# Looming bacon shortage in the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 1, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766 "2017-02-01T19:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/21 "2017-02-01T23:03:34Z")
My buddy at the farm has a whole herd of mulefoot and conventional pigs, and plenty of piglets running around. I won’t be facing any bacon shortage. Get yourselves a bacon buddy. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/22 "2017-02-01T23:36:17Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Bacon Recipe: > > Fry bacon in pan. > Eat. > Have happy heart attack. You gourmets with your fancy schmancy recipes! Open pre-cooked bacon package. Decide it’s just fine when cold. Eat. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/23 "2017-02-02T01:07:12Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > You gourmets with your fancy schmancy recipes! > > Open pre-cooked bacon package. > > Decide it’s just fine when cold. > > Eat. > > Dennis It’s an abomination cold. Room temperature though… ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/24 "2017-02-02T13:05:40Z")
The pork belly market has never really been the same since Hasbro discontinued G.I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip. Bacon fat Chocolate cookies: 1 cup butter 1 tbsp strained or rendered bacon fat 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 1/2 cups flour 2 cups chocolate chips. Preheat oven to 375F. In a stand mixer, cream butter, bacon fat & sugar. Mix in eggs & vanilla. Combine salt, baking soda & flour, add to dough in 3 batches, mixing between each. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Cool on wire racks. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/25 "2017-02-02T13:42:02Z")
Too late to edit - you can also make the above recipe with 1 cup of bacon fat, no butter. ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/26 "2017-02-02T15:36:20Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > My buddy at the farm has a whole herd of mulefoot and conventional pigs, and plenty of piglets running around. I won’t be facing any bacon shortage. Get yourselves a bacon buddy. Of course there is someone on the dope with a bacon guy! Why wouldn’t there be? Recipe 1 egg, 2 strips of bacon, 1 small bowl Stir the egg in the bowl, put bacon strips on top, microwave till its tasty. add ketchup and cheese as you see fit. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/27 "2017-02-02T16:42:38Z")
My dad used to be our bacon guy. He worked at the livestock auction barn and would buy a pig every once in awhile and have it butchered. ---
**Author:** ![CoastalMaineiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/28 "2017-02-02T16:49:32Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Bacon Recipe: > > Fry bacon in pan. > Eat. > Have happy heart attack. As long as you take it out of the pan while it is still limp. If you can hold it horizontally by only one end, you have over-cooked it. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/29 "2017-02-02T18:47:05Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > My dad used to be our bacon guy. He worked at the livestock auction barn and would buy a pig every once in awhile and have it butchered. Imagine, butchering a whole pig just for the belly fat. :eek::eek::eek: Fav. Bacon Recipe: Cook bacon. Take bacon you haven’t eaten straight away, and put it away for some really, really tasty BLTs. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/30 "2017-02-02T19:05:39Z")
The rest was divided up into chops and roasts and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/31 "2017-02-02T19:15:18Z")
> [@CoastalMaineiac](#): > > As long as you take it out of the pan while it is still limp. If you can hold it horizontally by only one end, you have over-cooked it. I prefer my bacon cooked, not raw. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/32 "2017-02-02T19:21:53Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Imagine, butchering a whole pig just for the belly fat. :eek::eek::eek: > > Fav. Bacon Recipe: Cook bacon. **Take bacon you haven’t eaten straight away,** and put it away for some really, really tasty BLTs. Freak. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/33 "2017-02-02T19:53:39Z")
Last summer there was a glut in the European pork market. Things will even out I’m sure. While it can be tough on individual farmers, it’s not exactly super tough to ramp pork production up or down. Recipe: -follow favorite chicken recipe -add bacon -serve ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/34 "2017-02-02T21:16:21Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > The increasing gullibility of the American public is unbelievably depressing. “Increasing”? They’ve always been that way! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/35 "2017-02-02T22:56:00Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > No, there isn’t a [shortage](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/business/bacon-shortage.html?_r=0). According to that article, the same thing happened in 2012. I thought it was last year. How time flies when you’re old. As for bacon recipes, there’s no such thing. I would never adulterate the greatest taste ever created by eating bacon any way other than in strips, by itself. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/36 "2017-02-02T23:28:44Z")
Bacon wrapped chicken wings. extra crispy. sauce on the side. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/37 "2017-02-02T23:32:28Z")
Countdown to mandatory meme-y reference to Chuck Norris in 3…2…1:) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/38 "2017-02-02T23:35:00Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > Countdown to mandatory meme-y reference to Chuck Norris in 3…2…1:) Chuck Norris makes bacon? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/39 "2017-02-02T23:48:22Z")
Lay bacon on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake. Amuse yourself with your WWBD spinner while waiting. [http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/wwbd.jpg](http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/wwbd.jpg) Swab with real maple syrup. Bake more. Eat. If you burn yourself, apply a bacon band-aid. [http://www.baconandmeat.com/images/baconandeggsbandages.jpg](http://www.baconandmeat.com/images/baconandeggsbandages.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766/40 "2017-02-03T02:48:19Z")
BACON SOUP I’m convinced that EVERY soup I’ve had in Britain or Ireland is bacon-based. This is a good thing. Recipe: Cook bacon in pot. Remove when crisp. Cook onion, celery, carrot, garlic (mirepoix) in bacon fat until golden. Add water and whatever vegetables you like to eat in soup. When veggies are tender, crumble bacon, add to soup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766.md?page=3)