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Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World

The Best Bacon

Wirecutter's taste-tested panel of 22 bacon brands across multiple categories, evaluating them for appearance, texture, and flavor using blind tastings and standardized cooking methods. Aldi's Appleton Farms emerged as the top overall pick for its nuanced hardwood-smoked flavor and balanced texture at just $4 per pound, while other standouts included Target's Market Pantry for pure pork flavor, Applegate Organics for organic simplicity, North Country Smokehouse for refined artisanal quality, True Story for distinctive nutty heritage pork, and Snake River Farms for substantial, meal-worthy slabs. The guide also explains different bacon types, cuts, and smoking methods to help readers choose based on their preferences and budget.

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We Tried 8 Ways to Cook Bacon and Found an Absolute Winner

Food writer Ann Taylor Pittman tested eight methods for cooking bacon—including skillet, microwave, oven-baking, air fryer, sous vide, and cast iron—to determine which produces the best results. Baking bacon on parchment paper at 400°F emerged as the clear winner, delivering evenly cooked, consistently crisp or chewy strips with virtually effortless cleanup and the ability to save drippings. Cast iron and sous vide methods also performed well for specific uses, while quicker methods like the microwave sacrifice texture control and drippings preservation.

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