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[RottenTanuki]

All bacon is good. Except turkey bacon, that stuff can f*ck off and die.

 

[Enduin]

Crunchy can be awesome, but brittle glass like bacon is not. My dad is a master at bacon, he can get it so the muscle side is nice and lightly crisp, while the fat side is still soft and chewy.

 

[Cat Party]

It doesn't have to be crunchy, but people who like limp, impotent bacon deserve every bad thing that happens to them.

 

[Sobriquet]

Crispy bacon or no bacon at all.

 

[DJ_Lae]

Who gives a shit? As long as it's bacon we all good. Except Canadian bacon...that stuff's a travesty.

As a Canadian I'm embarrassed it's even called Canadian bacon.

It's good, but it's as much bacon as ham is.

 

[TemplaerDude]

People who like chewy bacon should just chew globs of pure fat and leave bacon to be cooked and eaten by those who appreciate the perfection of crispy bacon.

I can't even begin to comprehend all the wrong in this post.

 

[Zombie James]

You are correct.

Soft, chewy, soggy bacon or fuck off.

 

[gazele]

Are we talking thick cut high quality bacon or that shitty breakfast bacon? Cause it makes a huge difference

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Crispy bacon is fatty disgusting sacrilege. Meaty bacon is the food of the gods.

My wife is American, this has nearly caused the breakdown of our marriage but I don't care.

 

[Monocle]

If it's not crispy, it doesn't count as bacon.

All bacon is good. Except turkey bacon, that stuff can f*ck off and die.

The Oscar Mayer stuff is amazing.

 

[SolsticeZero]

Are we talking thick cut high quality bacon or that shitty breakfast bacon? Cause it makes a huge difference

Thick cut is really the only way to roll. That way you can get that crisp sear on the outside and a perfect cooked middle without it turning into shards of glass when you bit into it.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Are we talking thick cut high quality bacon or that shitty breakfast bacon? Cause it makes a huge difference

The less crunch, the better. Regardless.

Unless it's going into a sandwich.

 

[Like the hat?]

Crunchy bacon for sandwiches, chewy bacon for breakfast. It's not that hard :|

Spot on

 

[SolsticeZero]

The less crunch, the better. Regardless.

Unless it's going into a sandwich.

I use chewy bacon for sandwiches. I just cut it into smaller strips so I don't pull out the whole thing when I take a bit.

 

[joseph1594]

Bacon Method: MAKE PERFECT, CRISPY BACON EVERY TIME

Operative words being "perfect" and "crispy".

Well one can say there is a degree of perfection for someone to get 0% on a multiple choice test. Same idea can be applied here.

 

[AlphaDragoon]

Crispy bacon is the best. When it's that just right crisp where it doesn't shatter but it's not all soft and chewy, so good.

 

[TheLastCandle]

I like my bacon with some chew to it, maybe slightly less chew on a sandwich so I don't rip the whole thing to bits with one bite.

Love some thick cut chewy bacon with my eggs.

 

[double jump]

Can somebody tell me how to cook bacon so that it's crunchy but not chewy at all? I want the kind of bacon thats like, extra greasy or something, and it kind of melts into a greasy grit. Bacon in a pan is always too chewy, even after cooked for a long ass time. Should I do it in the oven?

try the microwave. still amazed by the amount of people that don't know you could do that. bacon with a lot of sugar in it will burn though.

 

[Alchemy]

Chewy bacon is disgusting. Crunchy is the only way to go.

 

[SolsticeZero]

I like my bacon with some chew to it, maybe slightly less chew on a sandwich so I don't rip the whole thing to bits with one bite.

Love some thick cut chewy bacon with my eggs.

This post and your avatar makes you a good person in my eyes.

We should hang out. Get some bacon together.

 

[White Man]

Chewy bacon is pretty disgusting. I don't like meat to be similar to chewing gum.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

OP sounds like he's describing bacon that is objectively over-cooked. Bacon can be crunchy and still be awesome.

 

[Aesius]

I bet you soggy bacon eaters poop standing up.

Fucking animals. Get off my planet.

 

[Esch]

 

[zma1013]

Super crispy bacon is the worst. I like meat to have a structure of meat, not a structure of charcoal.

 

[RC]

Bacon is meant to be crispy. Not a chewy, fat drenched mess that slathers around your tongue as you attempt to swallow it.

 

[ruxtpin]

Come on son. The correct answer is bacon cooked so it's both crispy and chewy... Little bit chewy at the end and crispy in the middle.

 

[UltimaPooh]

I am with you on this OP.

They probably like their steaks well done as well...

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

If you're not eating crispy turkey bacon, you're doing it wrong.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Bacon is meant to be crispy.

I never thought I would disagree with you.

 

[SolsticeZero]

People in here seem to be confusing crispy and crunchy.

Crispy is where it has a nice crust on it, but doesn't shatter when you bite into it.

Crunchy is where one bite and you have a million little burnt shards in your mouth.

I am with you on this OP.

They probably like their steaks well done as well...

That travesty is for a whole new thread.

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

Streaky bacon? Make that shit crisp.

Normal fucking bacon that actually isn't 90% fat? Soft yo.

 

[samus i am]

I think that 5 Guys cooks their bacon for way too long.

 

[RC]

I never thought I would disagree with you.

It's a sad day for the both of us.

 

[B For Bendetta]

People in here seem to be mistaking crunchy for crispy. No one is advocating eating Bacon straight out of the package. We just don't want it to fall to pieces in our mouths with that disgusting char taste. There should definitely still be some residual fattiness in some parts of your Bacon when it is done cooking, but the majority should be crispy (just not to the point of flaking apart when you bite into it.)


Dammit Solstice!

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Heavenly

 

[user friendly]

Prefer it similar to Jerky. No crunch, hardness is ok but only if it chews after. Soggy is nasty. There is a fine line.

 

[SolsticeZero]

People in here seem to be mistaking crunchy for crispy. No one is advocating eating Bacon straight out of the package. We just don't want it to fall to pieces in our mouths with that disgusting char taste. There should definitely still be some residual fattiness in some parts of your Bacon when it is done cooking, but the majority should be crispy (just not to the point of flaking apart when you bite into it.

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I'm adding this to the OP.

 

[mavs]

A mans bacon.

?

 

[Sarcastico]

I can appreciate both.

 

[B For Bendetta]

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I'm adding this to the OP.

You're my new dawg

 

[entremet]

You are correct.

Soft, chewy, soggy bacon or fuck off.

 

[Chojin]

What is wrong with you two? Who ties your shoes in the morning?

Crunchy bacon for breakfast, soft bacon on sandwiches.


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I don't really care for rubbery slabs of bacon that slip out of your burger or blt when you take a bite. That crunch provides great texture to the sandwich as well.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

As a Canadian I'm embarrassed it's even called Canadian bacon.

It's good, but it's as much bacon as ham is.

What do you call actual Bacon in Canada?

 

[B For Bendetta]

What do you call actual Bacon in Canada?

American Football/Soccer

 

[TemplaerDude]

I don't really care for rubbery slabs of bacon that slip out of your burger or blt when you take a bite. That crunch provides great texture to the sandwich as well.

What are you holding a burger like a little girl for. Learn how to eat.

What do you call actual Bacon in Canada?

Bacon.

Think about it.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

American Football/Soccer

I learn something new every day.

 

[wenis]

A nice balance between crispy and chewy is the key

except in my experience most people don't know how to prepare it this way. everyone fucks up the bacon, all the time.

 

[Ferrio]

Heavenly

This thread is about bacon, not ham.

 

[Dr.Thunder]

Crispy all the way. That is, unless it's on some sort of sandwich.