Chapter 1
Tracing the breadcrumbs
Chapter 2
The chemical romance of fat and acid
Chapter 3
Anatomy of the perfect crunch
Chapter 4
The great sandwich debates
YOUR GOAL
Master of The engineering of a perfect BLT
Ch 4 · The great sandwich debates
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Two slices of bread is FDA (oh yeah!) / Lose the top slice, USDA (no way!)
renato Internet home cooks popularized baking woven pork strips into a square mat to solve the problem of slipping
Fun Fact
Bacon lattice: Weaving your bacon strips into a checkerboard grid before baking creates a solid sheet of pork, ensuring perfect bacon coverage in every bite.
Glossary
tomato (noun)
A rounded red fruit with a juicy pulp, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. Chef J. Kenji López-Alt argued that the BLT is actually a tomato sandwich seasoned with bacon.
A rounded red fruit with a juicy pulp, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. Chef J. Kenji López-Alt argued that the BLT is actually a tomato sandwich seasoned with bacon.
Quiz
According to sandwich structural engineers, where should the lettuce be placed in a BLT?
Quiz
Which country's traditional recipes are more likely to use butter instead of mayonnaise on a BLT?
Quiz
What cooking technique involves weaving bacon strips into a square grid before baking?
Quiz
What is the main argument behind the theory that the BLT is actually a 'tomato sandwich'?