Ponder this for a moment: You could buy a big cluster of colorful plants which require maintenance and upkeep before they eventually dry out, die, and get tossed in the trash or you could provide your loved one with sustenance so that he or she can live another day. Which would you rather spend your…
It sounds like a quick, simple, and affordable “life hack” which I’ve seen on several websites; rinse your bacon under cold water to reduce the amount it shrinks when cooking. Let’s explore why it does or maybe why it doesn’t work. Rinsing Bacon With Cold Water to Keep It From Shrinking: Fact or Fiction? To keep…
Most bacon shrinks or shrivels when cooking due to a loss of moisture and rendering of fat during the cooking process. The amount of shrinkage varies from bacon to bacon, but a bacon that shrinks significantly during cooking is either very fatty or it was cured with high water content. High heat during cooking can…
On a recent trip scouting for some more great bacon, I saw a gas station advertising a 12 ounce package of bacon for $2.99. Immediately I began to wonder: what kind of bacon can you get for $3.99 per pound? I pulled off the highway to check it out. It happened to be some off brand…
Reviewing hundreds of varieties of bacon has given me a chance to perfect the best way to cook bacon. After spending countless hours cooking bacon, I’ve developed a foolproof method to cook bacon to perfection each and every time. First experiment: the traditional frying on the stovetop method. There are several ways to cook bacon. When…
You’re on the road with only one hour left in your trip. You think about all the things you packed for the weekend: clothes, tent, dishes, food. You start thinking of breakfast the next morning and that’s when it hits you. You forgot the bacon! Luckily for you there’s Bacon Scouts. We’ve done the hard…
Bacon: it’s an obsession for some people, a casual side dish for others. At Bacon Scouts we like to find the best bacon and write about it. Here are eight facts that might surprise you about bacon to use at your next cocktail party or to use as pick up lines at a bacon festival…
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