tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62606616717768850952024-02-20T01:21:46.871-08:00Lords Of BaconReviews of bacon and bacon related productsBacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-77399306164727339502011-04-22T21:12:00.000-07:002018-11-29T13:47:19.831-08:00Your preconceived doubt is justified...Let me first say that I absolutely LOVE the idea of <i>Baconalia</i>. Celebrating bacon and putting it front and center can never be a bad thing. The only thing that could be better than that would be making really good bacon the center of attention. <br />
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But let's be serious, if you are at <a href="http://dennys.com/">Denny's</a> chances are the bar's just closed, you are on your way home from a concert, or you got nowhere else to eat on a Sunday morning and love a good line. You are not out looking to get a bacon fix, unless you are like one of us, always looking for a bacon fix. Denny's bacon is what it is, it's better than the see-thru bacon they have at Carl's Jr but it's not far from the good stuff.<br />
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Bacon Sampler: "Three" kinds of bacon; the regular bacon, see above. Pepper bacon; the best of the three but it just the regular bacon with pepper. If you don't like peppered bacon this isn't the one to change your mind. That's it for the bacon, the third selection is turkey "bacon".....<br />
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Bacon, smoked pork belly, ya know the stuff this blog is about??? Quick quiz, how many pork bellies in a turkey? BZZZZZZZ zero.<br />
The Lords of Bacon does not condone calling turkey meat or soy products bacon. (JD Foods gets a pass, they don't try to sell their stuff as being bacon, just bacon flavored.)<br />
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Bacon Meatloaf: I had my doubts about this, my friend Lisa has perfected the bacon meatloaf years ago, god it's good too, and if they had bought her recipe I would have heard about it. So it's this meat "puck" with some sauce and bacon crumbles. Bacon has a lot of fat in it, mmm pork fat, that should lead to some moist meatloaf right? Well this was wasn't moist, and didn't really taste like bacon. I like meatloaf even without bacon, but I wouldn't order this one again.<br />
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Bacon Sundae: This is suprisingy simple, maple syrup, bacon, vanilla ice cream, repeat until glass is full. I was expecting something a bit more exotic like maple bacon ice cream or something, (Moo Creamery rocks!) but it was just 3 items they always have. With that I hope they will keep this one around. The sundae was really good, creamy, mapley, and the salty crunchy bacon. It works well together, don't say eww without trying it first. Definitely go and try the sundae it's yummy.
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Thick cut bacon<br />
Dark brown sugar (you could use light)<br />
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I poured the sugar into a large bowl, and toss in a couple strips of bacon. Then mix em around with your hands, you will get sticky.<br />
Once coated I put the strips on a cooling rack sitting in a foil lined cookie sheet (you want one with edges to catch the run off)<br />
Repeat until the tray is full<br />
You can sprinkle some brown sugar on top of the strips, like with all things bacon, more is better.<br />
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Pop the tray into an oven preheated to 350 degrees. You are going to want to cook for about 30 mins, thickness and fattiness of your bacon will vary your cook time. The trick is rotating your tray about halfway thru, most ovens don't heat evenly and that tip will keep you bacon consistent.<br />
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Once the sugar has completely melted and the bacon is starting to darken on the edges you are ready to pull out the tray. I use tongs to transfer the strips to wax paper, be careful the melted sugar is like lava.<br />
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They will harden some as they cool, if they are too soggy they need longer in the oven. Once cooled I cut into thirds and the candied bacon is good to go, <br />
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Great as a snack/appetizer or as a garnish for other desserts (maple ice cream?)<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving<br />
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Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-37304148103196911372010-11-10T07:06:00.000-08:002010-11-10T07:06:00.030-08:00WTH have we been?!?!Bacon Jason has been keeping the bacon candles burning over on Facebook; hit us up at the link on the right. I have been spending my time in the service of the small island nation of Reduxia. But my sentence...err, I mean that job is over so hopefully we will be back in the swing of things.<br /><br />Holidays are coming up, be sure to hit up the store link and get some bacon gifts.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-37491445550114115162010-06-19T11:10:00.001-07:002010-06-19T11:36:40.187-07:00A sad day for bacon candy...OK so... we have been suuuuuper lazy at posting, and it sucks that it takes a bit of bad news to awaken us from our bacon induced coma. But it is what it is.<br /><br />I got a marketing email from Jason over at<a href="http://www.lollyphile.com/index"> Lolyphile!</a> and in his words it may be the worst marketing email ever written in the history of the internet. (Jason, while it is sad news and may be counter intuitive to business, it at least reads coherently and is not telling me how my manhood could be HUGE in some form of broken English.) For those of you that may not know, <a href="http://www.lollyphile.com/index">Lolyphile!</a> was the first and I think one of the best bacon lollipops you could order online. The sad news, they are discontinuing their bacon products. :(<br /><br />Rather than paraphrase, here is the email:<br /><blockquote><br /><div><b>Dear All:</b></div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://t.ymlp148.com/ujyalammbaramuyacaehmb/click.php" target="_blank"><b>We are discontinuing all of our bacon products as of the moment we run out of stock in same.