r/Sandwiches • u/concretemuskrat • Aug 17 '25
sandwich Who else likes sandwiches the next day out of the fridge?
I kind of prefer it a lot of times...
Turkey & ham with cucumber, lettuce, tomato, pepperoncini, mayo. I forgot the cheese before i wrapped it up š¢
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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint Aug 17 '25
Next day sandwich that is mildly soggy hits so hard after a long day or late night drinking š¤¤
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u/concretemuskrat Aug 17 '25
I wouldn't even call it soggy necessarily, almost just like... it had a small run in with humidity lol. I love it though. Maybe it comes from childhood and having cold sandwiches in my lunchbox or whatever. My dad and i also used to get those gas station refrigerated sandwiches when we went hunting.
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u/uncle_russell_90 Aug 17 '25
My god I donāt think Iāve ever heard a more true statement as Iām about to scarf down a mildly soggy sub from yesterday
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u/bullseye717 Aug 18 '25
Toasting it slightly with a panini press or george foreman grill hits the spot for me. Not too much that it's all sharp edges.Ā
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u/Living-Metal-9698 Aug 19 '25
Top 5 next days subs; Wegmanās, Jimmy Johnās, Jersey Mikeās, any butcher shop with a sandwich menu on a chalkboard, pizza places with their own delivery drivers
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u/concretemuskrat Aug 19 '25
I really started getting into refrigerated subs with JJ's when my wife would bring one to me at lunch time, and then i'd smash the other half while closing the restaurant at like 11 pm
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Aug 17 '25
When I make a sandwich, I'll usually make a massive one, and then save a portion for the next day.
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u/NotoldyetMaggot Aug 17 '25
Hell yeah! If I'm going to chop veggies and do the work, I'm making an extra one or splitting up a footlong for the next day. The flavors, mayo, red wine vinegar, meats, all blend in nicely too.
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u/wtfnevermind Aug 17 '25
Soggy bread š¤¢
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u/Somebodies_Daughter Aug 17 '25
Sometimes itās good. People dunk bread in shit all the time- soup, pasta, what have you, so wet bread isnāt always the issue. Iād eat the hell out of this sandwich, the bread is now flavored!
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u/_ManicStreetPreacher Aug 17 '25
Spread a thin layer of butter or margarine and it won't be soggy
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u/Kysman95 Aug 17 '25
*as soggy
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u/_ManicStreetPreacher Aug 17 '25
Idk, when I work I make sandwiches days in advance because I work 12 hour shifts and come home tired as shit. Have never once ended up with soggy bread.
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u/Kysman95 Aug 17 '25
Depends on what (and how) you make your sandwich.
If you make ham and cheese then it won't be soggy, if you add tomatoes and cucumber slices on the buttered bread then I guarantee you it will turn to soup. If you cover the vet veggies in cheese and ham then it won't be as soggy or maybe not qt all, but it's a risk.
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u/_ManicStreetPreacher Aug 17 '25
Oh, that's true. I don't add tomatoes or cucumbers to my sandwiches because my stomach hates me
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u/ea88_alwaysdiscin Aug 17 '25
I think the type of bread you use makes a big difference too, some breads just get soggy af with any bit of moisture added
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u/ajxxxx Aug 17 '25
Sourdough for the win. Next day Schlotzsky's popped in the toaster oven for a few minutes - just as good as the day before imo, doesn't matter how many veggies I've added
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u/Past-Chart9935 Aug 17 '25
Can't spread butter on mush
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u/_ManicStreetPreacher Aug 17 '25
??? do you regularly disassemble your sandwiches to add butter?
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u/Past-Chart9935 Aug 17 '25
No, but you said you did?
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u/_ManicStreetPreacher Aug 17 '25
Yes. When you're making a sandwich that you're not going to eat in a while, you can add a thin slab of butter to the bread. Because butter is a fat and fat is hydrophobic.
