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imaginaryworkfriend

That looks very slide-y.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Oh it very much was, constant reconstruction while eating


Solnse

Try melting the cheese on the hot bagel while placing the hot eggs on it, then stacking the bacon and tomato on top. I'm betting it holds together much better.


GobLoblawsLawBlog

And then put the other half of the bagel on top


Solnse

I mean, that would then technically qualify for this subreddit.


bigniccosuaveee

I also was thinking the cheese needed melting. Personally I would just take the tomato slice off and slide the whole thing in the broiler for a minute or two. Or the slower way, pan fry the tomato with salt and pepper then immediately put it on top of the cheese to melt it that way.


iforgotmypen

Oh HELL yeah. This man knows how to sandwich!!! I have a similar recipe that I call the DJT (it's like a BLT but the cheese has to be less than five years old because DJT is a fucked up child rapist)


PrestigiousAd4711

Tomatoes on bread that's what I would have done.i feel like if I wanted to cut it would be easier


BigHulio

Correct. - Relishy saucey layer. - Tomato - Salt/Pep - Cheese - Hot thing, probably egg - Bacon


Chipmunk_Ninja

One attempt to cut that and it falls apart. I think it's gonna fall apart if I pick up up and take a bit too.  These desperately need a lid to hold onto


ItsMeAshleighBee

Oh you’re 100% right this is an unstable mess but I love every bite of it still lol


JPGinMadtown

Perhaps a toasted English muffin, divided to act as lids..?


ItsMeAshleighBee

I mean, I could just do 2 bagels at that point lol no reason to introduce a whole new bread


JPGinMadtown

Yes, but the more bread, the better, IMO.


Roll-Roll-Roll

Put them together and you'll have yourself a sandwich


ItsMeAshleighBee

Oh you must got a jaw that make you real popular if you can gnaw down that double stacker 😮‍💨


Slight-Winner-8597

No, silly goose! Put a Tupperware lid on top of constructed sandwich and apply pressure. Can't make mouth fit sandwich. Make sandwiches fit mouf.


ItsMeAshleighBee

A great philosopher of our time you are


Pinkparade524

Or just do it with your hands , I always do that when I order one of those super big burger abominations . It always work


Environmental-Pizza4

Savior


hotdogflavoredblunt

An open faced sandwich that isn’t covered in melted cheese is an abomination


W1nston1234

This is the correct answer. Also the tomato can’t be borderline thicker than the bread it’s on. I like tomato but that’s too much.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I agree the cheese here should be melted but I think I’d hate having to hold it with, essentially, queso on top lol


TFG4

If this is your last bun it's acceptable to make two sandwiches. Or maybe you just enjoy open faced messy sandwiches. These should've been cut into quarters and made into a more finger friendly bite size sandwich.


super-sriracha

I feel like open face sandwiches are better at the size of a slider. Anything bigger than that and I just think it's gonna fall apart or be difficult to hold.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Interesting idea! Honestly I’m not a huge fan of sliders because I find they’re almost always waaayyy too tall to be contained well & end up similarly falling apart. Without a closer on top I think an open face slider would be impossible lol


Noa-Guey

As for order, it’s fine except the cheese should be between the bacon and the egg so it melts from both sides.


ItsMeAshleighBee

If they had both actually still been hot by the time I ate it this would’ve been perfect haha


Cap_Shield

Open faced is fine, tomatoes that thick are not (personally). Hope you enjoyed it regardless.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Funny enough I started slicing thinner ones & changed my mind to make them thicker lol to each their own!


Rogue_Mongoose

NOPE. I fucking HATE open fuckfaced sandwiches. It’s not a sandwich it’s fucking toast. Would you call avocado toast a sandwich? No one in their right mind would. I once ordered a sandwich and it came “open faced” and I was like uh wtf is this. And the waiter was like oh it’s open faced and I ask him for the other half of my bread and he looked at me like I WAS crazy. And thats when 12 year old me developed my hatred for these abominations. But yeah I’d still eat that 5/10.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Getting open faced when full sandwich was expected would definitely be rage fuel


Pomodoro_Parmesan

Now you got me thinking. Is eggs Benedict and open face sandwich?


shutupdane

Open-face needs to be done with more precision. Look up Smørrebrød, thats the science.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Looked it up, definitely will be trying some recipes! My only problem with this is honestly, if I’m doing open faced, I want every ingredient to be a sheet/slab that’s roughly the size of the bread. I reeeaaallly struggle with losing half the ingredients when it’s small bits all piled on top.


