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  • wayne foundation 07
    Time to feed the cat
    • Dec 30, 2007
    • 5705

    Turkey bacon

    Ever try it ? Cooked some up today for the 1st time and was rather surprised by it. It by no means is BACON but it is pretty tasty. Crisped up quick and no splatter and mess to clean up.
  • thunderbolt
    Hi Ernie!!!
    • Feb 15, 2004
    • 34211

    #2
    its ok, more like Turkey jerky. We got some beef bacon lately, now that is something else.
    You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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    • Hector
      el Hombre de Acero
      • May 19, 2003
      • 31852

      #3
      I love turkey...but if I'm going to have bacon, it's going to be pork bacon. Yes, I've tried turkey bacon, it was okay.
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      • LonnieFisher
        Eloquent Member
        • Jan 19, 2008
        • 11012

        #4
        Originally posted by thunderbolt
        its ok, more like Turkey jerky. We got some beef bacon lately, now that is something else.
        Beef bacon? Never heard of that before.

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        • LonnieFisher
          Eloquent Member
          • Jan 19, 2008
          • 11012

          #5
          Do they make chicken bacon yet?

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          • Hector
            el Hombre de Acero
            • May 19, 2003
            • 31852

            #6
            Originally posted by wayne foundation 07
            Ever try it ? Cooked some up today for the 1st time and was rather surprised by it. It by no means is BACON but it is pretty tasty. Crisped up quick and no splatter and mess to clean up.
            Avoid the splatter...bake the bacon in the oven...easier...and comes out just as crispy as pan fried.

            Oh, always wash your raw bacon with cold water, then dry. The bacon will shrink a lot less...
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            • Werewolf
              Inhuman
              • Jul 14, 2003
              • 14974

              #7
              Originally posted by Hector
              Avoid the splatter...bake the bacon in the oven...easier...and comes out just as crispy as pan fried.
              Definitely. That is the way to get perfect bacon every time. You will never go back to pan frying.
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              • Mikey
                Verbose Member
                • Aug 9, 2001
                • 47258

                #8
                I've had turkey bacon before.

                It's decent.

                As far as cooking bacon, pan frying is fine but you just have to do it on a lower temp and it wont splatter.

                Only disadvantage is it'll take a little longer to get done.

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                • Duncan
                  Museum focus-groupie
                  • Jun 27, 2009
                  • 1542

                  #9
                  Not a fan of turkey bacon. I prefer to buy center cut or similar really lean bacon, and further trim the fat. I know I'm losing flavor without the fat, but IMO it's worth the trade-off.

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                  • emeraldknight47
                    Talkative Member
                    • Jun 20, 2011
                    • 5212

                    #10
                    I've tried various turkey bacons, but the true bacon-lover in me always returns to the good old, tried-and-true pork bacon. Just ain't nothin' else quite like. Sure, it's bad for you and loaded with fat and cholesterol, but if you eat it in moderation (say a few pieces every other month) it's not like it's going to have any greater chance of killing you than if you happen to step off the sidewalk at the wrong moment and get hit by a bus. Every year for Christmas, I kick it up a notch by making candied bacon! Fry it about halfway, coat it in a combo of brown sugar, ground gloves, some ginger, a little nutmeg and good dose of cayenne pepper and put it in the oven. About twenty minutes later, you wind up with pork nirvana!
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                    • Mikey
                      Verbose Member
                      • Aug 9, 2001
                      • 47258

                      #11
                      IMO, turkey bacon is very similar to pastrami --- in taste and texture.

                      If your deli has pastrami on sale, get it and treat it as turkey bacon --- you wont be disappointed

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                      • EmergencyIan
                        Museum Paramedic
                        • Aug 31, 2005
                        • 5470

                        #12
                        I like turkey bacon. However, I don't expect it to taste like or be pork bacon. I just think of it as a different, but tasty meat.

                        - Ian
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                        • toys2cool
                          Ultimate Mego Warrior
                          • Nov 27, 2006
                          • 28605

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Hector
                          I love turkey...but if I'm going to have bacon, it's going to be pork bacon. Yes, I've tried turkey bacon, it was okay.
                          same here but looks good
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                          • thunderbolt
                            Hi Ernie!!!
                            • Feb 15, 2004
                            • 34211

                            #14
                            Originally posted by LonnieFisher
                            Beef bacon? Never heard of that before.
                            Mrs. TBolt got it for me for my birthday from Omaha Steak Co. Of course, I had to cook it...outside on the Coleman stove.
                            You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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                            • Nostalgiabuff
                              Muddling through
                              • Oct 4, 2008
                              • 11423

                              #15
                              it is the only bacon we eat here. I don't dislike pork bacon but I prefer the turkey bacon. better for you too

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