Andrew Zimmern: 5 Nonnegotiables For Making The Perfect BLT, According To Chefs

Sure, it only has a few ingredients. But to create a truly stellar BLT, the details must be managed correctly.

The experts might be able to spot a few complaints about the BLT shown here.

We wait for it all year long. Through dark winter days and rainy springs, we never lose hope that summer will come. And when it does, there’s just one food we need to fuel us, the one we’ve dreamed about in the gloom — a perfectly constructed bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, lovingly known as the BLT.

“The BLT is possibly the world’s greatest sandwich,” said chef Andrew Zimmern.

Each summer, millions of hungry people agree.