September 27, 2015: What to NEVER do when cooking bacon, SIZZL app, and more

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 into a sandwich baggie. Let the bacon fat cool, and while it is still liquid, pour it into the baggie. The paper towels will absorb the fat, and you can safely discard the entire thing in the trash without fear of the grease spilling out and possibly leaking out of your garbage bag. Simple!

SEVERAL OF YOU EMAILED ME ABOUT SIZZL! Well, a writer for the LA Times spend 24 hours on the bacon-themed dating app, and I think her experience and observations are entertaining! This app is a little different than other apps and she points out how it worked for her. Apparently, there are only a few dimensions worth considering when evaluating a mate. Crispness is one of them.

No bacon review this week! Too busy!