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i like my bacon crispy but not greasy..i love my bacon wave...i want this bacon of the month membership!!

bacon's the yummiest when it's a combination of chewy and crispy.

I love crispy bacon!

I like it crisp. I usually use chopped maple bacon in my potato salad recipe, which doesn't include any eggs or onions. It goes over pretty well.

After not eating meat for the last two years, I finally caved in to the siren song of bacon. I have an unconditional love for bacon, be it crisp or pliant, I love me some bacon. ;)

I like mine baked in the oven, not too crispy and not limp either. Mmm...bacon.

As crisp as crisp can be!

not too chewy, not too crispy...somewhere in between is perfect

Crispy ridges & pliant valleys

i'll eat it any old way... i think my favorite is the way they serve it at peter luger.

Crispy.

Crispy wrapped around shrimp. Mmmm.

I like it American pliant...having pliant in England is a whole other deal...but viva la pliant!

Bacon should be slightly crisp on the edges and pliant in the middle. When breaking off a piece, it should not snap like so much asparagus. It should not be hard. It should not shatter. It should not spatter oil all over your shirt. The center should be cooked through yet soft, tender, and fatty, and melt your mouth as you eat a small piece, and provide a counterpoint to the crisp edges. It should be chewy enough that you feel the bacon is of some substances, but not so much that you have to work at it. You should be able to see a distinct edge when you hold it up to the light. However, the bacon should also be sturdy enough to withstand being dragged through maple syrup.

ahhhhhh bacon! slow cooked but with a bit of soft fat left on..coated both sides in a little brown sugar while still frying...yummmmm

Crispy bacon is the best!

Pliant, please. Maybe a bit crispy. Okay, anything short of incinerated....

Crispy, but not shatteringly crispy. There still needs to be a little chewiness to it.

I like it semi-crispy just as it turns opaque and it's crisp enough to bite easily.

bacon should be eaten with the fingers.

Me, I don't like bacon, but my husband, who would LOVE this gift, likes his bacon super crispy.

Crispy!

There is no such thing as bad bacon!

Crispy and pliant... both are great.

Crispy, crispy, crispy!

Chewy.

Very crispy!

Crisp. Cooked in my Lodge cast iron pan.

Pliant, in a BLT Canape.

I like bacon best just before it crosses the pliant/crispy border. Nice and smokey. Apple or hickory smoked. Please. Now.

For me, it depends on what I'm preparing and/or serving with the bacon (I almost said something along the lines of "it depends on what else I'm serving" but that seemed to me to put the primary emphasis on the non-bacon components of a given dish or meal and only a secondary emphasis on the bacon itself - never a good idea!).

There's a time and a place for both crispy and pliant.

For me, it often comes down to a simple rule of "slightly more crispy in the morning and afternoon" and "slightly more pliant at night."

Always crispy, but not like shattery

somewhere in the middle for me. not too crispy, not too pliable

Somewhere in the middle. If you hold it up, it should sag a little, maybe 30 degrees, but it shouldn't fold in half.

i like the meaty part crispy & the fatty part fatty and soft.

Bacon should be crisp for BLT's, but more chewy for eating alone or with eggs.

Super crispy on its own. A little less so on a cheeseburger.

Just this side of burnt.

The perfect bacon is removed from the pan right before it's in danger of burning. After the grease drains, that leaves it the perfect texture so you feel like you could chew each piece forever (and wish you could)

Mmmmm....Bacon!!!!

just turning crisp in the oven

Crisp, but not burned.

I say crisp. Chewy bacon is just a little too close to rashers or canadian bacon for my tastes. We didn't fight two wars with those bastards just to have them force their perverted limp bacon lifestyles upon us.
Crispy or death!

Crisp and browned, but not burned.

Crispy but still a little bit chewy for me.

Two rashers of back bacon, not too thick. The bacon should be chewy and the fat slightly crispy.

