Mmmmm. Bacon.

[@kbjerke]

You had me at "bacon." 😆

[@ajvonline]

You beat me to that. Well played 👍

[@rnedlo9909]

Bacon+sex . . . HEAVEN!

[@CorePathway]

Straight up there are people who are vegan except for bacon. 😂🤷🏼‍♂️

[@rnedlo9909]

@@CorePathway Begans?

[@JohnMoses1897]

​@@CorePathway Ah, the freedom of choice - celebrate it

[@JonniePolyester]

Some disturbed and troubled ‘medical’ type person I heard on the radio the other day wanted cigarette style health warnings put on packs of bacon. We can all hope he gets the professional help he urgently needs.

[@BHuang92]

I love bacon! I love pork! Run little piggy! I got a fork!

[@bobsbigboy_]

cringe

[@JessPeters-qg1bn]

@@BHuang92 Good one

[@NotSure-hd6sm]

Have you seen the little piggies With their piggy wives

[@kbjerke]

@@NotSure-hd6sm They always have clean shirts, don't they? 🥸

[@unclenogbad1509]

And who was it sang: "Frog is here to have his say, The pig will never get her way, Bib and napkin, knife and fork, Is the only way that I'll touch pork!"

[@BogeyTheBear]

_Stargate: Atlantis_ is a science fiction TV series where an expedition from present-day Earth is stranded inside an abandoned alien city in another galaxy. In one scene we have two security guards musing over one thing they would've brought with them if they had the chance. One of the guards answers with 'bacon' because _"It's the food that makes other food worth eating."_

[@byronmartin3978]

best deep cut reference ever. i applaud your knowledge and effort.

[@aurorauplinks]

love that series, it is really a great one with a great cast, and the cast from the SG1 series had their own magic that was even better. However I feel Atlantis really started to become something amazing that was lost due to jealousy from one of the owners that lead to the wasn't universe disaster which is a shame. Trey didn't understand how good Atlantis was because they had to have it be over-serious drama instead of understanding it could be a enjoyed series while being lighthearted and still exploring great sci fi. It's sort of upsetting or frustrating to think how much they betrayed and ruin upsetting efforts to make that series something great. That wasn't just them and resetting something they made. that was hundreds of people working together, and several very talented writers, directors, lead actors and set designers/prop masters who all were working together to make it outstanding as the set crew were always in the background capturing it all just right. That being said I do regret someone has not started up their own version of Atlantis, though it would be a shame to lose all the world building and setting that everyone had worked to make a reality. You could take the cast and give them a new setting. Hey I would watch a star trek show or star wars show with that cast and writers if they were busy performing great stories. They could do wonders with the star wars setting. Though its a shame the Asgard story and ancient story is lost to time now, forever left to drift on the eons. They betrayed so many people for their pride and wounded ego.

[@aurorauplinks]

that said i do faintly remember the comment food that makes other food worth eating looll

[@Lurch-Bot]

Bacon is good but definitely not better than sex, at least not better than good sex. I think the real takeaway is that 40% of Canadians are not having good sex.

[@musicauthority674]

The emphasis on the word fiction.

[@bearbryant3495]

Up until about 10 yrs ago , several of our family members would gather on a frigid January day and butcher 6-8 pigs. Not very much of those oinkers went to waste, we'd render the fat for lard (nothing better for baking) and save what was left as cracklins to chew on. Chops, blade steaks, roasts, lots of different varieties of sausage. And a considerable pile of bacon, both salted and smoked. The day also worked as a place to try out different recipes, including a cousin who tested out his latest variation of moonshine. Good times.

[@chavitacanta008]

Eating high on the hog , a phrase used meant that you ate the loin and some other cuts first because they didn’t cure as well as other lower cuts belly,hams,etc ! Hogs were butchered in winter because lack of refrigeration also the fat was used to make lye soap !

[@unclenogbad1509]

Any Black Pudding (aka blood sausage)? That - a cheap delicacy in the UK - is something that really proves nothing went to waste. They used to say that the only part of a pig you couldn't use was the squeal.

[@bearbryant3495]

@unclenogbad1509 My brother in law liked blood sausage and bratwurst. I was more into the sage and Italian variety (Mrs. Massaro made the best garlic sausage I ever tasted).

[@JohnMoses1897]

Maple moonshine cured bacon

[@unclenogbad1509]

@@bearbryant3495 Hey, now you're talking. Yum.

[@zz449944]

The Nursery Rhyme that begins, "This Little Piggie Went to Market.." does NOT mean he went shopping, although it is very likely he DID end up at the butcher shop. :D :D

[@snapdragon6601]

Good point. I never thought about it that way before but it makes sense. 👍

[@BillWendell-y5c]

Great you just ruined my childhood.

[@Lurch-Bot]

And ring around the rosey is actually about people dying during the plague. And people complain about violent cartoons. Sheesh!