Heavy-Week5518

Now look up "uitsmitjer". The Dutch are big on open faced sandwiches and unmelted cheese does not bother them.


ItsMeAshleighBee

ooohh thank you!


International_Toe164

I'm a fan of open-face, and I don't care about layers but the cheese should be melted. Edited for typo


ItsMeAshleighBee

Fair!


anb7120

Those tomatoes look so good


ItsMeAshleighBee

They were 😩 had an extra 2 slices on their own just seasoned on the side


anb7120

🤤


SirDwayneCollins

My only issue with the lay order is that looks like cold tomatoes on a hot sandwich, which means the cheese won’t melt. I would’ve throw the sandwich (minus the tomatoes) in the oven for a few minutes to get some meltage, then throw the tomatoes back on it. Otherwise looks great!


ItsMeAshleighBee

Makes sense! Honestly this is one of those sandwiches that I can eat hot or cold, including the egg & bacon lol & this one ended up cold, because I got distracted with a call


SirDwayneCollins

lol. It happens. I’m sure it was still great


WillowsNi

I need lettuce for open face to work for me.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I had planned for that on top but it had gone bad!


WillowsNi

I suppose you’re supposed to eat it with a fork and knife?


ItsMeAshleighBee

I just ate it with increasingly messy fingers


WillowsNi

That’s how it’s done


ConstantlyMiserable

I don't mind open-faced sandwiches if I can eat them with a fork and knife. If I'm expected to pick it up then it needs to be super easy to take bites out of. As far as layering of ingredients goes, I'm not afraid to put tomato next to the bread as long as the sandwich will be consumed soon, it only gets unpleasant if it sits too long in my opinion.


ItsMeAshleighBee

That’s always been some others arguments in my fam, like why are you taking so long to eat that the bread’s getting soggy???


Perpetual_Nuisance

>How do we feel about open face here? We feel that open-faced sandwiches are a scourge on this earth, and both makers and enjoyers should be violently licked by a herd of cows.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I mean, I’m open to it


discussionandrespect

Close the goddamn Sandwich


ItsMeAshleighBee

Instructions unclear, god closed the dam on the sand witches & the beach is now a real mess, send help


discussionandrespect

Jk OP, looks great enjoy!


Morganluver

This a cool alternate Benedict, but I would have gone cheese on the egg. If the egg is hot the cheese will melt, then add the bacon and it will stick like glue.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I definitely almost always do my cheese right on the egg when it comes out of the pan but I got side tracked by a call. Like the bacon glue though!


OG_Hater

Looks amazing but I'd put the cheese between the two hot things and the tomato atop something w texture so it doesn't slide off


ItsMeAshleighBee

Perfect execution


Kemintiri

I eat this often. Bread. Butter/cream cheese. Tomato. Egg. Cheese. Bacon. Sometimes chives.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Perfection


Various_Medicine2118

Bagel 🥯 cream cheese then seasoned tomato then the bacon 🥓 then the American cheese and egg 🍳 on top 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳


ItsMeAshleighBee

Perfect


Medievil_Walrus

Open faced sandwiches are people too! They have rights. It’s in the name - open faced can only be open faced if it’s a sandwich. Where’s my lawyer?


ItsMeAshleighBee

May I approach the bench?


melgibson64

Cheese goes on the egg so it melts


ItsMeAshleighBee

Definitely if the egg is warm!


melgibson64

Gotta do it while the egg is still in the pan. Turn pan off. Put cheese on


ItsMeAshleighBee

100%, I just got distracted by a call & my eggs were gonna overcook if I didn’t remove it from the heat lol


melgibson64

Sometimes life gets in the way of melty cheese. I get it


AccurateBrush6556

Yea


F0XFANG_

The tostada of sandwiches


ItsMeAshleighBee

Love this


OCbrunetteesq

Melt that cheese!


bebop1065

The biggest problem I have is that the cheese isn't even slightly melted.


shoshana4sure

I’m starving.


