Inspired by yesterday’s discussion on whether or not a hotdog is a sandwich, I’ve decided to wade into the waters of filled-bread food controversy. I am of the contention that jelly belongs on top of the peanut butter. What say you, Lemmings?
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I always put the peanut butter on top because it sticks to the bread better. If I pick up a slice of bread with jelly, there’s more of a chance that some could fall off.
You spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread, then wipe the knife off on the second slice, spreading a super thin layer of peanut butter across the surface to seal it, so the jelly doesn’t seep in.
Then you use the now clean knife to spread the jam or preserves over the thin layer of peanut butter, and slap them together, and slice it in half.
I make PBJ toast for breakfast a lot. Spread peanut butter first, then jelly, eat slices separately.
On “running late” days, I used to make it into a toast sandwich & eat in the car (WFH now). I’d still spread the toppings on both slices out of habit, I think.
Whichever one I want to taste more of on the next bite goes down!
Does nobody else flip their sandwiches over periodically like this?
Yes entirely, it makes a difference.
Nope. Those are autistic waters.
Sure, but this is Lemmy!
Peanut butter is placed on BOTH sides of bread, and the jelly goes in-between those layers of peanut butter. This keeps the jelly from making your bread soggy.
I’ve never had a problem with jelly-sogged bread.
My approach for the more liquidy sandwich toppings is to deliberately give them direct access to the bread so that they soak up in it instead of dripping out. It doesn’t get soggy because the bread is toasted.
Jelly stuck inside layers of impenetrable peanut butter sounds like a mess either when the sandwich compresses during the first bite or later on, when your bite includes the centre of jelly mass.
Though for maximizing peanut butter (which is also a worthy goal), you could do both pieces of toast but leave a gap in the middle of one (or both).
How much jelly do you heap on there?! I always figure a thin layer is plenty.
TBF I mostly eat PBJ toast, so the gobs of jam effect isn’t something I have to worry about
It’s mostly an issue for sauces rather than jam or jelly. The other comment just reminded me of my old method where I’d inadvertently seal the bread away and then get more dripping.
This is the way
but how does the jelly crystalize in the bread then?
the best part of a PBJ is the smooth pb and the crunchy jelly.
The whole “pb on both pieces of bread” thing is SPECIFICALLY for making the sandwich IN ADVANCE like making your lunch in the morning. If you’re eating it immediately then that’s unnecessary.
That method increases the likelihood of cross-contamination (don’t get one ingredient in the other’s jar, you heathen), so don’t do it UNLESS you’re making it in advance.
Anyway, the correct way (for eating-immediately scenarios) is jam on top, as it’s less likely to drip that way.
Stripes. Side by side. Peanut butter next to jelly next to peanut butter, and so on. No top. No bottom. Just utter chaos.
Bread, definitely. Fillings should go in the middle
Jelly on top, peanut butter on the bottom, bread in the middle
Correctly made, a PB&J should be symmetrical. A layer of peanut butter on each slice of bread with jelly in between, so the jelly doesn’t sog up the bread, especially if the sandwich is to be stored for awhile as in a packed lunch.
So each slice should be 1/2 covered in jelly and 1/2 covered in peanut butter?
Jelly on top, if you use the same knife for both peanut butter and jelly, you’ll mix jelly with the PB in the jar. I know I don’t want that, but to each his own, I guess. PB doesn’t tend to get into the jelly jar as much, in my experience, but again, to each his own.
I just wipe the jam off the knife onto the clean slice of bread before doing the peanut butter side. No getting it in the peanut butter jar.
Yes, peanut butter and fluff; a fluffernutter.
The real pro tip is you peanut butter both sides then jelly center.
This is what I do, except the jelly is on both sides of a third and toasted piece of bread.
Genius.
yall not adding vegemite to your pb&js are missing out.
I prefer the jelly hit my tongue first because the PB can pierce it. If PB is first, my tongue is coated and resists the jelly.