</b></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Please bear with. Everything will be fine.</div> <div> </div> <div>It's not about health, no pork recall, no salmonella, nothing like that. It's just that in the wake of the whole horrible BP thing we've been doing a lot of thinking about the value of making money vs. the value of avoiding creating more damage in the world, and even in the face of our only using organic & sustainably-farmed bacon, and we've decided that we're not really comfortable with the latter. Please keep in mind that we very much don't want to come across as being judge-y or preachy. This isn't about you, your appetites, or your choices. It's about ours. If you're interested in more details about this decision, please see the postscript, in which Yours Truly will drop from second person to first and get very personal and maybe a little bit insecure.</div> <div> </div> <div>We will be selling all of them off in four packs so that we can track stock levels and not oversell our inventory, and so everyone who wants a last crack at them can get it.</div> <div> </div> <div><b>Here are the bacon flavors we have and the number of available four packs of each as of this writing:</b></div> <div><b><br /></b></div> <div><b><a href="http://t.ymlp148.com/ubsaxammbaxamuyataehmb/click.php" target="_blank">Maple Bacon</a>: 133</b></div> <div><b><a href="http://t.ymlp148.com/ubualammbaxamuyaoaehmb/click.php" target="_blank">Caffeinated Maple Bacon</a>: 117</b></div> <div><b><a href="http://t.ymlp148.com/ubeaiammbaoamuyakaehmb/click.php" target="_blank">Chocolate Bacon</a>: 140</b></div> <div> </div> <div>We'll keep selling & making new flavors, we may even make a limited edition fake-bacon version of the above if there's any expressed interest, but once these guys are gone, they're all the way gone. Forever.</div> <div> </div> <div>Feel free to use discount code <b>somepig</b> for 15% off your order.</div> <div> </div> <div><b>Much love & xo.</b></div> <div>//jason</div> <div><a href="http://t.ymlp148.com/ubmalammbaoamuyacaehmb/click.php" target="_blank">www.lollyphile.com</a></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Long-winded First-person Postscript:</b> Seriously, I'm not being preachy. I grew up on a ranch in Texas. I know from eating meat. I've eaten lots and lots and lots of it. It tastes really, really good. But here's the thing- in January I went vegan for a month, mainly for vanity reasons, but at the beginning of February I kept with it, because it felt really nice in ways I hadn't expected: I had more energy, I looked healthier, I spent more time cooking and learning new ways of cooking... and as I was rereading my favorite book of essays, <i>Consider the Lobster</i> by David Foster Wallace, I decided to follow up on a book he'd referenced in the title essay- <i>Animal Liberation</i> by Peter Singer. It's a really amazing book. And it made me start taking veganism seriously as opposed to being a smart-ass about it when asked.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>(I have no idea how interesting this is, by the way. I'm just aware that a) people tend to take decisions like this personally, b) that our bacon lollies are our best sellers, our most publicity-generating, and c) that if you remove the personal and ethical ramifications of this decision then the combination of a & b make me sound crazy. I'm not [I don't think]. I've talked this through with a lot of people and thought about it a lot before following through. And I'm concerned that those of you who are actually reading this footnote are either annoyed that I'm removing a product that many of you love or you're worried about my mental health. So I feel like I owe you an explanation.)</i></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Anyhow, reading <i>A.L.</i> was, for me, kind of an important thing. And then this hideous BP thing happened and I realized that one thing that really bugged me about it was that while I was able to talk about the facts and work myself up into a self-righteous rage, I couldn't internalize it- it was too far away, too abstract, huge but not affecting me in any obvious direct way that made my day-to-day life any different. Like, the Gulf of Mexico is dying and I'm throwing frisbee for my dog. It seems so crazy.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So I started thinking about the things that I do that help the systems that make these kinds of things happen. And I'm working on changing a bunch of them- it's the least I can do, right? And I realized that one of the things I can do is stop supporting industrial farming. So this is it. I'm never going to write another check to a meat company. Or at least I'll be trying not to.<br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(I am also aware that this is literally the worst marketing email ever written in the history of the internet.)</span></i></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Anyhow, that's more or less my reasoning. The other point I really want to make is that this isn't about you. I don't think it's wrong or bad to eat meat in general. I just feel like it's wrong for <i>me</i> to do so, and even worse for me not not eat it for philosophical reasons and then to make money off of it.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That's all. Thanks for reading.<br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">xo//j</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><br />I have a ton of respect for them, some people would take the money and separate their personal beliefs from the business. Hats off to you sir.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-16765060447710804942010-04-01T08:57:00.000-07:002010-04-01T09:07:10.969-07:00April Fools = Geek Bacon DayWe love the peeps over at <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/">ThinkGeek</a>. It seems the first of every April they have at least one of their special products centered on bacon. This year is no exception. Not sure which is my favorite part, the velveteen pork flesh or the super soft fleece fat.