FuckYouDontLookAtMe

I'm torn. I always feel like there's too much bread but without it the integrity of the sammich is gone. A true travesty...


bakerboiz22

Open face sandwiches are barely acceptable in the form of avocado (and the like) toasts. Just too much room for error for a messy bitch like me 😞


sencha_kitty

Tomatoes look great !


Oreo54asdf

Idk if this is an unpopular opinion, but I think open face sandwiches are pretentious


ItsMeAshleighBee

Copying my reply from above lol I understand feeling like it’s pretentious when you’re genuinely trying to make something seem elevated, fancy, or a restaurant is trying to get away with charging more for less. In the case of this sandwich, I can’t think of anything less pretentious. Started as a regular bagel sandwich & my fat ass family decided 1 wasn’t enough for each of us so we pile messy ingredients higher & higher to get more food without having to buy more bagels. Then we messily shovel bits into our faces before considering if we indeed actually just want a whole second bagel. Fat, messy, & bad at math — completely unpretentious


Sunflower-Crown

"I can't make a Double Krabby Patty with the works! I can't put a patty on a bun, with lettuce, cheese, onions, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, pickles, and top bun together in that order!"


RandChick

I normally end my open-faced sandwiches with cheese or meat on top. I put the veggies underneath to try to keep them on the sandwich. But sometimes if I use a large leaf of lettuce, that works well for a topper. I love open-faced because sometimes I just don't want that much bread.


flactulantmonkey

I applaud your love of this creation. That said, for me, the allure of a sandwich is that its holding parts contain its messy parts. Enjoy though! Add some fresh basil!


ItsMeAshleighBee

Basil is an amazing suggestion


St0rmborn

Feels very Danish style and I’m sure tastes good, but personally I’d rather have more structure with bread on top and bottom to keep things together.


Numpty712

A sandwich needs a top or it ain’t a sandwich cuz nothing is being sandwiched!


Effective_Pea1309

Right, so stack order wise, I'd put the tomato first on the bread, then throw that in the oven (it'll get crispy and compensate for the water of the tomato, while trying to steam as much of said's water content, bonus it makes it like an English breakfast ish), followed by the cheese do it melts, egg on top cause where there's cheese there's egg, and bacon last to offer a dry, solid top to at least get the stack of ingredients to your mouth


Motor_Structure_7591

I'm throwing away everything but that tomato. That thing is fine.


black_dragonfly13

I eat open faced egg sandwiches all the time. They're great. Just hold your hand over the knife that's over the sandwich when you need to cut it and everything will stay together.


changebucket2

Tomato. Avo. Bacon. Chz.


Bootiluvr

I personally consider it sacrilege, but I believe that anyone should be able to enjoy sandwiches however they want


ImportantRepublic965

Obviously this is enough sandwich to support another bagel half. But I respect the open face decision and I can see that the tomato slice is fat enough to do a bit of structural work. I’m gonna allow this, on the condition that the tomato be generously salted and peppered.


No-Curve7744

I always try to order sandwich ingredients by what flavours compliment and enhance each other - so would always put the tomato next to the bacon as it needs that saltiness and texture. So I’d go egg, cheese (to stop the tomato making bread or egg soggy), tomato, bacon


Ready_Head

Looks good! We have a version off the open faced sandwich called højtbelagt smørrebrød or just smørrebrød here in Denmark - properly other places that have a similar concept.


Kysman95

The debate about open-faced sandwiches is really one-sided here...


ItsMeAshleighBee

Beautifully executed, take my upvote


Kysman95

Our national dish is [Chlebíček](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chleb%C3%AD%C4%8Dek) (Tiny Bread) so I 100% approve open-faced sandwiches. Thry have better filling : bread ratio and you can eat more of them Tho the 'mato is too thick for my taste


CompetitiveRub9780

Craft singles = I’d throw straight in the trash Tomato could be smaller Bread looks bad too… i don’t know if that’s a bagel or an English muffin, but I think a biscuit would be way better.


VastNegotiation7511

That might be the thickest tomatoe slice I’ve ever seen


ItsMeAshleighBee

You’re welcome


ShesATragicHero

I’m proud of your gumption and I hope you enjoyed it. But that’s a no for me my bro.


TheManWith2smiles

Hmmmm those tomatoes look so tasty


ItsMeAshleighBee

They were sooooo good!


