# Peanut Butter **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 15, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545 "2022-02-15T17:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/1 "2022-02-15T17:38:14Z")
When making a PB sandwich (no jelly) should I butter the bread or not. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/2 "2022-02-15T17:39:31Z")
to me, peanut butter and butter is a great combo. Even better to put it on toast. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/3 "2022-02-15T17:43:27Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > When making a PB sandwich (no jelly) should I butter the bread or not. There was a time when I would have said this was redundant, but then I discovered Canadian bacon and bacon pizza. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/4 "2022-02-15T18:21:48Z")
I’d rather leave out the jelly than the butter. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/5 "2022-02-15T19:42:30Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > When making a PB sandwich (no jelly) should I butter the bread or not. What do you mean by butter the bread? Do you mean apply peanut butter to the bread? Or apply actual dairy butter to the bread? If the latter, no as that would be weird. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/6 "2022-02-15T19:49:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > no as that would be weird. Butter adds new dimensions in taste and texture to peanut butter. Go for it. My dad loved butter, peanut butter, and onion sandwiches. I just omit the onions. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/7 "2022-02-15T19:50:02Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/8 "2022-02-15T20:07:48Z")
I will second this. Occasionally spreading peanut butter on top of buttered toast earns me some looks from my Better Half (what, not enough fat content?) but it adds a whole additional layer of flavor to the profile. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/9 "2022-02-15T20:20:11Z")
I’ve only had peanut butter and butter at restaurants where they provide pre-buttered toast. I don’t recall it ever opening up new vistas of flavour. On a somewhat unrelated note, I don’t bother with slices of processed cheese if I get a Subway sub. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/10 "2022-02-15T20:26:27Z")
Do you like it? Then do it! It’s never occurred to me to do this – then again, I don’t usually do plain peanut butter sandwiches. If I don’t do jelly, then I do something like pickles or hot peppers or cheese or deli meat. But, yeah, I could see this working. Have at it. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/11 "2022-02-15T20:47:55Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > When making a PB sandwich (no jelly) should I butter the bread or not. Not… ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/12 "2022-02-15T21:00:46Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/12))_ ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/13 "2022-02-15T21:04:40Z")
Just peanut butter for me. And a glass of milk (and maybe some Nacho Cheese Doritos on the side). ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/14 "2022-02-15T21:19:30Z")
I love raw onions so this sounds good, skip the butter though, add bacon. 🥓 🧅 🥜 🧈 🍞 ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/15 "2022-02-15T21:24:15Z")
I don’t care if you put butter on it (or honey) or not but if it’s not toasted, it’s wrong. PB&J untoasted, okay. PB&B(anana) untoasted, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/16 "2022-02-15T21:26:37Z")
Buttered toast with peanut butter is one thing, the melted butter on the toast loses some of it’s creamy flavor. But lots of cold butter on bread with peanut butter is another experience entirely! The creamy sweet unctuousness of the butter contrasts with the sticky salty heft of the peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/17 "2022-02-15T21:46:51Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > lots of cold butter on bread with peanut butter is another experience entirely! The creamy sweet unctuousness of the butter contrasts with the sticky salty heft of the peanut butter. Especially on fresh-baked bread from the bakery. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/18 "2022-02-15T22:07:28Z")
Well, I never do, for whatever it’s worth; I like nothing but peanut butter on my peanut butter sandwich. No jelly, no jam, no bananas, bacon, or bovine butter, and no mayonnaise. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/19 "2022-02-15T22:21:57Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > sticky This is another factor; the butter adds some lubricant to the peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545/20 "2022-02-15T22:33:15Z")
Another one who never thought of PBB. Or just plain PB. Do like me some buttered toast, tho. As a kid, I used to like PB and honey on toast. These days, my standard is PBJ untoasted - blueberry if you have it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545.md?page=2)