How Would You Go About Creating A World-Class BLT?

[Scaggsville]

Yes, I wish to build a perfect bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

I want your secrets. The nitty gritty details. Brand of mayo, degree of toastage of what kind of bread, etc, etc.

TYIA.

[babylinux]

Hmm...

Sourdough/lightly toasted/farm fresh maters/nice hickory pepper bacon/crisp lettuce/hellmanns

maybe some avocado

[WKDWZD]

Yes, I wish to build a perfect bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

I want your secrets. The nitty gritty details. Brand of mayo, degree of toastage of what kind of bread, etc, etc.

TYIA.

Start with British bacon...

[Scaggsville]

Dammit! That sounds good! So iceberg is probably the crispiest.

[Norman]

I for one would never contaminate yummy bacon by putting it near lettuce or tomato!

[Scaggsville]

Start with British bacon...

Is that like Canadian?

[WKDWZD]

Is that like Canadian?

I don't think so. This is British back bacon, and when cooked in in a butty. We do have similar bacon to you over here, it is known as streaky bacon.

[RavensGrrl]

a smidgen of old bay.

[mythoughts]

Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the tomato is in contact with the bacon)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the lettuce doesn't prevent the tomato and bacon from touching)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)

[WKDWZD]

Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the tomato is in contact with the bacon)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the lettuce doesn't prevent the tomato and bacon from touching)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)

With the greatest respect, I'd rather just have two bacon sandwiches (I like to taste the bacon), life's too short for all that malarkey.

[babylinux]

Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the tomato is in contact with the bacon)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)
Mayo
Lettuce
Tomato (it's important that the lettuce doesn't prevent the tomato and bacon from touching)
Bacon
Yellow cheese
Bread (toasted)

add turkey it becomes a club

[MooGoo]

two things: Eastern Shore tomatoes or real garden-grown tomatoes with a little sprinkle of black pepper on them and bacon cooked well and crunchy. The rest is up to you!

[jonsensback]

Wheat toastis the key, using season fresh vegies and miracle whip not Mayo.

[Norman]

With the greatest respect, I'd rather just have two bacon sandwiches (I like to taste the bacon), life's too short for all that malarkey.

Put a little cheese on it...American of course!

[WKDWZD]

Put a little cheese on it...American of course!

American cheese? That's an oxymoron isn't it.

[regularguy]

maybe some avocado

Definitely! The BLAT sandwich is great!

[mythoughts]

American cheese? That's an oxymoron isn't it.

Technically, yes it is

[VOSA]

Fresh white bread - not toasted.
Crisp applewood smoked bacon.
Tomato fresh from my garden.
Crisp iceberg lettuce.
Miracle Whip.

A bag of Utz potato chips and an ice cold coke are also essential.

[MarkP]

Toasted bakery type or homemade white bread
Mars mayonnaise
Peppered thick sliced bacon
Home grown or real tomatoes from a local farm
Leaf type lettuce of your choice (no tasteless iceberg stuff)
Optional, spring onions (scallions) thinly sliced lengthwise

[Scaggsville]

I believe I approached perfection with:

lightly toasted sourdough
freshest tomato I could find
hickory smoked bacon
iceberg lettuce
miracle whip on both pieces of bread
stacking order tomato/bacon/lettuce

the only thing I would change in the future is the bread. while it was quite delicious, the crust was a bit hard on the mouth. next time I'll go with a more forgiving white bread.

sides of utz ripple chips and claussen dill pickle 1/4s