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/my-first-bacon.shtml">My First Bacon</a><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGyKp3G6r2A&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGyKp3G6r2A&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-42278639879803603502010-01-07T19:06:00.000-08:002010-01-07T19:06:00.314-08:00O Canada! Our home and native....Oh wait, we live in the US. Well kids there is something else to covet from our neighbors to the north other than <a href="http://www.ocanadagear.com/maple-cookies.htm">maple creme cookies</a> and socialized medicine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.republicofbacon.com">http://www.republicofbacon.com/</a><br /><br />Oh sure, us southerners can play on the site, check our <a href="http://www.republicofbacon.com/en/lifestyle/Default.aspx">bacon standing</a> (98% thank you very much!), but the biggie? A <a href="http://www.republicofbacon.com/en/casino/Default.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DECADE</span></a> of bacon. How sweet would that be? You have to be a resident of Canada though.<br /><br />Thanks to Rob (some have said the Bacon Chris Doppelganger) for pointing this out.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-86023095429763098772010-01-05T12:24:00.000-08:002010-01-05T12:24:41.120-08:00Happy New Year and More WinnersCongrats to Amanda and Jen on winning some free Oscar Mayer Bacon Lover's Super Thick Cut <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Applewood</span> Smoked Bacon! (Should we abbreviate that to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">OMBLSTCASB</span>? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hmmm</span> not very mellifluous.) We had a spotting of it at a Von's in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Simi</span> Valley, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">YAY</span>! that is close, looks like the heady days of bacon goodness are in full swing now.<br /><br />Happy New Year! Standard resolution? Eat More Bacon... DONE.<br /><br />We took vacation and by vacation I mean from the computer so there wasn't much in the way of posts, mostly just naps and Modern Warfare 2.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mmm</span> good vacation. Other highlights include my surprise birthday party where every dish entree and dessert alike had bacon in them. The bacon lasagna was super filling and Chuck's bacon wrapped shrimp was AWESOME. Thanks to everyone that participated it was a nice surprise.<br /><br />Resolution # 2 More posts in 2010 than in 2009.<br /><br />See you all soon.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-738858941088575372009-12-25T06:25:00.000-08:002009-12-25T06:36:18.932-08:00Merry Christmas! Especially for our 2nd Winner.The Lords Of Bacon hope Santa leaves lots of bacon under your tree. Our reader Jan is getting a little help, as they won a coupon to try the new Oscar Mayer Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon. I feel like Bacon Santa. <br /><br />Let's do it again.<br /><br />If you entered this last contest, you are automatically entered for this next round, if you want to enter again, that's fine too. This time lets go with 2 random winners selected from emails sent to lordsofbacon (at) gmail (dot) com, with the subject line FREE BACON. We'll pull the winners at noon on my birthday, I mean New Year's Eve.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsMNPFBUELvH4zWSN-4TJJW8eZNfuZIhBoQyz6DD3MtEfLymZ0V80xt5olg2_G4VA5ygQj68Kj4r9rwLyCWvCl6PvaUA_L8Q54dYx8dX5pmtBjDdTfVWhBunI8jZ-FMAdK9h1ptV5BMk_/s1600-h/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsMNPFBUELvH4zWSN-4TJJW8eZNfuZIhBoQyz6DD3MtEfLymZ0V80xt5olg2_G4VA5ygQj68Kj4r9rwLyCWvCl6PvaUA_L8Q54dYx8dX5pmtBjDdTfVWhBunI8jZ-FMAdK9h1ptV5BMk_/s200/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419182396513891810" border="0" /></a>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-75185596818835794632009-12-22T12:24:00.000-08:002009-12-22T12:24:00.534-08:00That was easy... Winner #1We have a winner in our first Free Bacon Giveaway! Reader 'Meg' was randomly selected from last week's contest to win a coupon good for a free package of Oscar Mayer's Super Thick Cut <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Applewood</span> Smoked Bacon Lovers Bacon. Congratulations Meg!!!! You can be <a href="http://bacn.me/jqc">next</a>.<br /><br />When she heard she won she was good enough to share a recipe for the most awesome bacon cookies she has ever had. So we will share with everyone. Can't wait to try these.<br /><br /><p><strong>Bacon Maple Cookies</strong></p> <ul><li>1 c. butter or margarine, softened</li><li>3/4 c. brown sugar, packed</li><li>3/4 c. sugar</li><li>2 eggs</li><li>1 T + 1 t. maple syrup</li><li>2 1/3 c. flour</li><li>1 t. baking soda</li><li>1/4 t. salt</li><li>1/2 – 1 lb. bacon, cooked, crumbled and well drained (drain for a couple of hours if possible, you don't want bacon GREASE cookies.)<br /></li></ul> <p>1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter or margarine, brown sugar and sugar until fluffy. Stir in eggs and maple extract or syrup. Beat for 1 more minute.</p> <p>2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine and add in batches to mixing bowl. Beat just long enough to incorporate.</p>3. By hand, stir in the bacon pieces. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.<div> </div>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-71128610999186034122009-12-22T09:29:00.000-08:002009-12-22T09:39:04.596-08:00We Want To Give You FREE BACON!Oscar Mayer gave us some coupons for a free package of their new Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon. We want to share with you. Simply send an email to us at lordsofbacon (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject line FREE BACON and you are entered. As promised I have deleted the emails from the <a href="http://lordsofbacon.com/2009/12/selling-out-never-tasted-so-good.html">first contes</a>t so if you entered before you will need to enter again. Deadline to enter is Noon on the 24th. We will pick a random entry and send them a coupon for Free Bacon!Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-68633724966733509852009-12-17T19:06:00.000-08:002009-12-17T19:06:00.150-08:00The Hunt For Red December<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTS3rb_D9zJpOF89bKQZcD3NgIzIMImS122lNqAdao_j8U188ZcJecJS1jWiNyGwKWCnWQDgdITOGAajUnPu9wNlZ3_kzFIHwJDgYftsnHitEoiQQ6HtI7wYHY1b0KSqs_EIS2Sw00Ahg/s1600-h/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTS3rb_D9zJpOF89bKQZcD3NgIzIMImS122lNqAdao_j8U188ZcJecJS1jWiNyGwKWCnWQDgdITOGAajUnPu9wNlZ3_kzFIHwJDgYftsnHitEoiQQ6HtI7wYHY1b0KSqs_EIS2Sw00Ahg/s400/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416115568782563250" border="0" /></a><br />And by Red I mean bacon, specifically the new Oscar Mayer Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon we posted about earlier today. It is coming to a supermarket near you and hopefully near us as well in December 2009. Bacon Jason and I have checked 2 Ralph's an Albertson's and a Von's so far and have yet to find it on the shelves. We will be commenting on our search as we continue to hit supermarkets here in SoCal. The suggested retail is $4.50, we will post the price we find it for as well.<br /><br />Has anyone seen this in the wild yet? Where? How much?Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-52357990905193801332009-12-17T07:06:00.000-08:002009-12-17T07:06:00.155-08:00Selling out never tasted so good...We were recently contacted by <a href="http://brands.kraftfoods.com/oscarmayer">Oscar Mayer</a>'s PR people and asked if we would like to try some free bacon. We thought to ourselves, a large corporation offering up a free sample, isn't that selling out, what about our "independent integrity"? We wrestled with this for all of about 8.3 seconds (only reason it took that long was we were speechless for 5) and realized "independent integrity"? We don't even know what that is, pretty sure its made up. We would love to try some free bacon please!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGS1a40eyeONhA7PxBe6TUe8KPSVL-E74ELD4wxcvzXmEbogN3DxKj3w22NDuMihHB_cA_BULMs3MtzGz_hIaws7QbOnrhzvdbVZfaI70bgTTZ7DGFnOMq4KnGBmzdgWNcJnzmV6peAap/s1600-h/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGS1a40eyeONhA7PxBe6TUe8KPSVL-E74ELD4wxcvzXmEbogN3DxKj3w22NDuMihHB_cA_BULMs3MtzGz_hIaws7QbOnrhzvdbVZfaI70bgTTZ7DGFnOMq4KnGBmzdgWNcJnzmV6peAap/s320/Oscar+Mayer+Super+Thick+Cut+Bacon+Package.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416082316596491602" border="0" /></a>So we received a "bacon care package" from the folks at Oscar Mayer including product samples of the new Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon, some coupons so we can share some with the readers, a skillet, and a hot pad to cook up the bacon. We also got some recipes we will be trying and sharing and a grocery gift card for supplies.<br /><br />It was like "Bacon Christmas", or Festivus if that's your thing. Pretty sure neither of us had been this excited since unwrapping an Atari 2600 way back in the day. Bacon Jason will be posting his thoughts soon and my review follows here in this post. If you get all the way through that at the end I will tell you how you can win a coupon for a free package of the new Oscar Mayer Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon to try for yourself.<br /><br />The first thing I noticed when I picked up the bacon was it is THICK, they are not kidding with the word Super here. We love our STP Ratio© here at LoB. The label on this new bacon comes says it has 9 strips in a package that is a whopping 9: 1 STP Ratio©!!!!!! I counted and my package had ten, so it is an approximation but even at 10:1 this stuff is thick!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA-bkeoDWSh9yu9Jy83ZeMo-AcgSnYtSgslwSu3XZqlrDwz21WgXua1DM7L8t8ga86aI3wLkGATSbc5NjkTmwf_k0W_l9L-wjUuAsXZdyvWClrLnMQCVjdJ_IXuyjxqUWfsE6uDzt-wkh/s1600-h/IMG_0221a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA-bkeoDWSh9yu9Jy83ZeMo-AcgSnYtSgslwSu3XZqlrDwz21WgXua1DM7L8t8ga86aI3wLkGATSbc5NjkTmwf_k0W_l9L-wjUuAsXZdyvWClrLnMQCVjdJ_IXuyjxqUWfsE6uDzt-wkh/s200/IMG_0221a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416088369119579954" border="0" /></a>I decided to be fair I should do a side by side comparison, I chose Oscar Mayer's 12oz package of Center Cut Bacon. Now I am not sure but I think figuring an STP Ratio© with a 12oz package of bacon requires some algebraic formula that only physicists or possibly a super computer could figure out. I took a couple of pictures with a quarter on top so you can get a good idea of the difference between these two bacons.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnabHU81dqEQbn8o4hRWaoLfZH7QokrzSpzQL9j_db95Cx64O_mi_SqHXoPm3zAkxulr8Axeip5xxV_Ly9C8lbOCUWObmcm9-Jr7G1GKnByGYl9YBiDfH5rY8raVRUERJ47xdXh6Kffcvf/s1600-h/IMG_0222a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnabHU81dqEQbn8o4hRWaoLfZH7QokrzSpzQL9j_db95Cx64O_mi_SqHXoPm3zAkxulr8Axeip5xxV_Ly9C8lbOCUWObmcm9-Jr7G1GKnByGYl9YBiDfH5rY8raVRUERJ47xdXh6Kffcvf/s400/IMG_0222a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416089568772269410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv733z2zRVLMMtkniszIYCXrh-czWpCFuvPoNH0jGm3aLfacye9s6DPGpELZzKxNwe4wTLPnIqO3qHbWQ3NVquzopwYxXVAPzaw6SKOvUWx5teVTNEyOd9x8blHFQIeNY1wRnleC8eu__/s1600-h/IMG_0225a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv733z2zRVLMMtkniszIYCXrh-czWpCFuvPoNH0jGm3aLfacye9s6DPGpELZzKxNwe4wTLPnIqO3qHbWQ3NVquzopwYxXVAPzaw6SKOvUWx5teVTNEyOd9x8blHFQIeNY1wRnleC8eu__/s400/IMG_0225a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416089926604787138" border="0" /></a>OK so I am no photographer, and heck it was my iPhone, but you get the idea.<br /><br />Time to open these up and give em a sniff. The new bacon reeked (in the good way) of smokiness, the center cut, not so much, well, after the applewood smoked, you could say not at all. I asked my daughter to give them an impartial sniff, she didn't like either, but remember she is a vegetarian (whoo hoo I get all the bacon!).