Pork should be cooked slowly and on lower heat.
Cooking it too fast can burn it.
Under-cooking it makes it rubbery.
Nothing is like it when it is cooked correctly.
Showing posts with label BACON. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BACON. Show all posts
university of bacon
Pork should be cooked slowly and on lower heat.
Cooking it too fast can burn it.
Under-cooking it makes it rubbery.
Nothing is like it when it is cooked correctly.
The Bacon Toaster
only capable of one task in the kitchen: cooking bacon. But while you can live without ice cream,
waffles, and popcorn, it’s hard to imagine a life without that crispy, salty staple. More here.
Celebrating Bacon
Bacon is one of the oldest processed meats in history. The Chinese began salting pork bellies as early as 1500 B.C.
More than half of all homes (53%) keep bacon on hand at all times
Pregnant women should eat bacon. Choline, which is found in bacon, helps fetal brain development
Each year in the US more than 1.7 billion lbs. of bacon are consumed
Bacon is said to cure hangovers
The Crazy Bacon Vote
My wife Ann can attest to my love for these strips of joy and love. So I was so excited when I came across a webpage that lists the 10 Craziest Products Inspired by Bacon. Here is a list of the products:
- Bacon Bandages ($3.50) Heal your wounds with bacon!
- Bacon Watch ($24.99) Proudly display your love of bacon.
- Bacon Wallet ($8.22) For the man who "brings home the bacon.
- Bacon-flavored Dental Floss ($1.95) motivation to improve your hygiene.
- Bacon-flavored Mints ($0.95) a match made in... well, China.
- Bacon-flavored Toothpicks ($2.99) for bits of bacon stuck between your teeth
- Bacon Gumballs ($3.49) to help spread the bacon gospel.
- Bacon Jelly Beans ($1.99) Not as tasty but better for your arteries.
- Bacon Air Freshener ($2.74) the perfect way to brighten any carnivore’s day
- Mr. Bacon Action Figures ($11.81) fights for everything salty, greasy and meaty.
...originally posted July 16, 2009
If Vegetables smelled like Bacon
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. -Doug Larson
Bacon is so good by itself that to put it in any other food is an admission of failure. You're basically saying, 'I can't make this other food taste good, so I'll throw in bacon.' -Penn Jillette
Even apocalypse looks less dire when viewed over a plate of bacon.
-Stephanie Stamm
Happy Valentines Day
For all of the gals in my life. Especially my wife, daughter, granddaughter and sister. I love each of you so much.
Thanks for the many ways that you have enriched my life with your love.
I am a better husband, father, grandfather and brother because of you.
And I am so blessed to have a wife like Ann. She inspires and encourages me every day with her love, discipline and perseverance.
I wish my blogging friends a great day. May love catch you by surprise.
Friday Bacon Rant
This image had me smiling this week when I saw it on Facebook.
A few thoughts about the heavenly food.
• I'm not a fan of wrapping it around stuff as it loses it's crispness;
• Crispiness is the main thing - hate limp bacon;
• I think that it enhances the flavor of cheeseburgers;
• The "B" is the only thing needed in a BLT;
• Center cut bacon gives me the illusion of eating healthy.
Not sure that rant is the proper title but I can go on about the stuff. ツ
What do you like and/or dislike the most about bacon?
Consumer Reports on Bacon
Yeah, I could not believe that Consumer Reports tests bacon as well as cars, washing machines and televisions.
That said, here is the bottom line result from their report on the heavenly food:
I was disappointed that they did not test or recommend center cut bacon as it seems to be less fatty that other varieties. Anyone ever buy 4 pounds of Kirkland Signature Regular bacon at Costco? Is it really better than other brands?Kirkland Signature Regular tastes best. It’s sold as four 1-pound packages, so you may need to freeze some. ... Very good alternatives include Great Value Lower Sodium or, for thicker slices, Oscar Mayer Thick Cut. A higher price didn’t mean better bacon: The priciest product of all, Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked, rated lower than many others.
In Search of Bacon Seeds
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds
if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. -Doug Larson
Even apocalypse looks less dire when viewed over a plate of bacon. -Stephanie Stamm
Eat Bacon :: Live Longer
According to an article titled "Study shows eating Bacon will make you live Longer" ...Science has enriched the lives of bacon-lovers everywhere. A study conducted by researchers at ETH Zurich has concluded that the high levels of Vitamin B3 (known as niacin) in this meat could help you live longer.And they told me bacon would kill me! Lets all give "science" a standing ovation!
The love of Bacon binds us All!
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. -Doug Larson
I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious. -Gwyneth Paltrow
One day I'm going to come up with a room deodorizer that smells like bacon and onions. -Paula Deen
When Good Things are be Bad
If you have frequented my blog in the past you may have gotten the impression that I eat bacon every day. Not so! Twice a week I partake of the nectar of life. And on occasion I have noshed on a twinkie.
Yet I have to say that this image simply grosses me out. Some things are fabulous by themselves but are simply never meant to be combined with other good things. The beauty of a rose stands on its own.
Remember this if you put anchovies on your pizza!
Bacon Hacks
It has been a while since I have posted anything about my favorite blog topic. After reading 8 Essential Bacon Hacks from LifeHacker I just couldn't resist. Here are a few of their hacks:
- Ditch the Skillet; Fire Up Your Oven to Cook Perfect Bacon :: Grab a cookie or jelly roll tray, line it with foil, place the bacon on the foil, and then cook in your oven for 20-25 minutes at 375F.
