# Would you buy bacon like this / Why don't they sell bacon like this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205 "2019-11-09T15:46:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205/41 "2019-11-12T22:02:29Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> …Special treat: 5 minutes before it’s done, sprinkle a little brown sugar over the tops of the slices.

I learned that from Gomer Pyle.

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**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205/42 "2019-11-13T20:19:14Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Bacon in the oven is an easy way to get perfectly browned bacon slices. A cookie sheet with an edge around it is perfect for this task. And, I save the bacon drippings. It’s like gold for southern cooking.

Absolutely. The bacon comes out of the oven perfectly cooked to the degree you want it, and you don’t have a huge grease splatter mess to clean up.

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