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

[ProstheticRGK]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

 

[beer 30]

When the kids were little I would eat PB&J quite a bit for lunch for two reasons:

1. It was all we could afford

2. So later in life when my kids are older and start complaining about something I could say: "Do you know how many goddammm peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I had to eat so we could afford to put you through hockey???"

No one else in my family has the love for a PBJ that I do. They tried to make a sammich, one, singular. They gave up because they couldn't spread the jelly with out trashing my elitists bread. I made a sammich in front of them and you would have thought I showed an Amazon tribe fire for the first time.

 

[beer 30]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

I've tried that Milton bread before and have always found it to be really dry. The Pepperidge Farm bread I posted upthread, I keep in the fridge and it keeps it nice and moist. I also get my bread at Sam's so not sure about the freshness I get.

 

[Sullie]

I'm not all that fussy about it, I really prefer crunchy pb but for the life of me, I cannot tell a difference between brands - generic - skippy - jif. In this day and age, I never thought I would have to say this but I'm just grateful for ANYTHING to be on the shelf. I feel like I know how the Russians felt in the 80's. . . "oh look Mother Russia is letting us have peanut butter this month. . .we celebrate much my fellow comrades!"

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

I've tried that Milton bread before and have always found it to be really dry. The Pepperidge Farm bread I posted upthread, I keep in the fridge and it keeps it nice and moist. I also get my bread at Sam's so not sure about the freshness I get.

That is odd- I wonder if it's a regional thing? I buy my bread at Sam's, too. And the reason I love the Milton's bread is it's always fresh, not dry. I like the texture and chew of the Milton's bread, but it still has to be soft. Maybe we just get it fresher out here in Cali? We don't get Pepperidge Farms bread out here, either.

 

[beer 30]

That is odd- I wonder if it's a regional thing? I buy my bread at Sam's, too. And the reason I love the Milton's bread is it's always fresh, not dry. I like the texture and chew of the Milton's bread, but it still has to be soft. Maybe we just get it fresher out here in Cali? We don't get Pepperidge Farms bread out here, either.

Yea bet that's it then. Milton's is made in San Diego, Pepperidge Farm is made in Connecticut. Every once in a while I can't get the bread I like so we go to the Milton's but every time it's the same. Next time I'm out west I'll have to pick up a loaf and test freshness

 

[Zegras11]

Voted PB. I eat a PBJ, PBH or PBB at least once a week. It’s a simple meal that can work for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack. I prefer certain jelly over others but I will save that discussion for the next thread on that subject.

I have one everyday for lunch, been that way for years & years. I'm the guy you see on the news that sits down at the end of his life and counts up how many of XXX he's eaten over his time and they do a feel good story on it because it's a slow news day.

When the kids were little I would eat PB&J quite a bit for lunch for two reasons:

1. It was all we could afford

2. So later in life when my kids are older and start complaining about something I could say: "Do you know how many goddammm peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I had to eat so we could afford to put you through hockey???"

So how many was it?

 

[Gr00vus]

I went PB but not all peanut butter is created equal. Most of that stuff you guys are eating (Jif, Skippy, etc) is peanuts and a bunch of added bs oils/sugars/salts. It's a nice dessert but not really healthy. Make sure when you're buying peanut butter there is only one or two ingredients (peanuts and/or salt). A little more expensive and maybe not as tasty but definitely better for you.

I like the natural stuff, too (as long as it still has salt), but the health difference is usually overblown IMHO. The difference in sugar between a serving of regular Jiff/Skippy and the kind you're talking about is usually one gram (3g to 2g). That's basically a rounding error in the amount of jelly you're adding anyway (something like 1/4 tsp).

For me, the healthiness is probably a lesser factor (but not an insignificant one) compared to taste. The extra sugar turns peanut butter, which I prefer to be more of a savory, into a sweet or semi-sweet. When you combine it with the jelly (or honey, or maple syrup), the savory / sweet interplay gets mostly nullified if you have a peanut butter with extra sugar in it. That savory / sweet contrast is a key component of the appeal of a PBJ.

