Who else ate bacon today?

[I Are Baboon]

I had eight strips this morning, courtesy of a free catered department breakfast. Free bacon at work is a rare treat. I hope the rest of the day goes this well.

[laura]

not yet but i'm sure i will. i eat bacon almost every day that i am at work. i have to cook it, so i'm gonna eat it.

[Rockland]

Free bacon at work ...

Damn! :drool:

[Heidi]

Ummm, not me.

[I Are Baboon]

Ummm, not me.

Sorry, this is the "Yes I did eat bacon today" thread.

[narlus]

bacon is a sometime weekend treat for me.

8 rashers, you animal! :thumb:

[binary visions]

That's a fine idea. You've inspired me, IAB, I will be cooking up bacon for lunch after I run a couple errands.

Grilled cheese with bacon :drool: - with a side of bacon, of course!

[SkaredShtles]

No bacon for me today. :(

Maybe I'll make some pasta sauce with the chunk of Canadian bacon in my fridge tonight. :thumb:

[tonyhawk]

I'm having bacon right now ... on a Big Ygrilled turkey panini. Mmmmmm.

[narlus]

had a chicken, bacon, olive wrap w/ ranch dressing for lunch.

thanks for the prompt, IAB!

[I Are Baboon]

Glad to see other monkeys enjoying all that is bacon today.

[steve45]

BACON :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

in about 5 minutes i'll have about 6 rashers sitting right in front of me freshly grilled and ready for consumption.

MMmmmmm i can smell the bacon :drool: :drool:
http://www.landrumdh.com/vortex/homer_drool.gif


*edit*
mmmmmm, that was gooooood, JUST on the right side of crispy, and sooooo damn tasty. :dancing:

[binary visions]

Glad to see other monkeys enjoying all that is bacon today.
I cooked up some bacon, put it on a tuna sandwich, put a couple pieces of cheese on it, and grilled it up. It was delicious!

[laura]

i ate bacon today. lots of it. i didn't even put it on anything. i just gobbled it up. i have been deprived for way too long.

[Westy]

I had a single slice of bacon at a buffet type hotel breakfast last week, I ate at the buffet 5 mornings in a row and avoided the bacon 4 of those days. My self control is scaring me. To make up for it I just wedged the single slice of bacon between my cheek and gums and savored its juicy flavors for hours.

[dogwonder]

I always said if I could make one food good for you, it would be bacon. You can eat it with every meal!!!

[Snacks]

I don't like bacon at all :oink: It gives me horrible heart burn so I haven't had it in quite some time, the bacon I mean :D

[SkaredShtles]

I don't like bacon at all :oink: It gives me horrible heart burn so I haven't had it in quite some time, the bacon I mean :D
Have you ever tried pancetta? :drool:

[SkaredShtles]

I got BACON last night for dinner.

Chopped up about a cup of Canadian bacon and made fresh carbonara with it..... :drool: :drool: :drool:

[I Are Baboon]

I got BACON last night for dinner.

Chopped up about a cup of Canadian bacon and made fresh carbonara with it..... :drool: :drool: :drool:

You don't qualify. Ham is not bacon.

[berkshire_rider]

I had a big a$$ BLT on toasted Italian for lunch today from the cafe. :oink:

[SkaredShtles]

You don't qualify. Ham is not bacon.
Bahstid.

Do you consider pancetta bacon? :think:

[narlus]

Bahstid.

Do you consider pancetta bacon? :think:

yes, because you don't eat it out of the package uncooked. unlike ham, canadian bacon, or proscuitto.

:monkey:

[I Are Baboon]

Bahstid.

Do you consider pancetta bacon? :think:

Why are you being difficult? Just eat some goddamn bacon.

[SkaredShtles]

Why are you being difficult? Just eat some goddamn bacon.
I don't have any. :(

That's why I used Canadian bacon in my carbonarra.

[binary visions]

That's why I used Canadian bacon in my carbonarra.
How can you take anything seriously when it's named after America Jr.?

[stevew]

yes, soon to be followed by this...

http://www.taintedevolution.com/stewie_01.gif

[SkaredShtles]

How can you take anything seriously when it's named after America Jr.?
To be honest, I find American bacon to be some of the most lacking bacon I've tried in the world.............. :p

[Changleen]

To be honest, I find American bacon to be some of the most lacking bacon I've tried in the world.............. :pTru dat. Especially the way you seem to like to 'cook' (read: totally overcook) it. Meat shouldn't crunch. Or be 50% fat before you start.

