588441 Fri Jan 16 12:48:23 -0800 2009 21 31 Home Cooking 0 4332729 I just found a link to a recipe for something called a Bacon Explosion. OMG. Now, I love bacon. Bacon bacon bacon. Yum. But this left me (almost) speechless. http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/ Just *look* at the photo attached! What do you think? Is it edible or just... wrong? Too much of a good thing or just enough? It's not often that I am stunned by a recipe like this! Fri Jan 16 12:48:23 -0800 2009 143696 Catskillgirl 1 4332770 I wouldn't call it excess, although i'm sure some might. To me it's no different than something along the lines of a turducken, 16 pounds of solid meat, or the turducken stuffed in a pig. I enjoy eating stuff like that, but it's not something I would eat all the time, so what's the harm. Fri Jan 16 12:57:56 -0800 2009 4332729 154901 roro1831 1 4332778 I don't even know what to say. I'm not sure if I'm intrigued or repulsed. Maybe both. Fri Jan 16 12:58:58 -0800 2009 4332729 102095 vvvindaloo 2 4332840 I just want to add: aside from the obvious issue of excessive fat (which may or may not be an issue, depending on the person), I just can't imagine adding so much flavoring to two already highly tasty foods (bacon and sausage). If it were plain ground beef or chopped chicken, wrapped in a thinner layer of bacon, then maybe I could see the additio of some bbq sauce OR rub. But bbq sauce AND dry rub, with flavored sausage, bacon inside, and a thick "weave" of bacon on the outside? Sounds like flavor overload to me, and not in a good way. I did think it was kind of of cool that they smoked it, though. Fri Jan 16 13:15:17 -0800 2009 4332778 102095 vvvindaloo 2 4382185 Ditto. Mon Feb 02 19:16:59 -0800 2009 4332778 45208 somervilleoldtimer 1 4332823 I think it's fine, as long as you eat a reasonably-sized piece. Fri Jan 16 13:08:25 -0800 2009 4332729 74905 jaykayen 1 4332827 I love bacon, but a double layer of thick bacon? Is it realistic to not want a flabby layer of bacon on my food? The exterior--love it. The crunchy interior, great. But I wouldn't do the double weave and may use a thinner cut of bacon, before heading out to see a cardiologist. Fri Jan 16 13:09:50 -0800 2009 4332729 224238 Caralien 2 4332944 Yeah, I'm wondering about the inner layer of raw bacon and how it cooked up, too. Why go through cooking that top layer of bacon when you're going to have a raw layer next to it? Since they're layering the cooked bacon, they could do w/out rolling the outer weave of bacon--just roll cooked bacon over the sausage, then secure w/ raw bacon on the outside only. But, this seems like excess for the sake of excess. Fri Jan 16 13:48:24 -0800 2009 4332827 39874 chowser 3 4333219 Chowser - "Next up is bacon layer number two. Take the remaining bacon slices and fry them up the same way you would for breakfast (or lunch, or dinner, or a midnight snack). " Fri Jan 16 15:38:21 -0800 2009 4332944 80667 janetms383 4 4333276 Yes but then they roll up the raw bacon weave and it ends up next to layer 2 cooked. What's the point in frying in layer 2 when layer 1 right next to it is raw? I wonder if the rolled bacon weave on the inside remained soft and flabby as Caralien said. Fri Jan 16 16:02:30 -0800 2009 4333219 39874 chowser 5 4333293 I just prefer to fry up a pound of bacon until crispy and get my fix that way!!! Fri Jan 16 16:09:23 -0800 2009 4333276 80667 janetms383 6 4333314 LOL, just pass me layer #2 and forget the rest! Fri Jan 16 16:18:52 -0800 2009 4333293 39874 chowser 1 4332960 A waste of good bacon and sausage. If you are going to drench it in dry rub and barbecue sauce, why use bacon and italian sausage. Not to mention it seems like an awfully difficult way to make bacon wrapped sausage... Fri Jan 16 13:51:43 -0800 2009 4332729 12821 ESNY 1 4333026 *Yawn* another use for the bacon mat. I like the little salad bowls made from bacon better. Fri Jan 16 14:18:30 -0800 2009 4332729 243172 Samalicious 2 4333031 Salad bowls made from bacon??? Yikes. Fri Jan 16 14:23:31 -0800 2009 4333026 143696 Catskillgirl 3 4333089 Would I lie to you? http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/02/27/bacon-cups/ Fri Jan 16 14:44:48 -0800 2009 4333031 243172 Samalicious 4 4333113 Amazing. I'm sensing a whole other world out there, just full of bacon. Oh my. And of course I just ran out and bought a pound - had a hankering for a grilled cheese & bacon sandwich tomorrow. With some nice hot soup, it's perfect for a -5 degree day. Thanks for the link! Fri Jan 16 14:56:03 -0800 2009 4333089 143696 Catskillgirl 4 4382217 Wow -- I'm so glad you put me on to notmartha! Mon Feb 02 19:29:08 -0800 2009 4333089 45208 somervilleoldtimer 1 4333360 While I wouldn't think I'd want a lot of it, I'd definitely try it. But then, I just tried a bacon-wrapped hotdog yesterday. Mmmmmm. Fri Jan 16 16:48:13 -0800 2009 4332729 42513 Mawrter 1 4333415 Fascinating, but then so is a train wreck. Probably not a big seller in Tel Aviv...:) Fri Jan 16 17:16:49 -0800 2009 4332729 57170 Veggo 1 4380951 I will absolutely be doing this when the weather warms up. I'm also thinking of doing it with turkey bacon (or we have a product up here called "Tastes better than bacon" which is a lean this slice of pork) and turkey sausage. DT Mon Feb 02 12:56:14 -0800 2009 4332729 11291 Davwud 1 4382749 I think this looks amazing except I would just wrap the sausage roll in bacon not the basket. this how I do meat loaf I wrap it in bacon then cook in the oven it's fantastic. I can't wait to try this I am going to make the roll lomg and thin then slice very thin and serveon little mini buttermilk biscuits like a little slider appetizer. Yum Yum Tue Feb 03 02:41:20 -0800 2009 4332729 103546 Analisas mom