 

[Sullie]

Stupid thread got me all in the mood for PBJ, 100% blame this thread! So, I know it's heresy but I did have to slightly toast the bread b/c I keep the bread in the fridge b/c it's a Costco 2 pack and I'm sorry but I'm sick and tired of throwing out bread. The problem is that I've got a fickle teenage son. If he's in the mood for bread, he'll mow through a loaf of bread like it's going out of style and typical of a teenager, he'll leave the bread wrapper laying around with a half a moldy crust in it. And just when I'm in the mood for a sandwich. . .surprise! Anyway, this is what I had laying around today. . . my go to is blackberry but. . . surprise. . . empty jar in the fridge. . . thanks son!

Innkeeper Bread
Organic Strawberry Spread
Skippy Chunky PB

 

[Galileo]

I am really trying not to eat much bread, so now, if I eat peanut butter, I put it on Mission Carb Balance tortillas. Now there is a delicacy [/sarcasm]. With my kids off to college, the peanut butter in my house is now mostly mouse bait...the little F'n baztards (the mice, not the kids...)

 

[Dezbelief]

, the peanut butter in my house is now mostly mouse bait...the little F'n baztards (the mice, not the kids...)

Glue traps and a flat edge shovel is my go to.

 

[Galileo]

, the peanut butter in my house is now mostly mouse bait...the little F'n baztards (the mice, not the kids...)

Glue traps and a flat edge shovel is my go to.

Pro tip: put a small dollop of PB on the glue trap

 

[massraider]

I am really trying not to eat much bread, so now, if I eat peanut butter, I put it on Mission Carb Balance tortillas. Now there is a delicacy [/sarcasm]. With my kids off to college, the peanut butter in my house is now mostly mouse bait...the little F'n baztards (the mice, not the kids...)

Yeah, ain't gonna catch too many meeces with that carb balance tortilla, I'll tell you that.

 

[Major]

I went PB but not all peanut butter is created equal. Most of that stuff you guys are eating (Jif, Skippy, etc) is peanuts and a bunch of added bs oils/sugars/salts. It's a nice dessert but not really healthy. Make sure when you're buying peanut butter there is only one or two ingredients (peanuts and/or salt). A little more expensive and maybe not as tasty but definitely better for you.

I like the natural stuff, too (as long as it still has salt), but the health difference is usually overblown IMHO. The difference in sugar between a serving of regular Jiff/Skippy and the kind you're talking about is usually one gram (3g to 2g). That's basically a rounding error in the amount of jelly you're adding anyway (something like 1/4 tsp).

It's not so much the macros that are different, just the ingredients. I'll pass on the Sugar, Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed And Soybean) and Mono And Diglycerides.

 

[Major]

Peanut butter made with just peanuts and salt, topped with a nice spicy pepper jelly. I prefer Datil but I'm sure other varieties are just as tasty.

Good call on the peppered jelly. Was recently gifted some jalapeño jelly and that stuff is incredible. Will need to try other peppered varieties.

 

[nirad3]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

 

[grateful zed]

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

you can always cut the crust off.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

Literally everything in this post is wrong. There are 4-year-olds reading this, going: "Bro, what's wrong with your palate?"

 

[massraider]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

This works best in my grandfather's voice.

 

[Major]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

Literally everything in this post is wrong. There are 4-year-olds reading this, going: "Bro, what's wrong with your palate?"

I was thinking the same thing. You'd offer this guy a nice steak at Peter Lugers and he'd demand a buffet at Golden Corral.

 

[lakerstan]

Butter both slices of bread and toast the buttered sides in pan. Remove from pan and add peanut butter to a toasted side before it cools so it melts. Add jam. Also can use third slice toasted on both sides to make a triple decker.

Bonus: Heat flour tortilla, apply peanut butter so it melts. Add jam and wrap like a burrito. Then make another one.

 

[jhib]

I went PB but not all peanut butter is created equal. Most of that stuff you guys are eating (Jif, Skippy, etc) is peanuts and a bunch of added bs oils/sugars/salts. It's a nice dessert but not really healthy. Make sure when you're buying peanut butter there is only one or two ingredients (peanuts and/or salt). A little more expensive and maybe not as tasty but definitely better for you.