[@milfordcivic6755]

Making bacon in the oven on a baking sheet lined with parchment is the least messy way to make it. I brush mine with maple syrup before I cook it and it "candies" the bacon. It is so damn good.

[@cjn585]

@@milfordcivic6755 I am going to try that thanks

[@thumperjdm]

Sounds yummy. Please include your address...I'll be there in 30 minutes. ;-)

[@NoahSpurrier]

@@milfordcivic6755 Are you single?

[@LtDan-yt7lb]

Sounds like 'millionaires bacon' Bacon cooled halfway then dusted with brown sugar & finished in the oven.

[@frequentlycynical642]

To be accurate, that's not "making" bacon. It's cooking bacon. Big difference. Or, there used to be a popular poster many years ago of two pigs fucking. "Making bacon."

[@franksnyder1357]

Fascinating story. Not a boaring moment.

[@elfpimp1]

🤨🤔🙂😁🤙👍

[@joelspaulding5964]

👏👏👏

[@saucywench9122]

Sow ya doin?

[@chrishooge3442]

I sow what you did there.

[@HelenRundell]

These puns are killing me, stop it- lol

[@JeffreyGlover65]

Nothing is better than the smell of frying bacon.

[@rickymcginnis7300]

Baking it in the oven produces a much better and more evenly cooked than a fry pan...

[@tomkat7323]

How about the taste?!!🥓

[@GroovyGrandpa]

I once fried around 165 pounds of bacon at a music festival you can't imagine the smell. I had the hole croud drooling. 😂

[@Legendary_UA]

​@@tomkat7323It tastes exactly the same

[@davidlogansr8007]

Well, add fresh perking coffee to that!😊

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

"The idea that bacon and eggs is somehow good to eat first thing in the morning has been passed down through generations ever since." Well... I mean once you've had bacon and eggs for breakfast, it kind of sells itself, right?

[@owllymannstein7113]

I know someone who suffers from migraines who was told by a neurologist that bacon and eggs is exactly what you should be eating for breakfast, since your brain needs the fat.

[@davidgrover5996]

Particularly if you have a physically heavy work day ahead.

[@k.c1126]

Probably my least favorite way to eat bacon 😂😂😂

[@Lurch-Bot]

That was my grandparents' generation in a nutshell. My grandma actually put the bacon IN the eggs. Then you soak it up with completely fiber-free bread and have gas for half the day...until you have your meatloaf/sausage/roast/chops for dinner and then that keeps you farting all night. During the depression, they didn't use the heater, just farted all night long to keep from dying from hypothermia.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Or bacon homefries

[@fearthehoneybadger]

Either you love bacon, or you're wrong.

[@6000Chipmunks]

♥Love the name, and the attitude.😄

[@romanvillegas7280]

Facts. 💯

[@Bob-qk2zg]

Just like freedom, the Republic, heterosexuality, God, babies, and changing your oil.

[@VarangianGuard13]

The honey badger has a good username, good opinions, and correct attitudes towards meat-candy.. May you have infinite bacon in Valhalla, oh internet-using honey badger.

[@Perry2186]

It's not whether or not you love bacon.It's how you love your bacon cooked

[@my2cents945]

Bacon? Now there's a subject I can sink my teeth into.

[@kevinhurley6919]

The only history guy video i hesitated to watch simply because i didnt want to have to go get and make bacon afterwards.

[@frankdodgee]

😂me too

[@barbaraborgia3289]

I felt the same way since I rarely eat bacon. Believe it or not, my husband hates bacon😢

[@MungkaeX]

@@barbaraborgia3289My wife also dislikes bacon, to the point that she complains when I cook it in the house😭

[@michaellippmann4474]

​@@barbaraborgia3289sounds like a reason for d-i-v-o-r-c-e.....😂😂😂😂

[@newttella1043]

​@@MungkaeX That's grounds for divorce.

[@Paul-uw7us]

Bacon wrapped jalapenos stuffed with cheddar cheese is the ultimate!!!!!

[@mikecrabtree8200]

Sounds sooooo damned good

[@danimal0921]

Professor G, you had my undivided attention with the word "bacon"! However, sadly, all of the way through this episode, all I could hear was, "Bacon... bacon... bacon... BACON..." Unfortunately, I didn't hear anything else that you said. Now I have to fix me some breakfast!!!!! 😜🤪

[@cherylcarter4046]

Good one 😅

[@criticaltemperature3343]

Bla bla bla, bacon. Bla bla bla. Lol

[@julesknight1511]

Mechanical heart valves, intestinal resectioning, complete spinal fusion from T1 down to C8 - just some of the many surgeries I've had due to degenerative disease. I was just into my forties, depressed and overweight when I found Keto. Been eating 6 eggs and 6 slices of bacon every morning for 4 years now because Keto not only cured my depression but I lost 65 pounds in just a few months, and my mental clarity improved as well as much more energy. Haven't looked back since...