[I Are Baboon]

To be honest, I find American bacon to be some of the most lacking bacon I've tried in the world.............. :p

Ehhhh...you are a bacon snob? I didn't realize such a thing existed.

[Westy]

Ehhhh...you are a bacon snob? I didn't realize such a thing existed.

S.S. can be snobbish about anything. I bet he breathes better air than you.

[SkaredShtles]

Ehhhh...you are a bacon snob? I didn't realize such a thing existed.
Absolutely.

I find most American bacon to be way too salty.

[SkaredShtles]

S.S. can be snobbish about anything. I bet he breathes better air than you.
Well, duh. Why do you think J. Denver always talked about "Rocky Mt. High"? :think:

[laura]

Absolutely.

I find most American bacon to be way too salty.


mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, salt. :drool:

[narlus]

To be honest, I find American bacon to be some of the most lacking bacon I've tried in the world.............. :p

don't get me started on what the irish and english term "bacon". it's ham, w/ a squiggly little under-cooked rasher off the back of it.

american bacon rules all. :oink: :oink: :oink:

[SkaredShtles]

don't get me started on what the irish and english term "bacon". it's ham, w/ a squiggly little under-cooked rasher off the back of it.

american bacon rules all. :oink: :oink: :oink:
Ahhhhhhhahahahhahaha.

Nope. 'Merikan bacon is inferior.

Although the grease from it sure does make a tasty addition to many dishes. :D

[I Are Baboon]

"lo-jack" was stupid anyways...

[SkaredShtles]

"lo-jack" was stupid anyways...
Ahhhhhahhahahahaha.

Bahstid.

:mumble:

[SkaredShtles]

Here's what I'm talking about: :drool:

http://photos3.flickr.com/5121884_b11408b3ee.jpg

[narlus]

dude, that's not bacon. that's fried calves' brains.

[OGRipper]

How can bacon possibly be too salty? I mean, it's salted pork (also smoked). Maybe you are using inferior american bacon - try something other than Oscar Meyer. Niman Ranch and Hobbs are my faves, but any decent butcher or meat counter should have a house bacon that rocks over the packaged crap. You also get less nitrates and other nasty stuff.

Pancetta is the same thing without the smoke. It seems fancy 'cuz it's Italian and rolled up.

Canadian bacon is from the loin rather than the flank or back, so it has less fat. Personally I think you insulted your carbonara by using Canadian bacon. :D

[SkaredShtles]

dude, that's not bacon. that's fried calves' brains.
When I first saw it I thought it kinda looked like skinned, flayed Cornish game hens. :p

[SkaredShtles]

How can bacon possibly be too salty? I mean, it's salted pork (also smoked). Maybe you are using inferior american bacon - try something other than Oscar Meyer. Niman Ranch and Hobbs are my faves, but any decent butcher or meat counter should have a house bacon that rocks over the packaged crap. You also get less nitrates and other nasty stuff.
I absolutely agree that you *can* find decent 'Merikan bacon. It just shouldn't be the exception - and cost a friggin' arm and a leg.

We usually get deli bacon because it is quite a bit better than the packaged stuff.

Pancetta is the same thing without the smoke. It seems fancy 'cuz it's Italian and rolled up.
Naw - there's more to it than that. Must be something the Italian pigs are eating..... :drool:

Canadian bacon is from the loin rather than the flank or back, so it has less fat. Personally I think you insulted your carbonara by using Canadian bacon. :D:o: It was the only bacon we had.

Anyone for some lardo? :drool:

http://www.agraria.org/prodottitipici/lardodicolonnata.jpg

[OGRipper]

:drool:
Naw - there's more to it than that. Must be something the Italian pigs are eating..... :drool:

No seriously, it's prepared pretty much the same way just no smoke (as in actual smoke or smoke flavor like they put in some of the overly processed crap). You can usually see black pepper rolled up in there but regular bacon sometimes gets a pepper rub. I like the smokiness of thick cut bacon in my carbonara - I buy it in small slabs and cut my own - but pancetta is great for dishes where you don't want the smoke.

And hell yeah, lardo is awesome. I had a thin-crust pizza topped with lardo and shaved parm one time, the lardo melted before the pizza got to the table...oh man it was soooo good. :thumb: :drool:

[Changleen]

I'm totally with SkaredShtles on this one. The pic he posted looks great. Mmmm. Whenever I get bacon in the US it's always fried to death. It shouldn't be crunchy! And it should be 80% meat at least!

[OGRipper]

I'm totally with SkaredShtles on this one. The pic he posted looks great. Mmmm. Whenever I get bacon in the US it's always fried to death. It shouldn't be crunchy! And it should be 80% meat at least!

