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We are having a family breakfast and the debate came up. Do you butter the toast before putting on the peanut butter? Or do you just put the peanut butter straight on your toast?

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Yes, with peanut butter

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Peanut butter straight to toast.

The other way seems decadent.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I will occasionally butter one piece, peanut butter the other, and have a truly decadent toasted peanut butter sandwich.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The peanut butter^2^ sandwich

[–] noride@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Get a load of Mr Fancypants over here, with his multiple kinds of butter. Two toppings on one toast?? I want that life.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The world is a vast place. Dream bigger, sweet Denji.

[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Give me back my super-toast!

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I must be getting to that age where I no longer understand references in the wild.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Chainsaw Man's mc is named Denji. He grew up excruciatingly poor, and so, at the beginning of the story, his dreams were very humble things like eating toast with decent toppings and hugging a girl at least once before he died. He dreams bigger and bigger as things go on, but it always stays comically simple because he's a simple kind of guy.

manga spoilers aheadHis current stated dream is to have sex and the one person that wants to do it with him might have just lost control of her body as the devil within her reattained her full power. But his real dream (he is just too foolish to realize it) is to have a chosen family, which he has also been intentionally boxed out of a few times over now. So tragic. Much sad. ;(

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Wait till you try cashew butter

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Or pistachio butter

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 23 hours ago

One for each side of the toast.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago

I don't put butter on at all because I never had the thought of butter and peanut butter flavors going well together. Just peanut butter and frequently some honey stirred in a little bit so it doesn't drip off.

Butter goes on before jam or jelly when I do it that way.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I initially thought you meant do you put peanut butter on the bread first before you toast it

I can't describe the emotions I was feeling

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That was certainly part of what I was feeling

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 19 hours ago

TIL people eat peanut butter toast without jam/jelly.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 points 18 hours ago

I haven't done this latey, but I grew up considering it to be its own thing, "peanut butter and butter." It is most definitely superior to just peanut butter on toast.

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I only pair jam/jelly with buttered toast. Butter AND peanut butter seems like you're just adding calories for no reason (can you even really taste the butter under peanut butter?).

When I was an exchange student in Australia in the late '90s, I remember the family I stayed with with would add butter to EVERY sandwich they made, regardless of what the other contents were. Ham and cheese with mayo? Butter first. Turkey club? Add butter. Just cheese? Also butter. Adding any other condiments to your sandwich, like mustard? There better be butter added first.

I dunno if it's just an American thing to NOT add butter to every piece of bread depending on the meal, or what.

[–] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago
[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

It depends on the peanut butter. The brand I like is so thick it's hard to stir, so it tends to be oiliest at the top of the jar. When it's like that, there's no need to add more oil by buttering. As the PB level gets lower in the jar it also gets drier, so there's eventually a threshold past which butter will make it better.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Lightly butter the bread before toasting. That'll help brown the surface more deliciously.

Peanut butter after toasted.

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

What if it starts a fire? Need an answer soonish!

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 18 hours ago

Butter fire is the tastiest fire. I'm just sayin'...

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

I think you probably need a toaster oven to do this

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 22 hours ago

It's best to toast buttered bread while taking a bath. That way you can quickly extinguish any fires.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

Greater vector for maillard reaction.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I didn't realize there was people that put butter on their toast before putting peanut butter on. Like, I can see it with jam because the intent is for the butter to hold the jam on. But peanut butter is already sticky, so I never really thought of it.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I disagree! The butter greatly enhances the flavor moreso than keeping the jam on. If anything it allows the jam to slide off more easily.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

this may depend on the jam. I found when I make homemade jam that if I don't have a butter bottom, it ends up gliding all over the toast and doesn't spread as easy/doesn't stick

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

It depends entirely on the jelly/ jam and consistency of such. Different temperatures will have different results as well. It pretty much comes down to how wet your spread is.

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What kind of jam are you making? My partner recently got into making blackberry jam and we dont have issues with liquidity. Maybe the jam needs to be dehydrated more before it's canned?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I'm not sure what type it is called, we combine sure jell pectin, sugar and berries. So it's not /completly/ homemade as it is using an agent, but it's close enough for us.

We made raspberry and blackberry jam with it. Blackberry is the one that I tend to have that issue with, raspberry is hit or miss but generally good

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Bread is coarse and crumbly. Jam is gooey and wet. Surely butter makes it less likely for the jam to stay on. I always assumed it was just for flavour. My grandma used to do butter toast with just a sprinkle of sugar on top, so I never even considered that butter was there for a functional purpose.

Butter on peanut butter is just weird, though, unless you're buttering before toasting. But then peanut butter is a recent import here, so maybe it's an old fashioned thing in the places that cultural imperialisted peanut puree unto us. Who's to say.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

I thought that as well, but I found that using butter on bread with homemade jam, the butter acts as a consistency to make it so it doesn't slide all over the slice. when you do it without it just rolls

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

the intent is for the butter to hold the jam on

???

butter, famously the stuff used to lubricate fat children who have become stuck in another object

we don't use a toxic, heart attack causing substance made with cruelty, violence, and atrocity to make the jam stick. we do it because it's an addictive substance, and the fat it adds makes things taste good.

[–] bluetardis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

If you use real aka crunchy peanut butter rather than smooth heavily processed, the butter makes it easier to spread

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

You can make smooth peanut butter without heavily processing it. Just leave it in the blender a little longer.

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Butter, peanut butter, hot honey, flaky sea salt.

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I butter the pan when I toast my bread. After that I normally just use whatever topping of the day (peanut butter, jam, etc). I've found that pan toasting is really the only way to get your toast perfect. Toaster ovens just end up wasting counter space you could otherwise use for something you can't achieve with a pan

[–] oneser@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

Most non-americans I know use a toaster, not a toaster oven. These require quite a bit less space and are significantly quicker than bread & pan method (also lower calorie, because you don't need to butter or oil the bread before "cooking").

For those of us who eat toast on the daily, a standard English style toaster is absolutely essential.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago

I read this like "giving a toast" and was so thoroughly confused...

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

no I toast it first