Since the replies are about people being nostalgic for corporate sandwich franchise, allow me to give a hoagie recipe so you recreate those great sandwiches:
Flour (Wheat flour if you’re a healthy boi)
Yeast
Salt
Olive or Avocado Oil
Water
Optional: Vital wheat gluten, Diastatic malt powder and Dough conditioner
The measurements will be up to you but if you decide to include vital wheat gluten, you’re going to have to add a bit more water. As a baseline, try to make a dough that will yield at least 4 hoagies. This recipe works best with a food processor but can be made by hand.
Mix the dry ingredients first
Once thoroughly combined, add olive or avocado oil
Add the water to make the dough
Knead the dough. If using a food processor, 3-4 spins on high. If making by hand or you prefer to knead by hand, knead on flat surface for about 8 minutes. Use the windowpane test to see if the dough has developed enough gluten. If it fails this test, keep kneading until it passes.
Once ready, proof the dough for 1 hour
After 1 hour, cut the dough into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball shape and proof for 1 hour
After that other hour, take each piece and flatten into a square-ish shape. From here, you two options for forming the hoagie. Option 1: fold one side to the center, fold the other side so it meets the edge of the first fold and seal the edges. Option 2: Roll into a blunt (heh!) shape sealing the edges as you go.
Proof each piece for 1 hour. This should be our last proof.
Once that’s done, preheat the oven to 425°F 218°C. While the oven is heating up, take a either a sharp knife or a bread lame and make an incision down the middle of the bread. Optionally, while the oven is heating up place either a cast iron pan or brownie pan on the bottom (heh!) rack. When baking the hoagies you can add some ice to pan to create steam.
When the oven is ready, place the hoagies-to-be into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes. Once done, take them out of the oven, let them cool and enjoy!
As for “topping your sub”? Well, I have some suggestions (besides the obvious). Avoid prepackage meats if you can. Go to either a butcher or the deli section and ask for fresh slices of meats. Try to also get the freshest vegetables either form the produce section or growing it yourself if into that. Condiments don’t that much diligence so don’t bother with them.
thats the path of fast food chains now. get popular by being good, expand quickly, sell to private equity. Jersey mikes went PE early 2025. Daves hot chicken also went PE last year so expect it to go down the shitter soon if it hasn’t already.
Remember when jersey mikes was good? If you’re really old like me, remember when subway was good ish?
The wedge cut on the top? This old fuck remembers.
What about Quiznos? I remember liking them.
Man do any of them exist anymore?
Nope. I believe they all disappeared.
Quinos in 2005-2010 was awesome. Their management fell off with handling their franchise owners though to my knowledge.
Since the replies are about people being nostalgic for corporate sandwich franchise, allow me to give a hoagie recipe so you recreate those great sandwiches:
Flour (Wheat flour if you’re a healthy boi)
Yeast
Salt
Olive or Avocado Oil
Water
Optional: Vital wheat gluten, Diastatic malt powder and Dough conditioner
The measurements will be up to you but if you decide to include vital wheat gluten, you’re going to have to add a bit more water. As a baseline, try to make a dough that will yield at least 4 hoagies. This recipe works best with a food processor but can be made by hand.
Mix the dry ingredients first
Once thoroughly combined, add olive or avocado oil
Add the water to make the dough
Knead the dough. If using a food processor, 3-4 spins on high. If making by hand or you prefer to knead by hand, knead on flat surface for about 8 minutes. Use the windowpane test to see if the dough has developed enough gluten. If it fails this test, keep kneading until it passes.
Once ready, proof the dough for 1 hour
After 1 hour, cut the dough into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball shape and proof for 1 hour
After that other hour, take each piece and flatten into a square-ish shape. From here, you two options for forming the hoagie. Option 1: fold one side to the center, fold the other side so it meets the edge of the first fold and seal the edges. Option 2: Roll into a blunt (heh!) shape sealing the edges as you go.
Proof each piece for 1 hour. This should be our last proof.
Once that’s done, preheat the oven to
425°F218°C. While the oven is heating up, take a either a sharp knife or a bread lame and make an incision down the middle of the bread. Optionally, while the oven is heating up place either a cast iron pan or brownie pan on the bottom (heh!) rack. When baking the hoagies you can add some ice to pan to create steam.When the oven is ready, place the hoagies-to-be into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes. Once done, take them out of the oven, let them cool and enjoy!
As for “topping your sub”? Well, I have some suggestions (besides the obvious). Avoid prepackage meats if you can. Go to either a butcher or the deli section and ask for fresh slices of meats. Try to also get the freshest vegetables either form the produce section or growing it yourself if into that. Condiments don’t that much diligence so don’t bother with them.
thats the path of fast food chains now. get popular by being good, expand quickly, sell to private equity. Jersey mikes went PE early 2025. Daves hot chicken also went PE last year so expect it to go down the shitter soon if it hasn’t already.
Five dollah foot long!
Yeah, but the problem is, they had a pedophile as a spokesman at the time.
Remember how outraged people were? Remember when they cared?
Now you can be a pedophile and still be president. Twice.
I sure don’t remember as i was like, 11 at the time 😜
I do remember watching through south park much later though. Its usually bad if you’re a character multiple times in south park 🤣
Oh believe me, if you came across Jared when you were 11? You’d remember that…and your therapist would bill you for it.
You’re talking about 80s subway right?