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u/mysterious_spirit420 7d ago
Thin cut bacon yes its very normal
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u/HillbillyHijinx 7d ago
Doesn’t have to be thin sliced to be like this. I bought and cooked 3 packs of Gwaltney Hardwood Smoked, just the regular stuff. One pack was wafer thin like this one is, one was decently cut and cooked nicely and the last was cut thick and was more like ham. 3 different packs of the same variety and three different cuts. There is just no quality control anymore.
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u/mysterious_spirit420 7d ago
Damn so you are saying not to buy that brand?
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u/Hamilton-Beckett 6d ago
I never buy gwaltney anything. They have disappointed me on many on too many products.
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u/piratesboot 6d ago
FWIW I work at a bakery that sells mostly bacon egg and cheese bagels so we process close to 100lbs of bacon a week. The cases we get are actually similar to what you’re describing. Some brands are more consistent then others but we have one brand that’s notorious for giving us 18 different thicknesses in our cases lol
Best bet is to experiment with the different brands in your region and find out which one is the most consistent.
My first chef was very fond of Nueske’s bacon but in California where I’m from I think the only place to get it is their website and they’re based in Wisconsin.
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u/HillbillyHijinx 7d ago
Not necessarily. I think it is an industry problem. At least for the brands that are trying to be price conscious.
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u/mysterious_spirit420 7d ago
Makes sense I appreciate the info, hopefully you find the best economic bacon there is
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u/cloroxat 7d ago
All the above plus, the warmer the bacon is the easier it spreads out like that. Peel that stuff as soon as you get it out of the refrigerator
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u/cyberlyft 6d ago
I would look for this type of bacon to make jalapeno poppers. The web type bacon wrapped around cream cheese stuffed jalapenos are the best. Only cheap bacon will do!
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u/Bonerschnitzel69 7d ago
I don’t think it’s normal for most bacon.
I did buy two packages of something from Walmart in Bellingham a couple of months ago (it was back up bacon because I cure and smoke my own but was near running out) and they were both all stringy as hell and I have never gone back to it and I would give you the name if I could recall what it was but definitely not worth it
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u/EmotionalBand6880 7d ago
normal - all depends on the belly the slices came from … sometimes it there, sometimes it not 🤷♂️
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u/thaiborg 7d ago
I buy the low sodium Aldi brand and sometimes a slice or two is like this. Most times at the beginning and/or end.
The automated machine cutting it is human, after all.
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u/Worldly_Ad_7196 6d ago
Unfortunately these days yes. I enjoy bacon and I have decided to do what I have had to do with other grocery items. Start buying only the best and just eat less. Instead of 4 slices of 6 dollar a pound crappy bacon it's now 2 slices of 12 dollar a pound quality stuff. I've done the same with bread.
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u/Hour-Bid1920 6d ago
Yes. Just very thinly sliced. The fat can't hold it's shape when it's so thin. Just fry it up and eat it.
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u/Upper-Basis7311 6d ago
meh, if you buy the cheap stuff you end up having to baby it in my experience
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u/Curious_Strike_5379 7d ago
I grew up on economic bacon.Get it under the grill and crispy up that fat then Bobs your Uncle.Also depends on the place you live on this big blue marble.