Another Alton Brown technique that has changed my life! Tried his oven method after I saw his episode and have never looked back! 😉Lol! Thank you for showing this comparison of the bacon. It does show that you can get more for your buck if you know where the bacon was cut from on the animal. The Aldi bacon was cut from a more premium cut from the other two. More meat was distributed throughout the slice because it was directed toward the chest area. The Costco was cut from just behind the ribs of the animal. The Member's mark was cut from the back end of the belly where the fat thickness can be uneven and difficult to cut and the fat density can be sporadic. This means that compared to a human, some folk's hardest fat store is the upper abdomen, while the rest of the belly fat can be softer and malleable. That is why the Member's Mark bacon scorched in that area of both of them, the fat density was softer and easier to cook out.
Thank you for testing 3 nationally available store brands! These days, when everyone is trying to save on groceries, it's good to know the qualities of different products so we can make informed choices. Bacon is a staple - especially during the holidays. Sounds like it's Costco for the win at my house. You & Terri are the best! ♥️🥓
Thank you SO MUCH for taking on this horrible assignment... I'm sure it was so difficult to choke down bacon, but thanks for taking one for the team. 🤣 I love the Aldi bacon. Great video as always, Steve. 😁
I always enjoy the videos that feature your wife. She is so sweet and beautiful ❣️ She could be everyone's best friend. I feel as though you are treating us with a hug when you include her 🙂 Thank You and Thank her for being such a loving joy.
Oven, 375, and parchment paper on the top and bottom. Still can save grease, if needed, and no spattering in the oven. Cleanup is a breeze. And Wright's Thick Cut Applewood Smoked bacon is the bomb...everyone loves it at my house.
Hi Steve. Great video! You and Terry get right down to the nuances of each brand. Loved it. Thanks, although all 3 of those stores are much farther from me than our local markets, lol!😊
I bake mine as well, but I use parchment paper to line my baking sheet. I try to avoid aluminum foil (just my personal preference). Cooking bacon in the oven is a game changer; it cooks evenly throughout and you can get it perfectly crispy every single time. Plus you can cook a whole package at once.
We tried that Aldi bacon for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I've been dreaming of it ever since. Aldi also has the best sugar free, nitrite free bacon, in a green pkg., also very good. I like mine crispy, too, and the Aldi bacon is sliced nice and thin. I prefer to cook mine in a special covered bacon cooker in the microwave. Don't judge, I used to cook bacon in the oven, but I am 67 years old and hate getting on hands and knees to clean the oven. This was a fun video!
That cure free Aldi bacon is like $6-7 for 12 oz. That’s insane. I’ll have ribeye for that price almost. Like Steve said the sugar is consumed and sodium nitrite has been demonized for no good reason. It’s fine to eat. You do you. Oven on parchment paper makes less smoke and mess by far than any other method I have. The air fryer is good for smaller quantities. It’s just a portable convection oven after all.
Since I don’t eat pork, I’ve found a very delicious beef bacon at our local Texas grocery store, Godshall’s Beef Bacon, I make it the same way, but on a rack, I’ll have to try just on the parchment paper on the pan instead to see if I like that better! Thanks Steve for all the difficulty tasks you take on for us!! Blessings!
I haven't tried Sam's CLub bacon as I don't have a membership, but I love the Costco brand of bacon overall. Always a good flavor to me. Now you have me wanting to go make bacon. I will have to check the freezer to see if we have some or it is a quick trip to Costco. Thanks to both of you for the taste test. I will add Aldi's bacon to the shopping list.
when I worked in a restaurant/rest area food center as a teenager we used to cook bacon on sheet pans in an oven right on the parchment paper that it was packed on when we purchased it. then the cook manning the grills for breakfast would finish cooking the bacon on the grill and put it out in steamtable pans for customers to serve themselves on the buffet line...
Happy my own fav Kirkland brand was taste-tested. I don't have a convection oven but I do bake my bacon. I will try the cold oven start next time -- TODAY!😊
I recently tried the Appleton Farms from Aldi. It was thicker bacon than what you had though. It had the best texture and I’d rate it a 10. Thanks for the review.
Loved the video Steve! I like to use parchment paper instead of foil. Krinkle it up into a ball like you were going to throw it away then flatten it out before putting in the pan, that way it doesn't roll up on the ends. I also love Aldi and Sam's Club bacon.
Hi Steve, I use the Ken Berry method. The raw bacon is cut into 1.5 in pieces and placed in a deep pot and medium high heat...the deep pot contains the splatter...takes about 20 min. and you can save the grease. I buy Hormel black label cherry wood from Woodman's. I prefer thick sliced. Tom from Kenosha.
