Bacon
 

Bacon is another food that is everywhere. I don't order anything with bacon involved. It is either undercooked or overpowering. I will use it at home, but sparingly. And you?

my thought is everything is better with bacon.

I buy Petit Jean brand bacon. We eat a lot of bacon. Occasionally I'll order a burger with bacon but the foods we do eat at restaurants rarely have bacon in it.

I rarely eat bacon. These days i am thinking too much about where my food comes from. It's getting difficult to deal with that now that my days are getting shorter on this planet. I love everything on it!!!

In another thread I mentioned that I don't like pork but I love bacon!!!!!!!!!

I like bacon, but only buy it during the holidays. The kids love it! I'm making Rumaki as an appetizer for Christmas. I'm not sure that they'll go for the chicken liver part, but if not, I'm sure that they'll peel off the bacon and eat that.

We raise butcher hogs. My husband takes the pork belly and smokes it. It so much better than what you can buy at the store, more lean meat and less fat.

I started curing bacon at home the past couple of years since hubby went Keto and we buy pork belly on a regular basis... Also during covid when meat supply was disrupted and we started buying in bulk at restaurant supply store -- you are a lot more likely to experiment or at least use in different ways when you are buying 10 pounds or so at a time! Not perfected yet but is pretty darn good. We need a better slicing option than just a sharp knife.

When husband eats bacon it isn't just a couple of slices and I have started baking it -- so much easier for large quantities. Preheat oven to 400. Line a big sheet pan (with sides) with parchment paper, lay out bacon and cook for about 20 minutes depending on thickness and your desired amount of crispness. I don't turn it over but I will typically drain the fat at about 10-15 minutes.

I love bacon but I don't buy it very often. I like a good BLT although I know there's absolutely no nutritional value there. We will have it on Christmas morning with our waffles.

I indulge once a week for a weekend breakfast with pancakes or waffles. By indulge, I mean 2 slices. Local smokehouse with humanely raised pork. I'm with Quiltwoman, not eating much meat.