First Home Cured Bacon
BACON. Most people love it. The media would have you believe it's a artery clogging, heart attack producing killer food. However, if you follow various versions of Primal eating , it's almost a perfect food. I've been texting a group of friends and family for years about my love of bacon. I like to try different commercially produced bacons, from your basic Oscar Mayer, to online guys like baconfreak.com, to regional favorites, like Usinger's (out of Milwaukee). I've been rating the bacon on several dimensions - flavor (of course), ability to crisp up, succulence (indicated by the little bubbles of fat) and smell. I also consider how much fat is rendered out of the bacon - to consider the bacon's final weight versus the package price. I would also include pitcures. Each Sunday morning, I cook up at least a pound of bacon (and sometimes two or three pounds, depending on who's visiting) and store it in the fridge for use during the week i...