What is hillbilly bacon?

The cured cut of many names: hill-billy bacon, cottage bacon, arkansas bacon. Cut from the shoulder, cured and smoked, and sliced thin to make the perfect breakfast meat for sandwiches or simply a leaner alternative to bacon. If you've never had it, you've got to try it.
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Where does hillbilly bacon come from?

Hailing from the shoulder rather than the belly of the pig, this bacon has less fat and is fully cooked. Just heat and enjoy!
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What does buckboard bacon taste like?

A mild bacon flavor, with the texture of a ham. If you can imagine a cross between bacon, a country ham, and a city ham, it's kind of like that. I'll be doing more of this because it's so cheap, much cheaper than buying bacon or ham. Great tasting breakfast meat.
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What is a slab of bacon called?

lab bacon is whole smoked pork belly before it's sliced into familiar bacon strips. In other words, this is bacon in its natural state. The benefit of slab bacon is that you can slice it how you like: thick, ultra-thin, or somewhere in between.
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Why is it called cottage bacon?

Then I found out about cottage bacon. Cottage bacon is simply bacon made from pork shoulder instead of pork belly. It's leaner than regular bacon, and far cheaper to make.
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What is Picnic bacon?

Picnic bacon comes from the fairly lean picnic cut, which includes part of the shoulder beneath the shoulder blade. This slab of bacon can be sliced and served like the bacon we all know and love, or it can be diced, fried, and used as a topping on salads, pies, and other dishes.
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Why is Canadian bacon round?

Canadian bacon is more like ham than the streaky cured and smoked strips of bacon that most of us are used to. American bacon comes from the fatty belly of the pig while Canadian bacon is typically cut from the loin. As such, it's much leaner than belly bacon and comes in rounded slices rather than strips.
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What are 3 types of bacon?

The different cuts of bacon
  • Streaky bacon. Also referred to as side bacon, this cut comes from the belly or side of the pig. ...
  • Short cut bacon. This type of bacon comes from the back of the pig. ...
  • Middle cut bacon. This is a combination of both the shortcut and streaky bacon.
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What is the tastiest bacon?

Best Bacon At a Glance
  • Best Overall: Applegate Uncured Sunday Bacon.
  • Best Smoked Bacon: North Country Smokehouse Fruitwood Smoked Uncured Bacon.
  • Best Texture: Smithfield Hometown Original Bacon.
  • Other Favorites: Harfield Original Hardwood Smoked Bacon, Jimmy Dean Thick-Sliced Premium Bacon.
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Why is American bacon different to Australian bacon?

Australian Middle Bacon is a leaner cut.

Cut from the fatty pork belly, Australian middle bacon cuts also include a piece of the leaner loin of the pig. As Australian YouTuber milkenobi points out, the bacon has what looks like a tail and is typically longer than US cuts of bacon.
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What cut of meat is buckboard bacon?

Which brings us to Buckboard bacon. Also sometimes called Cottage bacon. This is made from the pork shoulder (aka butt), which is the same cut that is traditionally used for pulled pork. Shoulder is a tougher cut, but is also known for having a richer pork flavor than some of the lighter cuts like loin.
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Can I use buckboard bacon cure on pork belly?

Buckboard or shoulder bacon is cured and smoked using the same methods as belly bacon, however, the pork butt or shoulder of the pig is used instead of the pork belly. The leaner cut gives this bacon more of a meaty or hammy taste to it. This cut of meat will often be sold as "bone in".
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Can you cold smoke buckboard bacon?

Cold smoke the bacon for 6 hours with hickory smoke. Let the bacon sit in the fridge uncovered overnight. Hot smoke the bacon at 180 F to an internal temperature of 140 F.
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What's the difference between Canadian bacon and regular bacon?

Type of meat: The two kinds of bacon come from different parts of the animal: Canadian bacon comes from the back, while American bacon comes from the belly. Therefore, Canadian and American bacon have different textures and fat contents. Canadian bacon is a lean cut, while American bacon is a fattier cut.
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What cut is Canadian bacon?

What Is Canadian Bacon? Canadian bacon, also called back bacon or rashers, comes from the pork loin of a pig. The dish originated in Canada and is different from American-style bacon (also called streaky bacon), which comes from pork belly and has much more fat.
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Is Canadian bacon a ham?

The main thing that separates these breakfast staples is where they come from on a pig: Ham comes from the back legs, specifically the thighs and rear end, while Canadian bacon comes from the back. There are many different types of ham, while there is only one type of Canadian bacon.
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Where does Kirkland bacon come from?

Unable to find a precooked bacon of high enough quality, Costco turned to its current bacon supplier, Hormel, to make one. The resulting product was co-branded Hormel. Hormel already makes a precooked bacon, but Costco's is sliced thicker.
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What does Black Forest bacon taste like?

You'll notice the rind of spices on each slice forms a sort of natural crust once cooked, almost like a honey baked ham, and the raw sugar in the rub gives this bacon just a hint of sweetness. The taste is overall much broader than the apple smoked bacon, a little sugary, a little smokey, and lots of rich meaty flavor.
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Does Smithfield bacon come from China?

No Smithfield products come from animals raised, processed, or packaged in China. All our U.S. products are made in one of our nearly 50 facilities across America,” according to Smithfield Foods' website.
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Where does Aldi bacon come from?

Aldi Bacons

Aldi bacon is from Appleton Farms, Never Any, and Ole Caroline. Among these brands, bacon from Appleton Farms has a variety of unique flavors. They also have bacon of no- artificial ingredients.
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What is Joe Bacon?

Joe Bacon was born on June 12, 1890 in Houma, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Bud Abbott... Born: June 12, 1890. Died: November 2, 1953 (age 63)
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What is Irish bacon?

Unlike American bacon, Irish bacon is made from the back of the pig instead of the belly and is much leaner than streaky bacon. I used a presliced Irish bacon for this recipe but whole versions are available in British specialty shops. Most of the flavor in this dish comes from the bacon that you choose.
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What is American bacon called in England?

American-style bacon is readily available in the UK, but it is known as "streaky bacon" due to the streaks of fat running along it.
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What is bacon called in England?

American bacon is generally served in crispy strips, streaked with fat, while British bacon, also known as rashers, is chewier and thicker, served in round slices; it's closer to a slice of grilled deli meat than what an American would traditionally call “bacon.” But what, exactly, causes the difference between British ...
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Can you eat Canadian bacon raw?

How to prep: Because Canadian bacon is cured and smoked, it can be eaten like ham without further cooking, but it's better if heated first by sautéeing, grilling, or baking.
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