whoa uber bacon found at Ideal
Ideal calls it apple wood smoked bacon. I have no idea of the brand but it is really smoky and good quality.
Just the smell when I opened up the wax paper it came in from the meat counter made me smile. It looked awesome and was thick. Once it hit the pan I knew it was gonna rock. The whole house filled with an amazing smoky bacony aroma. It did not shrink too much, so it must be dry cured. The taste is extreme smoke with a slight sweetness. We used it for our baked potatoes and a batch of mac and cheese. I did not enjoy a full piece either time, but snuck some bites. This is currently my favorite Lincoln bacon for now.
that’s my favorite bacon @ Ideal
Comment by jake rhymes with cake — September 26, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
was really good. seemed like ideal sliced it cuz it still had the “saw dust” bacon goo from the band saw or slicer.
I might have never noticed it, but it has captured my attention.
Comment by beerorkid — September 26, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
[...] have tried this au gratin recipe twice, the second time was the charm after using some uber bacon. The smokyness of the bacon and thickening up the sauce with extra cheese made it [...]
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[...] BTW I think I got enough info out of the meat dept at Ideal to figure out what brand the uber bacon is. I sent an email and will let you know what I find [...]
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[...] course I used the uber bacon from Ideal. There simply is not a better bacon available year round here in Lincoln. Just look at how [...]
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