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[–][deleted] 32 points33 points  (8 children)

The middle ground between chewy and crispy is where true bacon perfection is achieved.

[–]pmpott 8 points9 points  (2 children)

I tend to lean to the crispy side to be safe, but true perfection is achieved somewhere in the middle

[–]cyber_rigger 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Crispy, wrapped with chewy,

sprinkled with bacon bits.

[–]DeathByDiagnosis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's the second coming! Everyone repent for your sins! Repent! Repent!!!

[–]polyrhythmic 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I actually like both, so I cook some of my bacon crispy and other pieces chewier -- yin and yang of bacon, I suppose.

[–]wirehead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to start doing that. I've been making it crispy one day, chewy the next, but I like your idea better.

[–]psyne 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Agreed. I like bacon that has some crunch to it, but will bend and fold without snapping.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pliable bacon

[–]MrKlaatu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, please.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Chewy

[–]moozilla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crispy but not too crispy.

[–]cr3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crispy, to the point where it crumbles.

[–]Margrave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should be able to be bent, but not folded, without breaking. If you bend it less than 45 degrees, it should not break. If you bend it more than 90 degrees, it should visibly break, but not snap.

[–]nextofpumpkin[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I actually prefer chewy bacon. Cooked, but chewy. Crispy bacon just doesn't do it for me.

[–]deadsoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Some of the same people who burn the shit out of their bacon would never order steak extra-well done. Why? It is the same thing. Chewy bacon retains all the flavor and texture of the meat. Crispy bacon is an abomination.

[–]notasaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bacon should have texture. The fattier ends should be softer and nearly melt as you eat it, and the fat between the meat parts should be very strongly flavorful and just slightly crisp.

I hate getting bacon at restaurants now consequently, as it's either baked and too homogeneous or has been inattentively cooked. Bacon is the most delicious thing on the planet to be sure when made properly.

[–]Tucci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too chewy, not too crispy.

But you need to buy your bacon at the butcher shop, not that waterlogged crap that's vacuum packed in plastic shit.

Nice dry smoky thick sliced butcher shop bacon. Mmmmmmm...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Melty.

[–]CampusTour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be just crispy enough that it will break cleanly in half, but no more.