Question about bacon

[manning]

I know someone who complains if it doesn't go oink oink.

 

[Disneychick75]

Super crispy verging on burnt or I will not eat it.

 

[iheartdisney]

mushy! But my kids like it crispy so we all get what we want!

Crispy and you get that "turning to dust in your mouth" feeling. ick!

 

[Disneychick75]

mushy! But my kids like it crispy so we all get what we want!

Crispy and you get that "turning to dust in your mouth" feeling. ick!

People have such different reactions to bacon texture.
Mushy reminds me of eating tough phlegm or that icky gel in canned hams. The only meats that I will eat are super crispy bacon or a well done filet mignon.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Crisp to real crisp

^^^This

And I prefer the thick cut, hickory smoked variety from our local grocer

 

[elgerber]

Thick cut, not crispy but not limp- more like chewy. Yum, bacon...

This!

 

[DiaperDad]

I like it burnt.

 

[mill4023]

Crispy and you get that "turning to dust in your mouth" feeling. ick!

I know what you mean, but it doesn't have to be that way. There is a sweet spot just before it gets to the dusty/powdery texture. It's easy to overdo it or underdo it, but it is possible to get it crispy without being dusty and bitter.

Bacon is probably the thing I miss the most since I started avoiding nitrites due to migraines. I can satisfy my pepperoni pizza craving with fresh italian sausage. I can satisfy my hot dog craving with fresh made bratwurst. I can satisfy my ham craving with prosciutto. But I haven't found anything to satisfy the bacon craving.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Crispy!!

I hate the texture if it's chewy, and the thought of it being undercooked.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

I don't know if it would be considered more crispy or chewy. I don't want it to flop over if I hold it vertically, but I also don't like it so crispy that it splinters and makes a mess when I try to bite it. I like it somewhere in the middle. Now, if it is going on a burger, it doesn't need to be crispy. It needs to be cooked, but it needs to be bendable enough to form itself to the burger patty when sealed on with a piece of cheese.

 

[Sparkleshine]

My brother always says 'Cook it so that it shatters when I bite it'! So gross to me. I like it well cooked but not to that point. My husband likes it floppy and that just grosses me out. So I guess right in the middle for me.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

A little crisp, but not burned.

 

[Nancy]

I hate super crispy bacon where it is cooked to the point where you can crack it into bacon bits. Ick. I like mine semi limp. Not so limp that it is barely cooked, but it still needs to be able to bend a bit without breaking.

 

[pigletgirl]

I like it cooked enough to where you know its cooked, but there is still a bit of a chewy element to it. I don't like burnt bacon.