- Yeah, I don't know if I want another bite.
Can I get the other sandwich?
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Hi, I'm Remee, and today we're gonna be rating
each other's bacon sandwiches.
- Is a bacon sandwich the ultimate breakfast sandwich?
- There's something about bacon sandwiches
which are just so simple,
which I think British people can really handle.
- If you're just going for a standard bacon sandwich,
it's literally like bacon, bread, sauce,
and then you eat it and it's good.
- It's usually like perfect for a hangover.
At least that's when I usually have it.
- Nine times out of 10,
you want something which is gonna be greasy,
salty, delicious.
That's a bacon sandwich.
- I don't know, there's just something special about it.
It's just basic and really good.
- What I'll be looking for in these bacon sandwiches
will be, the way you cook the bacon is kind of key.
I mean, I'm personally a crispy girl.
- Bacon has to be crispy.
- I don't want it like limp or anything like that.
- The bread's really important.
- Brown bread is something which is often overlooked
in the bacon sandwich, I think.
- Don't want any of that brown stuff,
for a bacon sandwich, it has to be white bread.
- Brown bread, it just has that little bit more pizzazz.
- The sauce, I think condiment is key.
- So I know a lot of people use brown sauce or ketchup.
So if anybody has any other new ideas.
- I'm so ready to eat three bacon sandwiches
one after another.
- Let's do this.
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- My bacon sandwich is the best
because it's everything you want in a breakfast
between two pieces of bread.
You've got some crusty white bread,
quickly make some scrambled eggs.
We're gonna put the bacon in the oven, bit of ketchup,
and then you just build it.
Sorted.
- So this sandwich is made with a crusty white bread.
It was one of those big like crusty loaves.
Then you have to sort of slice the slices yourself,
which are kind of resent, but maybe it'll taste better,
I don't know.
- Look at this thing, it's like, you could like,
it's like a doorstop.
Look at that compared to my head.
She's girthy, that I will say.
- And then it's got bacon that was,
I had to bake it in the oven,
which I thought was weird.
- To me, well, I was just like, what?
Who bakes bacon?
You always fry in a pan or, you know.
- Different strokes for different folks.
- It has scrambled egg in it.
- There's scrambled egg in this, which is unusual to me
'cause I've never had scrambled egg
in a bacon sandwich before.
- And I kind of feel like is the egg
gonna be competing with the bacon here?
- So I know someone, for example,
who has a pot noodle sandwich.
And that to me is just wrong on all levels,
'cause why you putting noodles in a sandwich?
This feels like that to me.
- Can I just note that I'm really hungry?
So, you know, if I'm generous in my scoring, you're welcome.
- Hm, interesting.
- The bread is delicious.
I love the bread.
- I think it's too much bread.
And I think the scrambled egg is weird.
- But it is good.
I really like the scrambled egg in this..
- It's more like a scrambled egg sandwich
with a bit of bacon,
rather than a bacon sandwich with egg in it.
- Scrambled egg, that's kind of revolutionized
the bacon sandwich for me.
- I think the softness of the egg
compliments the crispness of the bacon.
It's definitely good, yeah.
I'm into it.
I'm into this sandwich.
- It's all about the bacon for me,
and this is just standing in the way of that.
I don't need obstacles to my bacon,
do you know what I'm saying?
- I would've gone for a more secure piece of bread.
This is an insecure piece of bread.
Oh, God.
It's all falling out everywhere.
Impractical bread.
- So this bacon sandwich, you know,
it had some points.
Overall, didn't perform massively well.
I think I'm gonna give this bacon sandwich
a six out of 10.
- I'm gonna give this a, ooh, this is hard.
- I would probably give this sandwich a solid seven.
I would definitely eat it again.
- I'm gonna give this a seven out of 10.
- I think it's a really good sandwich
and I'd be happy if anyone served it to me.
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It's basically a crispy classic bacon sandwich,
but with the addition of cream cheese.
It's got thick, fluffy white bread.
My bacon is super crispy, it's fried in butter.
And then, obviously, I have ketchup in it.
My secret ingredient is cream cheese
and that is why I think it is the ultimate bacon sandwich.
- First impressions of this sandwich
are that it looks great.
- I think it looks a bit bland, to be honest.
- It looks to me like what I expect
a bacon sandwich to look like.
- But I'm not really sure
how the cream cheese is gonna work with the ketchup.
- I put cream cheese in a lot of things,
and bacon sandwich just not one of them.
- I won't lie, as I was doing it,
I thought, this is all wrong.
This is all types of wrong.
Cream cheese in a bacon sandwich, I don't know.
- Here we go.
- Do you know what?
The cream cheese works.
It actually, it really does work in it.
- Mm, that's actually really good.
- Yeah, the cream cheese, I don't know.
It's got something about it.
- So the cream cheese doesn't add any kind of cheesy flavor,
it's more just texture.
But when you take a bite,
it's literally like this kind of explosion
of creamy, salty goodness.
- I'm gonna rate this seven out of 10.
- For the cream cheese bacon sandwich,
I'm gonna give it an eight.
- I'm gonna give it a seven.
