Squishy or Crispy

[IslandTractor]

Have any of you tried the semi cooked bacon from Costco? It is about 2/3 of the way cooked (and pasteurized so it lasts for months in the refrigerator). I find it is really easy to finish cooking and has way less grease involved. Cooks up either in microwave in a minute or preferably in a skillet in less than five minutes or so. Easier to cook to desired crispness too as you don't need to stand over the stove as long. Also less messy to handle as it comes on wax paper with strips of bacon clearly separated so no need to handle a full pound of bacon just to get four or five strips ready for the skillet. It releases enough grease that you can cook eggs but not so much that you need to drain the bacon pan before cooking eggs or pancakes.

It isn't as good as special thick cut maple cured fancy arse bacon but it's certainly good enough for a routine family breakfast. No leftovers ever in our house. I forget the exact cost but it certainly isn't much more, possibly less than buying pounds of bacon at the supermarket. I'm guessing about fifty plus strips for less than ten bucks. My vegetarian wife appreciates it as it doesn't smell up the house as much when cooked.

 

[LD1]

Semi-cooked bacon? Then what grease do I fry my eggs or hashbrowns in?

 

[IslandTractor]

Semi-cooked bacon? Then what grease do I fry my eggs or hashbrowns in?

There is enough grease to fry eggs etc but not so much that you need to pour some off unless you deep fry.

I found that the Costco product I was referring to is made by Hormel and is sold as fully cooked. It would be considered "fully cooked" only by folks who like limp bacon though.

 

[k0ua]

Have any of you tried the semi cooked bacon from Costco? It is about 2/3 of the way cooked (and pasteurized so it lasts for months in the refrigerator). I find it is really easy to finish cooking and has way less grease involved. Cooks up either in microwave in a minute or preferably in a skillet in less than five minutes or so. Easier to cook to desired crispness too as you don't need to stand over the stove as long. Also less messy to handle as it comes on wax paper with strips of bacon clearly separated so no need to handle a full pound of bacon just to get four or five strips ready for the skillet. It releases enough grease that you can cook eggs but not so much that you need to drain the bacon pan before cooking eggs or pancakes.

It isn't as good as special thick cut maple cured fancy arse bacon but it's certainly good enough for a routine family breakfast. No leftovers ever in our house. I forget the exact cost but it certainly isn't much more, possibly less than buying pounds of bacon at the supermarket. I'm guessing about fifty plus strips for less than ten bucks. My vegetarian wife appreciates it as it doesn't smell up the house as much when cooked.

We get what you are describing from the Schwann's delivery guy. Works well and tastes fine.

 

[RobertN]

I like soft cooked bacon.

Best bacon is from Archers Custom Meats in Shingle Springs, Ca or Orangevale Meat Shoppe in Orangevale, Ca. Real butchers shops that cure and smoke in-house.

Although Fireflies in Marlborough, MA has Candy Lacquered Bacon appetizer that is awesome...