- A Strip of Bacon Saves Meatloaf from Sticking to the Pan :: The fat from one slice of bacon creates enough lubricant to prevent sticky or burned meatloaf.
- Make Better, Less Messy Bacon in a Waffle Iron :: Cooking show host Alton Brown recommends this method as waffle irons make it easy to control the bacon by pulling away the grease from the cooking surface.
Bacon Pizza
I am not a fan of Papa Murphy's Pizza but these ingredients (crispy bacon, canadian bacon, and pepper bacon) could be a bit of a game changer.
Bacon Ice Cream
You knew that it had to happen. Here is the recipe (like I really need one) that accompanies the picture.
Pretty hard to deny that bacon and ice cream make one heckuva gastronomical dynamic duo.
Would you give it a try? I would.
Friday Bacon TV Quote Quiz
I never fancied myself with a tattoo until I saw this one today.. sigh. See if you can match these quotes about bacon to their TV show characters listed after the quotes:
- “Good Morning sweety. Oh my God, is that bacon?
I love you, I love you, I love you.” - “If you call ham “Canadian bacon”,
what do you call bacon?” - “Why was there BACON IN THE SOAP?”
- “I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me.”
- “Mmmm… unexplained bacon.”
- “I’ll have a non-fat, decaf latte, please. Oh, what the hell? Look, make it a full-fat mocha with extra whipped cream. What the hell, put a slice of bacon on it!”
- “Is it Bacon Day?”
A: Zim - Invader ZimWarning, two of these quotes were said by one TV character. Also, two characters did not say any of those quotes. I will give the answers in a day or so. Have fun!
B: Homer - The Simpsons
C: Dr. Frasier Crane - Frasier
D: Grace – Will and Grace
E: Dr. Gregory House - House
F: Michael Scott – The Office
G: Michael Kelso - That ’70s Show
H: Detective Adrian Monk - Monk
Smokin' Til Kingdom Come
Kirk, one of my real life friends and Facebook buddy, posted this image today and I just had to share it with you. It is simply hard to imagine something more delectable than this treat.
And don't you just love a BBQ cooking pit crew with the name of "Disciples of the Eternal Flame"? If I am not mistaken I think that these folks might be United Methodists.
Kansas City is known as a center for BBQ - there is a great place for ribs and burnt ends just a few blocks from my place. Ann and I enjoyed some takeout from there last week. And the sweet potato fries were great.
What kinds of food is your city or area know for?
The Candy Bar of Meat
The other week, while sitting over a bacon omelet and rambling on about how much I love the “bacon, egg, cheese on toast combo”, a good buddy looks across the table at me and utters a sentence I may never forget as long as I live: “Yeah, because bacon is the candy bar of meat.” -Adam McArthur
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. -Doug Larson
As soon as I learned what the smell of bacon was, I learned how to make it. -Rush Limbaugh
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give. -Thomas Jefferson
The universal food of the people of Texas, both rich and poor, seems to be corn-dodger and fried bacon. -Frederick Law Olmstead
Veggie bacon?!? That sounds like a sign of the Apocalypse. -Turtle Dundee
If it can’t be fried in bacon grease, it ain’t worth cooking, let alone eating. -Southern proverb
I used to have trouble choking down the pills I have to take for controlling my cholesterol, but it’s a lot easier now that I wrap them in bacon. -Brad Simanek
Let’s see-Farmer Billy’s smoke-fed bacon, Farmer Billy’s bacon-fed bacon, Farmer Billy’s travel bacon… Mr. Simpson, if you really want to kill yourself, I also sell handguns! -Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, The Simpsons
I've long said that if I were about to be executed and were given a choice of my last meal, it would be bacon and eggs. There are few sights that appeal to me more than the streaks of lean and fat in a good side of bacon, or the lovely round of pinkish meat framed in delicate white fat that is Canadian bacon. Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smell of bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps the smell of coffee brewing. -James Beard
We plan, we toil, we suffer -- in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol's eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake up just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs. And, again I cry, how rarely it happens! But when it does happen -- then what a moment, what a morning, what a delight! -J. B. Priestley
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. -Doug LarsonAs soon as I learned what the smell of bacon was, I learned how to make it. -Rush Limbaugh
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give. -Thomas Jefferson
The universal food of the people of Texas, both rich and poor, seems to be corn-dodger and fried bacon. -Frederick Law Olmstead
Veggie bacon?!? That sounds like a sign of the Apocalypse. -Turtle Dundee
If it can’t be fried in bacon grease, it ain’t worth cooking, let alone eating. -Southern proverb
I used to have trouble choking down the pills I have to take for controlling my cholesterol, but it’s a lot easier now that I wrap them in bacon. -Brad Simanek
Let’s see-Farmer Billy’s smoke-fed bacon, Farmer Billy’s bacon-fed bacon, Farmer Billy’s travel bacon… Mr. Simpson, if you really want to kill yourself, I also sell handguns! -Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, The Simpsons
I've long said that if I were about to be executed and were given a choice of my last meal, it would be bacon and eggs. There are few sights that appeal to me more than the streaks of lean and fat in a good side of bacon, or the lovely round of pinkish meat framed in delicate white fat that is Canadian bacon. Nothing is quite as intoxicating as the smell of bacon frying in the morning, save perhaps the smell of coffee brewing. -James Beard
We plan, we toil, we suffer -- in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol's eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake up just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs. And, again I cry, how rarely it happens! But when it does happen -- then what a moment, what a morning, what a delight! -J. B. Priestley
Celebrating Christmas with Bacon
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