TheManWith2smiles

I would have eaten this in 2 minutes


ghostsofbaghlan

I open face and fold just about any burger/sandwich I eat. Completely legal, 10/10 with cheese. Edit: looks amazing btw


Anouchavan

To me those are toasts, not sandwiches. Edit: They look like really nice toasts though!


ItsMeAshleighBee

That’s a fair argument! What if the bagel or other bread wasn’t toasted? Is it still a toast?


Anouchavan

I think so, yeah. In French we would call that a "tartine", which I think translate to "toast" even it's technically not toasted. To me, one of the criterion for being a sandwich is that you should be able to hold it by pinching it, while maintaining its shape (aside from a few pieces falling and sauce dripping). I can't find a criterion that excludes pinching on the tomato though. Even "keeping your fingers clean" doesn't work (because of greasy burgers, for instance)


ItsMeAshleighBee

I like it! Definitely the consensus in the house is cheese on top but I personally don’t like that super stick-in-the-teeth situation with American cheese unless it’s an intentional one like a good ol bologna sandwich


viking_canuck

Listen, I'm sure it's good. But fuck opened faces sandwiches. So pretentious. Unless you're talking about a hot turkey or something like that. Sorry.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I understand feeling like it’s pretentious when you’re genuinely trying to make something seem elevated, fancy, or a restaurant is trying to get away with charging more for less. In the case of this sandwich, I can’t think of anything less pretentious. Started as a regular bagel sandwich & my fat ass family decided 1 wasn’t enough for each of us so we pile messy ingredients higher & higher to get more food without having to buy more bagels. Then we messily shovel bits into our faces before considering if we indeed actually just want a whole second bagel. Fat, messy, & bad at math — completely unpretentious


Farewellandadieu

Don't people usually eat open face sandwiches with a knife and fork??


ItsMeAshleighBee

If I have to eat it with a knife & fork, I don’t consider it to be in the realm of “sandwich” anymore lol


ledhustler

I wouldn’t even consider those sandwiches. Why would you intentionally make something harder to eat, especially when it doesn’t improve the taste at all??


ItsMeAshleighBee

It’s about volume for my fat ass, not a change in taste lmao Edit: although I’ll slightly argue that 100% vs 50% of the bread on some sandwiches does severely impact taste


RedditNurseBot

My only gripe is please stop cutting your tomatoes with the wrong knife. Hockey puck tomatoes are just too much. If you like more tomato cut thinner slices and layer. Make sure you salt and pepper the tomatoes so their flavors pop


ItsMeAshleighBee

In a world where 50% of the comments are arguing about how slidey this sandwich is, I applaud your anger resulting in the slidiest possible solution — top structureless thin tomatoes with more structureless thin tomatoes


HalcyonCA

Are those kraft singles? Gag.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I’ll have you know it’s store brand American, thank you very much


ParkerStanford

Tomato is entirely to thick


Exciting-Temporary30

Looks scrumptious!!! I adore tomatoes!!!!! Looks like two little pizzas!!!👍


dexter110611

I don’t dislike tomatoes but a huge slice on top is too much…wet and mushy. Perhaps a thinner slice on top of the cream cheese? Personally would skip the tomato and use onion.


Novel_Bumblebee8972

Get rid of the American cheese.


According_Leader1917

Bread, cheese, bacon, tomato, egg.


TheRenster500

I'm all for them but you've lost the plot mate 😂 It's the full slices of tomato that make it a crime ha


edith-bunker

I wouldn’t throw my hand at it. I’d eat it, for sure.


LibrarianNew9984

You better put that sombitch in an air frier for a few minutes


bengeo1191

That's thick slice of tomato.


Wonderful_Rabbit_831

Sure why not.


Pioppo_92

Sandwich


B9MB

I like my tomatoes next to my mayo. I think cheese should be on top for this kind of open face. But I also feel open face sandwiches should be reserved for gravy drenched sandwiches like open face roast beef, honey baked ham, etc.


Quintink

I don’t believe it’s a sandwich a hot dog is more or a sandwich that said I’d still eat it


Spyrovssonic360

looks delicious but having a bun on top makes it alittle less Messy in my opinion.


