There’s a great debate raging in our household, and since I’m on the losing end of a 2-1 vote I have to make my case here and hope for outside support.

The issue is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Specifically, it’s the proper way to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Twice in the past month or so (once by each of my roommates) I have been ridiculed for my method, which to them makes no sense. Judging by their reactions, you might think I was using a spoon instead of a knife or cranberry sauce in place of jelly.

No. They say it is crazy to do this:

That’s putting down one piece of bread, spreading on the peanut butter, then spreading on the jelly, and finally placing the other piece of bread on top.

What they think is “obviously better” is this:

Spread the peanut butter on one piece of bread, the jelly on another, then join them together.

The result? The.Exact.Same.Thing. You have two pieces of bread with identical layers of peanut butter and jelly smashed together inside. No difference at all.

Please weigh in.