Love your bacon video Steve❤ I am a bacon lover too & I like mine crispy as well. My favorite of all time bacon is the Kentucky Legend hickory smoked brand. I live in middle Tennessee & our grocery stores carry this brand which is excellent because I’ve tried all of the different brands & this brand is scrumptious all the time. I cook mine in the oven on a huge baking sheet with out any parchment paper or aluminum foil because I save the bacon grease for other uses & I don’t mind the clean up at all. I start it in a cold oven too, & cook a pound at a time. Best way to cook bacon in my opinion. Your videos are great so keep them coming😀
We do the cold start method too but put a rack into the baking sheet and put the bacon on that. Since it's raised up, the bacon fat drips off and the bacon seems to get crisper since it's not sitting in a puddle of fat. Aldi bacon FTW. Years ago Aldi used to do a jalapeño bacon that was mind blowingly good. I miss it so much.
Wow, what a chore to eat all that bacon! Glad you survived! I make two pounds at a time each week. I double the bacon strips over, bake at 425° about 20 minutes or so until they look nice and crispy, store in a lock 'n lock until more is needed. It’s a good thing to have on hand for snack attacks, for a quick BLT meal with zero carb toast and mayo. And I ALWAYS buy Aldi’s lower sodium bacon. The regular is too salty for the Hubster-too salty for me too, now that I’m used to it.
Terry looking at you holding the bacon and talking.... :). Just gimme the bacon!!! :) For me bacon crispy, bacon soft, bacon medium , bacon oily...YES PLEASE :D
Food prices being what they are, my wife and I gravitate to the cheapest one, which is usually at Walmart, but we really like the Member's Mark the best. The only thing about that one, for us, is that there tends to be about 2 or 3 strips per package that are paper thin, to the point that you can see through them and it's hard to peel them off the bunch without tearing.
Bacon IS magical. I got to serve my grand-niece a bacon sandwich with a side of bacon and a bacon “chaser.” Such a good little girl. As for how we cook it, I do it on my smoker. Adding the extra smoke is nice. And since we do not use the bacon fat, it makes cleanup a real breeze. I do not complain about everything else smoked afterward having a bacon flavor!
Love this taste test. While I don't feel I've ever had bad bacon (unless under or over cooked), I do have a hands down favorite. I find that Boars head is far and above the best (for me). Less salty, for sure, which may be why it has more of a "bacony" taste.
I’ve been enjoying my bacon as “jerky” 165 in the dehydrator for 4 hours. Less fat renders out and it dissolves in your mouth. If it makes it back to the refrigerator, it’s also excellent when it’s cold. I usually use the Sam’s club brand.
This is so cute & I’m here for it! I test out grass fed steaks on my channel and you got me wanting to do a “bacon” party .. Please don’t tell my guinea & skinny piggies! 😂 Been loving your channel since before Courtney left for the military & Connor was about to be a dad and still love all the tests recipes and creations! I’m sorry for the ramble! Love&Light from California 🤍🤍
I use Aldi bacon exclusively (I've tried bacon from Sam's and Costco). I fry them them in the microwave. I use a microwave bacon tray. It's perfect every time, it's less messy, it's easy and fast.
My favorite bacon is free bacon. My second favorite is Oscar Mayer brand. My usual way of cooking bacon is in the oven on parchment paper. I make no less than 2lbs at a time. My favorite way to eat bacon is Dr. Berry's way of cooking but it is too fussy compared to the oven. Yes, bacon should be crispy.
I lay my bacon flat on a cookie sheet lined with foil with a layer of parchment paper on top. But I don't leave the bacon flat. I pinch each slice in 3-4 places to create humps. I like the way it cooks when I do that. Plus it makes room for double the amount of bacon on a pan. I've been doing cold oven start at 400°, but I'm going to try cold oven start at 370° convection.
We cook our bacon in a big ol' cast iron pan and save the drippings like you do. Since my BF and I are historical re-enactors (Rendezvous) geeks, we have a LOT of cast iron. We also add a bit of liquid smoke and lots of pepper as we both like peppery, smoky bacon nice and crisp. Luckily, we have two Piggly Wiggly's close and also Newton Meats (best thick cut bacon EVAR) so we are a bit spoiled. Thanks for sharing Terry and Steve!! Keto on...
The bacon purists will hate me, but I never use any method other than my microwave bacon grill now... I have two for the house that you can stack and one for the camper 🤷🏻♂️ 7 minutes and done. 😁🥓
Video & product link, or this is just a myth 😉😄 You've watched the suffering Steve did for us, and for good measure, he even "punished" his wife to boot! 😁
@@drewkaree🤣 Yes, it must have been horrible! 🤣 Sorry, this was an older video so it's terrible, but I plan on updating it. The link to it is in the description of the video. th-cam.com/video/t8-oBSm9X4I/w-d-xo.html
Great video ! Yummo!! My fav is Walmarts Great Value Thick sliced bacon via the microwave. When I'm not needing to stock up on bacon grease. Paper towel or 2 with a paper plate on top. A paper towel and three slices of bacon. Then paper towel and three slices of bacon. Paper towel on top . Start off with 5 mins on high depending on microwave power. Your welcone😂
It must be daunting tasting all the bacon. I learned from Alton Brown coking bacon in oven. I get my bacon by the pound from our butcher section at Stater Brothers here in Calif. When I fry it the aroma of bacon is there. I cooked some in oven other day and had the aroma of a pork loin or roast. Still taste like bacon so my BLT was awesome.
