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Bacon Poll - let's be honest

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,846
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    Carolina Q said:
    Fred19Flintstone said:
    My BS detector just went berserk!   I was thinking maybe your bacon story was plausible UNTIL you mentioned you would rather have kale.  BZZZZZZ!  BOING!  HONK!
    Florida Grillin Girl said:
    @CarolinaQ - KALE?? over BACON?  Someone please go and check on him. 
    I didn't say I'd RATHER have kale. I said I'd just as soon have it. I suppose the distinction is lost on you folks though. =) Truth be told, I do eat a lot more kale than I do bacon. I'm fine with that. 

    Couple of weeks ago, I saw a post on here where someone was extolling the virtues of the Wright brand of bacon. I had never heard of it, but the very next day, I saw some at the market and picked up a pound. I still haven't opened it. It costs more, but it looks great! Leanest bacon I've ever seen! Hopefully, I'll try some before it turns green.
    If it goes past the "sell by" date you better send it to me. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Carolina Q
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    Foghorn said:
    If it goes past the "sell by" date you better send it to me. 
    hahaha, or @stike.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Well, I only had five or six slices(maybe 7 or 8 counting QC.) and two or three pieces of steak and two eggs and only two pieces of toast with Kerry Irish, but they were small from the center of a boulle. 
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  • tikigriller
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    ColtsFan said:
    I'll cook a couple pounds at once and then store it rolled up in the grease soaked paper towels, that I used to drain it on in a gallon ziploc. 

    And this is why I need a black stone. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    When I need to cook lots of bacon, I just cook it in a stock pot, 2-3 lbs at a time.  It's not straight, but it cooks perfectly, it's easy to capture more of the grease and when it's all curled up, it doesn't look like you're eating as much, so it seems healthier.
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    Keep slabs of it on hand and cut off as much as you want to eat... you just can't beat bacon! This is in my fridge now:




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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
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    Not many. 2-3 slices 

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  • Legume
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Well, I only had five or six slices(maybe 7 or 8 counting QC.) and two or three pieces of steak and two eggs and only two pieces of toast with Kerry Irish, but they were small from the center of a boulle. 
    From the center, lol.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
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    Carolina Q said:
    Six slices? Seriously? I don't eat six slices in six MONTHS! Sometimes none at all. I buy a 1 lb package and as often as not, eventually throw about 1/3 of it in the trash because it turns green before I cook it.

    A BLT gets two slices. I had one a couple of weeks ago, second one, I think, in about three years. Bacon and eggs, usually one slice, every few months. And that's all I ever do with it. Never had an ABT, never wrapped a bacon weave around anything and I don't often put it on a burger. I mostly cook it for the bacon grease, which I use when cooki beans or kale. Just a tablespoon or so per pound of veggies.

    It's not that I don't like it, though I have to say I really don't much care. I'd just as soon have a slice of chicken breast. Or some kale. 
    Kale??? Flavorless chicken boob???
    Crack kills much faster than bacon.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • kl8ton
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    https://youtu.be/HrIeP798hiQ


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  • Hans61
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    It gets to bacon at the end. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bhP14neXJs
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited October 2016
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    northGAcock said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    I'll eat as much as I cook. 

    I think ill cook some tonight. 
    Make bacon bits.....u can eat a lot more that way!
    Great tip.  I do this too, with the leftovers, if any remain.  Nice to have around for sure.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • lousubcap
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    Where's @henapple when you need him to defend the rightful place of honor for bacon???   (Inside track - he may be wrestling with PBR's).  ;)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Focker
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    Hipsters don't mess around, they shotgun the PBR. 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • SciAggie
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    Wow. I'm a lightweight. I'll cook two slices with fried eggs on Sat. mornings. When I make baked beans or charro beans I'll add 2-3 slices chopped up. When I do dove appetizers each bird gets 1/2 a slice. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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  • theyolksonyou
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  • SGH
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    theyolksonyou said:
    A man should not desecrate bacon in this manner. It's just wrong. 

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  • dmchicago
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    I cooked 10 strips this AM with breakfast. 

    SWMBO and I ate 1 each while I cooked the omelets. Then we ate 3 each with the omelets. 

    I can't remember what happened to the other two......urp! 
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

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    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • Foghorn
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    While camping on a family vacation in Balmorrhea, TX we took the last 3 packages of bacon out of the cooler at the small local grocery store. It fed 4 of us for breakfast. The next night we decided we wanted to sample the local cuisine so we went to the hamburger joint in town. We asked for bacon burgers. We were informed that wouldn't be possible because someone had bought all the bacon in town the day before. True story. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • cheeaa
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    Yup. Sundays bacon n egg day. My son eats a piece or two. Same with the wife. Thank God my daughters too young to eat it so I take care of the rest. Im really thinking of making my own bacon soon. 
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  • Jstroke
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    Foghorn said:
    While camping on a family vacation in Balmorrhea, TX we took the last 3 packages of bacon out of the cooler at the small local grocery store. It fed 4 of us for breakfast. The next night we decided we wanted to sample the local cuisine so we went to the hamburger joint in town. We asked for bacon burgers. We were informed that wouldn't be possible because someone had bought all the bacon in town the day before. True story. 
    Now that is awesome---well done
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • SciAggie
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    Jstroke said:
    Foghorn said:
    While camping on a family vacation in Balmorrhea, TX we took the last 3 packages of bacon out of the cooler at the small local grocery store. It fed 4 of us for breakfast. The next night we decided we wanted to sample the local cuisine so we went to the hamburger joint in town. We asked for bacon burgers. We were informed that wouldn't be possible because someone had bought all the bacon in town the day before. True story. 
    Now that is awesome---well done
    ^^^^^^^+1 That's a cool story. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • CtTOPGUN
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     I always cook the full pound from store bought packs. 1.5 or 3#s if I have Wright bacon in the fridge. A pound goes in one breakfast quite easily. And there is always a use for a bit of bacon sitting there ready to go.

       Jim
    LBGE/Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Turkey Fryer/Induction Burner/Royal Gourmet 24" Griddle/Cuisinart Twin Oaks/Pit Boss Tabletop pellet smoker/Instant Pot

     BBQ from the State of Connecticut!

       Jim
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  • JRWhitee
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    SGH said:
    blasting said:
    I'm curious, how many strips of bacon do you usually eat in one sitting?

    Out of fear of making myself sound like a slob, I'm going to quietly pass this one bye. 
    I eat it until its gone too!
                                                                
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