I like the natural stuff, too (as long as it still has salt), but the health difference is usually overblown IMHO. The difference in sugar between a serving of regular Jiff/Skippy and the kind you're talking about is usually one gram (3g to 2g). That's basically a rounding error in the amount of jelly you're adding anyway (something like 1/4 tsp).

It's not so much the macros that are different, just the ingredients. I'll pass on the Sugar, Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed And Soybean) and Mono And Diglycerides.

I get it. I just don't think any of those is particularly bad, especially in the small amounts in peanut butter, and I don't think are enough to change a health food into a dessert (which is the kind of thing I mean by the differences being overblown).
It just seems especially silly to stress the health difference when we're talking about topping it with what is basically pure sugar anyway.

 

[dickey moe]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

Multi-grain bread for a PB&J? Gross

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

Multi-grain bread for a PB&J? Gross

No way, it’s delicious.

White bread is only for hot dog and slider buns

 

[The Iguana]

Reading through a number of responses, people are confusing importance with substance. Peanut butter is the meat of of the PBJ, but a quality jelly is the key to the creating the best version. I prefer a good homemade strawberry to complete the greatest of all sandwiches.

And to those saying the bread, you couldn't be more wrong. PBJ is awesome whether it is on some fancy shmancy bread or on good ol' yummy, gummy white bread.

 

[Ned]

The BJ.

Don't use chunky.

 

[beer 30]

Butter both slices of bread and toast the buttered sides in pan. Remove from pan and add peanut butter to a toasted side before it cools so it melts. Add jam. Also can use third slice toasted on both sides to make a triple decker.

Bonus: Heat flour tortilla, apply peanut butter so it melts. Add jam and wrap like a burrito. Then make another one.

My Brother in Christ, this is a PBJ, not a gourmet meal. If can be if prepared correctly but if you are using anything more than a knife and a paper plate for prep, you're wandering off the path of simplicity that is the PBJ.

The BJ.

Don't use chunky.

This man gets it. Chunky PB is of the devil himself.

 

[SoBeDad]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but toasting the bread makes the sandwich so much better. Untoasted bread brings back memories of an unfortunate trip to the county jail.

 

[mr. furley]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

this is mostly correct

you have to have crunchy and smooth, both.


pb&j is comfort food. spongy bread, grape jelly, crunchy & smooth pb.

all these 7-grain, pomegranate and apricot jelly with artisan peanut butter harvested from the Peanut region of Maine can gtfo.

 

[Ned]

arvested from the Peanut region of Maine

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I remember a while back, hipsters decided it was cool to drink crappy beer. I went to a bar in Hartford, Connecticut and they were charging $7 for a can of PBR. Bad beer is bad beer. Ironically drinking bad beer doesn’t make it good beer, and it doesn’t make you cool.

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

The world has changed, in many cases, for the worse. The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

 

[beer 30]

The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

You are my spirit animal

 

[ChiefD]

I remember a while back, hipsters decided it was cool to drink crappy beer. I went to a bar in Hartford, Connecticut and they were charging $7 for a can of PBR. Bad beer is bad beer. Ironically drinking bad beer doesn’t make it good beer, and it doesn’t make you cool.

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

The world has changed, in many cases, for the worse. The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

Wrong.

Hipsters are the 20 somethings coming out and saying this and doing this. The ones saying this here are all old farts who remember that sometimes the simplest of times were some of the best times.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I remember a while back, hipsters decided it was cool to drink crappy beer. I went to a bar in Hartford, Connecticut and they were charging $7 for a can of PBR. Bad beer is bad beer. Ironically drinking bad beer doesn’t make it good beer, and it doesn’t make you cool.

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

The world has changed, in many cases, for the worse. The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

Wrong.

Hipsters are the 20 somethings coming out and saying this and doing this. The ones saying this here are all old farts who remember that sometimes the simplest of times were some of the best times.

I understand.

I think you got avocado toast crumbs in your man-bun, btw.

