soggy sandwiches

[glenis]

why is it that whenever i put tomatoes in my sandwiches they make the bread soggy? when i buy sanwiches this dosn't happen ,i have even tried patting the tomatoes with a paper kitchen towel to mop up the excess moisture

[heathfield]

Put butter or marge on both sides of the bread, and that should stop the moisture getting through. Mind you, some people on a picnic like a soggy sandwich containing tomatoes!

[helliebobs]

wrap the slices of tomato up separately and add them to the sandwich when you're ready to eat it.

[winemaker]

My theory is probably because you are using freshly grown tomatoes--not chemically modified ?

[Mortartube]

I think that commercial sandwich makers often use a layer of lettuce between the tomato slice and bread to help form a barrier, So for a ham and tomato sandwich, you may have layers like bread, ham, tomato, lettuce, bread.

[brute]

try putting a little bit of salt onthe tomato that normally works for me

[tinkertontom]

try scooping out all the seeds ,then slice as normal thats what I do

[violetblue]

A fashionable and healthy way is to grease said bread with olive oil first; personally I prefer them soggy especially when they are warm and smell of tupperware, a nostalgic effect I'm, er, quite fond of.