Best Bacon in Seattle

[col klink]

You mean the deli bacon? I don't know, but they did have whole uncut slabs pre-packaged that looked pretty decent. If you ever get back there make sure to buy some guanciale, after buying it you'll never want to cook with regular bacon again.

edit: and it's only $2.19/lb!

Edited February 25, 2003 by col klink (log)

[Schielke]

I think it was something different, it was packaged up near the meat for shabu shabu preperations.

Ben

[Jim Dixon]

Over on that other bacon thread somebody mentioned Zuni Cafe's braised bacon...anybody got a clue as to what this is?

Jim

[col klink]

Angels are singing because I finally tried the bacon from Bavarian Meats in the Market. Their bacon is the best I've ever had. Period.

I'm ashamed that I've grown up thinking that bacon tastes plastic pork. NO! Real bacon is SMOKEY! Yes! Smokey!!! Not only that, BM's bacon fries better in the pan, leaving nary a trace unlike my bacon from Fred Meyer. At $4.25/lb it's more than the FM bacon (which still is pretty damn good) and you can have it sliced to whatever thickness you like, right there on the spot (I asked for medium!).

So do me a favor, when you go down for the best bacon in Seattle, bring your kitchen knives to Bavarian Meats' neighbor, Seattle Cutlery, and get them sharpened!

[Schielke]

Also be sure to pick up some of their tasty sausages when you go. Their 'Berliners' are the bomb.

Ben

[mamster]

And I just tried the Niman Ranch bacon from Trader Joe's. It's great. I tried the cured; they also have uncured, which I'm skeptical of but will try next.