I am lazy and while my air fryer makes excellent bacon, I usually pop a single serving into the microwave for about 3 minutes and it comes out great. Also, I use the bacon ends and pieces that are left over from the sliced bacon in the meat case. It is much cheaper and tastes great to me. When we are camping we put bacon in a flat pan and cook on our BBQ grill, also Yummy.
I was just talking with Chandra about bacon cook times and temp today. I've dialed in our oven temp and cook time, though I fold the bacon in half to fit an entire package into our baking sheet. 375°f for 25 minutes in a normally half heated oven, I'll turn the oven on and start prepping the tray to go in the oven. Comes out perfectly crispy and delicious! Kirkland Blue package is our favorite, there is also a red package that's low sodium and zero sugar that's just not as good as the blue!
Nice. Imma have to try the oven method. Way less work. I usually use the waffle iron and then cook eggs in the iron afterward to soak up some of the grease. A little trick I leaned from Alton Brown.
The only thing I have to add is that we crinkle up the foil, then smooth it back out somewhat. The ridges and peaks keep the bacon from sitting in their own grease. As long as you clean up right after, it's really not that big of a chore, but there's the catch for some - RIGHT after. We've switched to racks that fit within a jelly roll pan, that keep them 1/2" or so off the tray, and that allows a massive amount to be made at once. Refrigerate the rest, and use as needed.
Fun video. I would like to see you compare different ways to make bacon. I have been using my electric blackstone griddle to make it most recently as I have the most control over how the bacon turns out.
We've been making bacon a'la Snoop Dogg - directly into thr pan from frozen, toss it around with tongs so it doesn't stick together. It works really well and takes less time than our previous favorite way of the oven.
I guess what this comes down to (for me) is the price of each, since all 3 seem very comparable. I’m a big fan of the Aldi bacon myself, but not sure how that brand’s price falls, compared to the others. Thanks for testing & hey, at least for once it wasn’t a bread item that made your CGM go crazy. 👍🏻😄 And Hi Terry. 🙋🏻♀️
Since watching Dr. Berry method of cooking baking in a stock pot. I havent looked back. Great in summer when its too hot to turn the oven on. Soooo crispy and no splattering.
yes, we have always cooked on aluminum foil in toaster oven from cold for 15mins@350F. We cut our bacon package in half, and we fold each piece in half on the tray. This gives a softer texture that won't crumble like crispy bacon, and becomes bite size. That is our preference. In that cooking time, we can scramble and plate the eggs as well as make a side salad. Dessert is berries with 2 squares dark chocolate. This is our traditional Sunday lunch meal. It's super satisfying. And yes, we let the bacon fat cool and scrape into a little container to use for cooking. yum!
We do love our bacon! I get Kirkland Signature a lot. Don't shop at Sam's and we didn't have Aldi in the PNW, I wish we did! I do bacon in the oven at 400, haven't tried convection, maybe I'll try that
Interesting. Somewhere, I got the idea that I should avoid bacon because it was highly processed. Perhaps I need to reconsider. I don’t remember where my impression came from. Given the frequency that I hear about products from Costco, I may also consider switching clubs. I currently got to BJ’s which I think may not have as much of a national presence. Thanks for this illuminating test. Keep up the good work!
Stve, You know the Wisconsin girl in me just loves the hometown, Cudahy favorite....Patrick Cudahy. Like the song says 🎵 sweet applewood 🎶 The Hubby Jack is from Chicago & always requests center cut bacon by Oscar Mayer 🥓 😂 Geri (spelling edit)
We don't have Aldi's here in Colorado. I usually buy whatever is on sale. I know the brands so it's not hard to find something good. Thanks for doing this, I know how difficult it must have been. 😂
I only buy thick cut bacon and use the Dr Berry pot cooking method and cook 2 lbs at a time. Love Aldi’s Appleton and the price. No Sam’s here but drive to Costco about 45 minutes away and like the Kirkland bacon and the price. Also buy Kroger brand and Walmart brand too when they have sales pricing or coupons. It’s all good. But only buy thick cut bacon.
I prefer pan-fried..when I do oven baked, I put the bacon on a rack so it's not touching the aluminum foil, the end product isn't crispy the way I like it. Since there aren't any Aldis or Sam's Clubs up here in Alaska, I'm glad the Kirkland was well liked. I get the one you tested, plus their thick cut & Flecthers brand when at Costco😂
I just tried members mark thick sliced bacon, compares to the wright brand bacon....OMG it's delicious! It's about $4 less than wright brand comes in a 2 package 4lb pack and it tastes better!
