Worst package of bacon ever!

[hippywife]

I'm so glad I used up the last of it this morning. The problem? It had something you don't often see: a greater proportion of meat to fat. I'm sure there are some who would see this as a benefit, but it cooked up so terribly, I had to stand over it and keep tunring it more often to keep it from burning, even on very low heat. Also, with so little fat, it didn't taste as good.

This would have been a good candidate for baking it in the oven. I know lots of people like to do that, but I don't. I mean, sure it's convenient, but it always ends up laying in a huge puddle of all the grease (moreso than just frying), and to me at least, has less flavor.

[thecrow]

1. You can always elevate it off the pan

when cooking in the oven…

[hippywife]

2. Yes, I guess I could...

but see: at least to me, it doesn't taste as good.

Thanks for the suggestion, tho. Appreciated.

[Shermann]

3. Turkey bacon is like that

I had to add some oil just to cook it evenly. It's really good though.

[samnsara]

4. make bacon knots!!

[3Hotdogs]

5. Not what you asked about, but my favorite bacon is Wilshire Farms, in Whole Foods.

I don't know if it's in all W.F. because the plant is in N.J.

[sunflowerseed]

6. We oven bake ours

Frees up some time.

[hippywife]

7. I covered that in the second paragraph. nt

[pscot]

8. I kind of think that's the new normal

Our pharaonicly lean modern pigs don't make very good bacon.

[hippywife]

9. First time in a very long time

I've had one like this. I assume it's "luck of the draw" based on the portion of the belly it was cut from.

[pscot]

10. Maybe it's a regional phenomenon

Lean seems to prevail in this area.