BACON RATINGS
The Bacon
- Brand: BaconFreak.com
- Name: Smokey’s Hickory Smoked Bacon
- Cost per pound: $19.99
- Value per pound: Low
- Where purchased: BaconFreak.com
- Packaging: 14 oz
- Cut: Thin
- Preservatives: Nitrates
The Prep and Score
- Cooking heat: Medium Low Low
- Total cooking time: 9 min
- Pork Flavor: 4
- Smoke: 5
- Salt: 3
- Sugar: 4
- Fat: 3
- Texture: 3
- Shrinkage: 3
Rating: 
Ratings based on Bacon Rating System
Rocco from over at BaconFreak.com sent me over 4 kinds of his custom bacon for review. This is the first of many reviews to come. We’ll be starting with Smokey’s Hickory Smoke Bacon in this review.
The out-of-package experience with this bacon is a good one. Upon breaking the seal of the package you’re greeted by a fantastic hickory smoked scent. I have to think this is the real deal (and not liquid smoke) as its aroma is pungent and lasting (even on your fingers after you handle the bacon out of the package).
This bacon is quite thin out of the package which means it will have short cooking times. Even on a “dry” pan, it cooks up evenly and delicious. I was able to cook 5 slices in the pan in about 9 minutes and then 4 slices right after that in a “wet” pan in about 6 minutes.
The final product is about 40% smaller (see picture) but that doesn’t take away from its flavor. The evenly cooked bacon is a delight on the pallate. Because of its thin nature, you have to be very careful not to overcook (heck, even the instructions on the back of the packaging tell you not to do that). The first batch I overcooked ever-so-slightly so it was a bit on the crunchy side for me but it did make me realize this would be an excellent bacon for BLT’s. You want bacon that is crispy and easy to bite-off in chunks (i.e. you don’t have to work at chewing pieces off).
The flavor is outstanding for a thin bacon (I’m partial to thick bacons of course) but I was impressed with the final look, smell and ultimate flavor of this product. That said, I think the value-per-pound is not very high (if you take shipping into account) so that’s something to keep in mind. The value-per-pound increases significantly if you get multiple kinds of bacon from BaconFreak.com.
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