Looks: It’s boring to write about foods that look just like their packaging. I bet it’s boring to read about too, isn’t it? 5 out of 5
Taste: Eaten alone, it’s obvious that this bacon was not freshly cooked on a sizzling griddle: it’s kind of rubbery and pretty salty. But if you overcook it a little in order to crumble it over baked potatoes, a thick chowder, or a late-evening Pop-Tart, you won’t be able to tell the difference between this and “real” bacon. 3.5 out of 5
That’s the best (lonelies-T?) picture, I love it. I also love the mention of Pop-Tarts with bacon
I initially thought the package held only 2 pieces. Looking more closely, I see it has 15. (Whew.)
You never mention cost, but in this case I am curious. Also, how easy is it to extract one piece of bacon for the abovementioned garnishing of baked potatoes and such?
You see, this would be handy even for people who don’t eat a lot of processed food. There are times when you need one slice of bacon, and you hate to defrost (or go out and buy) an entire pound’s worth.
American ‘bacon’ is rubbish. Doesn’t compare in the slightest to ‘real’ bacon .. same goes for cheese.
The upside to Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon: gluten-free. That is worth a few bonus points, IMO!
I think this bacon was $3.99, and it’s simple to pull out one piece of all 15.
Thanks, FoodIRL. That’s about what I expected. I might actually buy the stuff, if I was cooking something that needed bacon. Carbonara, maybe.
Noni
(Was Anonymous, hadn’t signed up yet)
Bacon is so freaking good, I can understand how someone could be hypnotized into picking this up. I would probably grab two boxes–one for the trip home and the second to cover for the fact that I ate a box of bacon on the way home. The price is outrageous, however at $1.90 per ounce compared to non-instant bacon at $0.28 per ounce. Of course, that didn’t stop me from eating a box while I shopped for my other items. And I know what you’re all thinking, but don’t worry. I dropped the empty box into the recycling bin before making my way to the checkstand.
I agree. Bacon beats cheese every time. I propose they change ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to ‘bacon, cheese, rubbish’. I know you cannot be defending Canadian bacon, as everyone knows that it is, in reality, ham. Americans eat this as well, but we call it ‘ham’, because it is ham, unless it appears on a pizza, in which case we address it formally as ‘Canadian, eh?’