The One True BLT

Alright guys, I'm not normally one to say there's a 'right' way to make a given food, but when it comes to BLTs, I am, and I do. I'm going to share it with you, and if you find yourself disagreeing, I want you to take a moment and consider the choices you made in life that brought you to a place where you could be so wrong.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 pieces of bacon, your choice. Cook them how you like, but I recommend at least some crispiness.
• Bread, sandwich. Not WonderBread, but also not anything fancy. No croissants or crazy french bread, just a basic American style sandwich bread, preferably whole grain
• Tomato, fresh and in season. Your choice, but I recommend a juicy variety - something like beefsteak, not roma. Don't try to make this in the winter with one of those cardboardy tomatoes. If you want to use cherry tomatoes, I'm not going to stop you, but I will pity your foolishness.
• Lettuce - something crispy and sweet, like romaine or iceberg. Arugula has its place and it is not here.
• Mayonnaise, your favorite brand. No miracle whip allowed.
• Pepper, freshly ground
• Salt

Put the two pieces of bread together and toast them in the toaster, so they only get toasted on one side. This allows you to enjoy the crunch of toast while still having a soft exterior to the sandwich. Spread a liberal amount of mayonnaise on the toasted side of both. Grind some pepper onto the mayonnaise.

Slice the tomato at least 1cm thick (about 1/2 inch. there are 2.54 cm to an inch in case you are curious, so it would actually be a little bit less than 1/2 inch, but then, I said at least 1cm, so 1/2 inch is ok), and place the tomato slices onto the mayonnaise on one of the pieces of bread. Put a small pinch of salt onto the tomato. Place the lettuce onto the other side and the bacon in between . Now, you're going to want to add other things. Basil, cheese, hamburgers. Don't. If you do we can't be friends. The only exception I will make is fresh, unseasoned avocado, which can have some salt and pepper ground onto it.

Enjoy your BLT with something crispy and salty, and with the cold beverage of your choice.

bon appetit