[@lukespread]

Keto works!! I need to get back to it, I lost weight and also lost a desire to eat all the time.

[@coreyellisart6877]

I wish more people would do their own research and stop listening to their overweight doctors regarding meat diet I have reversed just about every element I have on a carnivore diet

[@julesknight1511]

@@coreyellisart6877 Agreed! Unfortunately telling ppl to heal themselves through diet doesn't make a profit for big pharma. Got into an argument with one of my doctors who tried to tell me not to supplement vitamin D because "it hasn't been approved by the FDA", to which I replied "they've had decades but are only concerned with approving meds that can make money - and 1/3 of all those FDA approvals get recalled within 5 years due to health risks". I remember back when all my doctors said Chiropractic was a fraud and whatever your personal beliefs about it, its now officially recognized for having benefits and included in modern health care. Hopefully Carnivore and Keto follow suit and will one day be utilized by the medical professionals as another useful tool for greater health care

[@dylanflynn1895]

and this ladies and gentlemen is why Keto/Carnivore isn't a fad

[@lukespread]

I follow Dr Ken Berry here on KZbin, he is an excellent proponent of the Keto carnivorous diet.

[@robertjensen1438]

What do pigs use when they get hurt? Oink-ment.

[@NoahSpurrier]

You’re bad, but I’m going to use this joke.

[@lancerevell5979]

Good dad joke. 😅

[@HM2SGT]

🤨 is it Father's day already?! 😉

[@smoothoperator7023]

🚫😒

[@The_DuMont_Network]

You are dismissed...😂

[@chuckkottke]

My sourdough baker here bakes a bacon bread, which is pretty good! My grandfather used to soak up the bacon grease from the pan using white bread, which, along with coffee, was his breakfast. He lived to be 85, and the doctors couldn't understand why he had such low cholesterol. 🥓 🌞

[@goodun2974]

The nitrosamines formed when nitrite/nitrate cured bacon reacts with amino acids during the cooking process are carcinogenic and probably more dangerous in the longterm than the fat itself. Anyway, not every human being processes saturated fats in the same manner.

[@phantom0456]

Grampa knew how to eat a proper BREFFUSS!!!

[@Lurch-Bot]

@@phantom0456 The part not bragged about here is the bucket full of whole grain he also ate every day.

[@Lurch-Bot]

@@goodun2974 The damaged DNA in pan fried crispy bacon is far more dangerous than some nitrosamines. There are way more nitrosamines in cigarette smoke. Meanwhile, damaged porcine DNA is shockingly easily incorporated into our own, according to recent studies. And if that DNA is damaged, it can lead to cancer. While we aren't as closely related to pigs as apes, we still share about 98% of our DNA with them because DNA is like a life-building Lego set.

[@AndyJarman]

Gerrrrr.... Bacon fat!

[@kh40yr]

Bacon deserves to be remembered!!. Safeway, Hickory smoke, 3 lb thick slice cut pack, when on sale. Chicharron/ Cracklin/ pork snaps, yes please.

[@7891ph]

Used to raise pigs for a living; I miss not being able to just go to the freezer and grab a package of prime, farm raised bacon, sausage, ham, etc... Now, all of those are treats; gall stone's and high blood pressure says that bacon is a once a week indulgence only. Of the store bought brands, I personally prefer Wright's thick cut, in apple wood or hickory smoked flavors. If you're going to only get to have it once in awhile, at least make it decent bacon...

[@TheSleepingonit]

I got sugar free bacon tastes great

[@UberGringo]

I found Wrights brand to be better value per Oz as well being top quality.

[@davidjernigan8161]

The leftover grease can be chemically treated to extract the glycerin which is then nitrated to make explosives.

[@Elmerkeith-c5g]

my bathroom run is explosive , about an hour of eating bacon (grease)

[@methos1999]

Out you could use it to cook with or make suet for birds.

[@hillbillyscribbs]

You can’t cure bacon because bacon is the cure.

[@lavenderlilacproductions]

Salt isn't healthy, bacon is (supposedly) unhealthy. Salting bacon cures it

[@matikaevur6299]

i think you can .. then you have cure squared (C²) and of course you'll get energy .. everyone knows that E=mC² ;)

[@MouseVandegrift-v5t]

Not back then

[@Kickthelighter]

Mmmmmm bacon

[@shawnmcgrath299]

Fuck ya!!! My Torah and Quran have just burnt into flames 🔥

[@Fat12219]

Becon n eggs 😂

[@mikecrabtree8200]

That’s right Homer😂

[@markmacintyre3422]

Bacon is its own Food Group!!!

[@Lurch-Bot]

Goes on the bottom of the food pyramid, with whole grains at the very top. Perfect recipe to live past 50!

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

Apperantly, you shorten your life by 5 min for every slice of bacon you eat... ...by this calculation I died in 1824

[@Absaalookemensch]

That's 105,120 slices of bacon for 1 year of life lost. It's totally worth it.

