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If I grill a bacon-wrapped chicken skewer, does a significant amount of bacon fat seeps into the poultry?

I have cubes of chicken breast wrapped in bacon in a footlong bamboo skewer grilled in an electrical barbecue grill. One of my guests said that if you remove the bacon and eat only the chicken, you get the flavor but not the fat. I was…
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Is it a good idea to clean bacon with water before putting it into the pan to remove some salt?

I don't like too salty food but I like some fat, so my goal is to reduce the salt content of my bacon by one third, but keep the other tastes as original as possible. Is cleaning bacon by water a good way to do? or should I put some water in my pan…
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Sealed Bacon Left In an Ice box

Is it ok to eat sealed pack bacon after I accidentally forgot, left it in an ice box without ice for 8 hours? Its frozen when I left it. And after 8 hours its still cold.
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How to bacon infuse solid cheese block for smoking?

I already cold smoke cheese. I'm looking to add bacon flavor to that cheese. Would soaking it in cooked bacon grease and cutting off the heavily saturated outer section work?
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Method for including bacon in an otherwise vegan chili?

So I've got a vegan chili I make on a regular basis that I think is pretty darn good, but I'm always looking for ways to make it better. (I'm not actually vegan. Obviously.) Last time I included bacon and bourbon but the effect was... not what I had…
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Can beef bourguignon be halal?

I'm preparing for the next master chef and want to show off. But I only eat halal. Can it be prepared without alcohol, bacon and cream?
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Curing bacon with a wet brine, without nitrates

When making bacon, many of the recipes call for a dry brine using curing salt with nitrates. I've read that it is possible to use a wet brine without the curing salt with the nitrates and just use Kosher salt (or some other salt). Is this possible…
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Sourcing Veal bacon

I'm a chef in Scotland and I've been trying to source 'veal bacon' to no avail. If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be great.
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What Would This Sauerkraut Dish Be Called?

I have a receipe I've been making for a while. I expect that it's "some kind of... or some variation of... " but have no idea what that might be. Ingredients Thick Cut Bacon (100g?). I've been buying the whole bacon pieces from the deli and thick…
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What are some effective tips for cooking bacon in the microwave?

I typically cook my bacon in the oven or stove top. A relative of mine saw me do this and recommended using the microwave instead. I have two questions on this: Is this food safe--does using a microwave kill the bacteria/pathogens in pork? What are…
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What is this yellow "fat" thing on my bacon

Searching in google for yellow bacon fat returns nothing I'm assuming it's fat, but have never seen a large yellow lump of it on any bacon I have had in the past. Would this still be good to eat? (Already ate half the pack...)
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Why did my bacon smell and taste like beef?

I made a bacon sandwich earlier and while cooking the bacon I noticed a pungent scent identical to the scent of beef crisps, I then ate my sandwich which tasted like a mix of beef and smokey bacon crisps.
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Was my bacon cooked?

I made hunters chicken tonight, cooked a chicken breast for 20 mins then took out , covered with bbq sauce and cheese and lay 2 rashers of bacon over the top then returned to the oven - 225 degrees Celsius in a fan oven (that had been on for 20…
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What is the uncured pork belly called?

wiki says Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork ... typically from the pork belly. What is the uncured pork belly called?
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Pancetta leaking into cheesecloth

I cured my Mangalitsa pancetta for 7 days and it was stiff. Then I rolled it and it got very soft. I double covered it with cheesecloth and now it is leaking into the cheesecloth. Is this good, bad or indifferent. Right now it is in my basement…
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