Best bacon recommendations needed...

Hey folks, I know many of you have had ‘bacon tastings’ over the years - isn’t there one or two that happen annually? - and Jen’s boss is a big bacon dude, so I wanted to get the recommendations (with as much supporting story as possible, i.e. if it was part of a bacon-off you held or attended) of what to order for him for Christmas.

Went to Peter Luger’s Steak House a couple weeks ago and the Bacon on their appetizer menu was the star of the show for our table. They also sell it on their online store.

http://peterluger.com/butcher-shop.html

We love the applewood bacon from North Country Smokehouse & the sausage & the Hams !
https://ncsmokehouse.com/bacons.html

My wife and I love Neuske’s applewood smoked bacon. It is the only bacon that we eat, and I order it 5 pounds at a time.

https://www.nueskes.com/store/bacon/

David

Meadow Farms. On Hwy 395 outside of Bishop. http://www.smokedmeats.com/pork-bacon.html

I must be hungry. I just ordered a couple of pounds of the applewood bacon. Thanks for the recommendation!

Whatever bacon you get him, make sure that you include the fact that bacon is a fruit that grows on pigs when you sign the card.

I’m surprised no one had said Benton’s yet. I’m not a fan, though.

Nueske’s Triple Thick was my favorite in the bacon sampler at Press in St Helena.

Right now, Dreymiller and Kray applewood smoked from Hampshire IL for flavor.

http://www.dreymillerandkray.com/shop/category/bacon/

Neuskes for me. And while your at it get some of the smoked wieners and cheddar smoked brats!

FYI, current promotion from email today with any order:

PLUS I’m adding 12 oz. of Triple-Thick Bacon to your delivery FREE OF CHARGE. Just specify Promo Code WB022 to claim your bonus bacon.

Benton’s for plain eating, authentic country-style.

Nueske’s is less salty, more generally accepted.

Mahogany Smoked Meats? Same email but not Meadow Farms. Either way, killer meats form here. YUM!!

Mike,
I’m old enough to remember when the store was named Meadow Farms.

David
Nice call on the D&K. Local secret of ours and I concur it is the best bacon I’ve had.

I can give a +1 on Nueskes bacon. The stuff is legendary in these parts of the Midwest.

Benton’s is a weird one for me - I’ve bought it a couple of times and it has been over-salted, imho. That said, the rendered fat is amazing to cook with (homemade BBQ sauce is off the charts with it). Only note is that it has taken 4-6 weeks to ship… which might screw your timing.

My go-to bacon, when I can get it, is Prime Smoked Meats, in Oakland. http://primesmoked.com/ Big fan, especially of the double-smoked version they do for RainShadow Meats in Seattle.

I hold an annual bacon party. Applewood smoked from North Country Smokehouse wins almost every year no matter what other bacons are thrown up against it. You can get it mail ordered.

Benton’s is way too salty.

I would add Vande Rose farms to anget list. I sold it for a while when I was in the grocery business.

JD

I agree but are they still around. I haven’t been able to find it the last couple years.

Black Pig Bacon is the our treat. And it looks as though you can purchase it locally.
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