[@cathyheston3029]

😂❤

[@HM2SGT]

🤔🧐 *_... carry the one, divided by..._* 😄👍

[@johnbox271]

True, but those are the last years of your life and they pretty much suck anyway. 😉

[@frankdodgee]

😂

[@steveschein6935]

The BLT quite possibly the world's greatest sandwich.

[@Eagle-eye-pie]

No, bacon and egg. Close but no cigar.

[@HelenRundell]

Perhaps- the guilt of glutenous protein at odds with the moral superiority of delicious vegetables lol

[@rosamorales729]

Nope. Bacon cheeseburgers pulled pork and brisket sandwiches are the best!

[@HelenRundell]

@@rosamorales729 no no- too much. Good, but not the point.

[@williambabbitt7602]

Even though people love to eat bacon being the son of a pig farmer was never an easy task. All I have to do is ask my father about that, and he would tell me all the trouble that they had with the neighbors because of the ubiquitous pig however I grew up, loving bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches, bacon and beans, bacon with breakfast any kindand even bacon rolled over beef and placed in a beef stew. Great series really appreciate your humor and the love of the bad pun!❤

[@billbammerlin4666]

Good restaurants wrap fillets with bacon

[@yjsuck]

I only made it through the first two minutes before I had to go fry some bacon.

[@billbammerlin4666]

I keep a baggie of cooked bacon in my fridge for when I want some…

[@johnmarietta594]

😂 Looking for a lb or so of bacon for breakfast. Thx

[@Lurch-Bot]

It is late so I just took a pack out of the freezer and stuck it in the fridge. But as soon as I get some sleep, it's bacon time!

[@Steve-q6l4v]

I would not watch this without bacon in fridge.

[@johnking6252]

The Bacon party ! The party of the founding fathers 🇺🇲

[@JeremiahsFiles]

I’ll never forget the first time I had bacon at my dad’s house when I was young, I loved it so much ever since, & I learned that Jimmy Carter also loves bacon, as well as scrambled eggs.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Anyone born between 1900 and 1940 made bacon and eggs for breakfast a religion. Even my boomer parents sometimes have the traditional high fat, low fiber breakfast. I was surprised to learn that beans for breakfast used to be a thing in the US and I think it is time to bring that tradition back. Bacon isn't so bad if you have it with plenty of fiber. Throw in some oatmeal along with the beans and you have a high fiber, complete protein breakfast.

[@donovansteltzner9080]

Bacon is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy….except for those religions who have dietary laws that forbid it…hey, more for the rest of us!

[@michaelmanning5379]

A friend of mine kept kosher . . . except he would have bacon on his pizza.

[@russcrawford3310]

@@michaelmanning5379 - [crying] ... so I'm not alone? ...

[@KurtMathews-s8n]

You stole that from Benjamin Franklin. He said beer is proof that God wanted man to be happy...

[@donovansteltzner9080]

@ good writers paraphrase, great writers steal.

[@stevenchristie6165]

​@@michaelmanning5379😂😂

[@lancerevell5979]

"Canadian Bacon" is really thin sliced ham. 😊 "Bacon, beans, beer and lard - the four basic food groups." 😅

[@SidecarBob]

You are thinking of "peameal bacon" which is from the loin and is often misnamed by foreigners who don't know any better. If you lived in Canada you would know that real Canadian bacon is back bacon, which is less fatty and more tasty than American belly bacon.

[@lensmith4192]

Four basic food groups Cookies. Cakes. Candles. Colas.

[@AHLUser]

In Michigan, 'Canadian Bacon' is thickly sliced ham with maple syrup added, and is a very popular item on pizza..!! Yummy...

[@SidecarBob]

@@AHLUser Some dumb foreigners that don't know any better might call that "Canadian bacon" but I assure you that if you ask for bacon in Canada you will be served back bacon and very rarely will it have even a hint of maple. BTW, back bacon is good on pizza but you may be surprised to hear that a "Canadian pizza" is topped with just pepperoni, mushrooms and green peppers.

[@wildbill1726]

Canadian bacon is smoked loin, ham is smoked pork leg. Now you know.

[@Burgerburgerburger-t8f]

Now THIS, is peak content. Also mmmm, bacon 🥓

[@krispypriest5116]

Thanks History Guy....Just gained 10lb (4.53kg) watching this..... Hello from Canada!

[@gregbillman42]

Bacon wrapped scallops with a basil garlic butter sauce

[@VarangianGuard13]

Yes. Delicious.

[@ConvairDart106]

Scallops are pretty damn good all by themselves! Raw, fresh from the net, is best!

[@tygrkhat4087]

Oh yeah...that's good eats. 😛👍

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Chicken liver wrapped in bacon and broiled. Yum.

[@dewardroy6531]

Eeewwwww! Why would anyone want to FU bacon like that? How perverse!

