American bacon sucks

Lisnaholic · 08-06-2017, 10:36 AM

Yes, bacon is delicious, but it's not healthy so I pretty much stopped eating it years ago. Also, it's unkind to pigs, people who live near pig farms and the environment in general. (I'm sorry to remind people, but Pigs Make Methane, which is a greenhouse gas much worse than CO2.)

^ Watch a few vids like this and you may end up agreeing with the OP* too.

* Edit: Not limited to American bacon, of course; I'm sure good old British Bacon is just as damaging.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-06-2017, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Cow heart?

****ing cow heart?

Bitch you know the proper term is Beefheart.

k sori

Beefheart.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

We have that bacon but we call it slab bacon and it is bought from a butcher. I don't buy regular bacon anymore. Slab bacon has more meat with less fat.

I do like turkey bacon too. It doesn't shrivel up as much as that other crap.

Sounds like you're on about wet cured here, that's the stuff you find most often in supermarkets. That stuff shrivels up. The dry cured stuff doesn't, it's a bit more expensive but much better imo.

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Honestly, I might prefer the meatier bacon than the fattier bacon.

Both have their place I think.

If I'm eating it as part of a breakfast or in a bacon butty I prefer the back bacon, for BLTs, burgers, pasta then the belly is better.

In my opinion of course

Trollheart · 08-06-2017, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

k sori

Beefheart.

Sounds like you're on about wet cured here, that's the stuff you find most often in supermarkets. That stuff shrivels up. The dry cured stuff doesn't, it's a bit more expensive but much better imo.

Both have their place I think.

If I'm eating it as part of a breakfast or in a bacon butty I prefer the back bacon, for BLTs, burgers, pasta then the belly is better.

In my opinion of course

Now explain to the nice Americans what a "butty" is, before they get the wrong idea!

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-06-2017, 07:11 PM

Bacon sandwich.

Grilled and smoked >>>

The Batlord · 08-06-2017, 07:28 PM

I was thinking more along the lines of a fat pig's ass.

Pet_Sounds · 08-08-2017, 12:53 PM

I am an authority on this subject.

My credentials:
I have devoured breakfasts throughout Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and continental Europe. Thus I have tasted every variety of bacon imaginable.
My country, Canada, has its own variety of bacon. Thus I am an disinterested third party in the dispute between British and American bacon.

American or "streaky" bacon wins. Hands down.

Oriphiel · 08-11-2017, 09:07 AM

Spencer has spoken thusly, thus the debate is thusly ended.

Plankton · 08-11-2017, 10:20 AM

If I'm making a BLT, I'm using thick cut American peppered bacon. Canadian bacon is just Ham, and that British stuff is just the byproduct of someone who has poor depth perception while holding a knife.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-11-2017, 10:20 AM

Streaky bacon doesn't work with everything though imo.

Plankton · 08-11-2017, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Streaky bacon doesn't work with everything though imo.

Canadian bacon is better in a breakfast setting, imo.

08-06-2017, 10:36 AM	#21 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, bacon is delicious, but it's not healthy so I pretty much stopped eating it years ago. Also, it's unkind to pigs, people who live near pig farms and the environment in general. (I'm sorry to remind people, but Pigs Make Methane, which is a greenhouse gas much worse than CO2.) ^ Watch a few vids like this and you may end up agreeing with the OP* too. * Edit: Not limited to American bacon, of course; I'm sure good old British Bacon is just as damaging. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 08-06-2017 at 01:30 PM.

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Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	I am an authority on this subject. My credentials: I have devoured breakfasts throughout Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and continental Europe. Thus I have tasted every variety of bacon imaginable. My country, Canada, has its own variety of bacon. Thus I am an disinterested third party in the dispute between British and American bacon. American or "streaky" bacon wins. Hands down. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	If I'm making a BLT, I'm using thick cut American peppered bacon. Canadian bacon is just Ham, and that British stuff is just the byproduct of someone who has poor depth perception while holding a knife. __________________ See location...

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Bacon sandwich. Grilled and smoked >>>

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Streaky bacon doesn't work with everything though imo.