Making a cold sandwich with veggies on it for lunch?

Making a hot sandwich for dinner?

Any and all sandwiches are up for discussion on how to best place items for maximum texture/taste combination!

First case:
The last two days I have tried to strategically place my tomatoes on a wheat sandwich with turkey, spinach, cheese and mayo... both days my cheese has somehow become really weird and gooey (not fun).

Arrangements tried:
Bread/mayo/spinach/tomatoes/cheese/turkey/mayo/bread
Bread/mayo/spinach/tomatoes/turkey/cheese/mayo/bread

genius is going to not put mayo on both sides of sammich next time and use better cheese. Kraft American singles should only be used when broke and making a grilled cheese.

Go T-Dub Go!

5/3/2011 12:08:17 PM

Lettuce on the bottom to prevent juices making the bread soggy.

5/3/2011 12:09:09 PM

I put tomatoes in the middle of the sandwich with the meat; the mayo, spinach, cheese, et. al. keep it from getting the bread soggy.

5/3/2011 12:10:24 PM

lettuce is bread protectors

5/3/2011 12:11:47 PM

so what's the deal with sandwiches?

add to my topics

5/3/2011 12:11:52 PM

Lately I've been putting pickle spears on my sandwich and I'm loving it. The issue comes with the pickle wanting to slide out the side when I squeeze the sandwich in anticipation of a bite. To combat this, I've been layering the deli meat in a concave arrangement so that the pickle has a natural bed and isn't forced to either side by centrifugal force. It's an ideal arrangement thus far.

5/3/2011 12:13:05 PM

no one better put a damn tomato on my sammich

5/3/2011 12:15:35 PM

Does anyone have experience slicing their own meat? I've grown tired of the shoddy meats sold by most grocers. I haven't had a decent sandwich in 13 years.

5/3/2011 12:16:41 PM

get your meat freshly sliced at a deli. then you can tell them if you want it shaved thin or thicker slices. plus it's fresher and doesn't have that wet/soggy feel like prepackaged deli meats.


as far as tomatoes, i try to keep them seperate from my sandwich until i'm ready to eat. even if it's shielded by pieces of lettuce and other stuff tomatoes find a way to make everything soggy.

5/3/2011 12:19:35 PM

I'm offended you would think of me as someone who would buy prepackaged deli meats.

Never in my life.

Might as well eat fucking lunchables.

5/3/2011 12:24:13 PM

^hahahaha i feel the same way. i'm not a fan of prepackaged meat at all.


i also have been hinting to cody that i was a deli meat slicer

5/3/2011 12:28:17 PM

I tend to construct at time of consumption. Just bring all the components separately (or at least the tomatoes), and this problem will be solved.

5/3/2011 12:30:20 PM

MEAT

BETWEEN

BUNS

5/3/2011 12:30:30 PM

tomorrow i will be protecting both sides of my sandwich with spinach as per my friends suggestion.

whats wrong with deli sliced meat?

5/3/2011 12:39:56 PM

^not deli sliced.

prepackaged meat.
once you go deli, the other stuff seems......slimy. (im just being picky)

5/3/2011 12:40:56 PM

in a past life, joie helped elaine trim a shoe

[Edited on May 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM. Reason : someone make a slimy meat joke]

5/3/2011 12:42:06 PM

yeah prepacked meats are slimy. that was the word i was looking for.



sometimes i just pass on bread and take the bag of cold cuts and line my pockets. then i can reach in and grab slices throughout the day. it also keeps my hands moist.

5/3/2011 12:44:09 PM

^^oh the seinfeld references are endless in this house.
you are in good company bigman

5/3/2011 12:45:21 PM

Why not? Napoleon does it with his tots.

5/3/2011 12:45:54 PM

[Edited on May 3, 2011 at 12:49 PM. Reason : motherfucking chili cheese fritos all up in that sandwich ]

5/3/2011 12:48:13 PM

what kinda of cheese?

5/3/2011 12:51:32 PM

5/3/2011 12:53:37 PM

^ That is the first thing I thought of.

5/3/2011 12:55:12 PM

that is the proper way to make a sandwich

[Edited on May 3, 2011 at 1:03 PM. Reason : damned yellow frog]

5/3/2011 12:57:25 PM

bread, cheese, meat, lettuce, tomato, mustard, miracle whip, cheese, bread.

5/3/2011 1:00:47 PM

miracle whip

5/3/2011 1:01:51 PM

Imageshack fail.

5/3/2011 1:03:00 PM

A Unified Theory of Sandwich Physics

http://rootcoffee.blogspot.com/2008/01/unified-theory-of-sandwich-physics.html

5/3/2011 1:03:42 PM

Quote :

"miracle whip "

miracle whip>mayo

5/3/2011 1:06:01 PM

this thread has gone better than expected, i think its because the proper placing of sandwich items is an issue that affects everyone deeply

5/3/2011 1:20:47 PM

bread goes on the outside!

5/3/2011 1:21:49 PM

TEAM MAYO!

FUCK MIRACLE WHIP!

5/3/2011 1:23:18 PM

mayo is better.

also, bacon goes outside the lettuce... i think

5/3/2011 1:23:41 PM

Duke's Mayo > any condiment ever

5/3/2011 1:24:13 PM

i think the worst sandwich, both by ingredients and preparation, is the cockmeat sandwich from harold and kumar 2.

5/3/2011 1:24:58 PM

chocolate syrup

5/3/2011 1:25:13 PM

you know you ate that sandwich with gusto BettrOffDead

5/3/2011 1:28:05 PM

Gusto brand mint jelly? NOT ON YOUR LIFE

5/3/2011 1:28:43 PM

The best sandwich in existence is:

sandwich thin - Duke's mayo - tomato - tomato - Duke's mayo - sandwich thin

5/3/2011 1:29:52 PM

pack princess....tomato sammiges can only be eaten on plain old white bread.

5/3/2011 1:33:00 PM

too much bread. plus sandwich thins don't really get soggy, which is awesome

5/3/2011 1:33:43 PM

Never put crunchy stuff (chips, bacon, etc) next to bread. If you do, you increase the change that razor sharp jagged pieces of chip will cut the roof of your mouth.

I try to limit the spread count to two (sometimes three) so that each slice of bread has a different spread. Spreads include: mayo, miracle whip, mustard, ranch, thousand islands, honey mustard, etc.

I agree that slippery ingredients should not be in contact with one another.

Never make a sandwich (except for PB&J) a full night before you plan to consume it. Always eat a sandwich within two hours of making it.

When toasting an sandwich, never expose vegetables to direct heating. Meat, bacon, or cheese should be used as a buffer.

Never combine the ends of the loaf with good ingredients.

5/3/2011 1:34:40 PM

packprincess

the sogginess is avoidable by being better at spreading duke's on bread. practice your butter knife skillz. and if its too much bread, use more tomatoes!

5/3/2011 1:38:36 PM

[NO]


sandwich thin > bread

less carbs, more tasty, more awesome

5/3/2011 1:39:32 PM

5/3/2011 1:42:51 PM

we'll just agree to disagree and you can eat shitty sandwiches forever.

5/3/2011 1:44:27 PM

lol. ok. to be fair, I used to eat them on white bread all the time, but sandwich thins have been my staple for the past year. I've probably just grown accustomed to them.


and as an addition, homemade biscuits are also an acceptable substitute.

5/3/2011 1:47:16 PM

true dat

5/3/2011 1:48:19 PM

loveneutral ceasefires can bloom on a battlefield

5/3/2011 1:51:28 PM

i try and put items in between the pieces of bread

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

5/3/2011 1:53:49 PM