[@edkeaton]

"I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious." - Gwyneth Paltrow. 😋❤️🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓

[@nommindymple6241]

Thank goodness I'd just finished breakfast before watching this. Of course, my breakfast was a lousy bowl of oatmeal and did not involve any yummy bacon. So, I was still salivating over all those pictures of bacon, eggs, and BLTs. EDIT: and, I'm always surprised by how good bacon still is even though we've bred the goodness (fat) out of our pigs. For instance, pork chops used to be good. Now, I might as well eat cardboard.

[@leecarlson9713]

I can’t agree more! I am 80 now, and bacon just doesn’t taste as good anymore.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I think you're buying the wrong pork chops/bacon. You need to buy the ones marked 'organic', which just means it was made the way they used to make it before big agriculture ruined our diet. Same goes for veggies. Want veggies that taste good, buy organic. I know the terminology is stupid because any molecule with carbon in it is 'organic' but it is the procedures and limitations that come with the label that are the important thing.

[@billwendell6886]

Pork chops, bacon grease, pan hot enough until the grease smoke a bit, pork chops in for 3-4 minutes until a nice brown sear, flip, heat to low and cover. In 5 minutes insert quick read thermometer, I do cook pork to 160F. If thin chops I flip Cover and heat off. 180F or more and its a bit dry. Yes I never understood why anyone wanted to eat pork chops my mother murdered them. Oh, salt and pepper when they go in.

[@edkeaton]

"Pork chops and bacon, my two favorite animals." - Homer Simpson. 😋❤️🐷🥩🥓🥩🥓🥩🥓

[@PavewayJDAM]

Sprinkling some brown sugar on the bacon shortly before its finished frying really adds to plain old bacon.

[@augustuswayne9676]

Bacon 🥓 makes everything taste better .

[@Pocketfarmer1]

“Plain old bacon”! What’s wrong with you? Nothing plain about bacon.

[@Lurch-Bot]

These days, if you buy anything but the cheapest bacon, it is probably already going to have enough sugar in it to get that caramelized flavor.

[@harrisonlewis6853]

Heard of a chocolate chip cookie with very small cubes of bacon in it. Another cookie maker uses bacon grease to make their chocolate chip cookies. Makes them stay soft longer when exposed to air.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Crisco is worse for you than lard anyway. When I buy tortillas, I make sure the main ingredient is lard, as it should be. Can't make an authentic tortilla without lard. And I always have rendered bacon fat on hand. Always. A little dab mixed with a bit of olive oil tossed into your pasta or used to saute vegetables makes all the difference in the world.

[@hambonethegreat9547]

A video I think we can all sink our teeth into.

[@WrenchingOnCars]

When animal fat is treated in a chemical process, it is separated into glycerin (usevull in making explsives and a number of other thinks) and methyl stearate (which is similar to diesel fuel). This is how biodiesel can be made from animal fat. This is happening today, but may are still disposign of animal fat in land fills.

[@edkeaton]

"Who can not appreciate the smell of bacon?" - Tony Cardenas. 😋❤️🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓

[@BigNice15]

In a world of short-form low effort content with spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and emojis, your videos are a beacon of hope. These videos are informative, authentic, high quality, and interesting. Your delivery keeps the viewer engaged and your examples and comparisons are insightful. Amazing quality! Please keep telling these stories.

[@arminwebster1087]

There is nothing better than a breakfast of Bacon, Eggs, Hash Browns, and Pancakes. I grew up on a cattle ranch and that was breakfast every morning.

[@edkeaton]

"Bacon's the best. Even the frying of bacon sounds like applause." - Jim Gaffigan. 😋❤️🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓

[@goodun2974]

Bonnie Raitt showing Dan Rather her favorite brown Fender Stratocaster: "it sounds the way bacon smells when it's frying in the pan".

[@willhovell9019]

That's streaky bacon, belly bacon. Bacon in Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Australia can include delicious back or middle bacon rashers and can be a form of cured or smoked pork. My Welsh grandmother often served it with the rind on .. The smell of cooking bacon may even tempt vegetarians. American bacon is more like German speck.

[@AOAYUNARIA]

In the oven - on a cooling rack - with a cookie sheet further below to catch the oil is the only way for me. The bacon is suspended - getting hot air circulating above *and more importantly from underneath. And it doesn't get wrinkled-up because it's not frying directly in its own grease. What you're left with is perfect, flat 100% crispy bacon like you've never had before.

[@joebudi5136]

Life is better because bacon.

[@melhudson8448]

Toronto was known as "Hog Town" because of its pork processing history. The Stockyards area was massive, and during WWII produced meat products for the UK.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I grew up in southern Indiana which produces something like 10% of the nation's pork. There are only like 3 states that produce more pork. If you live in the southwest, your pork was most likely raised in California. In the Midwest, you have about a 50% chance your pork was raised in Indiana. In the Atlantic region, a major portion of the pork comes from North Carolina and Virginia. If you live in the plains states, production is split mostly between IA, OK, SD. Texas is another significant pork producer. Part of the BBQ culture. They produce a lot of beef and pork. But per capita, the numbers really aren't as impressive as some other states. Southern Indiana has like 100x as many hogs as people.

