Turkey Bacon

[Alextown]

looks (kinda) like bacon

tastes (a little) like bacon

has a texture (a lot) like cardboard.

ugh. Will not buy this again. Turkey sausage, now that was alright. Not this stuff. You've been warned

[GG300]

I use turkey pastrami instead of the turkey bacon. You cook it in the microwave or toster oven until crisp and it tastes like a pepper bacon. If you cook it in the microwave make sure you cover it with paper towel or you will have a mess. My grocery store carries it in the deli section.

[Alextown]

my wife, who is an extremely picky eater, just called me to say she liked the T. bacon. Go figure. Perhaps I cooked it too long, i do like it crispy.

I'll try to turkey pastrami thing too. Good idea!

[Ogedei]

I like turkey bacon...

[Keith Scott]

Add some Olive Oil when you cook it..........makes all the difference in the world

[Lost Dog]

Know what kinda bacon is really good?

Bacon!

[Ogedei]

Yeah, but there is no turkey in regular bacon.

[Lost Dog]

That's why it's good.

Don't fear the fat. Fat is good.

Look at Galya and Milko. They eat a lot of fat. Sorta makes me think that we're doing something ELSE wrong.

[Ogedei]

I don't fear the fat man! Ask Shannon if I eat PB right out of the jar!

I just like turkey.

[RobLL]

Learning I could eat fat was body changing - all for the good. Best book on eating, Willett, Harvard School of Public Health. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy. They did an up date this year which I bought, no major changes from the original. Any one, on any diet should read this book, if summarizes all of the nutritional science available.

[Lost Dog]

I like turkey, too. I like bacon. I don't like turkey bacon.

[Ogedei]

bacon is good, as long as it's crispy. Soft bacon is gross.

I have chilli and veggies for lunch...mmmmm

[Alextown]

I do eat bacon for sure, like to the tune of 4 slices on Sat and Sun with my protein enriched blueberry pancakes. Just thought I'd give it a shot. I did not like it, that's for sure.

[laxcdn]

I buy chicken and turkey bacon every week. To me it tastes better than real bacon without all that fat.

[Dogmama]

I buy bacon at Trader Joe's because they have the uncured kind without all of the nasty nitrates. Haven't noticed a difference either - I don't think nitrates have a taste :p . (I'm trying to beat LD out of all of his snappy answers but I suspect it is futile...)

[TrainingGirl]

Alextown...turkey bacon is good...but it can be overcooked very easily. What brand did you use? I find the best to be Butterball. Once it stops the popping noise...or as the noise slows down..take it out (kind of like microwave popcorn I guess).

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by Dogmama

I buy bacon at Trader Joe's because they have the uncured kind without all of the nasty nitrates. Haven't noticed a difference either - I don't think nitrates have a taste :p . (I'm trying to beat LD out of all of his snappy answers but I suspect it is futile...)

You win, this time! I have nothing snappy to say about this post.

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by TrainingGirl

Alextown...turkey bacon is good...but it can be overcooked very easily. What brand did you use? I find the best to be Butterball. Once it stops the popping noise...or as the noise slows down..take it out (kind of like microwave popcorn I guess).

TG,

Looking pretty cute in the new pic.

[Egham]

If you don't like turkey bacon and don't care for all the fat in pork bacon, try Gwaltney 40% less fat bacon. All the taste, less fat.

Serving size: 2 slices (11g) About 8 servings in a 12oz package
Calories: 50 Calories from Fat: 30

Total Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Polyunsaturated: 1g
Monounsaturated: 2g

Cholesterol: 10mg
Sodium: 290g
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Protein: 5g

[RobLL]

Can't remember where I read it but nitrates may not be as bad for you as the common concensus has it. Anyway love my bacon.

[Dogmama]

Originally Posted by RobLL

Can't remember where I read it but nitrates may not be as bad for you as the common concensus has it. Anyway love my bacon.

I read that too - on the back of a Hormel hot dog wrapper. :p

Seriously, you can get bacon that is uncured = no nitrates. I'm rabid about nutrition, though. Love my organics.

[milkman21]

I think the key to bacon consumption is using it for flavor, and not for filler. A little bit packs a ton of flavor, so you don't need more than 50-100 cal worth to get your fix.

[finboy]

Turkey bacon does indeed suck. Regular ole' bacon...oh my god, I can eat a package all by my lonesome!

[Frank.S]

I eat it all the time.

Im not scared of fat at all.. But I am scared of total calories which the turkey bacon wins on!

[tasinquefield]

Louis Rich turkey bacon is pretty damn good - I don't care for the stuff made by Jeannie-O. However, nothing beats the thick cut black-pepper bacon.

[Chris-STL]

The best Turkey Bacon I have ever had is the cheap-o stuff from Aldi's. It cooks up pretty good. Pretty much my breakfast every morning is 2 o3 eggs, 3 pieces of TB, and a handfull of carrots.

[Q.]

Originally Posted by TrainingGirl

Alextown...turkey bacon is good...but it can be overcooked very easily. What brand did you use? I find the best to be Butterball. Once it stops the popping noise...or as the noise slows down..take it out (kind of like microwave popcorn I guess).

EXACTLY!!! T-bacon is the only kind we eat and we love it! It's kind of like diet soda, I guess... the taste takes time to get used to but, when it happens, . I don't know what brand we're buying because there's typically only one to chose from. BTW, that's how I cook it, too. When it stops making noise in the micorwave, it's READY!

[duffeymt]

It's damn good in my book, but only when it's as crispy as can be without burning it. Throw it on a PB sandwhich if your diet allows.....mmmmmm.

[dboydbla]

I'm a big fan of turkey bacon...I think it tastes pretty much just like regular bacon. I also get turkey pepperoni. It's cheap and tastes like regular pepperoni as well.