When any condiment touches a sandwich, a 90 minute clock starts before its rendered worthless, IMO

12/16/2009 3:24:44 PM

It's like 24, but with sandwiches.

12/16/2009 3:25:34 PM

that is why you pack the condiments separately

i only use oil and vinegar anyway IF i use anything at all. so i can just bring a dressing tupperware of that.

12/16/2009 3:25:46 PM

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"When any condiment touches a sandwich, a 90 minute clock starts before its rendered worthless, IMO"

I definitely agree.

12/16/2009 3:26:22 PM

Even cold meat sweats against the bread. Condiment or no condiment there's a definite clock ticking with any sandwich except MAYBE a plain peanut butter sandwich. I'd rather eat a mayo and WD40 sandwich than that shit.

[Edited on December 16, 2009 at 3:28 PM. Reason : *]

12/16/2009 3:27:51 PM

i usually come home to eat lunch anyway so i guess i miss the sweaty sammiches

if i take a sammich it is usually avocado and cheese and that doesn't really sweat

12/16/2009 3:29:13 PM

Yeah probably not as long as it stays cold.

It just seems like the bread just absorbs moisture from inside the sandwich bag or whatever was trapped against it when it was rolled in plastic wrap after a while.

Regardless, I think we all agree that soggy sandwiches suck.

12/16/2009 3:31:21 PM

if I'm worried about it, I keep everything for inside the sandwich in a baggie separate from the bread and put it all together when i'm ready (and have single serving condiments which I have taken from other restaurants)

12/16/2009 3:33:09 PM

^^^that's not a sandwich, that's bread and veggies.

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"i only use oil and vinegar anyway IF i use anything at all. so i can just bring a dressing tupperware of that."

unnecessary complication

^I used to bring a sandwich to work every day and kept the lettuce in a separate baggie.

[Edited on December 16, 2009 at 3:34 PM. Reason : k]

12/16/2009 3:33:40 PM

The Subway 'three footlongs for $14 after 4pm' special is pretty solid, and I've been known to save one for lunch the next day. But I have to be very careful what goes on the next-day sub to avoid its utter ruination at the hands of mayonnaise. Salt and pepper only.

12/16/2009 3:40:15 PM

or lettuce/tomato

12/16/2009 3:40:43 PM

subway is gross and their subs get soggy WAY fast (imo)

12/16/2009 3:41:19 PM

^^ I was just talking condiments. No tomato on the next-day sub, either. I usually get spinach, cucumber, banana peppers, and salt and pepper on it. No cheese. It's nothing exciting, but if you get premium non-$5 footlongs the night before, it's like a $0.50 footlong (California prices, at least). Hard to argue against that.

12/16/2009 3:43:17 PM

The worst is when you're eating a 6+ hour old sandwich that you think its only meat, cheese and bread, but they're is a rouge bastard rancid tomato slice hidden between the folds of meat

You know it the moment you bite into it, and it ruins the entire meal

12/16/2009 3:43:53 PM

Wow you people know your sandwiches. I actually make two sandwiches with mayo and cheese for each workday. I use plain old wheat bread with Oscar Mayer pre-packaged meat. I'll make a whole week of sandwiches on Sunday and throw them in the fridge. I've been doing this for well over a year. I'm not making any of this up.

12/16/2009 3:52:29 PM

Do you every get to Wednesday or Thursday and just get pissed off that you're eating the same goddamn thing everyday ?

Or are you like the kids who would bring PB&J for lunch every single day from 1st grade to Jr. High and never get tired of it

12/16/2009 3:54:07 PM

The latter I suppose. Sometimes I'm ready for something different, but I'm too lazy to change up my routine.

[Edited on December 16, 2009 at 3:57 PM. Reason : routine]

12/16/2009 3:56:29 PM

I'd kill myself right here in my office.

12/16/2009 3:57:07 PM

I can't even eat the same thing two days in a row

12/16/2009 3:59:50 PM

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"Or are you like the kids who would bring PB&J for lunch every single day from 1st grade to Jr. High and never get tired of it"

I had an everything bagel w/ cream cheese or a plain havarti & mayo on rye sandwich every day for high school.

12/16/2009 4:01:52 PM

You two should marry each other and host the most boring dinner parties of all time

12/16/2009 4:04:01 PM

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"Lowes has Boars Head. Teeter has Dietz & Watson. You all would know this if you had the sophisticated sandwich palate of a Jew"

oh really?

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"The decision of North Carolina-based grocer Harris Teeter to switch to a different brand of full-service deli products has upset the ousted business. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that Harris Teeter has long carried Dietz & Watson high-end deli meats and cheeses. But now the chain plans to carry the Boar's Head brand."

http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/05/article/harris_teeter_switching_to_boars_head_deli_meats

pownte

[Edited on December 16, 2009 at 4:05 PM. Reason : 1]

12/16/2009 4:04:30 PM

Yeah HT switched a few months back

They made a pretty big deal out of it at the one near me, gave out balloons and T shirts and shit

Had a wheel you could spin to win free meat, but all I got was a visor

12/16/2009 4:05:53 PM

i have sophisticated observational skills like a gentile

12/16/2009 4:06:51 PM

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"You two should marry each other and host the most boring dinner parties of all time"

I'll go ahead and buy a crate of Vienna sausages for the wedding.

12/16/2009 4:06:59 PM

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"When any condiment touches a sandwich, a 90 minute clock starts before its rendered worthless, IMO"

creamy things

12/16/2009 4:07:54 PM

that's what she said?

12/16/2009 4:09:59 PM

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"making homemade subs every day as opposed to purchasing a sub EVERY DAY = ¢"

Its not really THAT much cheaper to make your own subs. Especially if you are getting $5 footlongs from Subway. I usually get a 12" Spicy Italian with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, black olives, jalapenos, and sweet onion sauce. That is a shit ton of stuff you would have to buy upfront. And some of it is going to go bad before I can even use it all because I don't eat subs every single day of the week. Its more convenient for me, and doesn't cost me that much more if any to just drop into Subway when I want a sandwich. In the long run I might even save money.

12/16/2009 4:11:35 PM

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"I don't eat subs every single day of the week"

well, i guess my post had nothing to do with you then

12/16/2009 4:14:00 PM

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"The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that Harris Teeter has long carried Dietz & Watson high-end deli meats and cheeses. But now the chain plans to carry the Boar's Head brand."

I'm about 99% sure that when I was in the Harris Teeter in Cary not but 2 hours ago, they were still selling Dietz and Watson. In fact, Dietz and Watson brand deli meat is one of their current weekly deals: http://flyer.harristeeter.com/HT_eVIC/ThisWeek/ReviewAllSpecials.jsp?ToCat=5 (when the HT on Walnut is selected. Might be different for other areas.)

So maybe they've switched some, but not all. I know for a fact though, when I walk into my local Lowes Foods, they're going to have some delicious Boar's Head meats.

[Edited on December 17, 2009 at 12:40 AM. Reason : I eat turkey, hot sauce, and mustard sandwiches on whole wheat bread 4 times a week.]

12/17/2009 12:39:19 AM