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Today I had my first BLT sandwich
May 27, 2025, 02:14 PM
bettysnephewToday I had my first BLT sandwich
I have an allergy to tomatoes so avoid them like the plague. However a BLPB (PB=peanut butter) is a favorite. And yes on mayo.
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May 27, 2025, 02:19 PM
911BossWhen you add cheese , it becomes a BLTCH, just one step away from my favorite, the BLOTCH (bacon, lettuce, onions, tomato, cheese)
Instead of toasting the bread, I grill it like a grilled cheese (can use mayo to grill it or butter both work equally well) except “open face”.
Buttered/mayo’d side down on the skillet, cheese and cooked bacon on top. Once the cheese starts to melt put the veggies on, a squirt of mayo (or not) and close it up.
Crisp outside, but toast tends to tear up the roof of my mouth so no issue this way.
What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
May 27, 2025, 02:29 PM
LoswsmithFirst, congratulations on joining the fellowship of adults.
Second, IMO avocado, not cheese, belongs on a traditional BLT. Cheese is okay, but it gets away from the BLTness and into "club" territory which is fine, even, dare I say, great territory but away from the roots of the situation.
Third, mayo IS optional.
Fourth, iceberg lettuce is for the birds. Use a romaine, red leaf, or butter lettuce next time.
Fifth, a croissant is next level BLTing. Your instincts are good young(ish) Jedi.
Sixth, DO NOT SKIMP on the tomato. Heirloom is good if bought from the store, better is a solid tomato from a farmers market. Best if out of your (or a known someone else's) garden. Fired green is next level up from croissant.
Last, bacon IS the way, microwaved is for use ONLY in emergency, but I DO consider the fact that at this point in your life your never having had a BLT to be an emergency, so good on you.
Enjoy the rest of your life finding the BLT of your dreams.
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May 27, 2025, 02:48 PM
LS1 GTOI personally do like mayo and will tolerate it on a BLT if I forget to ask it be excluded.
For a BLT I will use yellow mustard (French's)
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May 27, 2025, 04:41 PM
911BossThis thread got me hankering…
Grilled BLTCH
Costco Rustic Italian bread (was still warm when I bought it today!)
Garlic Herb butter spread
Monterey Jack and Cheddar Cheese
6 slices bacon
Tomato
Green leaf lettuce
Mayo
Didn’t have any onions

What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
May 27, 2025, 04:45 PM
gjgalliganquote:
Originally posted by PASig:
I'd do very ripe avocado next time and omit the cheese, cheese does not belong on a BLT.
Avocado pretty much ruins anything as far as I am concerned.
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May 27, 2025, 04:59 PM
911Bossquote:
Originally posted by Loswsmith:
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… IMO avocado, not cheese, belongs on a traditional BLT…
… iceberg lettuce is for the birds. Use a romaine, red leaf, or butter lettuce next time...
I’m not a fan of “plain” avocado, but I will occasionally use some homemade guacamole as a spread.
Absolutely agree on your lettuce choice, red or green leaf first choice, romaine in a pinch.
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
… cheese does not belong on a BLT.
What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
May 27, 2025, 05:32 PM
pbslingerThat's so weird, I'll surmise you just moved here from an Islamic country yesterday or are Jewish and were saved yesterday.
May 27, 2025, 05:34 PM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by architect:
picked from the vine no less than an hour before eating.
Do you mean no
more than an hour before eating?
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drill sgtDrDan shame on you for only showing 1 BLT... they are best when served in pairs................. drill sgt.
May 27, 2025, 06:37 PM
doublesharpBacon 400 degrees for 20 minutes +-, iceberg lettuce, Dukes mayo and soft light bread. Yum yum.
Homegrown tomatoes are my specialty.
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May 27, 2025, 07:19 PM
CooksterI am pretty sure I know what I am having for lunch tomorrow, from Wafa’s Kitchen in downtown sAllentown, PA!!
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May 27, 2025, 07:28 PM
FlashlightboyThanks for finally coming over and eating what the adults eat but no mayo?
Wow. At least I'm not the one going to hell for food blasphemy.
May 27, 2025, 07:37 PM
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May 27, 2025, 10:15 PM
RightwireNow... go find a BLT pizza

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SOTARI haven't stopped by the forum in a long time. However, this is something worth sharing with all of you.
Tony's I-75 Restaurant "Home of Tony's Original One Pound BLT"
https://www.tonysi75restaurant.com/Pretty sure that Tony's I-75 has been mentioned here before.
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May 28, 2025, 12:18 AM
hberttmankI am surprised at the people that actually like mayo on a sandwich, probably the same people that would eat sour cream or tartar sauce. Yuck, the only condiments I will have in my fridge is mustard, salsa, tabasco sauce, spicy ketchup and spicy bbq sauce.

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bob rambergMy mother would put a small sprinkle of sugar on the tomatoes. Really sets them off. Great sandwich.
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May 28, 2025, 08:33 AM
DrDanquote:
Originally posted by hberttmank:
I am surprised at the people that actually like mayo on a sandwich, probably the same people that would eat sour cream or tartar sauce.
If you are ever in Florida, you are welcome to eat at my house anytime.

I didn't want to get into the weeds on mayo in my OP, but since it has been a theme... For reasons I do not know, perhaps childhood trauma, I don't know, but I have a visceral reaction to mayo. Pipe Smoker posted a picture of a tomato sandwich in this
thread, that I am sure he enjoys. However, I can not really look at that picture or think about it without starting to feel a bit nauseous. No ill will to those that like it, everyone has a right to decide what they put in their mouth.
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bdylanMayo is a subjective subject. I really do think it adds quite a bit to the BLT experience.. something going on with the tomato, bacon, and mayo flavors intermingling.