<br /><br />So I have the bacon out and am getting it onto the tray, and I have to be honest it is reminiscent of some of the gourmet bacon's we have tried, the pieces have a "slice of pork belly" shape to them. This is looking up for a widely available super market bacon. The Center cut are all very uniform and have the squared off shape.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7Y7TuaduKl9BzgD_Nz7bCh2wdoUKaMia0TJWyLHWjLLr1Q-l0X6JMJjVs_ji9I9hfKu_Op3TU-WSWjQQ9CFR9pqrKnrdA2E1QZev5Rq37YyDaRnA07I_RsnSz62r5EJqxd6x6UnQM4YW/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7Y7TuaduKl9BzgD_Nz7bCh2wdoUKaMia0TJWyLHWjLLr1Q-l0X6JMJjVs_ji9I9hfKu_Op3TU-WSWjQQ9CFR9pqrKnrdA2E1QZev5Rq37YyDaRnA07I_RsnSz62r5EJqxd6x6UnQM4YW/s400/IMG_0227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416091808444969810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a full pound, 10 slices. It will be interesting to see what sort of shrinkage we get. As you might know, good gourmet bacon does not shrink much when cooked.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELQ-eHuUm3c994CGoZapo0jcwB5AXYI4rIz637w-9hQH0UV_s5I0fkLi0nRt_6YA7FFAScWA7jyxlyc4tSEWMmHDiPfNIwk92mHlphBQR7u88Hj5HnMQhZzRy2L2O73DG8TRygmxJGUVE/s1600-h/IMG_0228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELQ-eHuUm3c994CGoZapo0jcwB5AXYI4rIz637w-9hQH0UV_s5I0fkLi0nRt_6YA7FFAScWA7jyxlyc4tSEWMmHDiPfNIwk92mHlphBQR7u88Hj5HnMQhZzRy2L2O73DG8TRygmxJGUVE/s400/IMG_0228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416092371898784034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the center cut that is 20 slices in 12oz. Twice the slices in 3/4ths of the weight....carry the 9....solve for x.... hell I am no <a href="http://wwwimage.cbs.com/cms/files/gallerix/albums/23/22690/full/1.jpg">physicist</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well I would love to show you pictures after it was cooked, but the house was full of the smell of bacon and my child wasn't going to eat any, I got distracted. The center cut had some shrinkage as expected, it was thin, it was "OK" bacon, I am a thick man myself.<br /><br />The Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon takes a while to cook, if you are in a hurry this is not the bacon you want. But trust me its worth the wait, it was thick, it was meaty, very little shrinkage. The folks at Oscar Mayer did thier homework and have put out the best bacon I have ever had from them. The package says "Bacon Lovers", and if that is you, I think you will enjoy this bacon, thats not to say all you "Bacon Likers", "Flirts with Bacon but doesn't go all the way" or "Bacon Friends With Benefits" folks are left out, this is the good stuff. If you only do bacon once a week for Sunday breakfast (all I can say is huh?!?), then this is the stuff you want. Sure you can get the prescription bacon mail order from the specialty places online, and it is great stuff. But this is over the counter, at your local supermarket bacon. If you are shopping the Von's, Ralph's uber chain type store, you know your options can be limited. I can tell you things just got simple, get this and you can't go wrong.<br /><br />Now how do we get this bacon as an option at <a href="http://bacn.me/gg4">Carl's Jr</a>? That would rock my world!<br /><br />We had a chance to talk with John Li, an executive chef at Kraft that has been coming up with recipes for this new bacon (best job ever b.t.w.) and we will have more on that once we can get our hands on some more of this bacon at our local market (more on that later today). There are some great things you can do with a quality meat and this bacon qualifies.<br /><br />I don't know if this our longest post ever, but its got to be close, I am sure we lost a few of the friends after the first paragraph, ooh pictures...soo many words.. huh what? drool McRib! Zzzzz. And if that's the case they will miss this part. Oscar Mayer gave us some coupons for FREE Super Thick Cut Bacon that we get to share with you. That's right FREE BACON! Bacon Jason and I have a couple of ideas on how to give out the coupons, maybe something on the facebox page, maybe a twatter contest, but I think we can do something simple right now. Email us at lordsofbacon (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject FREE BACON by lets say 7:06 pm PST this coming Monday 12/21/09. Once is enough, and I will select someone at random from those emails and they win. We do not want to collect your addresses for nefarious purposes, and I am going to delete the mails after the contest, so don't worry about getting spam from us, but someone will get BACON.. get it? spam.. pork product.. bacon.. meat of the gods?? I thought it was funny. OK Go!Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-27768788106238349022009-12-05T07:16:00.000-08:002009-12-07T12:11:48.308-08:00I guess 140 just isnt enough sometimes?So we occasionally <a href="http://twitter.com/lordsofbacon">twat</a>, or twit, or tweet, whatever it is, usually just a link back to a post here. The other day <a href="http://twitter.com/carlsjr">Carl's Jr</a> begins following us. We love ourselves some western bacon cheeseburger action, especially if it has been "<a href="http://lordsofbacon.com/2008/08/pimp-my-cheeseburger.html">pimped</a>". We were excited, CJ's has an interest in bacon, righteous.<br /><br />The Six Dollar Burger collectors series is pretty good for something you can get without ever leaving your car. I think it has stepped up the burger game, just look at the chains playing catch up with their Angus deluxe offerings. One could say that because of Carl's Jr's foray into a premium burger option, fast food burger options have improved almost across the board.<br /><br />With that in mind I twatted (sp?) a message out to Carl's Jr asking when they were going to do the same for fast food bacon? Lets admit it, fast food bacon generally sucks. McDonald's is proud of their slop charging 99¢ for a bacon upgrade. Taco Bell will add bacon to any item for 50¢, but its bits not strips. Wendy's I fear is leading the way (in marketing at least) with their new "better bacon". The market is ripe for a bacon improvement, much in the same way CJ's stormed the market of bland burgers with their premium option.