# Bacon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266 "2011-08-19T02:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/1 "2011-08-19T02:27:58Z")
So, I’ve got two lbs. of bacon that I fried up last night. I made a couple of bacon cheese burgers with it. What should I do with the rest? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/2 "2011-08-19T02:34:38Z")
Dip it in chocolate. Crumble it up and put it in pancake batter or macaroni and cheese. Make a bacon omelet. Put it in mashed potatoes. Make BLT sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/3 "2011-08-19T02:43:39Z")
Send it to me? BLTS sounds good. Maybe scramble some eggs to serve with it? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/4 "2011-08-19T03:03:44Z")
[Bacon rillettes](http://homemadebacon.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/charcuterie-bourbon-bacon-rillettes/) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/5 "2011-08-19T03:15:28Z")
Toss it in the freezer and pull it out whenever you need bacon. Yummmmy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/6 "2011-08-19T03:40:39Z")
I’m starting to get the feeling that just sitting on the couch in your boxers and eating it like potato chips is … the wrong answer? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/7 "2011-08-19T04:13:58Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > BLTS sounds good. Ah, the finest of sandwiches! Light, simple, yet sooooo delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/8 "2011-08-19T04:40:14Z")
Great. Now I want a bloody mary with a bacon swizzle-stick. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/9 "2011-08-19T05:44:25Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I’m starting to get the feeling that just sitting on the couch in your boxers and eating it like potato chips is … the wrong answer? No, this is the perfect answer. Dang, now I want bacon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/10 "2011-08-19T09:08:34Z")
Give it to me? No, seriously…one time for my birthday (we were broke) all I asked for was my own pound of bacon to eat all by myself. Anyway, you seem to be asking what you can do with it in a civilized manner (as opposed to sitting on the couch & just munching it till it’s gone, like others have suggested & I would do, too)… BLTs put on hamburger/cheeseburger, chicken sandwiches, hoagies crumble some to put on salad, casseroles, etc. have a really good breakfast for the next few days And for God’s sake, I hope you saved the grease. (Good in green beans, pinto beans, fried corn or…just good to cook with for the flavor.) You lucky dog. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/11 "2011-08-19T09:59:14Z")
Okay, I’m prbly going to regret this. Makes me feel really vulnerable when I “expose” myself…(who doesn’t feel that way?) but, it’s 4:22am here (Central Time) & I’m still up. Bet you don’t know what fried corn is or how to make it. So I’m going to tell you. lol If you don’t want to know, don’t read this. Real Fried Corn Go out in the garden & pull some ears of corn (as many as you need to feed the ppl you know are going to be joining you, maybe one ear for each two ppl) shuck them & clean the silks (get the majority with your hand, like cleaning a hairbrush, then use a stiff vegeatable brush to get the rest) get a really big bowl ready wash them take a large sharp knife & set an ear in the bowl, on end (you’re going to “cut” each ear three times) aim your knife downwards & “top” the kernels (cut off the very top, all the way down, all the way around the cob") now start again. you’re going to cut deeper, cutting the kernels out, all around now start again. turn you knife up & scrape, all the way down, all the way around see the white “milk”? that’s your base for thickening finish doing all the ears set them aside to put on a framed screen you’ve already rigged for drying (the cobs have so many uses I can’t go into it here) set your cast iron skillet on the stove & let it be heating (3/4 between low & medium) [don’t be afraid of a cast iron skillet. you don’t have to season them. just dry them after you wash them so they won’t rust] pour in some bacon grease–don’t “drown” the pan, but put in more than you think you should if you’re a health nut. when you’re satisfied that it’s hot, dump in the contents of the bowl & stir salt & pepper. a lot. mix some flour (one TBSP?) in a mug of warm water & drizzle over corn, stir by now you’re going to be hearing some crackling. that’s the “fried” part. keep stirring turn it down a little & let simmer…stir every once in while till heated thru & cooked down some (supposed to be moist, not runny) pour into your grandmother’s best bowl Crumble Some Bacon Over the Top if You Want to Get Fancy ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/12 "2011-08-19T10:15:33Z")
Okay, I’m prbly going to regret this. Makes me feel really vulnerable when I “expose” myself…(who doesn’t feel that way?) but, it’s 4:22am here (Central Time) & I’m still up. Bet you don’t know what fried corn is or how to make it. So I’m going to tell you. lol If you don’t want to know, don’t read this. Real Fried Corn Go out in the garden & pull some ears of corn (as many as you need to feed the ppl you know are going to be joining you, maybe one ear for each two ppl) shuck them & clean the silks (get the majority with your hand, like cleaning a hairbrush, then use a stiff vegeatable brush to get the rest) get a really big bowl ready wash them take a large sharp knife & set an ear in the bowl, on end (you’re going to “cut” each ear three times) aim your knife downwards & “top” the kernels (cut off the very top, all the way down, all the way around the cob") now start again. you’re going to cut deeper, cutting the kernels out, all around now start again. turn you knife up & scrape, all the way down, all the way around see the white “milk”? that’s your base for thickening finish doing all the ears set them aside to put on a framed screen you’ve already rigged for drying (the cobs have so many uses I can’t go into it here) set your cast iron skillet on the stove & let it be heating (3/4 between low & medium) [don’t be afraid of a cast iron skillet. you don’t have to season them. just dry them after you wash them so they won’t rust] pour in some bacon grease–don’t “drown” the pan, but put in more than you think you should if you’re a health nut. when you’re satisfied that it’s hot, dump in the contents of the bowl & stir salt & pepper. a lot. mix some flour (one TBSP?) in a mug of warm water & drizzle over corn, stir by now you’re going to be hearing some crackling. that’s the “fried” part. keep stirring turn it down a little & let simmer…stir every once in while till heated thru & cooked down some (supposed to be moist, not runny) pour into your grandmother’s best bowl Crumble Some Bacon Over the Top if You Want to Get Fancy ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/13 "2011-08-19T14:30:18Z")
Macaroni, butter, parmesan cheese, crumbled bacon, salt. Sinfully good, and excellent movie food. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/14 "2011-08-19T14:52:53Z")
Crumble it up and freeze it. Use it in small amounts in loads of different dishes, from green beans to soups to grilled cheese sammiches. Or, as I said in the other place, name it Sir Francis and insinuate that Shakespeare plagiarized from him. (worth a shot) ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon/593266/15 "2011-08-19T15:01:22Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > [Bacon rillettes](http://homemadebacon.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/charcuterie-bourbon-bacon-rillettes/) Jesus Palomino I’ve got to make this. As to the OP make pancakes and sprinkle crumbled bacon on the batter after you’ve put it in the pan.