[@davegreenlaw5654]

Heck, I had a bacon sandwich for dinner tonight. I remember the smell and sight of bacon frying in the pan from as far back as I can remember. Not just at home, but the many summers at scout camp, it was almost always a staple in the morning.

[@joools1953]

Bacon sarnie for lunch today. Hmmmmmm

[@goldcountryruss7035]

A slab of unsliced bacon brought great comfort to many a cowboy or traveler. It wouldn't spoil quickly and unlike dried meat the bacon also provided oil/grease for other cooking uses.

[@Doug-h2z]

Up here in Canada many of us love maple infused bacon or bacon and pancakes with a little maple syrup, surprisingly tasty

[@frequentlycynical642]

Plenty of maple enhanced sausage and bacon here in the US. Not sure why you say it's surprisingly tasty. Maple is always tasty.

[@victorkreig6089]

yeah but you're also responsible for "canadian bacon" so you get knocked down a peg to just barely being better than the english and their sorry excuse for bacon

[@morrismonet3554]

Down here in the States I make pea meal bacon.

[@SidecarBob]

@@victorkreig6089 Like most Yanks you confuse proper Canadian back bacon with "peameal bacon" that is made from the loin.

[@Doug-h2z]

@@morrismonet3554 Ha Ha...Peameal is a local type of bacon well loved in Ontario as well. In the US cornmeal is widely used.

[@bwhog]

Another tidbit to point out is that, in medieval times, the fat content in cured pork was also quite valuable to the diet at the time, providing calories that might not otherwise always be available. Today, we look at that as a health issue because the caloric content of our diets has gone up sharply over the past 150 years when subsistence farming gave way to industrial farming and food became cheaper and easier to get, along with caning and other technologies which meant that food could be preserved for much longer periods of time without adversely affecting its quality.

[@meltedplasticarmyguy]

I need someone to make a counter of how many times he says “Bacon” in this video.

[@redneckhippiefreak]

"I'm just taking a sip every time, I lost count.. too drunnmk nopW Yuyho doi t." XP

[@Lurch-Bot]

I just took a drink every time he said bacon and now I'm drunk. And craving bacon. Good thing I had a few pieces of cooked bacon left in the fridge. But because of all the fat, I'm sober again. So I guess it is time to drink some more...and then eat some more bacon. It is a vicious cycle.

[@VicusUtrecht]

27.

[@SpaceCowboy-u7j]

*_I THINK I BROKE MY ANKLE!_* *“Rub some bacon on it.”* 🥓

[@sparhawk5515]

A sow produces a litter of 6-8 piglets every 3 months, three weeks and 3 days. That alone is incentive enough to make pork products a food staple. The fact that it tastes great just adds icing to the cake!

[@1pcfred]

I've been warned to lever never downwind of a pig farm though. From what I've heard the odor can be smelled for miles.

[@sparhawk5515]

@@1pcfred excellent advice!

[@JamesFranklin-hd4tm]

@@1pcfred Very true!

[@goodun2974]

​@@1pcfred, the effluent-holding ponds adjacent to corporate pig farms have been known to leak or rupture and contaminate local water supplies.

[@NVArt001]

The salesmen back then were so great. They got doctors involved & everything.

[@cherylbrooks7005]

Cool about Indiana and the first sliced bacon. We also were the first state to sell sliced bread! Proud Hoosier here! ❤

[@CTHou13]

Bacon is truly heavenly. The pig is my favorite animal to eat.

[@buzztp5119]

everytime I see bacon it's HISTORY

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

The supply of pigs to Calne was more subtle. The big market for pig was London, the pigs being driven there on their own feet. The weaker ones would not make it so were culled en route. As all of the pig is used (except the oink) Harris is also a well known brand for paint brushes and pork pies.

[@Lurch-Bot]

If you listen very carefully, when you bite into a pork pie, you can hear the oink. Also, if British bacon is so good, why is it that Danish bacon is widely preferred in modern Britain? You'd think the country that named a lord after it would have the best bacon...

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

@@Lurch-Bot The power of the Danish Marketing. Denmark used to be a wheat producer until North American Wheat destroyed their market. They switched to Dairy, the waste products being fed to pigs.

[@hoilst265]

Eating it's good, but makin' it's better.

[@myownirvana]

My favorite sandwich is a grilled cheese with tomato and bacon. Mmm...

[@johnbecay6887]

that's a pretty good sandwich

[@Lurch-Bot]

So a BLT melt then. Yes, it has a name.

[@tracycc123]

Beer, Bacon and chocolate are proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.

