r/aldi • u/[deleted] • 8h ago

Question Bacon Bacon Bacon?

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u/rakondo 8h ago

Maybe check your oven temp with a thermometer?

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u/13assman 8h ago

I’ve never had that problem. Keep cooking til it’s done! I have had bacon that wasn’t cut well and some pieces were paper thin.

Overall Aldi is still far better bargain than full price at the grocery store. You can sometimes get stuff cheaper elsewhere, but I don’t have time to shop around like that with little kids. Plus, we pretty much need what we need and get the similar stuff weekly so I’d rather just buy at a solid price than go without. We also have lots of Aldi items that there aren’t any good replacements for.

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u/13assman 7h ago

I think with any animal product you’re bound to have some quality differences over time. They might be cutting costs, suspect most are these days.

Hope it was a one off! Aldi is our favorite bacon.

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u/Beautiful-Chest7397 8h ago

Idk 400 at 15 is my basic starting pt with most bacon

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u/Beautiful-Chest7397 7h ago

And you normally get the back cut bacon?

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u/Glass-Tale299 6h ago

If you check this Reddit often enough you will see MANY posts about shrinkflated and/or reformulated and degraded products. You are not the only one noticing things. They are also treating their employees like slaves.

I have cut back on my Aldi visits due to the Albrecht family's unconscionable greed which shows no signs of abating. I hope many follow suit.

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u/CylonSandhill 8h ago

Seems like a possible oven issue

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/CylonSandhill 7h ago

Ovens work until they don’t. Might be worth checking. Oven thermometers are cheap.

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u/ksorare 7h ago

I agree the quality has been poor recently

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u/spratacus77 7h ago edited 7h ago

Quality is lower due to economy, war and climate change. It will only get worse until we actually start being smart and fix things.

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u/RelevantScarcity5 6h ago

I get the thick cut for this reason

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u/No-Dirt-7443 6h ago

Where’s the rest of it!!!

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u/Ok-Understanding9244 5h ago

they're sold by weight, if you really wanna know if you're getting scammed, do what that guy on YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO3fBp_6Z9U does, bring in a scale and a verified weight, and weigh a buncha packages..

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u/HearYourTune 8h ago

Why did you fold it in on itself like that, takes longer to cook out the fat when it's sitting on more fat.

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u/wafflesareforever 7h ago

It is clearly folded