# Bacon is NOT finger food **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 23, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891 "2004-03-23T13:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/21 "2004-03-23T15:59:13Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > … to eat your cheetos with a fork, you had to soak 'em in the Dew. Ewwwwww!!! :: imagine nose-holding smilie here :: ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/22 "2004-03-23T16:22:29Z")
I feel so sorry for the poor guy. I can’t imagine what their sex life is like. :eek: Chicken is finger food unless cut into little pieces and served in something else (salad, taco etc.) VP who likes to finger it before he eats it. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/23 "2004-03-23T16:29:56Z")
I once saw someone try to eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. It may not be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, but it makes the Top 5. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/24 "2004-03-23T16:48:14Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Thus, to eat your cheetos with a fork, you had to soak 'em in the Dew. I prefer my Cheetos soaked in Mountain Dew after ingestion, not before. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/25 "2004-03-23T16:50:04Z")
> [@MissBHaven](#): > > Mmmmm… finger food! > > So, what’s the consensus on chicken? I like to eat it with my fingers but I seem to be in the minority. Probably depends where you are. Fried chicken at home, or at a diner, or a picnic?.. Total finger food! Buffalo wings?.. Total finger food! Coq-au-vin in a fancy, French restaurant?.. Fork. Coq-au-vin in a fancy, French restaurant where the Maitre D’ is a prick?..Total finger food! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/26 "2004-03-23T16:52:43Z")
> [@Gorgon Heap](#): > > HURM > > I meant _such_. No, you had it right the first time. Cheetos. BLECH. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/27 "2004-03-23T17:03:15Z")
We were once tourists in Paris, and we were seriously jonesing for some burgers. We went to Planet Hollywood (ick), and saw a French gentleman at the next table attempting to negotiate some American BBQ ribs. First he tried to knife and fork the ribs, and got very little meat that way. Then he tried to pick up a rib on a fork and nibble on it that way. The rib kept dropping off the fork. He finally gave up in disgust, probably thinking yet again that we Americans are crazy. I don’t know that it ever occurred to him that one eats ribs with both hands! ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/28 "2004-03-23T17:04:43Z")
Damn, now I want some bacon. Mmmmmm, baconnnn… > [@](#): > > If you have to wipe your fingers afterwards, it is not finger food! Wouldn’t this disqualify EVERYTHING as finger food? If she’s not wiping or washing her hands after eating what she considers finger food, she’s going to be leaving smudgy, crumby fingerprints everywhere. Far messier than the guy who uses his napkin. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/29 "2004-03-23T17:37:04Z")
> [@mornea](#): > > Perhaps in the UK bacon is a different type of food than in the US. In the US bacon is typically a long strip of pork meat and fat that is fried in it’s own fat until it becomes crunchy. It is damn near impossible to eat this with a fork as it tends to break into ever smaller pieces the more it is attacked with a utensil. > > [Picture of cooked bacon](http://www.photoclipartisland.com/photographics/ac0179.htm) UK bacon is similar to bacon here but tends to be a little bit more like gammon- thicker cut, and not quite as crumbly. ---
**Author:** ![haardvark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@haardvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haardvark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/30 "2004-03-23T17:44:18Z")
> [@lno](#): > > She may have lived through the Great Cheeto Rationing Crisis of aught-three, when anyone found with cheeto dust on their fingers was accused of violating the rationing procedures and shot on sight. > > Eat your cheetos with a fork, people! um, I used to do this, until I was in my 20s or so. Using a little shrimp or pickle fork. Or, if I was going for quantity, with a sammich baggie over my hand. I REALLY REALLY hated cheezie skank on my fingers… ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/31 "2004-03-23T18:18:10Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I couldn’t help but think: “She’s a keeper buddy, hold on tight.” I _wondered_ what happened to my ex-wife. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/32 "2004-03-23T20:34:59Z")
> [@Gorgon Heap](#): > > Sorry, **lno** , but think about that for a minute; how can you possibly each cheetos with a fork without smashing them to pieces? > > For cheetos and other suck snack foods, one must use chopsticks. Hey, I’ve actually done this! What better way to eat Cheetos when you’re on line and don’t want to leave bright yellow marks all over your mouse and keyboard? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/33 "2004-03-23T22:32:41Z")
Bacon should be wrapped in other foods to prevent these embarassing situations. Try wrapping it in bacon. This seems to work rather well. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/34 "2004-03-23T23:01:43Z")
Actually, I’ve eaten chee-tos with a toothpick to avoid those orange stains on my books. Never thought of using chopsticks. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/35 "2004-03-23T23:52:32Z")
You people with your Cheetos have no class, geez. The proper way to eat Cheetos is to tilt the bag up over your head and dump them directly into your mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/36 "2004-03-24T00:59:56Z")
The **One True Way** to eat bacon is with your fingers, and HP Sauce. Preferably HP Bold. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/37 "2004-03-24T01:24:18Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > I prefer my Cheetos soaked in Mountain Dew after ingestion, not before. And I suppose those are Atkins-approved Cheetos and Mountain Dew, huh, **Bob**? 😉 _:::kick in the butt:::_ Get to the gym now! (Who loves ya, baby?) ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/38 "2004-03-24T01:26:16Z")
> [@roxx222](#): > > The only type of bacon that could be properly picked up by a fork is floppy half-cooked fatty bacon. And that stuff is gross anyway. What?!?! Raw bacon is absolutely awesome.You know not of what you speak. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/39 "2004-03-24T01:40:27Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > What?!?! > > Raw bacon is absolutely awesome.You know not of what you speak. 😛 But not _nearly_ as awesome as salmonella. Can’t get enough of THAT stuff. Seriously, is it safe to eat raw bacon? I’ve always wanted to try… ---
**Author:** ![Oat1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Oat1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oat1957)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891/40 "2004-03-24T02:06:41Z")
> [@](#): > > is it safe to eat raw bacon? A little science: Even free of trichina, raw pork is not always safe to eat raw; it contains other hazards. The infectious hazards include Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica. [Here](http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jun99/929555302.Mi.r.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-is-not-finger-food/235891.md?page=3)