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Originally posted by jude11
Floppy or Stiff?
Are we really talking about bacon here?
Peace
Originally posted by network dude
reply to post by Char-Lee
enjoy your bean sprout sandwich.
Give me beef/pork/chicken. We didn't climb to the top of the food chain for nothing.
Sodium nitrate (or sodium nitrite) is used as a preservative, coloring and flavoring in bacon, ham, hot dogs, luncheon meats, corned beef, smoked fish and other processed meats. This ingredient, which sounds harmless, is actually highly carcinogenic once it enters the human digestive system. There, it forms a variety of nitrosamine compounds that enter the bloodstream and wreak havoc with a number of internal organs: the liver and pancreas in particular. Sodium nitrite is widely regarded as a toxic ingredient, and the USDA actually tried to ban this additive in the 1970's but was vetoed by food manufacturers who complained they had no alternative for preserving packaged meat products. Why does the industry still use it? Simple: this chemical just happens to turn meats bright red. It's actually a color fixer, and it makes old, dead meats appear fresh and vibrant.
Originally posted by tinker9917
As long as it is cooked, I like it! Chewy, crispy, stiff or burnt. Even (cooked) and cold from the fridge.
Tried a recipe for "chicken fried bacon" a while back (breaded and fried), but I really didn't care for it because the bacon was left a bit raw even after the outside was cooked. I might try it again with chewy, soft cooked bacon though, or maybe just a different recipe www.cdkitchen.com...
Maybe I need a bacon wallet tooedit on 11-4-2013 by tinker9917 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by siliconpsychosis
Ok fellow bacon lovers - how about this scenario
A world-wide virus has devastated the pig/boar/etc population and the entire worlds supply is contaminated.
You have the very last uncontaminated packet of sliced bacon in your fridge. Do you
A) Eat it
B) Sell it to the highest bidder (for eating)
C) Donate to science who can clone new healthy pigs from it
?
Originally posted by siliconpsychosis
Ok fellow bacon lovers - how about this scenario
A world-wide virus has devastated the pig/boar/etc population and the entire worlds supply is contaminated.
You have the very last uncontaminated packet of sliced bacon in your fridge. Do you
A) Eat it
B) Sell it to the highest bidder (for eating)
C) Donate to science who can clone new healthy pigs from it?
Originally posted by Cinrad
BTW: the last packet of bacon in the world, how much do you think that would go for?edit on 13/4/13 by Cinrad because: (no reason given)