All Hail Bacon!

[germanrox]

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Recently made a pork roast wrapped in bacon; juiciest roast ever. Cook rare.

Working in the food industry (meat cutter) I must say NOT to cook pork rare, EVAR! You are taking your life in your own hands at that point. Pork is definately not beef.

But beef isn't bacon so I'm gonna go bacon down now

This was on page 3, before someone decided to delete a post *cough*BILLZCAT/HAIKU_MASTER*/cough* so if I can't have 5 and he cant' have five, 2001wolfy, it's all you!

[car_nut]

Quote, originally posted by germanrox »

Working in the food industry (meat cutter) I must say NOT to cook pork rare, EVAR! You are taking your life in your own hands at that point.

"Recently made a pork roast wrapped in bacon; juiciest roast ever. Cook rare!"

I posted this a while back as my recipe, (though not an original one), cause it did taste great.

I guess I should have said that my "rare" for pork is pink in the center, not bloody, or black'n'blue as I might prepare a sirloin. So if any of you out there are still living, maybe cook your pork a few minutes longer. If it's not juicy enough, just wrap in a few extra bacon slices.

BTW, did anyone see the NY Times bacon review a few weeks back? They had a great bacon tasting. Also, there is now a bacon-of-the-club somewhere. This would make an incredible gift

[VWVan]

Quote, originally posted by car_nut »

Also, there is now a bacon-of-the-club somewhere. This would make an incredible gift

Yes, a great gift for ME!

[car_nut]

Quote, originally posted by VWVancouver »

Yes, a great gift for ME!

Yes, for having started this thread there really isn't anyone more deserving. I, for one, have probably learned more about the pig and bacon than I thought I would have ever known in my lifetime Now, if everyone that has viewed this thread chips in a $1.00, think of all the bacon you'd have on your plate.

[EVLG35]

Geezus, 2388 views on the Bacon post!

[car_nut]

Isn't life good.

Bacon of the month? There's a food club for everyone

By Camille Hayes
Reno Gazette-Journal
Wednesday January 17th, 2001

Nearly all Americans have, at some point in their lives, belonged to some kind of monthly club. Book-of-the-month clubs are ubiquitous, providing discounts on pulpy paperbacks; CD-of-the-month clubs are the despair of every college sophomore who is suddenly inundated by an unstoppable stream of albums by artists he doesn’t really like.

As the country’s food obsession grew, it was inevitable that food-of-the-month clubs would begin to appear. While wine- and candy-of-the-month clubs are now fairly commonplace, other more specialized clubs also have sprung up to serve niche markets.

For example, do you know anyone who really, really likes bacon? If so, the Grateful Palate has a suggestion for the next birthday or holiday gift. The bacon-of-the-month club will deliver a pound of what the company calls “artisan” bacon to your pork-loving friend’s doorstep every month for a year.

The $225 subscription may sound like an eccentric indulgence, but Grateful Palate sales manager Dan Fredman says the 700-member club has caught on like wildfire. In the Grateful Palate universe, not all bacons are created equal, and Fredman says the mass-produced bacons available in stores pale in comparison to the club’s dry-cured and corncob-smoked varieties.

“Customers have been very enthusiastic,” he says. “People are coming out of the closet with their love of bacon. People who have only eaten supermarket bacon are amazed at the taste, and people who grew up in the South, and other places with a strong bacon culture, get to eat the bacon they grew up with.”

Bacon culture?

If cured pork belly isn’t your thing, how about some chips? Few foodstuffs are as distinctly American as potato chips, and the folks at Anchor O’Reilly’s are poised to take advantage of our particular attachment to the crunchy snack food. Members of the chip-of-the-month club are treated to a monthly shipment of no fewer than six varieties of chips — three regular and three flavored.

And what flavors they are: honey mustard, steak and onion, even crab and ketchup. Like the bacon club, Anchor O’Reilly turns to small independent producers for its products; its Web site boasts that club members munch on rarefied chips “they can’t get at their local store.”

Ultimately, that’s the allure of these specialty clubs: They offer the chance to obtain culinary exotica, noshes and goodies unavailable in the homogenized world of supermarket chains. Whatever your particular food fetish, be it salsa or jerky or nuts, there is likely a food-of-the-month club out there for you. And until Albertson’s starts stocking crab and ketchup potato chips, it’s likely that those clubs will continue to thrive.

Check the date of this article, probably 1,000,000 member by now!



Modified by car_nut at 3:01 AM 3-3-2004

[VWVan]

I'm supposed to be making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner tonight, I think i'm going to fry up some bacon all nice and crispy and put it in there too

I'm going to ask my wife if she can get me on the bacon of the Month club for my bday

[2001Wolfy]

I'll cook a couple strips of bacon until the fat just starts to render and the meat to cook, then cut into chunklets and throw it in with the meatball makings. Tasty!

[astacy]

Here's my favorite:

BLT with minced onions, and chopped fresh basil mixed into the mayo. Awesome!!!

I can't believe I never saw this thread before. I LOVE bacon!!!

[VWVan]

Hmm wife is out tonight, have to make dinner for myself. Hmmmmmm I have a new pack of bacon and expires soon. What to do? I don't want it all to go to waste

[CasaDelShawn]

http://www.ilovebacon.com
I can't believe that nobody's had this up yet! Some really cool bacon attire.

Recipies? Large Pacific NW oysters wrapped in thick-cut, lean, peppered bacon, brushed with a bit of lemon. Secure the bacon with toothpicks. Broil until the bacon is done, turning once, serve with lemon wedges and horseradish. **Remove toothpicks before eating!! This is very important!!**
(Man, I've been in CA too long...)