Dude, you should just order ham or Canadian bacon next time. Less fat, less crunch.

But just so you know, one reason it's usually cooked so much is get rid of a lot of the fat. I don't know about 80% lean, but if you cook it enough it loses a lot of the fat that you see when it's raw.

[I Are Baboon]

Bumping because I ate bacon this morning. It was with egg and cheese on an english muffin. Mmmm.....

There was also an extra bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll that no one at work claimed, so I ate that too. That's what I call the "Thursday morning double bacon, egg and cheese whammy."

[MtnBikerChk]

I Had Bacon!

[SkaredShtles]

I had biscuits with sausage gravy last night topped with some sunnyside up eggs...... is that close enough?

[OGRipper]

I had biscuits with sausage gravy last night topped with some sunnyside up eggs...... is that close enough?

No. It's not an "other white meat" thread. :eviltongu

Not that I don't love me some biscuits and gravy.

BTW, I had a pizza with bacon and onions the other night. Damn that's a good combo.

[SkaredShtles]

No. It's not an "other white meat" thread. :eviltongu
:D

Not that I don't love me some biscuits and gravy.
You know it, baby..... :drool:

BTW, I had a pizza with bacon and onions the other night. Damn that's a good combo.
I prefer canadian bacon and mushrooms. :p

[OGRipper]

biscuits with sausage gravy

Dang, I just remembered that last weekend I had biscuits and gravy that came in a huge soup bowl!! Two big biscuits completely covered in heart-stopping gravy...

It looked like southern white trash matzah ball soup!! :p

[SkaredShtles]

Dang, I just remembered that last weekend I had biscuits and gravy that came in a huge soup bowl!! Two big biscuits completely covered in heart-stopping gravy...

It looked like southern white trash matzah ball soup!! :p
I know now why biscuits and gravy is so ubiquitous - it's cheap, fast, and tasty. :drool:

I wonder what biscuits and gravy made with bacon would be like. :think:

[I Are Baboon]

I know now why biscuits and gravy is so ubiquitous - it's cheap, fast, and tasty. :drool:

I wonder what biscuits and gravy made with bacon would be like. :think:

All your posts in this thread and you still have not eaten any bacon. Not only are you a bacon snob, you're also a bacon poser.

[laura]

how's this for blasphemy,

i had a fake bacon and fried egg sandwich today.

[OGRipper]

how's this for blasphemy,

i had a fake bacon and fried egg sandwich today.

You mean tofacon? Oh the horror!! :eek: :D

[crapacity]

With all these bacon lovers, I feel compelled to share one of my favorite applications... make a pound of bacon in a skillet, set it aside. Make hamburgers and cook them in the skillet, then top liberally with bacon. I call it the boss burger, cause it really shows your heart who's boss.

[trailblazer]

well i might as well chime in.
forget about back bacon it stinks unless it's BBQ'd.
Shneiders thin cut in Toronto can not be beat. It's everywhere.
The fat is where it's at for flavour.

[trailblazer]

also it must be done in the oven at 330 degrees turned once like a great steak. The more you use the better the flavour. No non stick pans. Frying on a stove kills it.

[SkaredShtles]

All your posts in this thread and you still have not eaten any bacon. Not only are you a bacon snob, you're also a bacon poser.
And I still haven't. :(

I'm trying to think when was the last time I had bacon........

[steve45]

munching down some now, damn its good, bacon, beans, sausages, eggs and couple of slices of toast, MMmmmm Fryup.

[SkaredShtles]

munching down some now, damn its good, bacon, beans, sausages, eggs and couple of slices of toast, MMmmmm Fryup.
What about the baked tomatoes and mushrooms? :think:

I had bacon this morning. Got up a little early and made my boys & I bacon, eggs, and pancakes. :thumb:

And the bacon was cooked, but not nuked crispy. :p

[steve45]

What about the baked tomatoes and mushrooms? :think:
mushrooms were there :drool: but no tomatoes, dont like tomatoes but strangly enough i like tomato sauce and tomato crisps oh and tomato chutney :think:

[T-Pirate]

I ate bacon on a potato at work tonight. Bacon and cheddar cheese, steamed, with ranch on it. It was amazing.

[SkaredShtles]

mushrooms were there :drool: but no tomatoes, dont like tomatoes but strangly enough i like tomato sauce and tomato crisps oh and tomato chutney :think:
That's un-American!

Hold on........ :think: Never mind. ;)

[robdamanii]

About 7 strips on Sunday. Mmm Mmm good.