We get John Morrell Hardwood Smoked Thick Sliced Bacon 3lb package from our local military commissary. i cook it in our Nija foodi @ 375 degrees for 10 min, and it comes out great. Sounds like part of supper tonight, yum.
We like to cook up bacon on our Camp Chef Griddle (similar to a Blackstone). Cooks up a whole pack in minutes. Hard to save bacon grease that way, though, and doesn't work during the winter.
I'm with you Steve on liking crispy bacon. My favorite is the John Morrell brand. I try to pick the packs that have the most visible fat because they cook up and taste the best. Another consideration is if I should buy thick or regular size. I like thick because I can cook fewer pieces, but they can sometimes be too chewy and not crispy enough. In any case I love bacon and have it every day. Thanks for doing the review. And since you mentioned it, I love Brussel sprouts 🙂
I just got the Tastee air fryer and it makes the best bacon ever. I get my bacon at Sam's Club too. The thick sliced but not Sam's Club brand I get Wright Brand.
I stopped baking it awhile ago. I cook it in the air fryer - 6 slices at a time. 400 degrees for 12 minutes. I don’t care about the curling. Sometimes I cook the whole package and then pour off all the bacon fat. We use either the Farmland thick cut and that takes a bit longer. Most of the time we use the low sodium Kirkland version from Costco. I have eaten the bacon from Aldi and it is very good, preferred by some influencers.
Good to know about the sugar. I have been buying “no sugar added” uncured organic bacon. I think the brand is Applegate or something like that. But the store is out of it a lot.
It's funny that you have both have your favorites and they are different. Lol, my husband and I differ in opinions as he likes only turkey bacon and I prefer regular bacon. 🥓
Consider using parchment vs aluminum foil. I use Loving it on keto directions. Cold oven to start, 400° for about 35-40 min. Oven is game changer for bacon. No Aldi in Northern California!
Another Alton Brown technique that has changed my life! Tried his oven method after I saw his episode and have never looked back! 😉Lol! Thank you for showing this comparison of the bacon. It does show that you can get more for your buck if you know where the bacon was cut from on the animal. The Aldi bacon was cut from a more premium cut from the other two. More meat was distributed throughout the slice because it was directed toward the chest area. The Costco was cut from just behind the ribs of the animal. The Member's mark was cut from the back end of the belly where the fat thickness can be uneven and difficult to cut and the fat density can be sporadic. This means that compared to a human, some folk's hardest fat store is the upper abdomen, while the rest of the belly fat can be softer and malleable. That is why the Member's Mark bacon scorched in that area of both of them, the fat density was softer and easier to cook out.
Thank you for testing 3 nationally available store brands! These days, when everyone is trying to save on groceries, it's good to know the qualities of different products so we can make informed choices. Bacon is a staple - especially during the holidays. Sounds like it's Costco for the win at my house. You & Terri are the best! ♥️🥓
Tough assignment today! 🥓😂
I would like to become a professional bacon taster, if such a job exists. 😉
And now I want bacon 😋
😂😂
Thank you SO MUCH for taking on this horrible assignment... I'm sure it was so difficult to choke down bacon, but thanks for taking one for the team. 🤣 I love the Aldi bacon. Great video as always, Steve. 😁
Sometimes, you just gotta take one for the team. 😉👍
@@SeriousKeto🤣 Yes indeed...
I like oven bacon too! I can cook a whole pound, save the grease, and clean up is easy. Bacon is magical!
Thanks for talking about the sugar...I've always wondered!
I always enjoy the videos that feature your wife. She is so sweet and beautiful ❣️ She could be everyone's best friend. I feel as though you are treating us with a hug when you include her 🙂 Thank You and Thank her for being such a loving joy.
The sizzling sound after your intro was so fitting for this video! 😄
You said you're salivating but you can tell Terry was excited to eat that bacon. Love it!
Oven, 375, and parchment paper on the top and bottom. Still can save grease, if needed, and no spattering in the oven. Cleanup is a breeze. And Wright's Thick Cut Applewood Smoked bacon is the bomb...everyone loves it at my house.
I don’t see the point of thick cut bacon. Don’t you like crispy bacon? Thick cut - just get a ham.
@@BeefNEggs057 That's what I like, we are all different. Please have a great day!
I agree with Terry. I like Aldi's and Kirkland too. And then Sam's Club.
Hi Steve. Great video! You and Terry get right down to the nuances of each brand. Loved it. Thanks, although all 3 of those stores are much farther from me than our local markets, lol!😊
I bake mine as well, but I use parchment paper to line my baking sheet. I try to avoid aluminum foil (just my personal preference).
Cooking bacon in the oven is a game changer; it cooks evenly throughout and you can get it perfectly crispy every single time. Plus you can cook a whole package at once.
