless fried in real buddah. I like olive
> >>>>>>> oil for salads but never for frying eggs or grilled cheese.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I agree, nothing like butter for those things and my taste.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hey, each to their own.
> >>>>
> >>>> That's what "my taste" means...duh.
> >>>
> >>> Nevertheless, it sounded dismissive of people who prefer olive oil. Very
> >>> intolerant and hurtful.
> >
> (piggybacking here)
>
> Intolerant and hurtful? Hardly. I'm amazed how mere expressions of
> personal likes and dislikes when it comes to making a grilled cheese
> sandwich can translate into "intolerant". I doubt Dave took it that way
> or felt he was being denigrated but if he did, I apologize.

I was trying to take Cheri's approach. "Each to their own", "Can't have
an opinion", "If you like to eat dog turds, who are we to say that's
disgusting", "Don't hurt me". Y'all took it a bit too seriously.

> Jill <---still wouldn't use olive oil when making grilled cheese sands

You could say that the rich, greasy saturated fat factor's already
provided by the cheese and that you can therefore use a little bit of
olive oil instead of butter. Or not.