Are You Looking To Buy Bacon? Read This Before you do...

When going to buy bacon, what do you look for? Sure, think juicy strips with nice white lines of fat are important but there is one more thing that is much more important.  When you look at the label, does it say USDA certified? It should. USDA certified means that your bacon has been treated for Trichinella. Trichinella is a parasitic worm that causes the infection trichinosis. Pork that has been labeled USDA certified is clear of all these parasites. Image via Wikipedia

Another thing to look at when buying bacon is the weight and what is in your bacon. When selecting making your selection, make s sure your buying bacon that has been smoked or dry rubbed with spices and herbs. This is important because some bacon is injected with fake smoke flavoring, or has been injected with other additives that are adding water weight. This water weight can make the bacon look full and delicious but when you cook it all of the extra added water will just cook off.  When all the water is gone, your left with just a few shriveled pieces of bacon.

Let us recap - So the next time you are at the grocery store or butcher shop, make sure you are only purchasing USDA certified meats due the treatment they receive.  Also make sure you ask your butcher about what goes in to the bacon. Make sure you aren't paying for bacon but only getting additives.  Hopefully after these tips, you'll never buy bacon the same again! 

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Have I Ever Said How Much I Love Bacon?

Have I ever told you how much I love bacon? In fact, here the list of my top 10 favorite bacon quotes! The people on this list love bacon almost as much as I do.

10. “Lisa honey, are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?” - Homer Simpson

9. "Friends are like bacon bits in the salad bowel of life" - Unknown

8. "Veggie bacon?!  That sounds like a sign of the Apocalypse" - Turtle DundeeImage via Wikipedia

7." I’m never gonna get used to the 31st century... Caffeinated bacon?  Baconated grapefruit?  ADMIRAL Crunch?" - Futurama

6. “Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals” - Homer Simpson

5. "Mmm... unexplained bacon" - Homer Simpson

4. "Is it bacon day?" - Homer Simpson

3. "Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if everything smelled as good as bacon" - Doug Larson

2.  "As soon as I learned what the smell of bacon was, I learned how to make it." - Rush Limbaugh

1. "There’s egg and bacon; egg, sausage and bacon; egg and spam; bacon and spam; egg, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam; spam, spam, spam, egg and spam; spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam; or lobster thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce garnished with truffle pate’, brandy and a fried egg on top of spam." - Monty Python

H any other great bacon quotes? Feel free to submit them to me. If you love bacon as much as I love bacon - then I'm sure you enjoyed this bacon filled top 10 list!
 


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This Is How To Find and Store The Best Bacon...

If you have been looking for the best bacon you're in luck. In this article we are going to tell you how to find and store all the yummy bacon you could ever want.
 
Bacon Selectin' - What Makes good bacon?
When looking for bacon on important thing to pay attention to is the fat to meat ratio. Good bacon should have thin lines of colorful meat divided by rich white streaks of fat. This fat separating the meat will help give the bacon it's tender juicy flavor when cooked. Some people don't like as much fat, but generally, the fattier the bacon, the better it will be.  Added flavoring also has something to do with the final flavor of the bacon as well. I like to go with bacon that is rubbed with spices or has not been smoked. I personally prefer thick sliced peppercorn style bacon. When cooked, it's gets crispy but retains it's great flavors because of the thick slices and great fat content.  Before buying, always make sure you check the expiration date on your bacon - no one wants a fridge full of spoiled meat.

Bacon Storin'
One important thing to know about bacon is that due to the high fat content, freezing does not help extend the shelf life too far beyond the expiration date. This happens because the salt in bacon makes the fat spoil even while in the freezer. If you buy bacon in bulk, you can easily break it down in to smaller packages and wrap them in aluminum foil. When wrapping, make sure they are especially tight to prevent freezer burn.
If you buy bacon as a slab, you could make sure you wrap it very tightly and buy it as fresh as possible if you want a longer shelf life. When it's wrapped tight, you could easily keep it a few weeks in the refrigeratImage via Wikipediaor with no problems.
Now that you know how to find and store the best bacon you should never be baconless again. 


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