[@evensgrey]

I'm old enough to recall when Scheneiders (a major meat products brand in Canada that used to be a separate company founded by J. M. Schneider, a German immigrant in the late 19th century) ran a series of commercials featuring J M. himself. One had a scene of a family dinner with a plate of carefully arranged bacon slices. The youngest son grabs and eats a slice, earning a brief scolding from J. M. When this ad ran, the youngest son mentioned was still alive.

[@charles-y2z6c]

Les Nessman's infatuation with hogs on WKRP makes more sense now.😅

[@bobikdylan]

During WWII the British government encouraged people to grow their own vegetables, and raise chickens and rabbits, even in the tiny 'gardens' in front of Victorian terraced houses. They also encouraged the formation of Pig Clubs, whereby people would cooperate in raising a pig. They'd feed it peelings and other food waste, and then share the meat. By the end of the war there were over 7000 pig clubs in England.

[@notahotshot]

Bacon makes everything better. Do you know what makes bacon better? More bacon.

[@shawnharrington9548]

I wasn't even hungry, and know I need bacon.

[@oogdiver]

How to pigs get to hospital? In a hambulance.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it wasn't time for lunch yet.

[@noah5889]

I love you The History Guy!I’ve show your channel to so many people. I love all history videos

[@joshuabessire9169]

Bacon! Canadian bacon! MEXICAN bacon! Mmmmuuuuuhh!

[@kevinhurley6919]

What is mexican bacon?

[@geoffreyrobson4745]

Bacon from Mexico

[@joools1953]

Most delicious bacon I’d ever eaten was in England.

[@SammyM00782]

B&M baked beans, molasses, brown sugar. Mix well and cover in a layer of bacon, bake at 350 until the bacon is how you like it, or roughly 20 minutes

[@cjn585]

Cooking for my family I had to cook it half crispy and Half chewy 2 batches

[@DedhedWaldo]

I'll have one of each, please 🙏

[@VarangianGuard13]

I mean, either way it's bacon.

[@williamscoggin1509]

Chewy!!! 😘🥹

[@valeriehowden471]

Extra crispy only please.

[@victorkreig6089]

Bacon isn't meant to be jerky, half of your family needs help

[@petecerda]

To awake to the smell of bacon is heaven to me.

[@KAZVorpal]

America's Test Kitchen was wrong: Few people like the same pork when uncured. It has to be made into bacon. The curing is essential, the fatty acids aren't the key.

[@Lurch-Bot]

This is because pork isn't what it used to be. Not because curing is magic. You put enough salt on a good pork chop and it will taste just like bacon. The irony is all the old timers saying 'it isn't the same' are the same ones who say 'grrr, I'm not paying extra for this 'organic' crap' when that's exactly what they need to eat if they want their food to taste like it did back in the stone age when they were growing up.

[@KAZVorpal]

@Lurch-Bot No, these so-called organic food is nonsense. Nobody who understands the science and facts believes that inductively reasoned silliness. The lie about bacon being uncured is a perfect example. There is nothing healthier or safer how about nitrites from celery, the nitrites from any other source. It is still cured.

[@167curly]

You had my mouth watering, THG!

[@jetsons101]

When frying BACON add some Maple Syrup. Mmmmmmmmmm

[@Lurch-Bot]

You put the maple syrup on after you cook it or you just ruin the maple syrup. But you're probably talking about "pancake syrup", which is corn syrup with some artificial flavor. What most people call 'maple syrup' isn't anything of the sort, and hasn't been for a long time. Even my boomer parents weren't putting actual maple syrup on their pancakes as kids. The only difference was that back then you could get away with calling the fake stuff 'maple syrup'. But Aunt Jemima has been the same since the '30s. Not actually maple syrup. These days, you can buy actual maple syrup at Costco. And it ain't cheap. About 20x the price of fake 'pancake syrup'.

[@jetsons101]

@@Lurch-Bot All we buy is REAL Maple Syrup, none of that cheap crap. LOL I put the maple syrup on a bit before I take the bacon off the griddle.

[@lonzo61]

The American Cancer Society study of some years ago deemed two food/drink items as being the most likely to cause cancer: alcohol of any kind, and bacon. Actually, the article stated that all processed meats are potentially cancer causing, but that bacon is the worst of them all.

[@lindaandrews5468]

Save the bacon grease. It is great to fry potatoes in and also makes a good gravy.

[@DanlowMusic]

And throw a scoop into your green beans. Mmm. So good!

[@ansiviewer]

Dear HG, I would love to see you explore and share the history of the United States Air Force. Its origin from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, their transition from brown to blue, and most importantly, the evolution of the three groups of people: Enlisted, Warrant Officer, and Commissions Officers.

[@alienonion4636]

My jar of bacon grease in my fridge comes in very handy for adding flavor. On occasion I also use it in pie crust. Yum.