The fact that it's simple, I like.
The cream cheese actually was a welcome addition,
it took a risk, but it paid off.
Brown sauce, seriously.
This sandwich would be near to perfect
if it had brown sauce in it.
I'm sorry, I just feel quite strongly about it.
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- So, my bacon sandwich just called the four Bs plus E.
Stands for the big, no, not the big. (laughs)
The bougie brioche bun with bacon and egg.
So the way you make my bacon sandwich
is you get your bacon, your streaky smoked bacon.
So I cook that down in a bit of butter and a bit of oil.
And then you add some maple syrup on top.
And then you fry an egg.
Also toast your buns in a brioche bun.
Then you put it together
with some caramelized onion chutney.
Delicious!
- My first impressions of the sandwich is, oh my God.
It looks so good!
- It looks like something out of a McDonald's advert.
Like, you know when they're trying to make a sandwich
look really, really nice.
That's what this looks like.
- I am actually a bit worried
that I am going to prefer this one to mine.
- It's not your typical bacon sandwich,
but it's certainly something
that I'd probably order at brunch
if I wanted a fancy one.
- Might have to flip me old hair out the way.
- It sort of looks like a turtle from underneath.
Sorry, food, okay.
- The bun is so soft.
- I'm actually a bit worried about the yolk.
- Oh my God!
- It's so good.
- Okay, I'll be honest, it's really good.
- You know what?
I'm so mad because this is delicious.
I didn't want to like it. (laughs)
- The bacon is so good.
Like the touch of maple syrup at the end is just phenomenal.
- I do feel like my arteries
are kind of gonna take the punch in this one
but it's a bacon sandwich challenge,
it's not about health.
- I genuinely think you could pair this
with a glass of red wine and it'd be fine.
Oh my gosh.
- But I don't know if it's one
for like every Saturday morning.
Or maybe it is.
Do you know what?
I probably would have it every Saturday morning.
- I'm gonna score this nine out of 10.
A bacon sandwich should be a little bit more simple,
but it's really good, so I'm only knocking it down a point.
- It would feel wrong to give this sandwich
anything less than an eight.
The only place where it's losing points
is the fact that it was a bit of like a faff to make.
- I think, reluctantly, I will give it a nine.
Yeah.
The only reason why it doesn't get perfect score
is because I'm jealous.
I'm joking, I'm joking.
It's because it was a bit greasy.
I would have given it a 10, but it was greasy.
And I am a bit jealous.
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- For my bacon sandwich, it's very simple,
no real fancy stuff.
You get brown bread and you fry the bread.
It is smoked streaky bacon,
which you grill until it's crispy.
Put that in the bread and put on some brown sauce
and you are done.
It's easy, it's breezy, it's beautiful.
- Here, we have something that looks very classic.
- This is like straight up a greasy spoon bacon sandwich.
- First impressions on this one.
Not really looking forward to it
only because I'm not a brown sauce fan.
- I'm surprised no one else has put brown sauce
in their sandwich yet.
- Do you know what?
I haven't had it for so long
but I just know I don't like it.
- It's the kind of thing that you would put together quickly
on a Saturday morning.
I don't like the fact that it's brown bread though.
I just think brown bread's not great for a bacon sandwich.
- Smells good.
- Reminds me of being hung over on a Sunday.
- It's really good.
I'm kind of annoyed that I actually really like it.
Damn.
- The fried bread is nice,
but then you get that sort of aftertaste
of like wholemeal bread.
It's quite a fluffy sandwich.
- This one just seems, it doesn't seem as complex at all
in terms of taste.
I feel like I've overwhelmed my taste buds
with the previous two.
I'm left wanting more from this.
- It's good, I'm really surprised.
- So I think I'm gonna give this sandwich
a six out of 10.
- I would rate this one, a six out of 10.
Brown bread, I'm sorry, gotta score it down.
- I'm gonna give this a seven
because it reminds me of being hungover
and all the good times I've had in my life.
- Do you know what it is?
It's the comparison.
Now, I've tasted better.
It's definitely a classic bacon sandwich,
I'm sure a lot of people would be happy with it
but I think I just, now I want more.
I want more.
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- So, in fourth place, Tom.
- I thought simplicity would pay off,
but apparently you guys are just too fancy for me.
I get it.
- In third place, Chloe.
- Oh!
- Oh, God.
- Third place man.
- In a way, that's worse than last,
isn't it, really?
- Second place, Remee.
- I knew it!
I knew it!
But, you know what?
I'll take that, I appreciate that.
I'm happy--
- Cream cheese in a bacon sandwich
is another divisive choice.
- Cream cheese and bacon is a classic combo, guys.
It's not enough-- - Wow.
- So, Tristan, you came in first place.
- Congratulations.
- It was quite over the top,
but it is, you know, it's a bougie bacon sandwich.
- I feel like you managed to worm your way
around all of the ingredients.
- There was like quite a few condiments going on in yours.
- There was no cheating, I followed the rules.
- And maple syrup.
- I'd never put so much work into a bacon sandwich,
but I will say it was definitely the best
and really paid off.