We tried that Aldi bacon for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I've been dreaming of it ever since. Aldi also has the best sugar free, nitrite free bacon, in a green pkg., also very good. I like mine crispy, too, and the Aldi bacon is sliced nice and thin. I prefer to cook mine in a special covered bacon cooker in the microwave. Don't judge, I used to cook bacon in the oven, but I am 67 years old and hate getting on hands and knees to clean the oven. This was a fun video!
As I told another viewer, no one should be critical of how someone else chooses to make bacon. If it works, it works. 😉
That cure free Aldi bacon is like $6-7 for 12 oz. That’s insane. I’ll have ribeye for that price almost. Like Steve said the sugar is consumed and sodium nitrite has been demonized for no good reason. It’s fine to eat. You do you. Oven on parchment paper makes less smoke and mess by far than any other method I have. The air fryer is good for smaller quantities. It’s just a portable convection oven after all.
Since I don’t eat pork, I’ve found a very delicious beef bacon at our local Texas grocery store, Godshall’s Beef Bacon, I make it the same way, but on a rack, I’ll have to try just on the parchment paper on the pan instead to see if I like that better! Thanks Steve for all the difficulty tasks you take on for us!! Blessings!
Thank you for taking one for the team 😂 I love the Aldi bacon but then again, I love all bacon!
I haven't tried Sam's CLub bacon as I don't have a membership, but I love the Costco brand of bacon overall. Always a good flavor to me. Now you have me wanting to go make bacon. I will have to check the freezer to see if we have some or it is a quick trip to Costco. Thanks to both of you for the taste test. I will add Aldi's bacon to the shopping list.
when I worked in a restaurant/rest area food center as a teenager we used to cook bacon on sheet pans in an oven right on the parchment paper that it was packed on when we purchased it. then the cook manning the grills for breakfast would finish cooking the bacon on the grill and put it out in steamtable pans for customers to serve themselves on the buffet line...
Happy my own fav Kirkland brand was taste-tested. I don't have a convection oven but I do bake my bacon. I will try the cold oven start next time -- TODAY!😊
I recently tried the Appleton Farms from Aldi. It was thicker bacon than what you had though. It had the best texture and I’d rate it a 10. Thanks for the review.
Loved the video Steve! I like to use parchment paper instead of foil. Krinkle it up into a ball like you were going to throw it away then flatten it out before putting in the pan, that way it doesn't roll up on the ends. I also love Aldi and Sam's Club bacon.
Hi Steve, I use the Ken Berry method. The raw bacon is cut into 1.5 in pieces and placed in a deep pot and medium high heat...the deep pot contains the splatter...takes about 20 min. and you can save the grease. I buy Hormel black label cherry wood from Woodman's. I prefer thick sliced. Tom from Kenosha.
That method is cool if you want bacon chips. There’s just something about having a full strip of bacon that is especially appealing to me.
I just got a meat slicer so it’s Costco pork belly and my own bacon for our family. Tough job, Steve and Terry, but you did it with grace.
I have a couple of bacon curing/smoking videos if you’re looking for inspiration. 🙂
@ and I’ve watched them all! Very inspiring.
Love your bacon video Steve❤
I am a bacon lover too &
I like mine crispy as well. My favorite of all time bacon is the Kentucky Legend hickory
smoked brand. I live in middle Tennessee & our grocery stores carry this brand which is excellent because I’ve tried all of the different brands & this brand is scrumptious all the time. I cook mine in the oven on a huge baking sheet with out any parchment paper or aluminum foil because I save the bacon grease for other uses & I don’t mind the clean up at all.
I start it in a cold oven too, & cook a pound at a time. Best way to cook bacon in my opinion.
Your videos are great so keep them coming😀
I do the cookie sheet with foil too. So easy to batch cook and the drippings are great too. 🎉
Bacon cooking for me:
Ease and able to do other things while it cooks: oven
Bulk: Dr. Ken Berry pot method
Taste: low and slow in a cast iron skillet
I need to try that
We do the cold start method too but put a rack into the baking sheet and put the bacon on that. Since it's raised up, the bacon fat drips off and the bacon seems to get crisper since it's not sitting in a puddle of fat. Aldi bacon FTW. Years ago Aldi used to do a jalapeño bacon that was mind blowingly good. I miss it so much.
Wow, what a chore to eat all that bacon! Glad you survived! I make two pounds at a time each week. I double the bacon strips over, bake at 425° about 20 minutes or so until they look nice and crispy, store in a lock 'n lock until more is needed. It’s a good thing to have on hand for snack attacks, for a quick BLT meal with zero carb toast and mayo. And I ALWAYS buy Aldi’s lower sodium bacon. The regular is too salty for the Hubster-too salty for me too, now that I’m used to it.
