OT: MMMMM Bacon
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FUCK IT!
Like many of you I love bacon but in my case I don't often eat it because of the fat content, grease, and nitrates. It's probably been around 4 years since I bought bacon in a store but I made an exception last week. My local supermarket had bacon on sale for half price so I bought a pound.
Instead of frying it up like I used to I decided to bake it in the oven on a cookie sheet until it was crispy, I never liked rubbery bacon I like it crisp. I then drained off the grease from the pan and soaked up the remaining grease from the strips with paper towels. I baked half a pound and made 3 BLT sandwiches on multi grain bread from the supermarket 1 day and baked the other half and 2 more BLTs a few days later. Man those sandwiches were great!
So although I love bacon and could eat it every day, those 2 days last week will probably be my bacon quota for at least the next few months if not much longer.
So how about you guys?
How often do you eat bacon?
Do you fry or bake it?
Do you like it rubbery soft or crispy?
How's your cholesterol? Mine's always been good.
Instead of frying it up like I used to I decided to bake it in the oven on a cookie sheet until it was crispy, I never liked rubbery bacon I like it crisp. I then drained off the grease from the pan and soaked up the remaining grease from the strips with paper towels. I baked half a pound and made 3 BLT sandwiches on multi grain bread from the supermarket 1 day and baked the other half and 2 more BLTs a few days later. Man those sandwiches were great!
So although I love bacon and could eat it every day, those 2 days last week will probably be my bacon quota for at least the next few months if not much longer.
So how about you guys?
How often do you eat bacon?
Do you fry or bake it?
Do you like it rubbery soft or crispy?
How's your cholesterol? Mine's always been good.
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In the summer, a BLT sandwich and some corn on the cob make a great dinner.
I prefer the center cut bacon and don't care for the maple flavored. Store inventory has been reduced lately due to COVID-19. So I can't always get my preferred brands. I bough a lb of Smithfield last week and it was terribly fatty. I threw the second half of the pound out.
White bread seems to be the normal for a BLT but I recently had it on sour dough at a restaurant and liked it.
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It seems like those of us that like boobies also like 🥓
More bacon? Yes!
Still more bacon? Yes!
[repeat above ad infinitum]
I buy the microwave bacon that comes 4 strips in a plastic pouch with an internal pad that absorbs the grease. No mess. Cook less for softer, more for crisper bacon. Add it to sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, omelets, even chili, soups, Bloody Mary's, even onion dip.
I've tried many of the bacon seasonings available - they are all terrible. Not recommended.
@desertscruob thanks for the tip about www.baconfreak.com. I shall indulge post haste.
On a skillet, it tends to be kinda crunchy on one end, kinda fatty on the opposite end, and burnt on the end next to it. It frustrates me sometimes, although it may be the quicker option if I'm cooking multiple things on the same skillet at the same time. (ie: sausage, pancakes, hashbrowns).
I wonder what Jim Gassagain will say?
man. bacon i could easily have it three or four times a week. (but i don’t.)
Probably something like...
Bacon!
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT NOTHING BUT BACON FOR 30 DAYS STRAIGHT?
The biggest and most unexpected change was losing so much body fat in the 30 days. I lost 19.6 pounds by the end of the month and ate 60 pounds of bacon during that same time! Crazy right? My energy was good the entire time and my doctor was quite impressed with my blood work. I had a complete blood panel done before and after this experiment. My blood pressure dropped 30 points, my cholesterol numbers looked good, and my liver markers were perfect. My Dr. told me, “Keep doing whatever it is that you’re doing because it’s working!” I still eat bacon most days for breakfast.