Modified by KeiransDaddy at 12:07 PM 3-24-2004

[car_nut]

Quote, originally posted by KeiransDaddy »

http://www.ilovebacon.com I can't believe that nobody's had this up yet! Some really cool bacon attire. Recipies? Large Pacific NW oysters wrapped in thick-cut, lean, peppered bacon, brushed with a bit of lemon. Modified by KeiransDaddy at 12:07 PM 3-24-2004

How can I do this so that the oysters don't get too rubbery? Do you have to cook the bacon a little first before wrapping the oysters?

With raw oysters I'll add a some crumbly fresh bacon and some lemon.

[CasaDelShawn]

High heat, and not much time. I've also seen these done on a grille, but they were a bit overdone for me. Not quite rubbery, but cooked beyond what I like.

[VWVan]

Woowoo weekend is here tomorrow. Time to crack out the bacon for the morning fix

I also got some turkey sausages to go with it Oh and eggs and toast

[buckhead]

I posted a recipe for Chicken Livers and Bacon Stroganoff up in the Original Recipe thread.....THAT'S got bacon in it.

[car_nut]

Quote, originally posted by buckhead »

Chicken Livers and Bacon Stroganoff ...THAT'S got bacon in it.

Liver is one of those things I hate. But I will eat small chicken livers sauteed in butter w/rosemary, onions, and a lot of not too crispy bacon.

I imagine anything we don't like can be made palatable with bacon. A true cure all

Read your recipe, not for a diet , but why no red wine? I've always used a cup or 2 reduced, braising the meat cubes in this.


Modified by car_nut at 6:07 PM 4-19-2004

[94BlackSunshine]

mmmmmm bacon yummmmmmy

[VWVan]

I'm making bacon burgers for dinner tonight, mmmmmmmmm bacon and cheddar burgersmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[silverzee]

It's a CD cover from a JPOP band. Click the picture for a page with some music samples.

[car_nut]

Quote, originally posted by VWVancouver »

I'm making bacon burgers for dinner tonight, mmmmmmmmm bacon and cheddar burgersmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

My 999th post, figured it should be a tribute to my favorite thread

You just can't help but smile every time you see a new post here.

Maybe some folks out there that haven't seen this. I recommend they start at the 1st page and read all the way through. And then re-read.

Can't imagine my 1000th can be found anywhere more special than All Hail Bacon!!

I wonder if after reading any vegans have converted? VWVancouver will have truly done his job.

[car_nut]

tt - cause this and home made deserve each other this weekend.

[VWVan]

Quote, originally posted by car_nut »

I wonder if after reading any vegans have converted? VWVancouver will have truly done his job.

If I have converted just one person, its a job well done. But of course I will continue my crusade to promote bacon to all walks of life and every corner of the globe

[SmithFC]

this thread is still alive

you'll never convert me to your canadian bacon

[turbotrixie]

http://www.ilovebacon.com

[car_nut]

Recently read an issue of Cooks Illustrated magazine. Only about 20 pages and no advertising. Sort of a Consumer Reports type food mag.

Anyhow, they did a lengthy report on bacon. Maybe 10 to 15 different types and brands. Forgot what came out on top but it wasn't an exotic, hard to find, artisanal type. Seemed like fair reporting.

Was going to post the article and web site here, but ya have to subscribe to it. Does anyone here?

[car_nut]

T-Day almost upon us. Who's stuffing their bird with bacon

Some favorite stuffing recipes.......sausage, cornbread, bacon........roasted garlic, carmelized onions, ciabetta bread (stale), roasted chestnuts, & bacon

Anyone making homemade bacon for the holiday

[Mikes72sb]

My birthday is about a month away and I already know I am getting gourmet bacon as a present

[Old school]

All this talk of bacon has made me shoot my diet straight to hell and go for a big sloppy bacon cheeseburger for lunch today.

Curse you.

It was delicious.

[VWVan]

Has anyone found those bacon car air fresheners yet?

better yet i'll make my own, but I might end up eating them

[Mikes72sb]

Quote, originally posted by VWVancouver »

Has anyone found those bacon car air fresheners yet?

I know a place where I can get them. I'll try to get over there next week. I'll tell you guys how they smell and see if we can get a GB on these things

[car_nut]

Just got my Burgers' Smokehouse catalog in the mail today

Lots of tasty stuff. They're even featuring a Bacon a Month Gift, (I think you can add some ham in there too ).

Has anyone ordered from here?

http://www.smokehouse.com

[Mikes72sb]

Happy birthday to me

I gots me some bacon and other breafast goodies for my birthday yesterday. Today, the house smells of smoked meat

[car_nut]

Great Should be on everyones list.

But from those photos doesn't look like there's enough for all of us

Sit down, break open 5 eggs and finish it off at one good breakfast.

Have you tried that ham 'n' bacon sausage yet? Sounds tasty


Modified by car_nut at 7:10 PM 12-4-2004

[Mikes72sb]

Quote, originally posted by car_nut »

But from those photos doesn't look like there's enough for all of us

Don't worry. There is another package of bacon and 5 more packages of the canadian style bacon. That should hold 3 or 4 of us for 5 minutes.

Quote, originally posted by car_nut »

Have you tried that ham 'n' bacon sausage yet? Sounds tasty

Not yet. I'll crack them open tomorrow. It's got to be great. I mean, it's Ham and Bacon SAUSAGE! That's got to cause some sort of rift in the Time-Space Continuum. Or at least a full stomach.

[veedublvr]

YESSSS ! BACON !

i love the stuff, but pork and i dont get along... I still eat it anyways