<br /><br />Now admittedly, I am not sure what sort of response I was expecting, and I realize its probably just an intern earning credit. But somehow the response still caught me off guard.<br /><br />"<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">@<span class="tweet-url username">l</span><span class="tweet-url username">ordsofbacon</span> You can add <span class="tweet-url hashtag">#bacon</span> to any @<span class="tweet-url username">CarlsJr</span> burger! It's already on a bunch of them, but u can never have too much <span class="tweet-url hashtag">#bacon</span>."<br /><br />Really?!?<br /><br />Really? I can get bacon on a burger at Carl's Jr?<br /><br />I eat there once a week at least, this is great news, all this time I have been suffering with bacon less burgers. </sarcasm><br /><br />I guess the whole I love your burgers, you changed the industry love I have for them and the desire for them or heck any fast food chain to show Wendy's how it should be done when it comes to improving the bacon options for us all vibe is simply not something conveyed in 140 characters or less.<br /></span></span>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-61322390261397027162009-12-04T19:16:00.000-08:002009-12-04T19:16:00.670-08:00Thanks OakMonster!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shop.thestickypig.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 201px;" src="http://shop.thestickypig.com/images/candied-bacon%283%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The other day we mentioned our spur of the moment <a href="http://lordsofbacon.com/2009/11/quick-bacon-upgrade.html">bacon upgrade</a>. Well <a href="http://www.oakmonster.com/">OakMonster</a> commented with a site that has somehow slipped past our bacon radar.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestickypig.com/">The Sticky Pig</a><br /><br />You gotta check it out. Candied bacon goodness! Eight different candied bacon goodnesses to be precise. I can't wait to try them all. Anyone want to buy us a year's worth? I promise we will think about sharing. :)Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-8167189172530508042009-12-04T07:16:00.000-08:002009-12-04T07:16:01.002-08:00Mmman I am gonna miss paying bills online...Technology is a wonderful thing, my paycheck gets direct deposited into my account, my bills get paid online, I can swipe my debit card for purchases, heck I have to go out of my way to a minus machine if I want to even see cash. I rarely write checks, but that may all have to change. Those crazy kids at J&D's have cooked up another of their magical bacon voodoo goodies.<br /><a href="http://www.mmmvelopes.com/"><br />Mmmvelopes!!!!!!</a><br /><br />Bacon flavored envelopes! How can I pay bills online knowing that there is a bacon flavored alternative available?? Bill paying time is now bacon time. I once decided to organize my sock drawer rather than the drudgery of paying bills, and all i have are a dozen pairs of the same white socks. But now I can't wait to pay bills. Problem is they are only once a month, maybe I can get some pen pals, or at a minimum some more bills.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-19685614782603288762009-12-03T00:22:00.000-08:002009-12-03T01:28:06.696-08:00Mo BaconDon't you love it when you set out on a definite journey for a specific item and then you reach your destination only to find that the desired item is nowhere to be found... But, an even better version of the original is found! The wailing and gnashing of teeth turns into sighs of relief and tears of joy! The exhausted exasperation turns to energized excitement! <br /> Well this story will have none of that.<br /> I had no idea why I walked into the local Cost Plus and began meandering around - maybe because it was a fateful evening. Maybe because destiny was guiding my every movement. Maybe it was just because it was cold outside. <br /> Anywho, regardless of what cosmic forces were at work, I found it. The one thing that I did not yet realize that I was looking for. <br /> We'd had and enjoyed Mo's Chocolate Bacon Bar before, but this- this was an unexpected twist, an unanticipated diversion, a whole new taste for us to fondly burp up over and over making it last longer than the DMV lines in Orange County - yes, I know that is a bold statement... <br /> Mo's Dark Bacon Bars had arrived!!!<br /> The same smokey, meaty, salty smoked Applewood Bacon they used in the original milk chocolate bar, but this time -oh- this time they blended it with a sweet and slightly bitter, 62% cacao, dark chocolate. <br /> So yes, it is new AND it is an improvement over what shall now be known as 'the other' chocolate Bacon bar. <br /> I don't even smoke, but after trying Mo's Dark Bacon Bar, I had the urge to light up ;)<br /> Try one, you'll see<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/TheLordsOfBacon/Bacon#5410928542400350930'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qguC8Z1XCc8/Sxd610rLitI/AAAAAAAAACc/muwYyRHgqvI/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from Bacon Jason's iPhone<br />Bacon Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174837057658679663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-61160164603180862992009-11-23T11:52:00.000-08:002009-11-23T11:57:49.834-08:00Quick Bacon Upgrade....Holiday season is upon us, and Bacon Jason and I just discovered a great treat. We were having our afternoon bacon snack and we got a great idea. What if you sprinkled little chocolate chips on top of a plate of bacon and gave it a couple go rounds in the microwave?<br /><br />I'll tell you what, this is better than nachos!, you get hot gooey chocolatetized bacon.<br /><br />Perfect sweet treat for the holidays, and really anyone that doesn't get the sweet/salty appeal of chocolate and bacon? It's good, quit wincing and give it a try.