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I miss American bacon
« on: November 13, 2012, 05:46:48 PM »
That is all

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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2012, 06:02:56 PM »
Awe!

Does streaky bacon not cut it for you?
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2012, 06:05:15 PM »
I've heard that larger Sainsburys sometimes carry small packs of Oscar Meyer (American-style) bacon...maybe check it out?  :)
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2012, 06:05:41 PM »
Many of the larger Sainsbury's sell Oscar Mayer in the yellow pack.
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2012, 06:06:15 PM »
LOL... snap!
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2012, 06:08:27 PM »
:)  Personally, I don't find streaky bacon to be the same at all.  It looks similar, but doesn't quite crisp up the same.  Pancetta is a bit better, but still not quite the same.  Happily, I love back bacon, so I don't think about it too much. :)
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2012, 06:18:04 PM »
I <3 dry-cure streaky!
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2012, 07:11:17 PM »
Quote from: Tracey on November 13, 2012, 06:05:41 PM
Many of the larger Sainsbury's sell Oscar Mayer in the yellow pack.

Our local Sainsbury's stopped carrying it a couple of months ago and replaced it with a store brand version that is supposedly similar, but it really isn't :(
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2012, 10:38:25 PM »
Quote from: Cadenza on November 13, 2012, 06:08:27 PM
:)  Personally, I don't find streaky bacon to be the same at all.  It looks similar, but doesn't quite crisp up the same.  Pancetta is a bit better, but still not quite the same.  Happily, I love back bacon, so I don't think about it too much. :)

Yeah, I just love bacon. Any kind of bacon. Mmmmmm bacon. I even like turkey bacon.  ;D
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2012, 05:52:29 AM »
Quote from: PlainPearl on November 13, 2012, 10:38:25 PM
Yeah, I just love bacon. Any kind of bacon. Mmmmmm bacon. I even like turkey bacon.  ;D

Yeah that's pretty much my opinion  ;D Bacon makes everything better!
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2012, 07:25:39 AM »
Ha, was travelling with a (Scottish) co-worker last week and he was telling me about the few years he spent in the US on secondment and how much he hated American Bacon and longed for 'Proper Bacon'  the entire time he was there (and sausages) and how nice it was to come back and get a 'proper bacon roll'!  ;D

Pancetta definitely has the texture of American bacon, but doesn't have the same flavour.  But it definitely helps fill a void when you're wanting crispy bacon!
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2012, 01:44:19 PM »
Quote from: Cadenza on November 13, 2012, 06:08:27 PM
:)  Personally, I don't find streaky bacon to be the same at all.  It looks similar, but doesn't quite crisp up the same.  Pancetta is a bit better, but still not quite the same.  Happily, I love back bacon, so I don't think about it too much. :)

Have you tried preparing the streaky bacon in the oven?  I recently started cooking it that way and found that it gets nice and crispy.  
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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2012, 01:46:21 PM »
M&S does a smoked streaky bacon that goes really crispy and also gives off bacon fat for those of us that likes to make white gravy with it...I have been collecting the fat from it...


It REALLY does the trick!

It is usually on sale for 2 packs for £5...
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Re: Re: Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2012, 04:15:41 PM »
Quote from: MeShell on November 14, 2012, 01:46:21 PM
M&S does a smoked streaky bacon that goes really crispy and also gives off bacon fat for those of us that likes to make white gravy with it...I have been collecting the fat from it...


It REALLY does the trick!

It is usually on sale for 2 packs for £5...

Great to know. I'll have to give it a go. My biscuits and gravy aren't the same without the bacon fat.

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Re: I miss American bacon
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 04:49:43 PM »
This made me laugh, as an English guy living in the US (at least for the next few months), A proper British Bacon Sarnie is the first thing I look forward to when I get off the plane at Heathrow.

(Except the time we flew business class and they had bacon sarnies on the plane!)
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