Important matters concerning the existence of Humanity - BACON

I was doing a little reefer titivation this afternoon, and my peanut butter jar of bacon grease called out to me, wanting to come out and do something.

I tried something I clipped over a year ago for the “try this” pile:

Bacon Cheese Popcorn
(About 10 cups)


  • ½ cup bacon grease
  • ¾ cup unpopped popcorn kernels
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
  • 3 tablespoons bacon bits (I erred on the way high side of this. I also warmed them on a cookie sheet in a low oven.)
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (Note: I used Parmesan, which is fairly salty, and used the seasoned salt very sparingly. Taste your bacon and your cheese before salting, so you know where your saltiness level is. I also used some of my Welsh “finishing salt.)

  • Measure the bacon grease into a 6 quart pot and place over high heat. (I used an enameled cast iron Dutch oven.) Add one or two popcorn kernels as testers. When the test kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn and cover with a lid. As the popcorn starts to pop, shake the pan back and forth constantly to keep the unpopped kernels on the bottom where they can pop. When the popping slows down, remove the pan from the heat and let it finish popping.
  • Pour the popcorn into a large bowl or paper sack. Season with half of the seasoned salt and stir. Taste before adding more salt if desired. Toss with bacon bits and shredded cheese.
There was some inane footnote about storing leftovers, which I did not copy here.

Oh yes, it was very good. Cheesy and bacony and crunchy. There are variations that add in a sweet element with a kettle corn caramel or maple drizzle, but I didn’t want that addition today. I sat on the screened porch, Yeti of homemade iced raspberry tea, bowl of popcorn, book...nap.
DH did get some. More bacon, less cheese, said he.
 
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I must try that because I will have it all to myself. My wife is a vegetarian, you see.

On a bacon-related note, I cleaned a gun that a customer brought in which was packed full of solidified bacon grease.
He brought it in because "it don't work no mo" (his words, not mine). He was asked by the employee why he used bacon grease and he said that "a friend told me that it works good".

I should have taken photos. It was almost like he used a drywall applicator and just mashed it in there. I had to change all of my ultrasonic cleaning fluid after that one, but the gunsmith shop smelled pretty good afterward.
 
THParent said:
I must try that because I will have it all to myself. My wife is a vegetarian, you see.

On a bacon-related note, I cleaned a gun that a customer brought in which was packed full of solidified bacon grease.
He brought it in because "it don't work no mo" (his words, not mine). He was asked by the employee why he used bacon grease and he said that "a friend told me that it works good".

I should have taken photos. It was almost like he used a drywall applicator and just mashed it in there. I had to change all of my ultrasonic cleaning fluid after that one, but the gunsmith shop smelled pretty good afterward.
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At the risk of being burned at the stake, you could use vegan bacon and vegan cheese and vegetable fat, defeating the entire concept. 😂

Nasty stuff in the gun. Nice combo of your Gunsmith and Bacon Lord personas.
 
THParent said:
I must try that because I will have it all to myself. My wife is a vegetarian, you see.

On a bacon-related note, I cleaned a gun that a customer brought in which was packed full of solidified bacon grease.
He brought it in because "it don't work no mo" (his words, not mine). He was asked by the employee why he used bacon grease and he said that "a friend told me that it works good".

I should have taken photos. It was almost like he used a drywall applicator and just mashed it in there. I had to change all of my ultrasonic cleaning fluid after that one, but the gunsmith shop smelled pretty good afterward.
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Makes you wonder what they used back during Daniel Boone's and Davy Crockett's day. It sure wasn't the gon oil we use today. But whatever they used I'm sure they didn't pack it full like that.
 
Capt MJ said:
I was doing a little reefer titivation this afternoon, and my peanut butter jar of bacon grease called out to me, wanting to come out and do something.
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What? What was that word? Did you say "reefer titivation"?
got the refrigerator reference early, but still had me wondering what kind of crazy munchy hankering you were having...

so you were sprucing up the refrigerator, it all makes perfect sense now.

Thank you goes out to freedictionary-com for expanding the vocabulary skills.
tit·i·vate - (tĭt′ə-vāt′) / To make decorative additions to; spruce up.
 
Apparently, "Twisted Bacon" is a thing, now.

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  1. Heat the oven. You’ll want a 350°F oven, so heat up your oven while you’re twisting your bacon.
  2. Line a baking sheet. Line a rimmed baking sheet (super important, make sure it’s rimmed so the bacon fat doesn’t spill everywhere) with parchment paper. This is so the bacon doesn’t stick to the pan and it also makes it easy to clean up. If you haven't ever used parchment paper, you need to get some parchment paper.
  3. Twist the bacon. Take a strip of bacon and hold one edge down with one hand and use your other hand to twist it up. Place it on the baking sheet and repeat.
  4. Bake. Pop the bacon into the oven and bake until crispy, flipping (or rolling over 180 degrees) halfway through the cooking.
  5. Enjoy. That’s it! Use a pair of tongs to remove the twists from the baking sheet onto a wire rack or paper towels to let some of the bacon fat drain off then enjoy.
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For those who know DTA (Downtown Annapolis), this is classic Iron Rooster email. I am working off my iPhone, so I couldn’t capture the entire image of the meme-like image they sent, so mentally piece the top and bottom halves of the screenshots together. I am in total agreement.

SAFETY WARNING: Do not substitute unless you have 100% reliable intel on substituting bacon for bouquet, even if it is a Bacon Bouquet. Poster is not liable for negative outcomes.
 

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Was visiting family in Chicagoland amid DS’s 11th-hour college tour a couple weeks ago. DSIL and DBIL served DIY BLTs for breakfast one morning. (Military thread — must lard it with acronyms! 😆) That was weird enough, since I associate BLTs with lunch or dinner.

Anyhoo, DSIL said they normally had BLTs with untoasted bread. Whaaaaat?!?! The horror! To be sure, it was high-quality bread from one of the European villages in the city. But still...a BLT on untoasted bread?

Not wanting to be an ingrate, I played along. Stacked double the normal portion of bacon, just to make up for the white softness of untoasted bread. That made me feel better. 😏
 
Many a scratched roof of the mouth injuries from said toasted bread.

But it’s worth it .....
 
All things bacon are making their way into my vision field.. ..this from the store. Seems like a bad deal to me 💵 despite the price cut 7275BA47-0082-4CFD-B8C9-2BE1CB95435C.jpeg
 
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