<br /><br />Next round we snap some picturesBacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-26129001159364682212009-10-19T07:06:00.000-07:002009-10-19T07:06:00.364-07:00North Of The BorderI haven't been to Canada in over twenty years, so I am looking forward to the next few days in Vancouver, well Richmond either way the money looks funny and the people are nicer, so far same Canada I remember. I need some fries and gravy.<br /><br />I think its a good omen as I was flipping the channels in my hotel to catch some of the football I missed by traveling, I saw not one but two ads for bacon. No, not what we think of as Canadian bacon, just good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ol</span>' bacon. Right there in the middle of football with the beer and pickup truck ads, is this a great country or what?<br /><br />I went for a meal at a kind of pricey place called "Chop", because if you don't meet your per <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">diem</span> while traveling for work, you lose. I went for a big steak "the other red meat", and got a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cesar</span> salad to go with it. Now when I make a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cesar</span> salad, it gets a lot of bacon, because its the right thing to do, but I didn't expect what came out to the table. This salad was PACKED with big chunks of smokey bacon. This was no "bits", there was a ton of meat in this thing, I couldn't have done better my self. The lighting was low and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">iphone</span> has no flash, so you will just have to take my word for it. This was no game of find the bacon in the lettuce, there were several forkfuls that were more bacon than lettuce.<br /><br />Hopefully I will have some time to soak up some of the local culture (read: bacon) and I can post about later in the week. So far off to an excellent start.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-90642472421330571832009-10-15T23:06:00.000-07:002009-10-15T23:48:29.827-07:00Monday Night in BakersfieldI know that headline just jumps out at you and says "WOW, I wish I lived that jet set lifestyle". So I find my self in the lovely city of Bakersfield one Monday night, why? well for all the small things really. But what you really want to know is is there bacon goodness to be had? And I am here to tell you, yes there is... in spades.<br /><br />So lets say you are having some <a href="http://www.cvwine.com/maplebaconpancakes.html">pancakes</a> or waffles for breakfast, some people, I like to call them insane, don't like if the maple syrup gets on their bacon. Its a sweet and salty blending of flavors that has been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">great</span> for as long as they have been tapping trees for the stuff. Now imagine Maple flavored ice cream... I'll give you a second. Now smooth creamy all the sweetness of maple sugar candy..... and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BAM</span>!!! BACON!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0LziOVVWLnffQY_4kf8AxrvhqPXzNqMoa3mRa-ho1gCvhs8Oh06YIjZXRsoGdD3kZIwyRyLhYtUlpOr0PtArOkTr9kchm4uGAXiaFq7DNt9hJMr3AAZQY_u9cDgOi7egUHT335d-8fGS/s1600-h/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0LziOVVWLnffQY_4kf8AxrvhqPXzNqMoa3mRa-ho1gCvhs8Oh06YIjZXRsoGdD3kZIwyRyLhYtUlpOr0PtArOkTr9kchm4uGAXiaFq7DNt9hJMr3AAZQY_u9cDgOi7egUHT335d-8fGS/s200/IMG_0178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393083723800241954" border="0" /></a>That's right Maple Bacon ice cream, and this is no skimpy bits 'o bacon in order to qualify for a meme, this is chunks of the stuff, smokey and good, enveloped in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mapley</span> ice cream blanket of love. Yes of love! This stuff is the bomb! I think anyone with an even modest taste for bacon should give this a try. Get past the "it's ice cream, that's weird" and enjoy this sweet treat.<br /><br />Where you might ask? The <a href="http://www.moocreamery.com/">Moo Creamery</a> in Bakersfield, I now have a reason to wish that Bakersfield wasn't 2 hours away. This place is in a little industrial park and I can't tell you if its out of the way or not as its the first place I went in Bakersfield. It was easy to find. They have an assortment of homemade gourmet ice creams that I can only imagine are as awesome as the maple bacon, the other food looked good, but all I wanted was the ice cream. That's right I had ice cream for dinner and it didn't ruin my appetite.... for more bacon! I do wish I had tried the Guinness Float but I was the DD. The staff was super friendly and offered up samples and were very nice. If you find your self with an empty place in your stomach and within distance of this establishment... go! Tell em the Lords Of Bacon sent you.<br /><br />Now we need to investigate the rumors of the Ventura Bacon DonutBacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-70381647046865529962009-09-03T19:06:00.000-07:002009-09-03T19:06:00.059-07:00International Bacon Day!Shame on us! We could give a lot of excuses as to why we have been so remiss in this year's preparation for <a href="http://internationalbaconday.blogspot.com/">IBD</a>. (This Saturday the 5th) But really, there is no excuse, its bacon's big day! We could blame work and home life and the fact that Darren is a quitter. But no! We are bad and should be punished (as long as said punishment is not a withholding of bacon, that's just cruel, whats the number for <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/">Amnesty International</a>?).<br /><br />That being said, I do intend to have a small celebration, 3 meals, all with bacon, and maybe some snacking bacon in between. I wonder if this kid will be celebrating?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2T_obaO46Bo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2T_obaO46Bo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-15314967170581335762009-08-07T00:41:00.001-07:002009-08-07T01:04:50.349-07:00The business of the BaconatorSo Wendy's reported it's second quarter earnings or the Wendy's/Arby's Group to be more precise, and they made a little announcement about a future "premium" bacon cheeseburger. This brings up several questions; Does this mean that the "Baconator" is not a premium sandwich? (<a href="http://lordsofbacon.com/2008/06/baconator-go-on-obsess-little.html">who knew</a>?), will it be a burger with "premium" bacon rather than that awful stuff they have now? Why in the hell is Bacon Chris even aware of this?