# Crispy Bacon, or Fatty Bacon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689 "2019-10-12T19:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/1 "2019-10-12T19:33:28Z")
Do you like your bacon crisp or fatty? Some like it cooked until it is dry and crispy, almost burnt. Some like it firm but bendy, with a little moisture. Some like it fatty and succulent with lots of moisture. I like all bacon, but lately I am tending toward fatty and juicy. PTF ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/2 "2019-10-12T19:36:36Z")
Dry and crisp! So does Madame P. Our daughter and grandson like it firm and bendy. The son-in-law wants it fatty. Bacon can be problematic at Chateau Pepperwinkle. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/3 "2019-10-12T19:38:45Z")
Perfect bacon is cooked until it’s _just_ shy of being burnt. Though I usually take it off somewhat before that, because I don’t trust myself to get the timing perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/4 "2019-10-12T19:42:39Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![BlueInfinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BlueInfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueInfinity)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/5 "2019-10-12T19:50:13Z")
Cook until it’s about to be burnt but not letting it get there. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/6 "2019-10-12T19:50:49Z")
Depends on what it’s for. Crispy is best when it’s a breakfast side dish; anything but crispy when used in a sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/7 "2019-10-12T20:00:44Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Depends on what it’s for. Crispy is best when it’s a breakfast side dish; anything but crispy when used in a sandwich. Huh. I like crispy bacon best in a sandwich: the crunch gives a different texture that I can’t get in the sandwich without potato chips, and that’s just weird. As breakfast, I generally cook it to just-shy-of-burnt, but sometimes I’m not so shy. My goal is slightly bendy. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/8 "2019-10-12T20:16:16Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Yes. Yeah, any of the first three are fine with me. It’s bacon, very difficult to make it bad. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/9 "2019-10-12T20:20:26Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Huh. I like crispy bacon best in a sandwich: the crunch gives a different texture that I can’t get in the sandwich without potato chips, and that’s just weird. Try not using limp lettuce. 😉 Last time we made BLTs, I accidentally made the bacon crispy and we ended up with bacon pieces everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/10 "2019-10-12T20:22:49Z")
Fatty, crispy bacon for me please, … … With a side of bacon. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/11 "2019-10-12T20:29:26Z")
It’s gotta be at least bendy. When you cook it 'til it’s hard and crisp, most of the flavor’s gone. And a BLT with crispy bacon - might as well just make it a LT. I want _bacon_, not cardboard that tastes like bac-o-bits. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/12 "2019-10-12T20:38:13Z")
Middle of the road, here ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/13 "2019-10-12T20:40:00Z")
Another fan of just shy of burnt. Damn. Now I have to go fry some bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/14 "2019-10-12T20:48:14Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Huh. I like crispy bacon best in a sandwich: the crunch gives a different texture that I can’t get in the sandwich without potato chips, and that’s just weird… I’m with you. soft, chewy bacon in a sandwich resists the cutting power of the incisors, and you risk pulling the bacon out of the sandwich and dropping it in your lap. I also like the crunch contrast to the melted cheese and scrambled egg. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/15 "2019-10-12T20:54:09Z")
I like it crispy. My husband likes it limp, so he can pull the fat away from the meat. He throws away the fatty parts, so “fatty and succulent” isn’t what he is going for. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/16 "2019-10-12T21:01:55Z")
No option for both? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/17 "2019-10-12T21:07:04Z")
I like it best when it can be crumbled and added to the omelet that is being cooked in the bacon grease. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/18 "2019-10-12T21:08:18Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Yes. Ditto. As an ingredient, I want it crispy. As plain bacon, I want it medium. Not limp, but not to the point that it’s an improvised shiv. On a burger or such, it needs to be crispy enough that you don’t pull the whole rasher out when you bite it. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/19 "2019-10-12T21:58:10Z")
Where is the option for both? Bacon fried, bacon baked, bacon burnt, it’s bacon! I always save my bacon grease, but I run out sometimes. Would be nice to have a gallon on hand. That is 7 pounds! Bacon cheesburgers fried in bacon grease! > **[Amazon.com : Bacon Up Bacon Grease Rendered Bacon Fat for Frying, Cooking,...](https://www.amazon.com/Bacon-Up-Grease-Rendered-Cooking/dp/B07GQ2T9WJ)** > > Amazon.com : Bacon Up Bacon Grease Rendered Bacon Fat for Frying, Cooking, Baking, 1 Gallon : Grocery & Gourmet Food ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689/20 "2019-10-12T22:00:52Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Try not using limp lettuce. 😉 Iceberg lettuce sucks in a sandwich. I want buttercrunch or romaine, which are fine, but not nearly as crunchy as bacon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689.md?page=2)