A few weeks back we discussed the nasty maple flavored bacon and lingering
odors.

Last week I went to Whole Foods and bought some real maple smoked bacon.
Huge difference in quality (and price). This was more like regular bacon,
but with a pleasant maple smoked flavor instead of the more traditional
hickory. No strong odors, it was good eating.

I also bought some of the Black Forrest bacon. We've enjoyed that in the
past to. Both were $6.99 a pound. While more expensive that the everyday
packaged stuff around, it is a better quality, leaner, better tasting.
Ed

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> A few weeks back we discussed the nasty maple flavored bacon and
> lingering odors.
>
> Last week I went to Whole Foods and bought some real maple smoked bacon.
> Huge difference in quality (and price). This was more like regular
> bacon, but with a pleasant maple smoked flavor instead of the more
> traditional hickory. No strong odors, it was good eating.
>
> I also bought some of the Black Forrest bacon. We've enjoyed that in
> the past to. Both were $6.99 a pound. While more expensive that the
> everyday packaged stuff around, it is a better quality, leaner, better
> tasting.

I thought the previous maple bacon thread was about maple flavoured, not
maple smoked.
I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells
for $3.29 per pound.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>
> I thought the previous maple bacon thread was about maple flavoured, not
> maple smoked.
> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells for
> $3.29 per pound.

If you smoke it with maple wood it becomes maple flavored. The cheap
supermarket stuff is artificial flavor.

On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:13:20 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> A few weeks back we discussed the nasty maple flavored bacon and lingering
> odors.
>
> Last week I went to Whole Foods and bought some real maple smoked bacon.
> Huge difference in quality (and price). This was more like regular bacon,
> but with a pleasant maple smoked flavor instead of the more traditional
> hickory. No strong odors, it was good eating.

Maple smoked bacon is much different than maple sugar cured bacon
(or fake maple sugar smoked bacon).

-sw

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> I thought the previous maple bacon thread was about maple flavoured,
>> not maple smoked.
>> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells
>> for $3.29 per pound.
>
> If you smoke it with maple wood it becomes maple flavored. The cheap
> supermarket stuff is artificial flavor.

If you smoke it with maple you get maple smoke flavour. In my
experience, maple smoke does not taste much like maple sugar/syrup.

On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:10:33 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>
>> I thought the previous maple bacon thread was about maple flavoured, not
>> maple smoked.
>> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells for
>> $3.29 per pound.
>
> If you smoke it with maple wood it becomes maple flavored. The cheap
> supermarket stuff is artificial flavor.

Nope. Maple smoked bacon and maple flavored bacon are clearly two
different items. One is smoke flavor, the other is _maple sugar_
flavoring.

You won't win this one, Ed. We could take it AFB to duke it out
there if you want!

:-)

-sw

On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:14:51 -0600, Andy wrote:

> An old roommate used to mail order a whole slab of bacon from a farm in
> Tennessee. I can't remember how it was cured. You could carve some
> ridiculously fat slices. Probably the best bacon I've ever had.

Was he ***, too - Just like all the other men here?

-sw

On Feb 7, 3:00*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:10:33 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>
> >> I thought the previous maple bacon thread was about maple flavoured, not
> >> maple smoked.
> >> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells for
> >> $3.29 per pound.
>
> > If you smoke it with maple wood it becomes maple flavored. *The cheap
> > supermarket stuff is artificial flavor.
>
> Nope. *Maple smoked bacon and maple flavored bacon are clearly two
> different items. *One is smoke flavor, the other is _maple sugar_
> flavoring.
>
> You won't win this one, Ed. *We could take it AFB to duke it out
> there if you want!
>
> :-)
>
> -sw

I'll put a stop to the discussion right now - the only way maple is
good with bacon is when the plate has bacon, pancakes and maple syrup,
and some of the syrup gets on the bacon. LOL.

N.

blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:01:32 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:14:51 -0600, Andy wrote:
>>
>>> An old roommate used to mail order a whole slab of bacon from a
>>> farm in Tennessee. I can't remember how it was cured. You could
>>> carve some ridiculously fat slices. Probably the best bacon I've
>>> ever had.
>>
>> Was he ***, too - Just like all the other men here?
>>
>> -sw
>
> worse than *** - he was a pig-****er!


"...****er...heterosex PIG ****ER...!!!"

That's a line that Edith Massey spouts in _Female Trouble_, when Dawn
Davenport (Divine) is tying up her nemesis Ida (Edith Massey) and locking
her in a big bird cage...

<chuckle>


--
Best
Greg

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:14:51 -0600, Andy wrote:
>
>> An old roommate used to mail order a whole slab of bacon from a farm
>> in Tennessee. I can't remember how it was cured. You could carve some
>> ridiculously fat slices. Probably the best bacon I've ever had.
>
> Was he ***, too - Just like all the other men here?
>

Are you *finally* coming outta the closet, Steve...I mean it's only a few
months until *** Pride Month (June)...!!!


--
Best
Greg

blake murphy wrote:

>> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells
>> for $3.29 per pound.
>
> jesus, that's less than they get here in maryland for supermarket bacon.

It is occasionally possible to find it in a grocery store on sale for
less, and that is the mass produced commercial crap that is useally
mostly fat and pumped full of solutions so you are paying bacon prices
for a saline solution. When I used to buy bacon in the grocery store I
had to sort through dozens of packages to find on with a nice
combination of fat and lean. With this guy, every package is acceptable.
It shrinks a little in the frying pan but that is just from the fat
rendering, not from evaporation.

On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:10:58 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:14:51 -0600, Andy wrote:
>>
>>> An old roommate used to mail order a whole slab of bacon from a farm
>>> in Tennessee. I can't remember how it was cured. You could carve some
>>> ridiculously fat slices. Probably the best bacon I've ever had.
>>
>> Was he ***, too - Just like all the other men here?
>>
>
> Are you *finally* coming outta the closet, Steve...I mean it's only a few
> months until *** Pride Month (June)...!!!

I have a completely different sexual life than your ilk, Greg.
We're miles ahead of you and your childish little antics and
dress-ups. We pretty much spit on your types except on Halloween.

Give it up.

-sw

On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:11:45 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>>> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells
>>> for $3.29 per pound.
>>
>> jesus, that's less than they get here in maryland for supermarket bacon.
>
> It is occasionally possible to find it in a grocery store on sale for
> less, and that is the mass produced commercial crap that is useally
> mostly fat and pumped full of solutions so you are paying bacon prices
> for a saline solution. When I used to buy bacon in the grocery store I
> had to sort through dozens of packages to find on with a nice
> combination of fat and lean. With this guy, every package is acceptable.
> It shrinks a little in the frying pan but that is just from the fat
> rendering, not from evaporation.

you're lucky. i hope you sent him a nice card at christmastime.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:11:45 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>>> I buy my bacon from a local dutch butcher. It is great stuff and sells
>>>> for $3.29 per pound.
>>> jesus, that's less than they get here in maryland for supermarket bacon.
>> It is occasionally possible to find it in a grocery store on sale for
>> less, and that is the mass produced commercial crap that is useally
>> mostly fat and pumped full of solutions so you are paying bacon prices
>> for a saline solution. When I used to buy bacon in the grocery store I
>> had to sort through dozens of packages to find on with a nice
>> combination of fat and lean. With this guy, every package is acceptable.
>> It shrinks a little in the frying pan but that is just from the fat
>> rendering, not from evaporation.
>
> you're lucky. i hope you sent him a nice card at christmastime.

I do better than that. I am a steady customer and I have sent a number
of my friends and relatives to him. They also loved the bacon and now by
their bacon exclusively from him.