<br /><br />Well its due out in October and it is supposed to compete with McDonald's <strike>over priced</strike> <span style="font-style: italic;">premium</span> Anus Burgers. More expensive burgers... that's exactly what we need, but to be honest, if its good, I'll buy it, you will hear about it here. The CEO and President had this to say about the new burger, "juicier beef, improved bun (and) bacon cooked from scratch." So the current beef is not juicy? Greasy yes, but apparently not juicy enough. And well can anyone actually count the ways to improve a bun or as they are known at Wendy's "grease sponges"? AND bacon cooked from scratch..... do I want to know what its cooked from now or are they admitting that its just not cooked now?<br /><br />And for those of you that care.... OK I know that's none of you Wendy's did <a href="http://ir.wendysarbys.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=67548&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1317821&highlight=">rake in $615.2 million </a>in revenues for the quarter. Man that is a lot of Baconators and Jr Bacon Chee's!<br /><br />Lets hope they come up with a better name than "The Baconator Deluxe".Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-42291675461129888052009-07-23T19:06:00.000-07:002009-07-23T19:06:00.181-07:00Blog Roll... Bacon StyleI added a blog roll to the right side there with all ofthe bacon blogs I subscribe to, sorted by most recent post. Am I missing one, or worse more than one?? Let us know in the comments.Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-50575135755620941812009-07-16T19:06:00.000-07:002009-07-16T19:06:00.271-07:00This song is stuck in my head......and I love it!<div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3q16RbgPUo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3q16RbgPUo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-63108424788356808142009-07-10T12:08:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:32:14.845-07:00Bacon Burrito you say?I enjoy a good burrito, but lets face it, it's not really something you would associate with bacon. Well those crazy kids over at Taco Bell have limited time snack for us <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">baconistas</span>, the <a href="http://bacn.me/8su">Bacon Cheesy Potato Burrito</a>. I guess they are not content with <a href="http://www.mrbaconpants.com/the-baconator-is-adding-to-my-hate-for-fast-food-bacon/">Wendy's</a> getting all the bacon <a href="http://lordsofbacon.com/2008/06/baconator-go-on-obsess-little.html">mentions</a> <a href="http://thewvsr.com/baconator.htm">online</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Now I could go all bacon snob here and say how the bacon is of an inferior quality compared to <a href="http://www.baconfreak.com">good bacon</a>. But its TACO BELL!!!... the best part of taco bell is they have Mountain Dew on tap and the drive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thru</span> is open late. No place for snobbery.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course the product <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">doesn't</span> match the picture, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">that's</span> a given. For a fast food burrito it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">wasn't</span> bad, every bite had enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bacony</span> flavor that I did not feel ripped off. It <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">wasn't</span> over powered by sauce or other parts of the burrito. Not sure it is worth $3 but if I have the need for the taste of bacon wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, I would get this again.</div>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260661671776885095.post-57881901503342256302009-06-22T11:01:00.000-07:002009-06-22T11:22:03.989-07:00Bacon GeeksI love bacon and I am a geek, or is it a nerd, I am one of those people that can't tell the difference. I think one is cool and one is not.... I am the cool one, yeah that's it.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, a couple of geeky things today, but not just geeky, geeky with a taste o' bacon.</div><div><br /></div><div>There was the <a href="http://bacn.me/80e">iPhone bacon case</a>, now there is a matching case for your <a href="http://bacn.me/80c">shuffle.</a></div><div><a href="http://bacn.me/80c"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-SUXlMvOOhxGCWNrPcTAge7RPTnEn2fdq7pwaaRv4-B1IAPTOe-0tpyGH1SdJW5hdeANgRHoXNiy1eiZ4lkD6DeosVuhx86obZwemSDMOkIjkUdmvWKt4myNQ3n8GGcnA0bjAePp5dXh/s200/shufflecase.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350215365472179746" /></div><div>Not sure if a shuffle needs a case, but everything deserves to be wrapped in bacon. (Note to self, do not eat shuffle even when wrapped in bacon.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I love <a href="http://www.woot.com/">Woot</a>! I am not afraid to admit it, I got my first BoC in the last woot off, and I also like some of the <a href="http://shirt.woot.com/">shirts</a>. Today's shirt is a glorious <a href="http://shirt.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=8497">8-bit bacon</a> extravaganza. Go <a href="http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=8497">buy</a> it now, as the price goes up at midnight and if it doesn't sell well its a one week only sort of thing!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CdpVlHr_YsOEMmghD1h-hZr7NGtbnCF5iJ9iuHF_pW3oGAzClO5WQThMayP0F88cXUeuzN7sJbb30Kadwc6JW1_5pMLLATGJSqlpnE7PtcQiI_hsKyZYDHtrTAc9Ua3WS_bUxDZv9TOi/s200/Bacon_BitsuabDetail.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350218477878181634" /></div>Bacon Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735131831846463498noreply@blogger.com0