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I was with him until he said American cheese is the only option. I get it, it melts easily. It’s also processed dog shit. You can do better with literally almost any other cheese, except some dumb ass choices that just don’t belong on a sandwich. All cheese is good for something, not every cheese belongs on a sandwich. Cheddar and colby jack are better yellow cheeses, jack’s got you if you want melty, but pepper jack really is the best on a breakfast sandwich. He’s probably got the right sausage. The onions I could take or leave but I agree with the placement. The sauce sounds good but I’m not sure, I don’t use sauces. He picked a good roll, but I’d prefer a ciabatta, they’re just softer and IMO fit the project better. As far as the eggs, I don’t know what that gelatinous trash was, but I wouldn’t eat it myself, let alone serve it to anyone. It’s a breakfast sandwich, you’re not gonna beat a fried egg. If you wanna go softer, get a small skillet and make a 2 egg omelet with nothing in it. Cook it on medium low, turn it, fold it, cut it in 2, there, you got enough for 2 sandwiches. Use 3 eggs (between 2 sandwiches) if you want a little more egg. Or get a hoagie roll and make it a double. Double the meat, cheese, hash browns, and egg.
Guarantee my breakfast sandwich beats his. That sauce might be his secret weapon though. I don’t use one.
If you diss “american cheese” but endorse “pepper jack” you must be either entirely non-American or just plain ignorant.
Many other countries lack America’s “standard of identity” laws that keep cheesse with too much oil or ice cream with too little dairy from being sold as such, and often label the former ultra-cheap food “american cheese” it’s not at all what you’ll find in the states.
The “American cheese” you can find here is a high-volume, mild, and smooth-melting cheese originally created as a blend of older European cheese recioies, which took off because it did exactly what it was meant to, and pair well with grilled meat patties put on cut buns.
Actual American cheese is perfect for a breakfast sandwhich where you want it to support the other flavors. Other cheeses can be good if that’s what you’re going for, but so are non-chicken eggs.
(“Pepper jack”, in contrast, is a simpler cheese meant to be eaten cold as a major flavor on its own. It’s absolutely sold in the USA too and can be great on breakfast sandwiches, although I think it works best sliced and paired with cracked and smoked meats.)
I hear ya. American cheese is weird. I think it’s mostly nostalgia.