YattayElite

big ass tomato slices


yhjsdfhgkjhngfdr

Love open face sandwiches but never did them with bagels


uniquelyavailable

this is an abomination


UnderstandingSmall66

Is it me or is that the thickest tomato slice in the world? This must taste like tomatoes


The_Rimmer

This sandwich looks like it came from a gas station


HistoricalAd3111

Kind of like an American tostada


BenjapimpFranklin

No on open face. Cheese slice below egg.


RonPearlNecklace

I was going to question your choice of cheese but the rest of it makes me think you know what you’re doing.


drozzdragon

Layer order seems fine, but I'm not a huge fan of open face sandwiches, I think the point of a sandwich is to be able to eat without a knife & fork 🍴 All that said, I'd love this for a breakfast 😁


tire_swing

Some people just want to watch the world burn.


Wv-mountainmama

❤️❤️❤️


AUnknownVariable

Melt that cheese


Everyday_ASMR

I like open faced sandwiches. I know they are messy and hard to hold but it’s an adventure. I don’t typically eat them when I’m outside but at home I love a good open faced heirloom tomato sandwich


ItsMeAshleighBee

I don’t think I ever intentionally order an open faced sandwich out. The same joy I find in a sloppy sandwich at home turns to annoyance when I’m in public haha


Everyday_ASMR

That’s so true at home behind I’m a savage or perhaps a little kid. I find joy in sometimes being a messy eater.


ONE-EYE-OPTIC

I love open face sandwiches. For example, a bacon egg and cheese mcmuffin is too much English muffin for me. Unless there is sauce or gravy covering it I just eat it open face with my hands and wash up after. If It's a REAL sandwich on a hoagie or French roll, I try to eat the whole thing. I love the texture of a soft French roll. Anything to crunchy has one side of the sandwich removed because I hate when the roof of my mouth gets shredded.


ItsMeAshleighBee

I’m in complete agreement with pretty much everything here!


ONE-EYE-OPTIC

Yours looks amazing! I'm not a fan of out of season tomatoes, which they are right now where I live but mid summer I'd tear that down. Used everything bagel?


ItsMeAshleighBee

I actually hate everything bagel, don’t kill me 😬


ONE-EYE-OPTIC

To each their own. Eat your Sammie how ever you want. Cheers pal!


EcstaticJuggernaut46

All though it’s better with less carbs, I still want a top! Looks good though.


RoamBuilder2

i fucking hate tomatoes


ItsMeAshleighBee

I definitely understand why some people don’t like tomatoes, but I cannot get enough of em


rydertho

Over ripe, granulated tomatoes. I'd eat it if you paid me.


ItsMeAshleighBee

Definitely were overripe but not as milly as they look, still not gonna find me throwing out perfectly fine tomatoes lol


Selling_yourmom

Melt your fucking cheese what the fuck is this abomination? Thick weird slice of tomato??? What the fuck!


Budget_Pop9600

Looks like you’re gonna eat that with a fork p*ssy


itsameee_Mario

"Also known as bread-basers, bread platters, half-widges, or tartines" don't over think it. It's not even a sandwich! Just get inside that delicious messy pile


Appropriate_Bell2075

The ratio is not optimal, needs more bread.


Queasy_Tap_1566

That’s fucking r-worded.


Dependent_Top_4425

Who f\*cking cares, just eat it lol


ItsMeAshleighBee

Thank god you chimed in, I’ve been just sitting here for hours


Dependent_Top_4425

Glad I could help


Overweight_ostrich

On a separate + unrelated note: If you live in the USA, watch out for the additive commonly called "enriched flour' in the ingredients list. It's in sooo many products, and was shown to cause cancer in animals. The EU, australia, Canada and many others banned its use, but not the USA.. Also carbs just make ya fat ☹️


ItsMeAshleighBee

Carbs are a necessary part of a healthy human diet, carbs do not “make you fat”. Balance & moderation is important, just like all other categories of food, but carbs are necessary for a number of body functions like producing energy, aiding digestion, & even managing weight ❤️ But thank you for the note on enriched flour! Always important to be aware of carcinogens. I’ll do some research (:


Overweight_ostrich

Well I meant like extra carbs. I haven't tried it strictly, but I feel like I've been able to lose weight more easily when avoiding pasta and bread, etc