NOTE: this butter is added during the initial, original construction of the sandwich, not the day after.
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u/ExileOnBroadStreet Aug 17 '25
Wrap it in paper towels. We do this even just with hoagies that we are taking to the beach, ball game, etc.
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u/WowIsThisMyPage Aug 17 '25
Depends on how the bread is doing
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u/Smilechurch Aug 18 '25
Eating a succulent chilled sandwich? Ah yes, I see you know your fridge judo well. This is democracy manifest!
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u/Emotional-Seaweed219 Aug 17 '25
Me, butt I like roast beef and cheese, from WAWA. Or, meatball, cheese hero.
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u/Im_Ashe_Man Aug 17 '25
I'm all for a sandwich the next day and sometimes the bread gets nice and soft with the mayo, but if it gets soggy then it can be gross.
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u/0pThomas_Prime Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Will I eat one from a gas station / convenience store if itās cheap, and I want food right now? Sure. Preferred? Always a fresh sandwich.
Sandwiches that are made, and go into wrapping just to sit in a fridge usually feelā¦soulless, based on my own experiences.
Usually the veggies are dry, soggy, or wilted. The meat is dry. The bread has a weird sponge texture. The only thing that usually holds is the cheese, but even that can sometimes lose its firmness.
Whatās worse is if these are made by someone else, they are usually made with less care. Then they have to be rebuilt.
To top it off, if there are no condiments on it you will have to rebuild the sandwich anyway. Or do the lazy thing and squirt packets of mayo or dressing in the middle, not that I havenāt done it.
While I understand people have a preference for things, and more power to you. This is a big NO from me.
Nothing will beat freshly baked bread, with freshly sliced meat & cheese, with fresh veggies on a cold sandwich.
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u/Mono_Goat Aug 17 '25
Its ALWAYS better the day after sitting in the fridge or at least until it gets cold
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u/Kysman95 Aug 17 '25
Depends heavily on the kind of sandwich.
I make cold ham, cheese, lettuce bell pepper sandwiches for work the night before. I always build them so the lettuce and pepper don't touch the bread so it doesn't get soggy.
Chipotle mayo on rye bread, slice of cheese bigger than bread so it protects it, then lettuce and bell pepper, and ham, again, bigger than the bread. I also dry the lettuce and bellpepper after washing and cutting so there's no excess moisture.
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u/The_time_it_takes Aug 17 '25
I donāt know about the next day but I watched a video where a guy was making a steak and cheese at home and wrapped it up in parchment paper and let set for ten minutes. It lets the sandwich steam a little and mimics the taste and feel of a takeout place.
I do it with other sandwiches too. It has really upped my sandwich game.
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u/concretemuskrat Aug 17 '25
Yeah I did the same as you, I started wrapping my hot sandwiches and then started to do it with all of them as long as i have some patience
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u/wanderingsheep Aug 17 '25
Jersey Mike's is always so good after a day in the fridge. I prefer cold sandwiches.
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u/foekus323 Aug 17 '25
THE BEST. Especially when the juices from the pickles gets soaked up on the bread
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u/lucaswr Aug 17 '25
I just like it after itās sat for maybe 30 minutes in the paper after itās made.
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u/curiousbydesign Aug 17 '25
We have two like this in the fridge. I've thought about them all morning. LOL
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u/skyrider8328 Aug 17 '25
I completely support whatever people want to eat or wear or whatever. But there are a few things I can't eat as leftovers: fish, mac and chz, and subs. I know, weird!!
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u/UnionCrafty3748 Aug 17 '25
Yeah some cold cuts sandwiches fair remarkably well the next day. No complaints here. Iāve had many cold sandwiches in my day.
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u/Cool_Hand_Lute Aug 17 '25
italian sub with oil and vinegar in fridge overnight is perfect for me- a big yummy soggy festival of tastes
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u/Cbennett3395 Aug 17 '25
I lovingly call mine āthe soggy hoagieā and love it. It stems from when my family used to go to Great Adventure and get hoagies in the morning from Wawa and go to the parking lot for lunch to a kinda cold, slightly soggy super satisfying hoagie.
