Totally given up on bacon
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I bloody love bacon.
Fortunately we have this place about 60 mins round trip time away Crowe Farm. Their stuff is out of this world, their rashers barely shed any liquid or even change shape when you fry or grill them. The meat just cooks and the fat crisps to a golden brown, texture like sun...
Even Aldi and Lidl here do decent bacon, just always buy dry cured and the pack that only contains five or six slices, not the pack containing twenty slices of what looks like wafer thin water filled ham.
Fortunately we have this place about 60 mins round trip time away Crowe Farm. Their stuff is out of this world, their rashers barely shed any liquid or even change shape when you fry or grill them. The meat just cooks and the fat crisps to a golden brown, texture like sun...
Even Aldi and Lidl here do decent bacon, just always buy dry cured and the pack that only contains five or six slices, not the pack containing twenty slices of what looks like wafer thin water filled ham.
Purchased a 1/2 pig from http://www.highfarndale.co.uk/#!bacon/pg75n earlier this year. Was fantastic.
Not had their bacon but imagine it would be delicious.
Not had their bacon but imagine it would be delicious.
Can you get dry cured lean? Everytime I see it it's streaky. I think this maybe the heart of the matter, I want lean, dry cured and cheap 
An interesting article here: http://www.thepauperedchef.com/2010/04/a-guide-to-...
Bacon from an American's POV, seems theirs is all streaky, no lean stuff there.
An interesting article here: http://www.thepauperedchef.com/2010/04/a-guide-to-...
Bacon from an American's POV, seems theirs is all streaky, no lean stuff there.
didn't get the joke.
post of the week227bhp said:
It's supply and demand which brings the price differential, what % of the population eat chicken compared to drinking a pint at a pub? If everyone went to the pub for a beer every night (as was more popular years ago) it would go down in price.
Some things are easy to give up on, for me bacon is one. I did stop putting butter/marge whatever, on my sandwiches once (in a vain attempt at eating slightly healthier) and haven't looked back, it was easy.
Stopping having a drink on an evening? No chance!
I put lots of flavour on my cooking as I don't think my tastebuds are very sensitive and I do like very flavoursome food. I couldn't tell one chicken from another once it's been doused in garlic, herbs and roasted.
I do wonder how many could (in a blind test) I bet a lot couldn't.
Sorry mate but you're talking crap. My missus is a brilliant cook and cooks using the local butchers chickens, which are excellent. On the occasions they have ran out and we've had to use supermarket chicken, there's a big difference. The best best thing to do would be firstly get yourself a good butcher and get proper meat from them and secondly get a better wife who will cook them properly. Some things are easy to give up on, for me bacon is one. I did stop putting butter/marge whatever, on my sandwiches once (in a vain attempt at eating slightly healthier) and haven't looked back, it was easy.
Stopping having a drink on an evening? No chance!
I put lots of flavour on my cooking as I don't think my tastebuds are very sensitive and I do like very flavoursome food. I couldn't tell one chicken from another once it's been doused in garlic, herbs and roasted.
I do wonder how many could (in a blind test) I bet a lot couldn't.
Edited by 227bhp on Tuesday 30th August 10:45
Job done.
For supermarket stuff I've found the Jolly Hog smoked back to be okay (no residue), but if I'm feeling extra posh I order online from Cheshire Smokehouse. Their produce is fantastic.
https://www.cheshiresmokehouse.co.uk/smokehouse-on...
https://www.cheshiresmokehouse.co.uk/smokehouse-on...
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