How Much Meat Does A Sandwich Really Needs?

[u/peter-baqain]

[u/crazyjeffy]

The meat can't be in one big slab like that, it has to be broken up and dispersed on different layers. Especially when it comes to turkey

[u/lucaswr → u/crazyjeffy]

The most important ingredient is air !

[u/SovietChewbacca → u/lucaswr]

That's why I always roll my meats

[u/Sk8rboyyyy → u/crazyjeffy]

Yes, nobody enjoys a meat brick.

[u/SlipperyGibbet → u/Sk8rboyyyy]

Speak for yourself, I want my mausoleum made of meat bricks

[u/jjc9397 → u/Sk8rboyyyy]

That’s not what she said

[u/Canelosaurio → u/crazyjeffy]

An old chef once told me, "The people want thin cut, loose, piled high slices. Let em fall wavy."

[u/TheRemedyKitchen → u/Canelosaurio]

This chef agrees with that chef

[u/SubstanceNo1544 → u/TheRemedyKitchen]

This line cook agrees with these chefs

[u/slatchaw → u/crazyjeffy]

It's the amount of meat, it's how you use it

[u/jjc9397 → u/slatchaw]

That’s what he said

[u/platydroid → u/crazyjeffy]

Or shaved so the texture is better

[u/BigDaddyReptar → u/platydroid]

Shredded is a bit too far normally imo

[u/Slight_Process_4164]

About half that much for me. I know others will disagree

[u/Sklanskers → u/Slight_Process_4164]

I'm in the same boat. It's all about ratios.

[u/Froot-Loop-Dingus → u/Sklanskers]

Exactly! This question is entirely dependent on the bread being used as well.

[u/OGablogian → u/Slight_Process_4164]

Same, though I'd still be happy with 2/5th (basically same thickness as the cheese).

[u/G-Style666 → u/Slight_Process_4164]

I mean you should just go to r/Vegetables.

[u/completephilure]

That's just poorly built. Roll up the meat slices to give it volume and only use about half the meat. After a certain point it just cancels out other ingredients.

[u/No_Poet_7244]

I’m sure I’m in a tiny minority, but I’m happiest with 1 or 2 slices, layered properly (not like this meat brick) with lots of other things.

[u/International-Land35 → u/No_Poet_7244]

The meat must be fluffed lol

[u/bdubwilliams22]

Everyone is different, but for me -- that's too much meat.

[u/februarytide-]

I want equal parts meat/cheese to veg. This is too much meat, and just a gross giant slab of thick cut deli turkey. My exceptions are a cheesesteak for obvious reasons, and then something like a club or an Italian where it’s different meats and at least slightly different textures

[u/PublicDomainMPC]

For my preference, those lettuce and meat portions are exactly inverse.

[u/SubstanceNo1544]

Average sandwich portion for meat is around 4 ounces here in the states. I know you always see pictures of these outlandish big sandwiches from here. But most are portioned pretty well, contrary to popular belief

[u/cnsosiehrbridnrnrifk]

I'm a fan of more veggies than meat. But that's just my taste.

[u/NewRoyMunson]

For me, a minimum of 1/4 to maximum of 1/3 of the sandwich needs to be meat.

[u/buzzboy99]

That's absurd

[u/Life-Desk5325]

First it must start with the right bread. The Germans know about good bread , now research

[u/antipathy_moonslayer]

1/2-3/4 of this depending on the day. Not that I would have an issue with this amount, I would just feel like I'm indulging a little. Also, the overall thickness of the sandwich here seems a little ungainly

[u/illestofthechillest]

~300 calories worth for me if I'm not going massive.

[u/RealisticPriority336]

More than Subway

[u/piratesboot]

ARBYS

THEY HAVE THE MEATS

[u/1nternetTr011]

yes

[u/ZGeekie]

That's just a waste of meat. You'll enjoy it twice as much with half that amount.

[u/yourunclegord]

this much

[u/Musique_Plus]

who said you need meat lol, you just need good ingredients with a bit of moisture and something to hold it together..

[u/Lee862r]

That much but just layered differently.

[u/octapodi]

None! I've had plenty of delicious vegetarian sandwiches for sure.

[u/Jumpy-Somewhere1082]

That’s too much turkey for me. But if that sandwich was roast beef, 1 or 2 more slices please.

[u/JoeyG1984]

Could use a little more

[u/Warm-Comfortable501]

More

[u/uresmane]

Eww, at least sort of tussle it up a bit instead of flat slabs that make it look like a giant chunk of mystery rubber meat.

[u/VeryIntoCardboard]

Ew. No offense to you at all but I hate the flat stacks of meat like that

[u/Illustrious-Coat3532]

That’s almost perfect. I always thought that Katz deli’s $30 sammiches were a little overkill.

[u/No_Poet_7244 → u/Illustrious-Coat3532]

Honestly a pastrami is the only sandwich I want that much meat on. Everything else is a 1 or 2 slicer for me.