Which is more important in a PB&J? (1 Viewer)

[Capella]

There is only one correct answer

 

[CGRdrJoe]

honey

 

[Capella]

honey

get out

 

[The General]

I’m going to go with a good bread here. The wrong choice can send this sandwich haywire.

 

[[scooter]]

honey

With a little bit of butter.

 

[dutch]

milk

 

[Dezbelief]

My thick layer of peanut butter is usually twice as thick as my thick layer of strawberry jelly.

Edit- there's almost always an obligatory spoonful of peanut butter consumed while making the pb&j, I doubt anyone regularly eats a spoonful of jelly while making theirs.

 

[Corporation]

There’s a reason it’s a PBJ not a JPB

 

[Runkle]

Peanut butter is so overwhelmingly peanut butter flavored that all the nuance is going to come from the contrast you get out of the jelly. They gotta be in harmony.

 

[dkp993]

honey

Honey and jelly sandwich? Might just be a tad sweet.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

There’s a reason it’s a PBJ not a JPB

This guy gets it.

 

[jhib]

Without the J, it's a PB sandwich - still yummy.
Without the PB, there's no point in even eating it.

 

[beer 30]

The bread

 

[MTskibum]

Put me down as another that thinks the bread is the most important. Below is what I prefer, but there are other good breads as well.

I have previously tried to get into the "only peanuts and salt" peanut butter, but i dislike how you have to stir it and store it upside down to work around its downsides.

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-essential-grains-12-grain-bread/687827

 

[Grahamburn]

My kids will not eat them. Ratios are solid. I cut the crust off. I’ve varied the jelly types. No dice. What am I doing wrong?

CRUNCHY peanut butter is the answer, btw. Also, no, I do not use crunchy peanut butter when I make them for my kids.

 

[ChiefD]

Peanut butter. Some heathens put so much jelly on there that it starts to leak through the bread. Big no-no.

And for you elitists worrying about the bread quality, the PB&J is a peasant food because it's cheap and filling. Whatever bread you have + peanut butter + jelly. You high rollers buying your artisan breads for PB&J are just showing off.

 

[Capella]

doubt anyone regularly eats a spoonful of jelly while making theirs.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Well I know what Im having for lunch.

 

[HomerSimpson]

Lightly toasting the bread.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Lightly toasting the bread.

You make me sick!

 

[eoMMan]

Depends.
Are you talking about type (such as chunky vs creamy PB and grape vs strawberry jelly) or brand of the PB and jelly?

 

[Desert_Power]

PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

 

[Snotbubbles]

I’m going to go with a good bread here. The wrong choice can send this sandwich haywire.

Fresh bread is the key to a great PBJ sandwich.

 

[brun]

Shout out to my French Canadian roots. It's the butter! Every sandwich starts with applying butter to bread.

 

[Osaurus]

Sweet gherkins on the side?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Well I know what Im having for lunch.

Pastrami on rye?

 

[Ghost Rider]

Peanut butter is disgusting, so just ditch that altogether.

 

[Scoresman]

Neither. Dump it and make a real sandwich like a gabagool or something. Unless you're 8 years old.

 

[General Malaise]

I ordered a peanut butter pickle bacon burger from Killer Burger (owned by Oregon legend LaMichael James) on Sunday as a 'what the heck' flex order and I'm here to tell you, I may never go back from this. My god was it heavenly.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Peanut butter is disgusting, so just ditch that altogether.

Negative Ghost Rider, turn back to base.

 

[Hawks64]

PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

 

[Gr00vus]

Slightly off topic, butter + peanut butter + maple syrup on the cheap/toaster kind of waffles (e.g. eggo) is pretty good. I wouldn't do that to a good Belgian waffle though.

 

[HomerSimpson]

Slightly off topic, butter + peanut butter + maple syrup on the cheap/toaster kind of waffles (e.g. eggo) is pretty good. I wouldn't do that to a good Belgian waffle though.

Eggo's with Peanut Butter and a drizzle of syrup was my go to when i used to smoke weed every day. (RIP Nate Dogg)

 

[-OZ-]

PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

PB&B with honey for the win

 

[BobbyLayne]

I’ve never like peanut butter jelly all that much. Peanut butter and raspberry or strawberry jam is dreamy though.

