Admittng my bacon addiction is liberating!
Ya, I’ll say it, bring on the bacon! It feels good to talk loud and proud about my constant craving for crispy crunchy smoked pork strips.
Have you ever been on a quest for bacon? I have, more than once…
Do you have “everyday bacon” and “special occasion bacon”? I do, a lot of it…
When I met my lovely wife Sharyn at a Halloween party a few years ago, I was dressed as a “MIG.”, half man half pig, able to make my own bacon…
When was the last time you made a Bacon Bowl Salad or Bacon Lollipops? I created both these recipes recently…
My favorite brand of bacon at the moment is Oberweis. Hickory smoked and thick cut, the kind of bacon that can be slow roasted to crunchy pork fat perfection.
Just when I think I might be the only Baconaholic out there, I find comfort in the fact that there are many more addicts just like me.
An unquenchable thirst for bacon related knowledge keeps me searching for innovative bacon products, creative recipes using bacon, and interesting bacon news.
I read the Bacon Salt Blog regularly. Yes I said Bacon Salt, the salt that can make anything taste better. Did you realize there is a “Bacathlon” occurring on November 19 in Seattle, or that a jar of mayo wrestled a strip of bacon in mayonnaise?
Thats the beauty of the Bacon Salt Blog, you never know what type of bacon related post will come up next.
There will be more Confessions of a Baconaholic to come. Thanks for reading my blog.
What is your favorite brand of bacon? Please let me know by commenting below.
Brad
Check this: bacondog.com
Thanks Rootsdude, that Bacondog site is too funny. That was definately a quest for bacon….
This is great information. I want to hear about the bacon lollipops! I’m on a trip to New Zealand right now and they have so many different types of bacon. I was stunned when I went to pick some up at the grocery store. There is shoulder bacon, center cut bacon, butt bacon, streaky bacon and I can’t remember some of the others. I think they take their pork seriously here!
Anyway, keep it up!
Cheers.
Hi Amber, I am so jealous of the plethera of bacon you will get in New Zealand. I hope you brought a cooler…Please let me know what your favorite is. I will post the Bacon Lollipos recipe soon. Thanks!
Bacon salt? I have to check that out!
Hi Natasha. The Bacon Salt is a great way to add some bacon flavor without adding the bacon. Best used lightly so that it does not overpower the other food flavors. I hope you enjoy it.
I really enjoy reading your blog, I wish I could “taste test” your many creations?
We should ALL take our pork seriously!!! I’m going to my favorite barbecue place tonight:
http://www.hillcountryny.com/
Or, my second favorite:
http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/
Stoked!!!
Ok after checking out your link I now have to admit that I have pork envy, what a menu, please let me know what you ordered, the Chipotle Deviled Eggs sound minteresting.
Thanks for sharing your fav bbq joint, I used to live in Tennessee and really miss the southern smoke houses.
I am actually more obsessed with ‘cue than bacon, although bacon is way up there. Chipotle deviled eggs are great, as are deep fried devil eggs!
Then again, deep fried twinkies and oreos rock too….I guess anything deep fried for that matter.
Another great place in NY is R.U.B…Righteous Urban Barbecue…my favorite dish there is the “Pig Pickin’” which is when they serve you a whole pork butt (or shoulder) smoked to perfection, and a bunch of silver tongs. Everyone just grabs tongs and pulls that thing to shreds. Killer.
Are you still makin your wicked hot peppers???
Enjoying the blog bro, keep up the good work
Sounds appealing in a hedonistic way, as good bbq should be. Have you ever tried Virgils in Times Square, great Texan BBQ and the hushpuppies dipped in brown sugar butter aren’t bad either?
I did make a batch of peppers this year for the first times in awhile. They were gone in a few weeks, a lot of my prior pepper people scooped them up quickly which was unexpected. I will probably post the recipe for Brad’s Burners next year during canning season since it is difficult to find hot wax peppers after the local growing season, at the end of the summer. Thanks for remembering!
Rootsdude, check out this link for a deep fried deviled eggs recipe
http://brielegrandfromage.blogspot.com/2009/11/deep-fried-deviled-eggs.html
I hardly cook bacon myself. I only eat that when I go to restaurants or friend’s place. You make bacon sounds so delicious that I have to try it out myself.
Hi MaryMoh, thanks for appreciating my bacon descriptions.. For the bacon cooking novice, I would recommend cooking your bacon on a broiler pan (line the bottom tray with foil). Cook at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes depending on the thickness of your bacon. Flip once after about 20 minutes. This way the bacon fat drips away and the bacon gets nice and crispy.
I’ve been to Virgil’s once, but not recently. I fear it’s a tourist trap being that it’s in Times Square, etc. Maybe I should give it a try. But it’s hard to not go to my favorite, especially since they serve meal ticket style, which means you can order everything on the menu if you wish!
Sounds like a great way to eat bbq. Virgils was a little touristy but the bbq was pretty good I thought.
I added a link to my blog roll for your website thecosmicburrito.com. Hopefully it will drive some traffic your way. Been awhile since I’ve read your book The Cosmic Burrito, I’ll have to reread it.
Thanks for reading my blog and commenting so much and keeping in touch. i hope you have a great thanksgiving.
Thanks for the link, Brad. And I enjoy the blog, we think alike! Have a great Thanksgiving as well.
P.S. I am obsessed with beets lately. I can’t get enough of them.
Mmmm…bacon. I think vegetarians are masochistic!
Hi Leslie, it would be a form of self torture if I stopped eating meat. But for some it works out well. No way I could give up the bacon, harder to quit than heroin I hear….
I personally am a “carniwhore” but I always think of this quote from A. Whitney Brown:
I’m not a vegetarian because I love animals. I’m a vegetarian because I hate plants.
Yes, we are “carniwhores” as you so elegantly coined the term. Too funny. Thanks for adding a little culture to my blog.
I consider myself a “fornographer”, since I deal in the business of distributing pics of sexy food and spend most of my day addicted to looking at food on the internet….
I haven’t purchased the bacon salt yet. What do you do with it? My only thought is that it would be great to rim a Bloody Mary glass. Other ideas?
Wow great idea Jaya using the Bacon Salt to fim a bloody mary glass. The flavored salt is best used in moderation, since it has a strong bacony flavor, that can be overpowering. I use it to season meat before grilling, in dips, and scrambled eggs. I think it would also be good in a green bean casserole. Please let me know what recipes or ideas you have if you try it.
I just got the bacon salt in the mail and my first use was on sauteed turnip greens. Yummy!
I also purchased the “Baconaise” and it is killer!
So glad you tried the bacon salt and baconaise rootsdude. Tony introduced me to bot products and they’ve come back full circle to you, how cool. Yeah, try mixing a little baconaise with some horseradish, yummy and tangy. Let me know if you come up with any good recipes.
Bacon makes the world go round:) I love bacon posts!I came across your site from the foodieblogroll and I’d love to guide our readers to your site if you won’t mind.Just add your choice of foodista widget to this post and it’s all set, Thanks!
Thanks Alisa, i added the widget to the post and look forward to sharing fellow foodies between our websites. Have agreat day!
i'm a bacon lover too!
Anyone who loves bacon is a friend of mine Ela, thanks for the comment!
Mmm…bacon. Now I'm hungry.
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