Proper PB&J

Standard Operating Procedure

Overview: Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are a tasty snack for any occasion and often even provide one with the satisfaction of a whole meal. However proper PB&J preparation can be tricky and therefore must be handled with the utmost efficiency and care.

Materials & Supplies:

·      Peanut Butter

·      Jelly (jam would also suffice; flavor is subjective)

·      Bread

·      Knife

·      Napkin (plate or any clean surface would also work)

Procedure:

1.    Spread out napkin on flat stable surface.

2.    Pick up to slices of bread and lay flat on napkin so that both slices are side by side.

3.    Unscrew the lids of both Peanut Butter jar and Jelly jar so that the jars are open and ready for use. Place lids to the side until end of sandwich preparation.

4.    Pick up knife so that blade is pointing away from the user, and with free hand pick up the jar of Peanut Butter.

5.    Place knife into Peanut Butter jar and using the flat side of the blade, in a sweeping motion, get a glob of peanut butter on knife. Set jar down.

6.    Move knife over one slice of bread and with a slight flicking motion, drop glob of peanut butter onto the open face of the slice of bread. Using a spreading motion, use the flat surface of the knife blade to smooth the glob of peanut butter evenly over the surface of the bread face.

7.    Clean off knife blade with water or extra napkin.

8.    Using the jelly jar and the unused slice of bread, repeat steps 5-7.

9.    Place knife to the side. Carefully pick up both slices of bread so that faces without substance touch the hand surface and faces of the bread with substance are turned outward.

10. Press faces of bread with substance together so that the peanut butter side of the bread is pressed to the jelly side of the other piece of bread.

11. Enjoy eating sandwich.

Quality Control:

·      Be careful not to press the sharp part of the knife blade to skin or to use knife carelessly so as to gauge anyone or anything.

·      Bread should not have any mold on it, nor should the peanut butter or jelly used be expired.

·      When putting sandwich together, be sure to align bread so that the shape of one piece aligns with the shape of the other.

·      Peanut butter or jelly falling out of sandwich is an indication of too much jelly or peanut butter.
Sandwich tasting dry or sticking to the roof of one’s mouth is an indication of not having used enough jelly.