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Scarab Sages

Ack! They changed the package on the Oscar Meyer Center Cut Bacon! I almost didn't recognize it.


Sacrilegious ingrates! How dare they change outer package of Oscar bacon without the major consent of the American people.

Scarab Sages

The Smaste Rating Index and the Smasteulator, created by the folks at bacontoday.com, is a proprietary, not-so-scientific system for rating bacon and bacon recipes.


6 lb. half slab of hickory smoked lean bacon for only $25 at my butcher.


Bacon is the food of the gods.

Silver Crusade

Now I want bacon.


Bacon rocks for sure.

Relative to the BLT, I agree that you need to use Hellmann's mayonaise (called Best Foods west of the Rockies I believe). A fresh vine ripened tomato is key. I spent summers at the Shore in NJ and Jersey tomatoes were great for this, especially in late July/early August. You need a bit of salt for the tomato, some course sea salt works nicely. Fresh ground black pepper applied to the mayo on both pieces of bread. As for the bread, I think it needs to be lightly toasted and relatively thin, say a nice piece of rye bread although white works fine too. Lastly, the lettuce has to be fresh and crispy, and iceberg works well here, although other varieties can be used. I like relatively thin strips of bacon cooked just past chewy - the strip still needs to droop if you hold it from one end. I don't mind a nice slice of American or cheddar cheese.

Making me hungry.

L

Scarab Sages

I have decided to be merciful and forgive all those who would dare pollute the purity and wonderousness that is bacon with the abomination known as mayonnaise. Clearly, you are all under Belgian mind control.


Btw, turkey bacon isn't real bacon. I had to find that out the hard way.


Legendarius wrote:

Bacon rocks for sure.

Relative to the BLT, I agree that you need to use Hellmann's mayonaise (called Best Foods west of the Rockies I believe). A fresh vine ripened tomato is key. I spent summers at the Shore in NJ and Jersey tomatoes were great for this, especially in late July/early August. You need a bit of salt for the tomato, some course sea salt works nicely. Fresh ground black pepper applied to the mayo on both pieces of bread. As for the bread, I think it needs to be lightly toasted and relatively thin, say a nice piece of rye bread although white works fine too. Lastly, the lettuce has to be fresh and crispy, and iceberg works well here, although other varieties can be used. I like relatively thin strips of bacon cooked just past chewy - the strip still needs to droop if you hold it from one end. I don't mind a nice slice of American or cheddar cheese.

Making me hungry.

L

Sounds good. A nice change of pace from the common BLT though is to use a couple of slices of fried green tomatoes with a good crunchy breading and a dash of cajun seasoning. Extra bacon always a plus.

Silver Crusade

Aberzombie wrote:
I have decided to be merciful and forgive all those who would dare pollute the purity and wonderousness that is bacon with the abomination known as mayonnaise. Clearly, you are all under Belgian mind control.
The Rules wrote:

2. There does not exist a food that does not go well with bacon.

You are coming dangerously close to violating the rules. If you continue in this fashion, we may have to ask you to leave the thread.

Silver Crusade

Garydee wrote:
Btw, turkey bacon isn't real bacon. I had to find that out the hard way.

This is an incontrovertable truth. While many varieties of bacon exist, they all come from the font of all bacon: the pig.


Gruumash . wrote:

So when you make any sort of bacon sandwich what are key ingredients besides the Bacon?

I like good ripe tomato, boston lettuce and mayo (Hellmann's Mayo) I have been known to make my own mayo as well as a pesto mayo. I like a hearty bread too no wonder bread please.

Thoughts suggestions?

Having NOT read the entire thread I apologize if this combo has already been mentioned but a good thick cut bacon sandwich is made up of nice warm bacon fresh from the frying pan on two pieces of toast on a layer of peanut butter.

Sounds strange but it's very good.

Scarab Sages

Celestial Healer wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
I have decided to be merciful and forgive all those who would dare pollute the purity and wonderousness that is bacon with the abomination known as mayonnaise. Clearly, you are all under Belgian mind control.
The Rules wrote:

2. There does not exist a food that does not go well with bacon.

You are coming dangerously close to violating the rules. If you continue in this fashion, we may have to ask you to leave the thread.

Who ever said I consider mayonnaise a food? More like the substance I would expect to find oozing out of a Juiblex's ass crack (if it had one).


Yankies have Wegman's grocery stores.
Wegman's has a house brand of dressing called 'carmelized onion and bacon'.
Said dressing is awsome on fries, chips, and burgers, and could be used as a replacement for mayo on BLT's.

Silver Crusade

Mmmmm. Wegmans.


Great. I shouldn't have read this thread. Now I want a BLT sandwich.

Scarab Sages

I like BBB sammiches - bacon, bacon & bacon.

Silver Crusade

Saturday morning at a diner: Bacon, 2 eggs over easy, bacon, toast, and bacon.

And it was delicious.

Scarab Sages

My usual if I go out to eat for breakfast is an order of dry toast (white or wheat) and two side orders of bacon.


Celestial Healer wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
I have decided to be merciful and forgive all those who would dare pollute the purity and wonderousness that is bacon with the abomination known as mayonnaise. Clearly, you are all under Belgian mind control.
The Rules wrote:

2. There does not exist a food that does not go well with bacon.

You are coming dangerously close to violating the rules. If you continue in this fashion, we may have to ask you to leave the thread.

Mayonnaise isn't food, it's spackle.

You are coming dangerously close to endorsing Belgian food thought.
Are you a secret Belgian? Are you trying to foul the world food suply with mayonnaise? Well, are you?


