Bacon Bits

[pastrygirl]

Since this seems to be the place to discuss cooked bacon - anyone have experience with shelf stability? Is it safe as long as the bacon is cooked crispy enough or are there other factors?  I know shelf-stable bacon, bacon bits, and Asian pork floss exist  - are they still shelf-stable once taken out of the package, or how would quality likely decline? I was talking with a friend about my savory cheese Easter egg idea and he suggested filling them with bacon and targeting the keto diet crowd.  I had been thinking chex mix, but bacon is a good idea too.  Or @andiesenji's bacon-fat nuts!

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

I think they are shelf stable once cooked to crisp. I'd probably vacuum seal for storage though. Costco has nice big bacon bit packages - they need recrisping before use with chocolate I find - but their shelf life is practically forever.

[pastrygirl]

yeah, I think I'll try mixing pork floss with cocoa butter and enrobing some nuts with that.  I have a sample batch of baked cheddar, CB, and nfdm awaiting a test molding of chees-ter bunnies.  It's not bad!

[Kerry Beal]

1 hour ago, pastrygirl said:

yeah, I think I'll try mixing pork floss with cocoa butter and enrobing some nuts with that.  I have a sample batch of baked cheddar, CB, and nfdm awaiting a test molding of chees-ter bunnies.  It's not bad!

Chees-ster bunnies - I like that!