I don’t care for bacon, it doesn’t have much flavor and is often just used for salt, or fat. I leave it out of almost all recipes that call for it and haven’t missed it yet.

  • Nougat
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    922 days ago

    Assuming you’re talking about American bacon strips, it depends on the bacon, and it depends on how it’s cooked. Finely sliced and super crispy … ehh, I’m not into that. Give me some nice thick peppered bacon, just at the cusp of becoming crispy.

    I will murder for candied bacon.

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      122 days ago

      Yes, American bacon strips. Once you get to candied bacon, you can get that flavor with candied anything, maybe add some smoke or maple syrup. I don’t think I’ve ever had thick bacon of any sort.

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        522 days ago

        You can easily find thick cut bacon at any grocery store. It’s far and away the better choice. If you’ve cooked bacon before, you know it’s a nanosecond between “done” and “overdone,” and you also have to stop cooking it before it’s “done,” because carryover heat will continue to cook it after it’s off the heat.

        … you can get that flavor with candied anything, …

        Oh, my sweet summer child. There’s a restaurant chain in Chicagoland called Lazy Dog. I don’t know where else they are, if anywhere. Go there and get their candied bacon.