Terry looking at you holding the bacon and talking.... :). Just gimme the bacon!!! :) For me bacon crispy, bacon soft, bacon medium , bacon oily...YES PLEASE :D
Great video Steve! I have never tried the Aldi bacon before, but I am definitely getting some after seeing this. 😋
Food prices being what they are, my wife and I gravitate to the cheapest one, which is usually at Walmart, but we really like the Member's Mark the best. The only thing about that one, for us, is that there tends to be about 2 or 3 strips per package that are paper thin, to the point that you can see through them and it's hard to peel them off the bunch without tearing.
I’ll have to see if I see that in our packages.
Bacon IS magical. I got to serve my grand-niece a bacon sandwich with a side of bacon and a bacon “chaser.” Such a good little girl.
As for how we cook it, I do it on my smoker. Adding the extra smoke is nice. And since we do not use the bacon fat, it makes cleanup a real breeze. I do not complain about everything else smoked afterward having a bacon flavor!
Thanks! Twisty bacon is my family's favorite.
Thanks again, Marty!
@SeriousKeto You're welcome..
Love this taste test. While I don't feel I've ever had bad bacon (unless under or over cooked), I do have a hands down favorite. I find that Boars head is far and above the best (for me). Less salty, for sure, which may be why it has more of a "bacony" taste.
We LOVE the Aldi's one, especially because it's so good & it's cheap - like $3-$4 a pack! We get the thick sliced. 🤤
I’ve been enjoying my bacon as “jerky” 165 in the dehydrator for 4 hours. Less fat renders out and it dissolves in your mouth. If it makes it back to the refrigerator, it’s also excellent when it’s cold. I usually use the Sam’s club brand.
I am going to need to try that. Thanks!
This is so cute & I’m here for it! I test out grass fed steaks on my channel and you got me wanting to do a “bacon” party .. Please don’t tell my guinea & skinny piggies! 😂 Been loving your channel since before Courtney left for the military & Connor was about to be a dad and still love all the tests recipes and creations! I’m sorry for the ramble! Love&Light from California 🤍🤍
Bacon 😋 I cook in a cold oven @ 400 degrees on parchment paper. I like the Applewood flavor best. My go to brands: Wrights, Costco & Sprouts
When I pulled KP duty in the Army, all bacon was baked in the oven. I've always done it that was since.
Brussels Sprouts! 😅
I grew up eating fried pastrami in place of bacon. I loved that, but NOTHING replaces bacon!!!
I use Aldi bacon exclusively (I've tried bacon from Sam's and Costco). I fry them them in the microwave. I use a microwave bacon tray. It's perfect every time, it's less messy, it's easy and fast.
I am only Costco for all my bacon needs. Cook it exactly like you do. Now I want bacon.
My favorite bacon is free bacon. My second favorite is Oscar Mayer brand. My usual way of cooking bacon is in the oven on parchment paper. I make no less than 2lbs at a time. My favorite way to eat bacon is Dr. Berry's way of cooking but it is too fussy compared to the oven. Yes, bacon should be crispy.
I lay my bacon flat on a cookie sheet lined with foil with a layer of parchment paper on top. But I don't leave the bacon flat. I pinch each slice in 3-4 places to create humps. I like the way it cooks when I do that. Plus it makes room for double the amount of bacon on a pan. I've been doing cold oven start at 400°, but I'm going to try cold oven start at 370° convection.
We cook our bacon in a big ol' cast iron pan and save the drippings like you do. Since my BF and I are historical re-enactors (Rendezvous) geeks, we have a LOT of cast iron. We also add a bit of liquid smoke and lots of pepper as we both like peppery, smoky bacon nice and crisp. Luckily, we have two Piggly Wiggly's close and also Newton Meats (best thick cut bacon EVAR) so we are a bit spoiled. Thanks for sharing Terry and Steve!! Keto on...
I will try the liquid smoke. Thanks. ❤
The bacon purists will hate me, but I never use any method other than my microwave bacon grill now... I have two for the house that you can stack and one for the camper 🤷🏻♂️ 7 minutes and done. 😁🥓
In my opinion, no one should complain about how another person prepares their own bacon. Do what works for you.
Video & product link, or this is just a myth 😉😄 You've watched the suffering Steve did for us, and for good measure, he even "punished" his wife to boot! 😁
@@drewkaree🤣 Yes, it must have been horrible! 🤣 Sorry, this was an older video so it's terrible, but I plan on updating it. The link to it is in the description of the video. th-cam.com/video/t8-oBSm9X4I/w-d-xo.html
Great video ! Yummo!!
My fav is Walmarts Great Value Thick sliced bacon via the microwave. When I'm not needing to stock up on bacon grease.
Paper towel or 2 with a paper plate on top. A paper towel and three slices of bacon. Then paper towel and three slices of bacon. Paper towel on top . Start off with 5 mins on high depending on microwave
power.
Your welcone😂
It must be daunting tasting all the bacon.
