I'll admit, I'm a bit of a nut, I'm probably the only guy who is in 4 bacon of the month clubs, what I want to know is if there are more out there and also which ones people think are the best. I'm in the Grateful Palate bacon of the month club (an excellent one, and it seems to be the most popular), along with the "Bacon is meat candy" (aka bacon freak) bacon of the month club, and also both ...
I can't add anything about different Bacon of the Month clubs, but... Dude, tell us about the bacon!!! What was good? What was not so good? What would you absolutely special order? Inquiring minds want to know.
I like the Jalapeno ones the best, but I have a bias towards anything hot and or spicy, the garlic one is good too, I lean towards the peppered and smoked, the only bacons I wasn't to keen on are the canadian bacons, not a big fan of them, they are a wee bit to lean. I did love the country swiss bacon that came recently, I thought it was hams because of the shape, but it was dang good bacon.
Is it 'Canadian Bacon', or peameal bacon, produced and shipped from Canada? There is quite a difference (one is smoked, the other raw - pork loin rolled in cornmeal).
I just received the Bacon Freak club as a gift. So far, so good (I've only tried the Boss Hog's Hickory Smoked so far), albeit a touch over-smoked I think. I must admit, as excited as I am, I can't help but wondering if the Grateful Palate club, or Zingerman's, would offer more in terms of variety and quality. Am I just second-guessing my friend too much? Or should I check out the other ...
I can't add anything about different Bacon of the Month clubs, but... Dude, tell us about the bacon!!! What was good? What was not so good? What would you absolutely special order? Inquiring minds want to know.
I just received the Bacon Freak club as a gift. So far, so good (I've only tried the Boss Hog's Hickory Smoked so far), albeit a touch over-smoked I think. I must admit, as excited as I am, I can't help but wondering if the Grateful Palate club, or Zingerman's, would offer more in terms of variety and quality. Am I just second-guessing my friend too much? Or should I check out the other clubs on my own?
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