# What's a 'normal' amount of bacon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788 "2016-05-27T03:40:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/102 "2019-05-10T15:31:41Z")
There aren’t many foods that are worse for you than bacon. It’s basically greasy, artery clogging strips of fat mixed in with some meat, yet they want to put it on everything; burgers, wrapped around jalapeno poppers, crumbled up on baked potatoes, crumbled up on salads, etc, etc. So, “enough” bacon is probably none, or a breakfast side on rare occasions. Besides, a side order of ham is much healthier and tastes just as good. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/103 "2019-05-10T19:41:49Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Besides, a side order of ham is much healthier and tastes just as good. That’s just crazy talk. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/104 "2019-05-10T21:18:54Z")
I, too, have wondered about the definition of “rasher”. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/105 "2019-05-10T21:37:17Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > That’s just crazy talk. That is, indeed, crazy talk. Ham’s o.k., but just o.k. Bacon is awesome! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/106 "2019-05-11T15:13:41Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > I, too, have wondered about the definition of “rasher”. It seems it started out as [one measly strip](https://culinarylore.com/food-history:what-is-a-rasher-of-bacon/), but has since then been inflated to two, or even three. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/107 "2019-05-11T19:41:46Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Yeah, that would be a bit much. I get two sandwiches out of a quarter-pound of bacon. > > Then again, my BLTs tend to be more like BLTs. > [@Azeotrope](#): > > So basically a whole tomato between two slices of bread? 😃 Heh. Must look like a mammogram… ---
**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:** [May 11, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788/108 "2019-05-11T20:35:59Z")
I usually cut a pound of bacon in half vertically and cook one side at a sitting. Or, I cut up the half pound into even smaller pieces and cook them together with eggs, so I get a nice melange fried in lovely bacon grease. Any leftover grease goes to cook pancakes. Bacon grease, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788.md?page=5)