My Life With Bacon

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with a super HufPo article about what to never do with your rendered bacon fat, another review of the SIZZL dating app, and BACON IN THE NEWS SO, WHAT SHOULD YOU NEVER DO WHEN COOKING BACON? According to this article , in the Huffington Post (a friend to bacon,) you should NEVER pour your bacon grease down the drain. In all of my reviews, you may notice that I measure how much bacon fact is rendered out of the cooking process. What do I do with that fat? I NEVER pour it down the drain. WHY? because it WILL clog your pipes. Then you'll have a very expensive problem to deal with. I completely agree. Here's what it would look like: (pic from the Huffington Post article, courtesy of Pinterest) What exactly do I do? The article has a good solution. What I do instead, is either pour the rendered fat into a discarded can, or more frequently, I do the following: take the paper towels you used to dry your cooked bacon and stuff them ...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with more Oscar Mayer hi-jinks and another pair of bacons in a taste test. BACON IN THE NEWS starts with SIZZL , the aptly-named new smartphone app by Oscar Mayer. It claims to match you up with the date of your dreams, by analyzing your specific bacon preferences. Do you like your bacon smoky? Fruity? Sweet? How about the texture - crispy or chewy? These and many other choices help you narrow down your dating universe. Of course, in my book, if folks like bacon and they are looking for love, they've found the right place. It's obvious that if both people are bacon-lovers, then they will be compatible. Click the link - a very entertaining introductory video. The first Q&A on the FAQ is entertaining: Q: Is this a real dating app? Can I really find my bacon lover here? A: Yes. It’s real and it’s incredible. BENTONS' BACON IS BACK VERSUS SMOKING GOOSE I'm giving Benton's another taste test. My previous c...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with COSTCO bacon cooked up for a football team, some interesting bacon news, and bacon consumed on Money Island with poker buddies from NJ. BACON IN THE NEWS FOOTBALL TEAM CONSUMES MASS QUANTITIES OF BACON  at the cook-out at Northcroft Park, following practice on Thursday, by the Lake Foreset High School Football Dad's Club . The varsity team, at that point 2-0 and playing under the Friday Night Lights against rival Warren, joined the sophomore team at the outdoor banquet. About 100 high school boys consumed about 300 pieces of meat, not including the COSTCO bacon. The bacon disappeared about 40 boys in... we're gonna have to get more bacon next year! Friday night was also "NAVY NIGHT", as the Great Lakes Naval Station is only about 4 miles north of the high school. The navy base is the ONLY basic training facility in the Navy, so every sailor passes through here. That's why the kids are all sporting NAVY t-shir...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with breakfast at Eggsperience in Bannockburn, IL. That's all he wrote this week. Great egg scramble and excellent pecan-smoked bacon. Next week it'll be bacon on Money Island!