Bacon - Nuff' Said...

Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:25:58 -0700

To celebrate my new bacon, I decided to make a BLT for lunch. Into the pan went the bacon, medium high heat. The first thing I noticed was the bacn stayed flat as it cooked, instead of curling up like the packaged stuff does. Some onion, tomato, avacado, juice from half a lemon, cayenne pepper and salt went into the blender for a guacamole. Sliced up more tomato and tore off some lettuce. I prefer to remove the seeds from the tomato slices, they don't add much flavor and taking them out reduces the soggy factor.
Instead of regular bread, I threw a pita into a hot pan with a little olive oil to grill for a minute. My timing was perfect as the bacon had just turned the perfect shade of brown, so I patted the grease off with some paper towel and prepared to assemble my perfect lunch.
Pita - guacamole - lettuce - tomatoes - bacon. Add a cold beer and this may be the best lunch I've ever had.
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koblitz on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T16:16:14.956665-07:00

Guacamole in a BLT; I have have to try that one of these days. Nevertheless, awesome idea of the Pita.

whitedawg on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T16:19:04.326467-07:00

Avocado slices work almost as well, if you don't want to dirty up a blender.

vermicin on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T17:17:43.841098-07:00

a mortar and pestle work well too, and it's the right way to mash up an avocado :)

Porknog on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T17:58:44.041480-07:00

I don't like chunks of onion though, the blender makes sure it's nice and smooth.

pikpikcarrotmon on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-07T10:10:03.807564-07:00

The key to the best kind of guacamole is not to grind or blend the avocado at all, but to take two knives and slice it up in a bowl a lot, but don't crush it. Mix in some premade pico de gallo or whatever ingredients you want (use a fork). Guacamole's best when the avocado is in small, uneven chunks.

Porknog on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-07T10:20:33.177525-07:00

The avocado that I had on hand was so ripe that it basically mushed itself when I took the skin off. But it was delicious, nonetheless.

machinefist on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-07T12:32:52.296556-07:00

Thank you. As good as this looked, I was taken aback by the thought of blender guacamole haha (though I do understand the chunks of onion issue(.

brtw on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T17:29:25.553318-07:00

Ah, a hoegarden. Nice.

gimpieman on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T18:07:26.831023-07:00

Indeed. At first I commended the bacon, but the timing of the Hoe was impeccable.

Porknog on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T18:21:51.099552-07:00

Hoegaarden is my favorite beer if I'm having one with lunch, or early in the day. It's light, doesn't have an aftertaste to mess with your tastebuds, and refreshes your palate with each sip.

quit_complaining on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T16:26:39.533607-07:00

I've always told my friends that nothing turns a good meal into a great meal quite like a Hoe.

LieutenantClone on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T16:49:22.332239-07:00

Excellent.

SuperSlimpy on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T21:12:26.380069-07:00

You had me until the hoegaarden. Disclaimer: I am a craft beer enthusiast, and have had a lot of hefeweizens.

samiam213 on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-14T12:02:33.101227-07:00

What other hefeweizens would you recommend? I have tried a few, but none as enjoyable as Hoegaaden. UFO (I think that was the name?) was particularly bad.

calis on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T15:58:30.685599-07:00

That bacon fried up looking much like fresh side pork does when I cook it.

dieris on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T19:05:32.403433-07:00

A fine man here...

Lurcho on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T19:28:28.715958-07:00

If I could eat that, plus a bottle of chardonnay instead of beer, I would be in heaven. Hmmm... what wine goes good with bacon?

Porknog on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T20:17:34.109801-07:00

Something dry and a bit fruity, maybe like a gewurztraminer?

grauenwolf on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T22:00:49.718592-07:00

I'm stuck at home. No food, not even a slice of ham for my sandwhich. Outside, the rain is blinding and the mud knee deep. I'm so hungry I can hardly stand it. And then this amazing man reminds me I have think-cut bacon in the freezer, each slice lovingly wrapped in wax paper.

drodeznop on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T22:11:06.673886-07:00

Ahh, I remember the day I decided to get bacon from my butcher. There was only one bacon that I could call superior to it back then, and that was freshly sliced, home made, Wild Boar bacon.

GiggityGeek on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T23:53:26.963074-07:00

I cheated with the pictures and went straight to the last one.

2oonhed on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T23:54:12.064128-07:00

A lively looking recipe.

maxthepaco on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T18:05:59.122328-07:00

Weird, Looks just like my Albertson's Brand Maple Bacon!

RoundSparrow on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-06T20:07:27.431572-07:00

I wouldn't assume a national chain uses the same supplier... even year to year at the same store. Let alone in one region of the country vs. another...

maxthepaco on Dear Baconit:I bought thick cut bacon from the local butcher shop today. I will never buy prepackaged grocery store bacon again.

2010-02-07T12:45:57.084633-07:00

Well, then I'm glad I live in Cattle country (Orange County).