I learned from Alton Brown coking bacon in oven. I get my bacon by the pound from our butcher section at Stater Brothers here in Calif. When I fry it the aroma of bacon is there. I cooked some in oven other day and had the aroma of a pork loin or roast. Still taste like bacon so my BLT was awesome.
I am lazy and while my air fryer makes excellent bacon, I usually pop a single serving into the microwave for about 3 minutes and it comes out great. Also, I use the bacon ends and pieces that are left over from the sliced bacon in the meat case. It is much cheaper and tastes great to me. When we are camping we put bacon in a flat pan and cook on our BBQ grill, also Yummy.
The bacon review we needed-and didn't know we needed it! Thanks Steve!
Thank you for this taste test❤
I do 400° air fry for 10 minutes for 4 slices of bacon in my "air fryer" toaster oven. Works mostly universally ± a minute.
I was just talking with Chandra about bacon cook times and temp today. I've dialed in our oven temp and cook time, though I fold the bacon in half to fit an entire package into our baking sheet. 375°f for 25 minutes in a normally half heated oven, I'll turn the oven on and start prepping the tray to go in the oven. Comes out perfectly crispy and delicious! Kirkland Blue package is our favorite, there is also a red package that's low sodium and zero sugar that's just not as good as the blue!
Nice. Imma have to try the oven method. Way less work. I usually use the waffle iron and then cook eggs in the iron afterward to soak up some of the grease. A little trick I leaned from Alton Brown.
The only thing I have to add is that we crinkle up the foil, then smooth it back out somewhat. The ridges and peaks keep the bacon from sitting in their own grease. As long as you clean up right after, it's really not that big of a chore, but there's the catch for some - RIGHT after.
We've switched to racks that fit within a jelly roll pan, that keep them 1/2" or so off the tray, and that allows a massive amount to be made at once. Refrigerate the rest, and use as needed.
Fun video. I would like to see you compare different ways to make bacon. I have been using my electric blackstone griddle to make it most recently as I have the most control over how the bacon turns out.
We've been making bacon a'la Snoop Dogg - directly into thr pan from frozen, toss it around with tongs so it doesn't stick together. It works really well and takes less time than our previous favorite way of the oven.
Fun! Yummy 😋..I can only get the Costco bacon if the 3 and I love it. Don't know if the Canadian one is the same.
I can't get any of these brands where I live. My favorite is Wright's bacon found at Walmart.
My favorite also! Wright's bacon is so good!
I guess what this comes down to (for me) is the price of each, since all 3 seem very comparable. I’m a big fan of the Aldi bacon myself, but not sure how that brand’s price falls, compared to the others. Thanks for testing & hey, at least for once it wasn’t a bread item that made your CGM go crazy. 👍🏻😄 And Hi Terry. 🙋🏻♀️
Harry and Wendy start in a cold oven and go to 400°, but he folds it in half on parchment. I tried it and like it very much.
Since watching Dr. Berry method of cooking baking in a stock pot. I havent looked back. Great in summer when its too hot to turn the oven on. Soooo crispy and no splattering.
I still need to try that
Thanks Steve for doing this sizzling review! 🥓😀
yes, we have always cooked on aluminum foil in toaster oven from cold for 15mins@350F. We cut our bacon package in half, and we fold each piece in half on the tray. This gives a softer texture that won't crumble like crispy bacon, and becomes bite size. That is our preference. In that cooking time, we can scramble and plate the eggs as well as make a side salad. Dessert is berries with 2 squares dark chocolate. This is our traditional Sunday lunch meal. It's super satisfying. And yes, we let the bacon fat cool and scrape into a little container to use for cooking. yum!
We do love our bacon! I get Kirkland Signature a lot. Don't shop at Sam's and we didn't have Aldi in the PNW, I wish we did! I do bacon in the oven at 400, haven't tried convection, maybe I'll try that
My favorite is the Aldi Appleton Farms. Price is right, too.
I prefer bakin' Bacon. 😊
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Thanks, Steve….you had me at bacon!
Easiest video to film this year and best taste test. Win - Win. 😉
Bacon!! My favorite!!
Interesting. Somewhere, I got the idea that I should avoid bacon because it was highly processed. Perhaps I need to reconsider. I don’t remember where my impression came from. Given the frequency that I hear about products from Costco, I may also consider switching clubs. I currently got to BJ’s which I think may not have as much of a national presence. Thanks for this illuminating test. Keep up the good work!