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Although in the Belgians' defence - French fries are pretty darn good if you replace the mayo with something else. Like bacon.

Scarab Sages

Spinach BLT Medley: Cook 4 slices of bacon and reserve the drippings. Cook 1 red onion cut in wedges in the skillet with 2 Tbsp. of drippings. Add 4 Tbsp. balsamic vinaigrette, 10 oz. spinach, and 2 tomatoes cut in wedges. Cook until heated through. Top with bacon, salt, and pepper.

Silver Crusade

Xabulba wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
I have decided to be merciful and forgive all those who would dare pollute the purity and wonderousness that is bacon with the abomination known as mayonnaise. Clearly, you are all under Belgian mind control.
The Rules wrote:

2. There does not exist a food that does not go well with bacon.

You are coming dangerously close to violating the rules. If you continue in this fashion, we may have to ask you to leave the thread.

Mayonnaise isn't food, it's spackle.

You are coming dangerously close to endorsing Belgian food thought.
Are you a secret Belgian? Are you trying to foul the world food suply with mayonnaise? Well, are you?

Your blatant trollery will not sour my love of bacon.

Scarab Sages

I've got a potential new rule to add:

Draft

If you flip it more than twice, you're playing with it.

This would be rule #13.


Is there a rule about whether playing with my bacon is a good thing or a bad thing?

Scarab Sages

No. It's inherently understood by all sane humans that bacon is beyond good or evil.

Sovereign Court

Aberzombie wrote:

I've got a potential new rule to add:

Draft

If you flip it more than twice, you're playing with it.

This would be rule #13.

wait ... are you saying it's wrong to play with your bacon? I can understand if you were in a public restaurant, but in the privacy of your own kitchen?

More importantly, is there such a thing as playing too much with your bacon? Could doing so cause lasting damage?

Also, is there any truth to the saying that is you keep playing with your bacon, you'll have greasy palms? Could playing with your bacon make you go blind?


Had an amazing serving of bacon crusted with black pepper today....yum.

Sovereign Court

Shadowborn wrote:
Sounds good. A nice change of pace from the common BLT though is to use a couple of slices of fried green tomatoes with a good crunchy breading and a dash of cajun seasoning. Extra bacon always a plus.

OK, you convinced me to go to 12 Bones for lunch. The house of all that is pork based. Their BLT is thick cut, in house hickory smoked sugar bacon on Texas toast with fried green tomatoes, lettuce and a basil mayo that is freaking out of this world.

Scarab Sages

zylphryx wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:

I've got a potential new rule to add:

Draft

If you flip it more than twice, you're playing with it.

This would be rule #13.

wait ... are you saying it's wrong to play with your bacon? I can understand if you were in a public restaurant, but in the privacy of your own kitchen?

No. We make no judgement. However, bacon is a gift to mankind, to be consumed. Playing with it, you prevent the bacon from fulfilling its destiny.


zylphryx wrote:
Shadowborn wrote:
Sounds good. A nice change of pace from the common BLT though is to use a couple of slices of fried green tomatoes with a good crunchy breading and a dash of cajun seasoning. Extra bacon always a plus.
OK, you convinced me to go to 12 Bones for lunch. The house of all that is pork based. Their BLT is thick cut, in house hickory smoked sugar bacon on Texas toast with fried green tomatoes, lettuce and a basil mayo that is freaking out of this world.

That sounds delicious. Texas toast is a good call.


Man, Bacon cheese omelet with hot sauce this morning. Talk about yum.

Scarab Sages

Cured pork belly and hogback were staples in the Colonial American diet.

Scarab Sages

Joel Stean recommends these bacon desserts: Chocolate Creme with Caramelized Banana, Bacon and Burnt Milk Ice Cream; and Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bacon Creme Anglaise.

Scarab Sages

W.W.B.D?

What Would Bacon Do?


Aberzombie wrote:

W.W.B.D?

What Would Bacon Do?

I could be wrong, but I think that in almost any situation the answer would be "Be delicious."


Joe Bacon would like to help but he's too busy being ... Delicious.

Scarab Sages

From bacontoday.com:

Boss Hog's top baocn recipes:

Chocolate Covered Crispy Bacon Burger & Apple-Cinnamon Bacon, Mushroom, and Oyster Stuffing.

Sovereign Court

My favourite bacon sandwich:

White tinned loaf, fresh, sliced to personal preference.
Thin spread of butter
very crisp, very fresh iceberg lettuce
thinly sliced, crisp green pepper
6/8 rashers of good quality back bacon
HP Sauce


Does ham and sausage belong in this thread too?


BluePigeon wrote:

Does ham and sausage belong in this thread too?

Only if it's pig sausage.


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Urizen wrote:

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I saw it. Oh God. I going vegan.

NOW!

Scarab Sages

A recent poll asked what bacon's best companion is: 68% of respondents said more bacon, 14% said maple syrup, 14% said lettuce and tomatoes, and 4% said shrimp.


Xabulba wrote:
Urizen wrote:

Once you see this, it can no longer be unseen.

That content is currently unavailable.

I'm going to assume you're a Facebook luddite?

Sovereign Court

Have you guys seen The Joy of Cooking by Old Man Luedecke? The man knows the truth.

Scarab Sages

"Bacon is like my caviar, but it's affordable and approachable."

-Aaron Richard, winner of the 2010 bacon cook-off at Ted's Butcherblock in Charleston, South Carolina

Scarab Sages

Sweet Sunday, sponsored by the Royal Bacon Society in 2010, featured sweet treats combined with bacon such as: bacon Rice Krispies treats, caramel candies with bacon, and chocolate-covered bacon.

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