There’s a little surprise attached to an order. In addition to the $5 S&H, Paypal adds a buck to your credit card and this is not disclosed on the order page. I found it because I was checking my CC acct. online. Don’tcha just love Paypal?
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I’m not usually one for “flavored salts” (why use garlic salt when you have fresh garlic?)QUOTE]
Exactly! Why buy some so-called, Bacon Salt that doesn’t even have bacon in it! This product is a lie, there is no truth in their advertising, there is no bacon in this so-called bacon salt…You people are being duped, you are all fools, fools I say!
I offer you my recipe for bacon salt that can legally be called Bacon Salt. Grumble, Grumble, pearls before swine…
Bacon Salt
1 pound sliced hickory smoked bacon
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
3 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper (divided)
8 ounces (1 cup) of Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
First thing to do is candy the bacon. Preheat oven to 350F. Mix well the brown sugar, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon of pepper in a bowl or shallow pie pan. Line a large broiler pan with aluminum foil and lightly oil the broiler rack. Dip and coat one side of each bacon slice in the brown sugar mixture and line the bacon slices sugar side up in one layer on the broiler rack. Sprinle the remaining brown sugar mixture evenly over the bacon slices and bake in the oven for around twenty minutes or until the bacon is deep caramel brown and crispy. Remove the candied bacon to drain on a paper grocery bag, parchment paper, or even a paper plate (it will stick to paper towels). Let the bacon sit for a good hour or longer and try not to eat too much in the meantime --resist the power of candied bacon if you can.
Finally, after it has cured and thoroughly dried out, break the crispy pig candy into small pieces and grind in small batches in a coffee grinder along with the kosher salt and remaining black pepper. Grind to desired coarseness.
Serving suggestions: Sprinkle on everything.
Exactly! Why buy this so-called bacon salt that contains not a bit of real bacon? Truth in advertising, I say. Is it even legal to call a product bacon salt, when it contains no bacon? You are all being duped, fools all of you, fools I say.
Here’s my version of bacon salt that can legally be called bacon salt, and I guarantee it tastes better than this so-called Bacon Salt. And do you know why? Because it has real bacon in it.
Bacon Salt
1 pound sliced hickory smoked bacon
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
3 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper (divided)
8 ounces (1 cup) of Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
First thing to do is candy the bacon. Preheat oven to 350F. Mix well the brown sugar, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon of pepper in a bowl or shallow pie pan. Line a large broiler pan with aluminum foil and lightly oil the broiler rack. Dip and coat one side of each bacon slice in the brown sugar mixture and line the bacon slices sugar side up in one layer on the broiler rack. Sprinle the remaining brown sugar mixture evenly over the bacon slices and bake in the oven for around twenty minutes or until the bacon is deep caramel brown and crispy. Remove the candied bacon to drain on a paper grocery bag, parchment paper, or even a paper plate (it will stick to paper towels). Let the bacon sit for a good hour or longer and try not to eat too much in the meantime --resist the power of candied bacon if you can.
Finally, after it has cured and thoroughly dried out, break the crispy pig candy into small pieces and grind in small batches in a coffee grinder along with the kosher salt and remaining black pepper. Grind to desired coarseness.
Serving suggestions: Put on everything.
You sir are missing the point. This product makes things that don’t taste like bacon, taste like bacon.
Your recipe calls for bacon. If we already had the bacon, we wouldn’t need the other food!
A few reasons why BaconSalt[sup]TM[/sup] may be preferable to the equivalent made with real bacon:[ul]
[li]No fat or cholesterol (I think).[/li][li]Can be served to vegetarian, Jewish, and Muslim guests, for many of whom it will be a totally new flavor![/li][li]Longer shelf life (although if it’s as versatile as claimed, a jar will be emptied long before this becomes a concern…)[/li][/ul]
While I admit that bacon salt sounds good, I don’t normally put salt or extra seasonings on my food…but wow, does my hubby! So as a surprise “just because” present, a three-pack is winging its way toward our merry little home. And then we can put bacon salt on everything! Yummy bacon flavored everything!
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I had that happen the last time I ordered something on ebay…an extra $1 Paypal charge showed up in my pending transactions on my checking accout, but it went away and was never processed through. Give it a day or two to clear off, what with the weekend and all. It didn’t happen with another order I placed, but as I said, it never was deducted from my account.
What would happen if you put Bacon Salt on bacon?
Thanks, I’ll keep an eye on it. I was quite surprised to see the charge on my acct., it was listed as a separate transaction, so you may be correct, although I can’t fathom why they would do that.
What if you used bacon salt to cure your own bacon?
Was it before or after the other one? They might have charged a $1.00 authorization on there to make sure the card was still good.
It appeared right after the Bacon Salt order, but I can’t imagine it’s legal to charge for verification, even if they managed to make it a contractural stipulation, which I can’t imagine the CC company going for to begin with. BTW, this is the only Paypal transaction I’ve done in years.
If you placed an order, check your CC statement on the web, see if the dollar charge appears, I’d be interested to see if this is on all the orders.
Bonus! Bacon Flavored Coffee.
And I refer you to DK’s Kashrut, Halal, Vegetarian, and Healthy Bacon Salt. Will last indefinitely. The recipe is here in post #108, #111, and #113.
I am the Baconater!
Use that devil’s new recipe above, if you want real oink.
No, you’re clearly the BaconHater! Why must you come down on the new bacony joy? People are happy, and there’s bacon-flavored everything now. Where is the downside?
Because you people are being mislead by the new cynicism. I only want to help you.
Worker’s of the World Unite. A pork belly in every pot. Let the Bacon flow.
I’ve had it happen a few times on my debit card. Last time I remember it was from getting gas at a gas station. It’s always gone away in a day or so.
ETA: I ordered a three-pack yesterday, too. I almost ordered after reading the first page of the thread, but I decided to wait on my husband. We’re on a budget now, and I figured it was only polite to get his okay first. He was terribly hard to talk into. “Hey, want to get some?” “Sure, sounds pretty neat.”
If I use Bacon Salt on everything I eat, will my semen taste like bacon? As soon as I receive my order, the research will begin. Yeah, penis ensues!
If you’re really that curious, there’s only one way to be absolutely sure. :rolleyes: