Stripey Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 which do you prefer, lean or streaky? smoked or unsmoked? fried or grilled? LETS TALK ABOUT BACONS IN ALL ITS FORMS. p.s if you use a microwave to cook bacon you should refrain from posting to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellchecker Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 lean, chopped, pan fried with chopped onions, garlic, tomato puree, water, feta cheese, chives and finally chopped tomatoes. cheap as chips, easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 lean' date=' chopped, pan fried with chopped onions, garlic, tomato puree, water, feta cheese, chives and finally chopped tomatoes. cheap as chips, easy peasy.[/quote']this sounds almost like a tartiflette, but as a bacon purist i must insist that only recipies involving bacon and possibly some oil are posted in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...mole... Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Grilled and smoked, Does gammon steak count as well? like that grilled and smoked as well with a fried egg on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Good unsmoked back bacon from your local butcher, fried medium-well done, in a fresh buttered Harry Gow morning roll. Little dab of mayo on the bottom, splash of ketchup on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 personally I learned to love streaky, when I realised that the best part of lean bacon is the tail piece with all the fat, fried to a crisp. Only then did I understand the logic behind Smiths bacon flavour fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 p.s if you use a microwave to cook bacon you should refrain from posting to this thread.Is it even possible to microwave bacon? I dread to think how horrible it would taste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I can imagine you can nuke it to reheat, but not to actually cook it. That's just plain wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 On all things pig I picked up the underside of one from the deli in my work the other week. It was so different and nice compared to salty bacon. Saying that, nothing beats some Lean, Smocked, Back bacon, straight out of the pan and into ones stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 If Stripey doesn't mind, then a bacon and brie croissant is always a winner, as is a bacon, philadelphia and maple syrup roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Grilled, unsmoked, back bacon. I tend to eat it on a plate with thick buttered bread on the side as opposed to actually in a sandwich. There's something appealingly rustic about that. I do enjoy it in a sandwich, with a fried or poached egg aswell, there are few better combinations than salty bacon and egg yolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantomsmasher Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Bacon is the stuff which teased me off my year and three quarter bout with vegetarianism. I don't mind the type normally, just so long as it's well cooked, but not crispy, and not greasy either. Preferably served as a B.L.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Personally, I have used bacon to temp two lifelong vegetarians to go with their carnal instincts and become carnivorous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Bacon is the stuff which teased me off my year and three quarter bout with vegetarianism. it used to tease me no ends when u turned veggie, but after many years of vegetarianism, the smell of cooked bacon makes me ill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantomsmasher Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 it used to tease me no ends when u turned veggie' date=' but after many years of vegetarianism, the smell of cooked bacon makes me ill [/quote']That's just luck though... I've never had a problem with the actual taste of meat, just the way in which it's mass produced. That and the terrible lack of self controll when fairly drunk. Don't really care now, I'll probably go back to being a veggie again at some point, just now I'm content with my 'ethically' produced meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantomsmasher Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I like how all the people who are online at 2:53am have swarmed to the thread about bacon.Some of us are just thinking about what to have for lunch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I can imagine you can nuke it to reheat' date=' but not to actually cook it. That's just plain wrong..[/quote']Reheated bacon?Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Bacon a la microwave is for maniacs. I'd slap anyone I saw cooking microwaved bacon... I seem to have memories of beings made it and eating it though and I can't for the life of me place who and when it was.We did it in HE in first year.I think we were being taught how to make a fucking sandwich.Bloody awful it was too. Came out looking like a peely wally foreskin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydoll Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Cambozola Dave? I'm sure we used to sell it at Asda? Quality cheese.On the subject of microwaving bacon Asda deli at Garthdee at least used to sell bacon specifically designed to be microwaved. Whatever our good friend meant by starting this thread I would bet most people that they would taste the Asda microwave bacon (I don't think the deli do it any more sadly) and taste the difference to their usual method of bacon sarnie construction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mog Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I love the tesco finest maple bacon, has some kind of maple syrupy taste to it - its excellent. And I like it with brown sauce and runny fried eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 when it comes to bacon time, my friend george foreman helps me out. i always tend towards unsmoked and the lady likes smoked but we only have bacon on a saturday morning so it tends to be week about. the particular meal in question is grilled bacon on toast with scrambled eggs on top and potentially a side of beans if i'm feeling excitable. as for straight out bacon sandwiches, it's been a while since i've had one but i keep it simple. bacon, marge, soft morning roll and tomato sauce. just like that! /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 "CUNTS!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I like to fry mine on one of the hobs. I make sure I get rid of the grease afterwards. I use a toasted bun. Stick in some Tommy K(tomato ketchup) and hey presto.I only really have them in the morning.I might also ahve them with a good cooked fry up but that's a different story all together.I hate the white stuff(fat maybe) that attaches to the bacon-it needs to be cooked until it dissapears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 When I first moved out of home into a flat I existed with only a microwave for a good couple of years and it had a 'grill' function which I used for bacon once but it came out all horrible and rubbery. Not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emergency72 Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Good shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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