Stve, You know the Wisconsin girl in me just loves the hometown, Cudahy favorite....Patrick Cudahy. Like the song says 🎵 sweet applewood 🎶
The Hubby Jack is from Chicago & always requests center cut bacon by Oscar Mayer 🥓 😂 Geri (spelling edit)
We don't have Aldi's here in Colorado. I usually buy whatever is on sale. I know the brands so it's not hard to find something good. Thanks for doing this, I know how difficult it must have been. 😂
I only buy thick cut bacon and use the Dr Berry pot cooking method and cook 2 lbs at a time. Love Aldi’s Appleton and the price. No Sam’s here but drive to Costco about 45 minutes away and like the Kirkland bacon and the price. Also buy Kroger brand and Walmart brand too when they have sales pricing or coupons. It’s all good. But only buy thick cut bacon.
I prefer pan-fried..when I do oven baked, I put the bacon on a rack so it's not touching the aluminum foil, the end product isn't crispy the way I like it.
Since there aren't any Aldis or Sam's Clubs up here in Alaska, I'm glad the Kirkland was well liked. I get the one you tested, plus their thick cut & Flecthers brand when at Costco😂
I just tried members mark thick sliced bacon, compares to the wright brand bacon....OMG it's delicious! It's about $4 less than wright brand comes in a 2 package 4lb pack and it tastes better!
Thanks so much!
Have a great week.
I always come back to Aldi… makes the best crispy flat bacon…the price is always the best too…$3.99-$4.39 always
I cook it in the oven as well, but on a rack which allows the heat to circulate under. Seems to result in more crisp.
I have had the Costco thick bacon and felt that it was bit too salty. I don’t have a Sam’s club nearby but I do have Aldi, so I will give them a try.
Thanks Steve, now I have to go get me some bacon lol. Have a great day 😊
I prefer aldi's both on price and taste/texture. Then again its what we've had in the house most of my life :)
I buy the low sodium bacon from Costco with no sugar- didn t know that it didn’t matter☺️
I got one of those packages of bacon through the computer screen it was so yummy.
We get John Morrell Hardwood Smoked Thick Sliced Bacon 3lb package from our local military commissary. i cook it in our Nija foodi @ 375 degrees for 10 min, and it comes out great. Sounds like part of supper tonight, yum.
I grew up in Sioux Falls, SD in the 70s, when Morrell’s was our claim to fame.
We like to cook up bacon on our Camp Chef Griddle (similar to a Blackstone). Cooks up a whole pack in minutes. Hard to save bacon grease that way, though, and doesn't work during the winter.
The one time I tried bacon on my Blackstone, I think I had the temp too high. I managed to burn it without making it crispy.
I'm with you Steve on liking crispy bacon. My favorite is the John Morrell brand. I try to pick the packs that have the most visible fat because they cook up and taste the best. Another consideration is if I should buy thick or regular size. I like thick because I can cook fewer pieces, but they can sometimes be too chewy and not crispy enough. In any case I love bacon and have it every day. Thanks for doing the review. And since you mentioned it, I love Brussel sprouts 🙂
I grew up in Sioux Falls, SD. John Morrell was a big employer back then.
I use Wright bacon from Sam’s and Walmart Sam’s is roughly 19.00 4 pounds Walmart 19.00 3 pounds same brand. I love it❤
I'll have to look for that at my Sam's.
We find our favorite bacon is Sam’s Club restaurant pack, delicious. It is in a 10 lb box. Good excuse to eat more‼️
I'll have to look for that.
I see bacon, I click 🥓💜
I just got the Tastee air fryer and it makes the best bacon ever. I get my bacon at Sam's Club too. The thick sliced but not Sam's Club brand I get Wright Brand.
I live alone and bought 16 lbs of bacon this morning at Costco
I’m jealous. 😉
I stopped baking it awhile ago. I cook it in the air fryer - 6 slices at a time. 400 degrees for 12 minutes. I don’t care about the curling. Sometimes I cook the whole package and then pour off all the bacon fat. We use either the Farmland thick cut and that takes a bit longer. Most of the time we use the low sodium Kirkland version from Costco. I have eaten the bacon from Aldi and it is very good, preferred by some influencers.
I like the nice flat strips from baking. 🙂
I started getting the thick cut Kirkland lately. It is about the same price as the thin cut and more bacon per slice.
Oscar Meyers has won taste tests. I agree.
Good to know about the sugar. I have been buying “no sugar added” uncured organic bacon. I think the brand is Applegate or something like that. But the store is out of it a lot.
I always enjoy the looks of horror when I'm in a hotel and they have bacon on the breakfast buffet. Yum
Yep. A mound of bacon and coffee with a couple pats of butter in it will get you some looks.
It's funny that you have both have your favorites and they are different. Lol, my husband and I differ in opinions as he likes only turkey bacon and I prefer regular bacon. 🥓
In the end, we both decided Aldi was our favorite.
I usually buy the Sam’s club. I don’t have the other two stores locally
Consider using parchment vs aluminum foil. I use Loving it on keto directions. Cold oven to start, 400° for about 35-40 min. Oven is game changer for bacon.
No Aldi in Northern California!
I don't have Aldi in Colorado - so I love Sam's Club a lot better than the Kirkland brand.