 

[massraider]

I remember a while back, hipsters decided it was cool to drink crappy beer. I went to a bar in Hartford, Connecticut and they were charging $7 for a can of PBR. Bad beer is bad beer. Ironically drinking bad beer doesn’t make it good beer, and it doesn’t make you cool.

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

The world has changed, in many cases, for the worse. The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

Which bread for a PBJ, though?

I have had PBJ on some multigrain nut loaf blah blah blah, and it was not inspiring

 

[nirad3]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

Literally everything in this post is wrong. There are 4-year-olds reading this, going: "Bro, what's wrong with your palate?"

LOL you're coming down on me palate-wise for a freakin' PB&J? That's rich.

 

[Zegras11]

People still eat white bread?

 

[Hastur]

Top 5 jellies/jams to use in PB&J:
1. Grape
2. Strawberry
3. Blueberry
4. Apple
5. Orange Marmalade

This is non-negotiable.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

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.

Did you guys run out of grape jelly or some thing?

 

[mr. furley]

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

it's the same reason i still listen to the same music from the 80s/early 90s, have a feathered perm and drive a Trans Am, fella

THE CLASSICS NEVER NEED TO CHANGE

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I remember a while back, hipsters decided it was cool to drink crappy beer. I went to a bar in Hartford, Connecticut and they were charging $7 for a can of PBR. Bad beer is bad beer. Ironically drinking bad beer doesn’t make it good beer, and it doesn’t make you cool.

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

The world has changed, in many cases, for the worse. The least we can do is enjoy the positive changes. Good bread and especially good jelly.

Which bread for a PBJ, though?

I have had PBJ on some multigrain nut loaf blah blah blah, and it was not inspiring

The Milton’s I linked upthread is delicious. It tastes good and doesn’t feel like eating compressed sawdust cakes.

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

Literally everything in this post is wrong. There are 4-year-olds reading this, going: "Bro, what's wrong with your palate?"

LOL you're coming down on me palate-wise for a freakin' PB&J? That's rich.

just busting stones, man.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

it's the same reason i still listen to the same music from the 80s/early 90s, have a feathered perm and drive a Trans Am, fella

THE CLASSICS NEVER NEED TO CHANGE

You make a good point. I can’t fight this feeling, anymore.

 

[Drunken knight]

All the “only wonder bread and only grape jelly!!!!11!!” proponents are hipsters. We ate PB&Js with wonder bread and grape jelly because it’s what was available in 1970s grocery stores, and our parents didn’t know any better.

it's the same reason i still listen to the same music from the 80s/early 90s, have a feathered perm and drive a Trans Am, fella

THE CLASSICS NEVER NEED TO CHANGE

... and going streaking in the quad!

 

[Zegras11]

Orange marmalade is pukish

 

[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.

Did you guys run out of grape jelly or some thing?

For some reason the wife won't eat grape and I prefer to minimize containers in the fridge when I can.

 

[Drunken knight]

Bread.

Peanut Butter.

Jelly.

The best PB&J sammich.

Multi-grain bread for a PB&J? Gross

No way, it’s delicious.

White bread is only for hot dog and slider buns

when i refer to white bread, it typically is a variation of oroweat (often country style buttermilk)

 

[BeTheMatch]

I am unable to answer. I do agree that bread is key. It's gotta be white bread. Wonder, preferably. And only smooth peanut butter. Get that chunky crap out of my face. And while we're on the subject, don't come at me with any other kind of jelly except grape. Period.

What are your plans for your seventh birthday next week?

 

[BeTheMatch]

Am I the only one that does melted peanut butter sandwiches? I ain't got time to toast bread. I'm too important for that.

Simply slather peanut butter on your favorite slices of non-white bread and put in the microwave for 10 seconds.

Yahtzee!

 

[mr. furley]

Am I the only one that does melted peanut butter sandwiches? I ain't got time to toast bread. I'm too important for that.

Simply slather peanut butter on your favorite slices of non-white bread and put in the microwave for 10 seconds.

Yahtzee!

well you're not the only one anymore