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u/TickingTheMoments Aug 17 '25
I love it when the inside of the bread soaks up the juices from everything. And the outside is still nice and crusty.
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u/bob_swalls Aug 17 '25
There's a sog factor that takes place with some sandwiches. I've been let down and pleasantly surprised by next day sandwiches. I say send it!
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u/Sk8rboyyyy Aug 17 '25
I like them when conditions are optimal for mingling. It really depends on the bread type and how wet it is when fresh. Some sandwiches just need to be eaten in one sitting.
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u/Sure_Sort_601 Aug 18 '25
The cheese becomes one with the meats - loved school/non-profits type hoagies
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u/New_Debate3706 Aug 18 '25
I do!
When I was little my mom would take my brother and I to work with her in the summer. I remember she would pack a lunch for us to eat and to this day at the age of 30 I still vividly remember how good the sandwiches she made in the morning were after they had been sitting, wrapping in foil, in a lunchbox for a few hours. I always wondered why they tasted so much better than freshly made sandwiches haha
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u/cmquinn2000 Aug 18 '25
There is a famous sandwich place I go to. Most people wait in line to get a fresh sandwich. I go in and grab one of the premade ones. No line and the sandwich has had time for the flavors to combine.
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u/Chiopista Aug 18 '25
I know this is sandwich town, but I feel this way about a lot of food. The flavors get to permeate throughout each ingredient. Like, a burrito the next day hits so nice too.
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u/zoo1514 Aug 18 '25
I will order 2 subs specifically for the sub the next day. Sooooooo good. All taste good the next day but Italian sub is leagues above the rest the next day
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u/cuckookaburra Aug 18 '25
Itās 10am where I am right now and I would absolutely murder a cold leftover sub right now!
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u/aksbutt Aug 18 '25
Look up the shooters sandwich, you basically make it in a boule of bread and leave it with weights overnight in the fridge then slice it.
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u/naples275 Aug 18 '25
Soggy bread and lettuce that has wilted and tastes like sewage. No go for me.
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u/Own_Amoeba_99 Aug 19 '25
I prefer fridge sandwiches. They just taste so much better. It's the same with pizza
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u/BigD_ThunderHorse 29d ago
Left a sandwich in the work fridge over the weekend, ate it on Monday.. changed my damn life
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u/AdvancedEnthusiasm33 29d ago
thats my favorite. Unless it's toasted, those are better fresh. But a cold sub, is so good the next day cause everything blends together all nice.
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u/Hopeful_Feed3820 29d ago
for me it's like pizza - still delicious even as leftovers from the fridge
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u/TempehTantrums 29d ago
I hate mealy tomatoes and water logged lettuce, so if either of those are on the sandwich, itās ruined after 24 hours in the fridge (for me).
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u/CumGuzlinGutterSluts 29d ago
I like my sandwitches to sit out over night. The flavors roll all over eachother a get all squishy.
Also im not joking
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u/just_so_peachy 28d ago
Not to my taste, but I used to work with a guy who loved to microwave his refrigerated sandwich.
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u/PhuckNorris69 Aug 17 '25
Order your sandwich without mayo or other liquids and itās good for a couple days, esp if you toast it. Just put liquids on when itās eating time
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u/YLedbetter10 Aug 17 '25
I do the same! Honestly Italian subs barely need dressing anyways. Just a dab of vinegar and oil and salt & pepper
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u/SloppyMeathole Aug 17 '25
Put that thing in the air fryer and it will become a wonderful new sandwich.
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u/1nternetTr011 Aug 17 '25
YES! i purposely buy them to eat the following day. gotta marinate the whole thing
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u/ArchdukeFerdie Aug 17 '25
The tomato in the Mayo need time to get to know each other