Best brand of bacon?

Nopedotjpeg
Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I bought some thick-cut bacon at the meat shop, and it was too fatty and didn't get crisp enough for my taste. What brand of bacon do you use?

Oh and turkey bacon is an abomination. I only want the legit stuff.
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  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Gwaltney.
  • SilentRenegade
    SilentRenegade Posts: 243 Member
    Hormel Black Label Low Sodium bacon. It's delicious. However, I just love bacon in general.
  • fitnhealthykaren
    fitnhealthykaren Posts: 117
    Oscar Meyer Center Cut. Yummy and much lower in fat/calories.
  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    Bacon is the best brand of bacon :) WOOT!
  • Fit_and_Healthy
    Fit_and_Healthy Posts: 52
    Applegate Farms
  • mslack01
    mslack01 Posts: 823 Member
    I have been buying butterball turkey bacon but I am not crazy about it. it gets chewy, not crispy. i have heard that center cut bacon isn't as terrible as regular bacon but haven't bought any yet.
  • tml224
    tml224 Posts: 19 Member
    Oscar Meyer thick cut! But it's on sale like every three months so we get Gwaltney hardwood bacon.
  • tonyacoursey
    tonyacoursey Posts: 404 Member
    Wrights thick cut steakhouse bacon!
  • waferzdog
    waferzdog Posts: 29
    I get Oscar Meyer - pre-cook - just nuke and get really nice crispy bacon. You can take out just a few pieces and store the remaining.
  • llahairdna
    llahairdna Posts: 502 Member
    I posted on my profile one time about desiring a man wrapped in bacon. So I'm going to say THAT would be the best kind.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    bacon isnt branded.

    bacon is bacon.

    its thick slabs of pig cut into strips, ready to be fried in its own fatty juices.



    anything other then that... isnt bacon.

    I rarely buy bacon, but when I do, the local butcher is the best place to go... he cuts it as thick or thin as you like. (I like mine really thick)
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I found Hormel Uncured Bacon. No added nitrites. I put it in the oven for about 20 mintues (no pre-heat) maybe a little less and it's pretty good. I really like it. So does my man. It used to be Oscar Mayer Center Cut. But trying to cut out as many toxins as I can. I used to cook it really crispy but don't like it like that anymore.

    If I had access to a butcher I would go there. Hoping to find some local pastured hog that I can get shipped to me.

    You couldn't pay me to eat turkey bacon.
  • Pocket_Pixi
    Pocket_Pixi Posts: 1,167 Member
    My grandfather gets the best bacon from the butcher.... thats the best kind...so i guess... just bacon, I find the stuff you buy in the store very salty - i eat it because bacon is awesome but I prefer right from the butcher...
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Tamworth is really good and I'm a huge fan of pancetta and guanciale (pig jowl mmmmmm)
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Might have to go find a butcher around here...
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Kevin
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    I have been buying butterball turkey bacon but I am not crazy about it. it gets chewy, not crispy. i have heard that center cut bacon isn't as terrible as regular bacon but haven't bought any yet.

    I also buy the Butterball Turley Bacon. 25 calories per slice and it tastes great on my breakfast sandwiches. I will agree though... definitely chewy not crispy.
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    I prefer Hormel Black Label regular sliced, cooks up real nice, lil pricey, but worth it......
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i get mine from costco - Kirkland brand, low sodium..crisps up great and tastes good. not too thin, but its not really "thick cut" either
  • getfitdiva
    getfitdiva Posts: 1,148 Member
    Gwaltney - Center Cut Bacon 40% Less Fat

    YUMMO!
  • andivaclavicek
    andivaclavicek Posts: 150
    Gwaltney Center Cut 40% Less Fat. I've been eating it forever because it's delicious.
  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    I enjoy Hannaford 96% fat free turkey bacon.
  • andivaclavicek
    andivaclavicek Posts: 150
    Gwaltney - Center Cut Bacon 40% Less Fat

    YUMMO!

    So funny that we were saying this at the same time!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Why don't you put that question out to the pig population, pretty sure they would have some good suggestions for you.....maybe you and Paula Dean can schedule your angiograms at the same time.....two for one special!

    Let me guess... vegetarian? :laugh:
  • s1lence
    s1lence Posts: 493
    Burgers Bacon. Love the stuff, crispy and still melts in the mouth when you eat it. It comes in peppered, applewood smoked, plain, and I'm sure others but those are my favs. Also you can get the bacon bit stuff, the odd end cuts for a cheaper price then the normal bacon.
  • pcox0624
    pcox0624 Posts: 20
    Why don't you put that question out to the pig population, pretty sure they would have some good suggestions for you.....maybe you and Paula Dean can schedule your angiograms at the same time.....two for one special!

    Let me guess... vegetarian? :laugh:

    Yes:wink:
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    Might have to go find a butcher around here...

    Its totally worth the time to find one.
    Just make a list of all the meat you want ahead of time.. or atleast a rough idea... and dont forget how much freezer space you have. lol.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Why don't you put that question out to the pig population, pretty sure they would have some good suggestions for you.....maybe you and Paula Dean can schedule your angiograms at the same time.....two for one special!

    Wow...someone doesn't eat enough bacon!
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    Why don't you put that question out to the pig population, pretty sure they would have some good suggestions for you.....maybe you and Paula Dean can schedule your angiograms at the same time.....two for one special!

    Let me guess... vegetarian? :laugh:


    Pigs are horrible about this.
    no matter what you ask about the bacon, pork, or sausage, they eat it all as if its all equally the best.
    Pigs love bacon.
    I wish all pigs I eat would eat more bacon, for that double bacon goodness.
  • d1lazarus
    d1lazarus Posts: 5
    Pretty much any bacon is good bacon. But I usually try the local supermarket house brand or go to an old school butcher. And the only way to cook it I have found is in the oven, on a cookie sheet with one of the wire cooling racks. It keeps the bacon up out of the excess grease and turns out just right. A little crunchy and a little chewy. Kinda that in between point.

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