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post 1705327781 08-21-2024, 05:08 PM
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What's the best brand of bacon?

I usually get the 3lb pack from sam's club but today I went to publix and got some brand called Hatfield. It was way better but expensive. What's your favorite brand?
post 1705327981 08-21-2024, 05:12 PM
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I don't know the brand but it's at Whole Foods - I think it's a local thing cause it is in the butcher shop not prepackaged - they have three kinds, apple wood, black pepper, and no sugar added - I like the no sugar one the best.
post 1705328051 08-21-2024, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
I don't know the brand but it's at Whole Foods - I think it's a local thing cause it is in the butcher shop not prepackaged - they have three kinds, apple wood, black pepper, and no sugar added - I like the no sugar one the best.
Faurk I'm still too poverty too even enter whole foods.
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
Faurk I'm still too poverty too even enter whole foods.
It's worth it to go on a weekend late morning or afternoon - there are always a few trophy wives there post gym and barely clothed - and the bacon is $9.99/lb not sure what regular bacon goes for but I feel like it is not that much more expensive
post 1705328191 08-21-2024, 05:16 PM
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I've tried them all. They're all trash. The best bacon you can get is from your local butcher.
post 1705328351 08-21-2024, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
It's worth it to go on a weekend late morning or afternoon - there are always a few trophy wives there post gym and barely clothed - and the bacon is $9.99/lb not sure what regular bacon goes for but I feel like it is not that much more expensive
sam's club it's 9.99 for 3lbs I think. The one I got today was 8.99 for 1lb. Yeah I gotta go to whole foods soon I guess
Originally Posted By Maestro⏩
I've tried them all. They're all trash. The best bacon you can get is from your local butcher.
That's probably true. But still some of the trash brands are better than others.
post 1705328471 08-21-2024, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
sam's club it's 9.99 for 3lbs I think. The one I got today was 8.99 for 1lb. Yeah I gotta go to whole foods soon I guess



That's probably true. But still some of the trash brands are better than others.
They're all trash, even the "premium/thick cut" brands. They're all deceptive in showing the meatiest part in the front of the package, but when you buy it that meat portion is just 1/8th of an inch thick and the rest is just fat. If you go to a local butcher, you can watch them cut the meat and tell them what cuts you want and which cuts you want them to throw out.
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use to love bacon but it fked my triglycerides in my blood work

The range is (0.00 to 2.00), i was at 4.02.... (heart attack spec).

Cut that out, i'm at 0.8 now.
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Sam's Club thick cut Bubba....
post 1705329231 08-21-2024, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted By Maestro⏩
They're all trash, even the "premium/thick cut" brands. They're all deceptive in showing the meatiest part in the front of the package, but when you buy it that meat portion is just 1/8th of an inch thick and the rest is just fat. If you go to a local butcher, you can watch them cut the meat and tell them what cuts you want and which cuts you want them to throw out.
I should change the title to "best trash brand of bacon". Even the worst brand still tastes pretty good to me
Originally Posted By NextPound⏩
Costco house brand (Kirkland) thick cut.
Dunno if it's worth getting a membership to try it
Originally Posted By 24HrParking⏩
use to love bacon but it fked my triglycerides in my blood work

The range is (0.00 to 2.00), i was at 4.02.... (heart attack spec).

Cut that out, i'm at 0.8 now.
Oh chit I'm probably dying
Originally Posted By Broady78⏩
Sam's Club thick cut Bubba....
I usually the regular cut 3 pack. Will try next time.
post 1705329281 08-21-2024, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted By johnvee73⏩
The cheap kind boyo.
I'm hesitant to believe that's the best but I'd buy at that price for sure.
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
I'm hesitant to believe that's the best but I'd buy at that price for sure.
Its decent enough, it is a cheaper brand though but not the cheapest, at this price its a steal.
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The best usually comes from butcher shop. I get mine at a slaughterhouse that smokes it and has a retail shop. Nothing large grocery stores can even come close to
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
Just make your own
This.







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Originally Posted By johnvee73⏩
Its decent enough, it is a cheaper brand though but not the cheapest, at this price its a steal.
Yeah I've never seen it that cheap. Would buy all of it.
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The best usually comes from butcher shop. I get mine at a slaughterhouse that smokes it and has a retail shop. Nothing large grocery stores can even come close to
I understand this. I guess I'm asking what's the best grocery store poverty bacon
Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
Just make your own
I'm lazy as hell
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
I understand this. I guess I'm asking what's the best grocery store poverty bacon
My experience has been you just have to look at individual packages. I haven't found one that's consistently amazing.
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Originally Posted By FarmersSon⏩
This.







faurk. looks good
Originally Posted By FarmersSon⏩
My experience has been you just have to look at individual packages. I haven't found one that's consistently amazing.
True
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
faurk. looks good
Thanks buddy. Did it a couple years ago. I guess pork bellies were on sale at Costco, so my wife bought a package and brought them home. I saw them and asked what they were for. She said they were on sale and figure they'd be good for something. So I had to learn to make bacon.
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I haven't made bacon that much but.

1. I hear Applegate is good.

2. I don't think it matters that much, I think the most important thing is to cook it on some sort of rack, as long as it's done that way, should turn out great.
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Beef belly with seasoning is hard to beat.
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Brand doesnt really matter .

1/8" slices with about 60% fat

Seen some bacon sold with hardly any fat, tastes like ****ty ham when you cook it.
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Most bacon is too salty nowadays and kind of crappy.

I get smoked jowl bacon from the farm that delivers for me, or I buy the applegate no sugar added bacon. That stuff is good. Pricey though and I eat a pack at a time.

I also buy pork belly and slice it, season it myself, and throw it in the air fryer.
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Any Thick cut one.. Currently have BJ's store brand
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Been in Saudi for 3 weeks. Would love some bacon no matter how trash.
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Favorite bacon:


Best bacon I've ever eaten was at the Edison restaurant in Orlando, Disney Springs. The clothesline candied bacon.

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