BACONFEST 2010 cook off ideas?

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why would you ruin bacon by putting it in a bloody mary

Best American bacon I've ever had.

isn't the internet-bacon fad over by now?

(don't mind me, I just hate bloody marys)

people still like bacon, for some reason xpost

Dan, have you ever had a Bloody Bull?

well, this is an actual event irl. i think baconfest will be great regardless of internet fad.

I'm thinking about a hollandaise made with bacon grease instead of butter.

No. Does it involve tomato juice in any way, shape or form? If it does, that's kind of a massive no-go for me.

i mean, my love for the taste of bacon was never about what was popular, iirc.

people still like bacon, for some reason xpost

right, but there's a difference between liking bacon and drinking a bacon bloody mary

It seems a bloody bull is sort of the same concept. It is made with beef bouillon, which seems grosser than bacon infused vodka because it would be more overpowering. The bacon vodka is subtle in flavor and I am betting the beef bouillon is pretty strong. I would try it, of course. I am not hating on meat flavors in a tomato based drink.

Yes, it does, Dan. Fwiw, I am not a tomato juice hater and rather a gazpacho fan, but I never get my bloody anythings on the rocks; I always get them strained so no ice cubes can't melt and make it watery.

Nijoli, it's actually not so very strong a flavor and its quite restorative if you like that sort of thing.

I like that sort of thing.

Most pork/bacon used in a dish

i mean to say

I'm thinking about a hollandaise made with bacon grease instead of butter.

― Jaq, Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:41 PM

Wow! I found a tarragon/bacon hollandaise recipe that sounds like something I want to try.

Bacon's great and all but just give me some pork belly or maybe, some guancia.

what happened to you, 77

Most pork/bacon used in a dish

i assume this is quantity used in total and not % of dish that is bacon because couldn't you just serve bacon and say 'hey my dish is ALL pork!'?

looking forward to * Best use of bacon grease

Roast pig stuffed with sausage and bacon and wrapped in bacon.

Except for Entries have to be on the table by 8:30
When do you have to start the cooking?

candied bacon fudge, which my friend made recently, can be delish

ya best use of bacon grease would be my category fer sher.

The best dessert I have ever had in my long dessert-eating life was a petite granny smith apple pie topped with a tiny scoop of creme fraiche and a thick slice of candied, crushed pecan coated bacon.

Candied bacon fudge sounds wonderful.

Roast pig stuffed with sausage and bacon and wrapped in bacon.

Except for Entries have to be on the table by 8:30
When do you have to start the cooking?

― Jaq, Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:42 PM

The 'Swine and Dine' event is at night - starts at 8pm and food judging is at 8:30pm.

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looking forward to * Best use of bacon grease

― gimme dat becky_lucas (Curt1s Stephens)

me, too! i hope lots of people enter so there is a ton of stuff to try. they should put one of those blood pressure check stations at the exit door.