To not butter both sides of a sandwich?

[RoaryLion1]

Please help settle a (light-hearted) dispute between me and DH.

Buttering sandwiches for child’s birthday party (with spread, not actual butter, before anyone worries about kids arteries). I butter one slice of bread only and leave a little gap between buttered area and edge of slice, so spread doesn’t ooze out over the edge. DH butters both slices of bread AND spreads butter right to the edges of the slice. DH says my sandwiches are too dry, I say his are clarted in spread and too greasy.

Obviously how much butter you apply is down to personal preference - but DH maintains that I am in the minority and most people butter both slices and butter right to the edge.

YABU - DH is right, only buttering a single side of the sandwich is wrong
YANBU - one side of butter is sufficient

I eat my sandwiches dry but I would butter both pieces for someone else and to the edge (if they wanted butter).

That's what her DH does.

DH butters both slices of bread AND spreads butter right to the edges of the slice

The OP however only butters one slice.

I butter one slice of bread only

I've genuinely never known anyone to butter just one slice when making a sandwich like the OP does. I can't imagine anyone thinking just buttering one slice is the correct way so suspect a few posters have misunderstood.

I only ever butter one side of my sandwiches always have done

Interesting discussion. Being American, I have never buttered a sandwich in my life. Mayo on one side, mustard on the other, depending on the sandwich.

I use butter and spread both slices right to the edge . I think the ‘spreads’ are revolting 🤢

For savoury sandwiches i.e. other than bread and jam 😉it's one side mayo, the other Kerrygold at suitable room temperature of course! I'd eat that on its own anyway without any filling!

Same! And who doesn’t butter up to the edges?? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I only butter a sandwich if it's having just ham and mustard. All others I dont put any or use mayo in place of butter.

But yeah, one side sounds reasonable. It has to be real butter too!

What if it’s something that doesn’t go with mayo and mustard - cheese for example?

Meant to click yabu

Cheese is perfect for that combo, well to me it is. What would you use instead, just butter?

Ok thanks all. Have shown DH this thread, he’s delighted.

Not the point of the thread but - when I say ‘spread’ I just mean not solid butter. We are a Lurpak household. I don’t know if that actually counts as butter or if it’s better or worse for arteries than the proper stuff. By only buttering one side I suppose I thought my arteries were safe in any case…

I do it your when trying to cut down on eating butter!
only if the second side is something wet like mayonnaise, or pickle, slices tomato or cucumber etc. not ch see or jam on its own

Butter is fine for your arteries as long as you don't eat the whole block between two slices of bread three times a day.

Butter both slices, thin layer to the edge. Unless I’m using mayo in which case it’s one slice buttered and the other slice is spread with mayo. I’ve never heard of one slice only and can’t say I’d like to try it - it must be so dry!

Butter stops wet fillings making the bread soggy, and ‘sticks’ dry fillings so they don’t fall out when you pick the sandwich up to eat. Butter goes up to the edges to moisten the drier crust.

So you, OP, are a sandwich heathen, and your DH knows whereof he speaks.

Butter won’t won’t clog arteries, spread will. Just so you know…

Lovely thin spreading of lurpak on both sides and all corners 😋. But then i do like a "guid piece" lots of ham, Galloway slice, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, spring onion, coleslaw and a good dod of salt and black pepper 😋 served with plain crisps 🥰.

Now back in the day, with the Breville sandwich machine, you buttered both sides of the bread, added your cheese and ham or tomato, whatever, popped it in and closed the lid for a few minutes.
If you didn't, it was raspingly dry rather than heaven in the mouth.

Thank you, @FraiseRoyale . I have read that people from the US don’t butter their sandwiches but hadn’t quite believed it.

I guarantee that you 100% do know people that butter both sides

Is Lurpak one of these supposedly appalling UPF products? I eat loads of it. Not quite as tasty as butter but not bad at all.

‘Spread’ is plastic made to look like food 🤢 YABU

It depends if you mean Lurpak ‘butter block’ (100% butter ♥️) or Lurpak spreadable (adulterated butter ie butter plus oil and water ).

Aged cheddar with mayo and mustard is food of the gods,