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Drew

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Every Thanksgiving weekend our family always wakes up on Black Friday and has BLTs. It got me thinking- where do you go in CT that has a killer Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato Sandwich?

I’m asking for rec’s in CT- but the best one I have ever had was in Chapel Hill, NC at Merritts Grill:

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I don't know. I think the best I've ever had is my own.

  • Bacon. Thick, center cut and cooked to the right point of done/not burnt. Peppered, if you'd like.
  • Lettuce. For me? I need that clean, crisp crunch so I'm going iceberg.
  • Tomato. Tough time of year for that. I'd overpay for a good looking heirloom.
  • Look into homemade mayos or an aoili.
  • Bread. Other than the bacon, the bread is the deal maker/breaker. Choose wisely.
 
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I don't know. I think the best I've ever had is my own.

  • Bacon. Thick, center cut and cooked to the right point of done/not burnt. Peppered, if you'd like.
  • Lettuce. For me? I need that clean, crisp crunch so I'm going iceberg.
  • Tomato. Tough time of year for that. I'd overpay for a good looking heirloom.
  • Look into homemade mayos or an aoili.
  • Bread. Other than the bacon, the bread is the deal maker/breaker. Choose wisely.

yeah seems like summertime is the right time for a good tomato. The frozen tomatoes you get at the store now have just 0 taste
 

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I don't know. I think the best I've ever had is my own.

  • Bacon. Thick, center cut and cooked to the right point of done/not burnt. Peppered, if you'd like.
  • Lettuce. For me? I need that clean, crisp crunch so I'm going iceberg.
  • Tomato. Tough time of year for that. I'd overpay for a good looking heirloom.
  • Look into homemade mayos or an aoili.
  • Bread. Other than the bacon, the bread is the deal maker/breaker. Choose wisely.
Bread is key for all sandwiches. I made tremendous grilled cheese the other day and got a fresh rosemary sourdough Pullman loaf to put it on. Was incredible. Bread always makes it (As well as a lot of either mayo or butter on your sandwich)
 

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I don't know. I think the best I've ever had is my own.

  • Bacon. Thick, center cut and cooked to the right point of done/not burnt. Peppered, if you'd like.
  • Lettuce. For me? I need that clean, crisp crunch so I'm going iceberg.
  • Tomato. Tough time of year for that. I'd overpay for a good looking heirloom.
  • Look into homemade mayos or an aoili.
  • Bread. Other than the bacon, the bread is the deal maker/breaker. Choose wisely.

Properly buttered and toasted sourdough is my personal fav for BLT.
 

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BLT-plus -- the RichZ way.
Lightly toasted Rye -- With caraway seeds.
Mayo -- with just a touch of spicy brown mustard mixed in.
Lettuce -- iceberg. The thick, crunchy white part.
Tomato -- tough getting good tomatoes this time of year, but there's got to be a little of it, even if it's not a great tomato.
Bacon -- I like my bacon right on the edge of being burnt. If you think you've got too much bacon on the sandwich, add more. Lots more.
Pickle -- Deli style cucumber half dill. Sliced lengthwise.
Cheese -- Pepper Jack preferred, but Plain Monterey Jack will do.

All that being said, the best BLT I ever had in an eating establishment was in a nondescript general store in upstate new york, and it was chopped (not sliced) lettuce and tomato, broken up slices of crispy bacon and almost too much mayo, in a damned flour tortilla wrap. It was so good that on my way back home two days later, I went out of my way to stop there again and get a couple more.
 

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Not in CT, but this place has the craxiest take on a BLT that I've ever had... linky
 

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The best BLTs are built on top of burgers imo. Otherwise there's not enough there there, unless accompanied by a hearty cup of soup.
 

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The best BLTs are built on top of burgers imo. Otherwise there's not enough there there, unless accompanied by a hearty cup of soup.

As @RichZ pointed out, add more bacon.

Even with a thick cut bacon, there should be six slices minimum. Once you cook it and render it down you're down to about 40-45 calories per slice.
 
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It's really a tomato sandwich with some bit players along for the ride. Bacon plays a good part, but you can get by with almost any type of bacon cooked crispy. Toasted white bread, mayo, and iceberg complete the deal, but without a stings -if you have a cut lip, stellar tomato, juicy, and sliced thick, you got nothin.

Wait till next July and build your own.
 
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A little side-tracked but if you have kids Red Robin is the place to be. And if you get tired of the burgers, the BLTA Croissant
Sliced turkey breast, hardwood-smoked bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo on a croissant.
 
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The bacon quality is make or break on these. I like applewood bacon but some of the store brands are lousy.
 

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Wound up making this and turned out pretty good. Double decker BLT:

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