Preheat the pie iron in the fire so it is ready to cook in.Tip: Not preheating the pie iron takes longer and increases the chance of sticking and making the sandwich soggy.
Make a sandwich with the order of bread, cheese slice, ham, another cheese slice, and bread.Tip: Placing cheese on both sides of the toastie makes it melt better.
Place in the pie iron and close.Tip: There is no butter on the outside of the sandwich as our pie iron is well seasoned so it doesn’t stick. If using a newer pie iron, feel free to add this step.
Cook over the coals in the fire. If you cook directly in the hot red flames it can make the pie iron black and heat up too quickly burning the bread without melting the cheese. The best spot is over some hot fresh charcoal.
It takes about 5 minutes to cook. This time varies widely based on the heat of the fire and the build of the pie iron so check frequently until you get an idea of the time needed.