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My aunt told me I was making PB&J wrong... she's got a point
We were at a family cookout last weekend and my aunt watched me make a sandwich for my nephew. She goes "you're putting the peanut butter on first? That's backwards." Said you gotta do jelly first so the peanut butter sticks to the bread better and doesn't slide around. I laughed it off but tried it today and yeah, less mess and better spread. Anyone else got a kitchen habit someone called out that actually worked better?
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finleyl3927d ago
Nah hold up lol. I gotta call this out because putting jelly first is actually wild in my book. If you spread jelly first it just soaks into the bread and makes it soggy before you even get the peanut butter on there. Peanut butter first acts like a barrier, keeps the bread from getting that weird wet texture. Plus who even cares that much about the order? It's a PB&J not a gourmet meal. Your aunt is micromanaging sandwich construction at a family cookout which is peak aunt behavior but doesn't mean she's right. I'm team peanut butter first forever, sorry not sorry.
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susan_adams26d ago
Peanut butter first is the only way that makes sense lol.
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ben_lewis27d ago
Finleyl39 I gotta disagree with you on this one. The trick is not to put a ton of jelly on there, just a thin layer so it sets up a little tacky surface. Then the peanut butter grabs right onto that and stays put instead of sliding off when you bite into it. If you put peanut butter first you end up fighting with it the whole time, especially if the bread is a little soft or warm. And about the sogginess thing, a thin jelly layer dries out real quick if you let the bread sit open for like 30 seconds. Been making sandwiches for my own kids for years and switching to jelly first was a game changer for me. Your way works fine but calling it backwards feels like you're missing the whole point of why some of us do it different.
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