 

[urbanhack]

PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

+ miracle whip

 

[cockroach]

CRUNCHY peanut butter is the answer, btw. Also, no, I do not use crunchy peanut butter when I make them for my kids.

Crunchy pb has a higher allowance level of rodent feces.

 

[Jayrod]

How is this even a question? Peanut butter makes it a sandwich. Otherwise you just have bread and jam.

I thought this would be about which type of jelly. Now THAT is a real debate worth having.

Personally, I'm an old school grape guy, but I could be persuaded with some quality Strawberry spread of some kind. Knew a guy that liked to use peach jam but I always thought it tasted a little off.

 

[Scoresman]

Guys, this is a sandwich.

https://assets.bonappetit.com/photo...,h_2812,c_limit/Basically-Hoagie-Beauty02.jpg

You guys are arguing over what kind of "sandwich" to put in your 8 year old's lunchbox.

 

[Dezbelief]

Crunchy pb has a higher allowance level of rodent feces.

Username checks out.

 

[TLEF316]

Agree with others on the importance of the bread.

But given the poll options, I went jelly. For the most part, I feel like peanut butter is peanut butter. Never noticed much difference in the various brands. Obviously everyone has their preference in terms of chunky vs smooth, but I've never been picky on jif vs skippy vs whatever fancy regional brand people use.

Jelly/jam has a much wider range in terms of different flavors, consistencies, quality, whether it has seeds in it, etc. So based on that, I think the type of jelly used is more likely to influence how good the sandwich is.

All that being said PB&J is basically my absolute last resort as a meal. Its basically the "I got home at 8 o'clock and haven't been to the grocery store in 2 weeks" meal.

 

[Zegras11]

For lunch, I just had two PB&J. Open Faced on TOASTED BREAD. Wife tells me jelly was Blackberry from France. I want to change my vote to jelly.

 

[massraider]

Agree with others on the importance of the bread.

PB&J bread snobs, what is the bread that makes the sandwich?

i always assumed we are talking about the bleached flour, not a nutrient in sight white bread you can squish up into a Super Ball if you feel like it bread.

 

[Don Quixote]

Voted PB because ratio should be heavily in favor of PB (both sides inside the sandwich).

Generally prefer PB & honey over PB&J.

 

[BeTheMatch]

For lunch, I just had two PB&J. Open Faced on TOASTED BREAD. Wife tells me jelly was Blackberry from France. I want to change my vote to jelly.

Blackberry jam is top 1

 

[Zegras11]

For lunch, I just had two PB&J. Open Faced on TOASTED BREAD. Wife tells me jelly was Blackberry from France. I want to change my vote to jelly.

Blackberry jam is top 1

1B for me to Huckleberry.

 

[Galileo]

PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

PB&Pickles > PB&Banana > PB&Jelly

 

[The Big Donkey]

I ordered a peanut butter pickle bacon burger from Killer Burger (owned by Oregon legend LaMichael James) on Sunday as a 'what the heck' flex order and I'm here to tell you, I may never go back from this. My god was it heavenly.

first time i had a PB Bacon burger was at Bukowski's tavern in boston....so darn good.

 

[BeTheMatch]

For lunch, I just had two PB&J. Open Faced on TOASTED BREAD. Wife tells me jelly was Blackberry from France. I want to change my vote to jelly.

Blackberry jam is top 1

1B for me to Huckleberry.

I've never understood - aren't those the same thing? Sort of? Or entirely?

 

[Zegras11]

For lunch, I just had two PB&J. Open Faced on TOASTED BREAD. Wife tells me jelly was Blackberry from France. I want to change my vote to jelly.

Blackberry jam is top 1

1B for me to Huckleberry.

I've never understood - aren't those the same thing? Sort of? Or entirely?

What's the best way to distinguish the two berries? Look at the seeds. Huckleberries have 10 large, hard seeds, whereas blueberries have lots of tiny seeds that are barely noticeable. While blueberries can be found in the supermarket year round, huckleberries on the other hand are not grown commercially.
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Huckleberries are usually described as a cross between a raspberry and a blueberry with a more intense taste but similar look to a blueberry. Huckleberries can add that extra punch of flavor to seltzers, cakes, cocktails, hard candy, ice cream, and most baked goods.
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That's why I have them at 1A and 1B.