# Am I alone in being underwhelmed by bacon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016 "2011-10-08T18:19:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/61 "2011-10-13T15:08:01Z")
One of my long-standing goals is to create the genetically superior all-bacon pig. As much as I love bacon, I think I might actually enjoy all the attention bacon gets nowadays [_even more._](http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/62 "2011-10-13T16:36:02Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ditto. It’s too much trouble, really. I put it in a BLT sammich, but that means two slices of bacon, a LOT of lettuce, and 2 big slices of tomato. I also do like maple bacon, but if I never ate bacon again, I’d be fine. > > And you want a good, thick, juicy…? What? Sausage. I was distracted by cookies while typing the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/63 "2011-10-13T17:15:42Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > [http://www.macheesmo.com/2011/04/bacon-bourbon/](http://www.macheesmo.com/2011/04/bacon-bourbon/) > > Bacon bourbon. I mean, what the fuck? I’d have to be really, REALLY drunk to try that. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/64 "2011-10-13T17:18:09Z")
I’ve actually tried the bacon salt and IMO it sucked. It provided a chemical approximation of bacon with another chemical taste that made me think “floor cleaner”. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/65 "2011-10-13T17:26:50Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > [http://www.macheesmo.com/2011/04/bacon-bourbon/](http://www.macheesmo.com/2011/04/bacon-bourbon/) > > Bacon bourbon. I mean, what the fuck? Ouch. That is a terrible thing to do to a perfectly good bottle of Maker’s Mark. And the closeup shot of the jar with all the little bacon fat globules :eek: My kingdom for a barf smiley! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/66 "2011-10-13T17:30:20Z")
Wouldn’t that make more sense in a Bloody Mary? ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/67 "2011-10-13T18:27:33Z")
I like bacon just fine, but I don’t know why the Straight Dope, and the internet in general, has such a boner over it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/68 "2011-10-13T18:29:37Z")
I’ve never liked bacon. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/69 "2011-10-13T18:36:21Z")
Three Words: Wright Brand Bacon ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016/70 "2011-10-18T02:05:00Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Three Words: Wright Brand Bacon … or the Kroger store brand done by Wright’s - thick cut in 3 pound packages. I find if for sale quite often for $9.99 at the Fred Meyer chain in the Northwest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-being-underwhelmed-by-bacon/599016.md?page=3)