Turkey Bacon

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  • tilmoph
    tilmoph Posts: 72 Member
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    I like turkey bacon. It's not bacon, bacon is bacon, but for what it is, it's good.

    My cousin once had some veggie bacon things around here that I tried. Not bad, but whoever made it doesn't seem to know what bacon tastes like. I put turkey bacon in that category (but higher ranked, obviously); it's bacon in name only, but it's tasty as its own thing.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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    I guess I'm a freak.

    Yup. :flowerforyou:
  • jgal86
    jgal86 Posts: 77
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    I really enjoy the Lilydale Day Starters. I think they are only 20 calories a piece. They are delicious!
  • Melissa22G
    Melissa22G Posts: 847 Member
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    Bacon > turkey bacon


    Agree.


    Tried it a few times....just can't replace the real thing.
  • littlelaura
    littlelaura Posts: 1,028 Member
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    Just eat BACON!

    As for turkey bacon, I've tried it - bleh! It tastes just like ham, and is usually chewy not crispy, gross!
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
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    You can't have turkey bacon without bacon.

    So I would just have bacon. I made a filet mignon wrapped in turkey bacon for the wifey's family. It came out awesome.....would've been down right heavenly if they had some real bacon.
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
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    I find turkey bacon only really works in two places...

    1. wrapped around a grilled scallop (it's thinner and cooks more evenly)
    2. inside a quiche (real bacon is oddly too rich here)

    Everywhere else, use regular bacon.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
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    I don't eat pork, so turkey bacon it is. Love it, actually. I use a Canadian brand from PC's Blue Menu line -- no mechanically separated meat.
  • LAnne16
    LAnne16 Posts: 272 Member
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    I love turkey bacon! And chicken bacon! and normal bacon!
  • hot2def
    hot2def Posts: 80 Member
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    Turkey bacon is an abomination. That is all. :flowerforyou:

    THIS!!!!
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
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  • LiziAB
    LiziAB Posts: 55
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    I like them both, but I find if I have regular bacon, I cant stop eating it and the I get into a fight with my kids. turkey bacon keeps the peace in my house
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    Turkey bacon is made of wattles.
  • verymissk
    verymissk Posts: 262 Member
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    smoked pork belly is my favorite bacon.
  • KissMeImShtFaced
    KissMeImShtFaced Posts: 85
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    I like center cut pork bacon. At the end of the day, I used to think I needed turkey bacon, but at 30 cals a slice, that's 90 cals for 3 slices, and I can get 3 slices of center cut bacon for 60-70 cals, and it tastes better. I think turkey bacon has less saturated fat, but I don't eat a ton of bacon anyway, so I'd rather have the "good stuff".

    This times 1000!!!! The brand of bacon I buy lists it's calories as 80 for two slices (after all, who could eat just one??). Why sacrafice all that taste for 5-10 calories?
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    Bake real bacon. The kind from a pig.

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  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    I've only found one acceptable instance in which these two words should be combined.

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  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,731 Member
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    I've only found one acceptable instance in which these two words should be combined.

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    I'VE DONE THIS! Not wit the basket weave pattern, just draped over the bird. Best. Thanksgiving dinner. Ever.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,022 Member
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    Turkeys don't have bacon. Pigs have bacon. "Turkey bacon" is sheer lunacy.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    Turkey bacon is an abomination. That is all. :flowerforyou:

    Agreed 100% (and tofu hot dogs too)

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