[@billkallas1762]

Bacon, with bacon bits, sprinkled on it.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Make sure you add extra bacon fat to the pan. They call it a Maximus Baconius.

[@maryouellette3181]

Yum! Really enjoy your programs. We watch on TV, hence no comments. We watch you almost daily. Thanks!

[@KAZVorpal]

It turns out that the unscientific belief that bacon is unhealthy was a myth. There is mounting evidence that fat, and saturated fat specifically, was never actually bad for you. Same with cholesterol, which your body makes in abundance no matter what you eat. Both, in fact, have always been known to be important nutrients, necessary for your health.

[@truthsRsung]

The scientific Fact that swine is unclean is indisputable. Without a human to stab a pig with antibiotics, it is billions of organisms that are held together in one skin. Watch one eat whatever it wants (hint...it wants anything and everything).

[@methos1999]

From my understanding is “it’s complicated”. There’s now considered good or bad cholesterol, and same goes with fat. Like trans fat is still considered very bad, but mono-unsaturated fat is good. Honestly though I don’t think about it too much. When bacon is available I just enjoy it.

[@stevenschnepp576]

Processed red meats are still linked with heart disease and early death. It's the preservatives, if I recall correctly.

[@tomhalla426]

Ancel Keys conflated trans fat and saturated fat, and he was quite influential in the US government food pyramid.

[@susanohnhaus611]

Actually, vegetable fats are toxic to human beings to the extent that only 5% of vegetable fat that you eat is absorbed into your body. The body has a genetic mechanism which does not allow more to be absorbed. That's why diets that replace animal fat with vegetable fats help with weight loss, simply by using the body's natural non absorption of vegetable fats to lower calories. Google phytosterolaemia or sitosterolaemia.

[@michaelburke5907]

In my youth I worked on an old time 160 acre farm in southern Wisconsin, a mixed acreage of pasture, grass hay and alfalfa, corn for silage and oats. The farm carried about 150 dairy cows, an equal number of heifers and steers, calves and one Angus bull named Ralph. We also had a small oak and hickory woodlot and a very small old nearly abandoned apple orchard. We also had pigs, who loved the fallen apples, hickory nuts and acorns. Best pork I ever ate. What a treat.

[@plotfinder5640]

Bacon is love bacon is life.

[@enerott8611]

Bacon, eggs, sausage, black pudding, white pudding, beans or fried tomatoes, fry bread or toast for breakfast! What a feast… ❤ mmmmm

[@ajvonline]

If you ever have the opportunity to try a maple & bacon doughnut... do not pass it by.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Probably made with fake maple flavor. What we call 'maple syrup' is usually just corn syrup with some artificial flavor. Real maple syrup is expensive.

[@ajvonline]

@Lurch-Bot So are these... made with pure Connecticut maple syrup, thank you very much 🙂 happy botting! btw... your reply is both negative and ignorant. Grow up.

[@ajvonline]

​@@Lurch-Bot So are these... made with pure Connecticut maple syrup, thank you very much 🙂 happy botting!

[@cybersean3000]

Rendered pork fat contains glycerin, which has many applications. One application is in the production of Nitro-Glycerine.

[@MemoGrafix]

Glycerine is a Lipid that also comes from plants as well.

[@indyxpbullion2422]

My favorite random obscure fact is that the former Kingman bacon factory site is now the parking lot for the Indianapolis Zoo 😄

[@drsuperhero]

I don’t trust people that don’t like bacon.

[@orbyfan]

Go to 12:54 if you wonder why Elvis lived to be 42.

[@aland7236]

No one brought up cocaine in this video.

[@gilgamesh101]

I've travelled the world several times over and gotta say good quality British back bacon is by far the best I've ever had, on a whole other level from what gets served up in the US

[@juliewoods6534]

Bacon is the reason I am not a vegetarian. When did a pound of bacon become 12 ounces.

[@Lurch-Bot]

When they changed the standard weight of a pack of bacon, like 45 years ago. Where have you been? It is probably your parent's generation who is responsible for still calling it a 'pound of bacon' long after it was only 12 ounces. You can also blame your parents for why you think Aunt Jemima is maple syrup. Bacon in the US, is just sliced salt pork. Bacon in the rest of the world is made from the loin and is an actual piece of meat, rather than a chunk of fat with a few streaks of flesh masquerading as meat.

[@lorensims4846]

I'm all about a peanut butter and bacon sandwich. Two great tastes that taste great together!

[@mcburcke]

Mmmm, bacon! Life without bacon is not worth living...

[@goodun2974]

Bacon becomes "sweet" In the frypan due to what is known as a Maillard reaction whereby the sugars and starches in the fat caramelize. Cooking bacon in the oven or microwave does not create the same flavor. You can pre-cook it that way to remove some of the fat, but finishing it in a pan is still best.

[@Mp-jw1qg]

canada doesnt know what bacon is, they call ham bacon............