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The Better Bacon Book for iPad Guides You to Perfect Pork Preparation

In Ipad Downloads, Downloads, Bacon, Pork, Cooking, Food, Tutorials, Videos, Recipes, Ios, Ios Downloads, Ipad, / 08 March 2012 / 0 comments

iPad: Everyone loves bacon, but not everyone loves burnt, sandy bacon that's been in the oven or in the pan too long. If you want to up your bacon game and learn a bit more about proper pork preparation in the process, the Better Bacon Book, designed specifically for iPad, can help. The app walks you through different cuts of meat, what to look for when you're shopping, tutorial videos, and even offers up a few DIY hacks like building your own stovetop or trash-can smoker.

Part cookbook, part DIY guide the Better Bacon Book is an iPad app that will help you cook the most delicious bacon you've ever had, but also help you understand how to buy pork in general, how to prepare certain cuts of meat, how to carve your own portions and servings, and even video guides on how to make your own bacon and pancetta, along with a great explanation for why you should make your own instead of just picking up a rasher from the grocery store. The book includes interactive recipes from professional chefs, a step-by-step to building your own trash can smoker, and more.

The Better Bacon Book is available now in the iTunes App Store for $4.99. How do you prep perfect bacon? Share your tips and recipes in the comments below.

The Better Bacon Book | iTunes App Store via Open Air Publishing
Freeze Raw Bacon to Avoid Spoilage

In Food Hacks, Bacon, Frozen Food, Food Storage, Food Preservation, Food, Tutorials, Videos, Recipes, Ios, Ios Downloads, Ipad, / 11 February 2012 / 0 comments

Sure, most of us can plow through a pack of bacon in just a few breakfasts, but there are always times when you go out of town for the weekend or just get busy and you've had to throw out spoiled bacon. What a waste! If you know this could happen to you or if you just stock up on six months worth of bacon at a sale consider flash freezing the raw bacon so you only use what you need.
Progressive culinary weblog Food Renegade advises this easy method of freezing raw bacon: Place a sheet of wax paper or aluminum foil on a baking sheet then lay out bacon slices. You can keep adding sheets of wax paper/aluminum foil and bacon just make sure there is always a barrier between layers of bacon. Put the baking sheet in your freezer for a few hours and then place your now-frozen slices of bacon in a freezer bag and return the bag to the freezer for future use.

Now you can just remove a slice or two of bacon whenever needed for a recipe and not have to worry about the rest of it spoiling. Bacon slices are thin enough that you should be able to microwave them for one minute and then cook as normal.

How to Easily Store Bacon | Food Renegade
Substitute Baked Prosciutto Instead of Bacon for a Less-Fatty, Flavor-Packed Alternative

In Food Hacks, Cooking, Bacon, Substitutions, Diet, Health, Tutorials, Videos, Recipes, Ios, Ios Downloads, Ipad, / 20 January 2012 / 0 comments

It may be blasphemy to even consider alternatives to our beloved bacon, but if you're looking to avoid the calories and fat that come with a few strips in your next dish, consider baking some prosciutto instead. CHOW notes that baked prosciutto packs a lot of flavor into a small amount, so you won't need to use as much, and its much less fatty than bacon is.

Another benefit to using prosciutto is that it works well in pasta dishes, in salads, on sandwiches, or any other normally-bacon application that would call for a lot of fried or baked bacon in it. You can get away with a slice or two of prosciutto where three or four strips of bacon would normally be called for. The down-side to the substitution, however, is that you're trading one cured meat for another, so the health benefits probably aren't that great, and there's definitely a flavor difference, so if you want a crispy strip of bacon, a baked slice of prosciutto may not hit the same notes. Plus, prosciutto is usually pricier than bacon by the pound, but if you don't need to use as much, it may balance out. Either way, it's a delicious alternative.

Have you tried this before? Do you have a favorite bacon substitute of your own, or will they pry your bacon from your cold, dead hands? However you feel, let us know in the comments below.

A Healthier Bacon Alternative | CHOW
Infuse Vodka with Bacon

In Bacon, Alcohol, Food Hacks, Drinking, Kitchen, Health, Tutorials, Videos, Recipes, Ios, Ios Downloads, Ipad, / 17 September 2011 / 0 comments

We've explored many bacon hacks over the years here at Lifehacker, but never how to mix everyone's favorite cured meat with alcohol. Fortunately all you need for bacon infused vodka is bacon, vodka, a coffee filter, and a few days to let it cure.
Instructables user tiburon4 shares his recipe which simply involves placing 12 strips of freshly cooked bacon and a liter of vodka to a long flat container with a lid. A pyrex baking dish is perfect. Let the vodka and bacon sit in the container for 4-5 days at room temperature; the infusion works better at room temperature and the alcohol will keep the bacon from spoiling. After the waiting period is up, remove the bacon pieces, put the vodka in the freezer to solidify oils from the bacon, and pour the frozen vodka through a coffee filter to remove the oils. You may have to do this a few times to get the vodka to your preferred level of clarity.

Now that you have 1 liter of bacon infused vodka, check out the recipes for Chocolate Bacon Martinis and Bacon Bloodys at the link below. I'd swap the standard Bloody Mary garnish of a celery stick for a rolled up lettuce leaf for a BLT cocktail.

Bacon Infused Vodka | Instructables

The Better Bacon Book for iPad Guides You to Perfect Pork Preparation

Freeze Raw Bacon to Avoid Spoilage

Substitute Baked Prosciutto Instead of Bacon for a Less-Fatty, Flavor-Packed Alternative

Infuse Vodka with Bacon

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