Crispy, but still a wee bit pliant in the middle

criiiispy

Crisp but not crumbly. I used to like it super-crisp but a trip to Australia where they serve it half-raw (to my way of thinking) showed it's actually pretty tasty -- and larger! :) -- when it's not too well done.

fatty, dripping grease.... exactly why I just gotta win this! Wife would have to cook it up, rather then aaaaargh I hate it, turkey bacon.

crispy sometimes but british bacon....soft

Crispy, thick.

I like it cooked on a rack in the oven (less mess, less twisty shapes that don't cook right).

Slightly chewy, but crisp on the edges.

Crisp! Just finished two strips minutes ago--baked in the oven for 8 minutes and turned over for 3 more, drained and then heated up at the end in the cast iron skillet where three slabs of French toast were browning as opposed to the pan used to sauté pears and douse them with maple syrup.

Crispy in general though it really depends on the cut and the dish.

Crispy, crispy, crispy!

I like bacon right in the middle. Crisp enough to not bend when I pick it up, but pliant enough so that it doesn't shatter when I take a bite.

I prefer mine crispy, yet still kind of pliant. More on the crispy side for thin-sliced, pliant side (with crispy edges) for thick-sliced.

I like my bacon very crisp

Crisp. The whole family is split actually. 3 want it limp, and 3 want it crisp. And because I'll cook it to order (1/2 and 1/2), I get kudos for it. Which is better than the ex, who cooked it limp always.

I like both in my bacon, crisp and chewy, like when you cook bacon in a too small round pan and the end bits have a little bit of chew and the center of it is nice and crisp.

Pliant.

I like my bacon crisp, but not too crunchy, but my hubby likes his chewy so I cook it both ways. MMMM...BACON!

crispy - or else it means you're English

pliant

Crispy! Baked in the oven on a rack sprinkled with brown sugar. YUM!

pliant please.

Crispy, baked in the oven.

Crispy only, please!

I like my bacon between crisp and pliant.

pliant, please.

crispy.

Crispy plz.

I like my bacon crispy, but unless something has gone horribly wrong I'll eat it however it's served.

It's perfect if it's crispy on the edges and just a touch chewy towards the centers. Mmmmmmm.

Crispy with breakfast, but pliant in a sandwich. You can't have it the same way no matter what.

pliant at the edges, crispy in the middle. and absolutely not from a turkey.

I'm a major fan of most 'piggy' parts, however bacon is my favorite. It is best when fried gently, until semi-limp, and then finished off under the broiler to a slight crispy crunch-just enough to make ya' oink!

Bacon needs to remain pliant for the complex mixture of fat, smoke and salt to shine.

Crispy.

Crisp, absolutely. Lower in fat, satisfying mouth feel. Wrapped around Scallops with waterchestnuts, and pickled ginger. Yum!

Crispy bacon is the best - it should shatter on the plate!

crispy

crispy.

Mmm...crispy please!

Crispy fat that melts on the tongue, leaving the also crispy meat to chew on.

CRISPY. so much so that I usually order it well done.

Bacon- I like it crispy
Pancetta - a little chewy

Crispy. Very crispy.

Right in between

Bacon...truly your porcine wiles seduce me! D:

I love bacon just cooked enough to prevent possible trichinosis. The flavor is in the fat, and I consider it criminal to cook the fat and taste away.

Harvey

Crispy bacon.

crispy

depends on the bacon...but i tend to try for that small space right before it gets really crispy.

Crispy...actually, even burnt is pretty good!

crispy alone, pliant in black bean soup

Crisp - but view here: http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/11/14/guess-what-im-craving-this-morning/
for more help making the decision.

crispy for me

It's got to be crispy. Anything else is sacrilegious and lazy.

My roommate once made bacon brittle. It was one of the most ridiculous dishes I've ever eaten and I loved every artery-clogging moment of it.

Sweet baby jesus, I would love this club.

slightly chewy bacon

crispy

pliant

Crispy! Then again, how can any kind of bacon, crisp or not, be a bad thing?

Crispy, definitely, then crumbled over roasted Brussels sprouts!

crispy but not crumbly, pliant enough to be slightly chewy

Crisp--but not burnt.

Pliant!

Pliant, yet with a nice crunch under the tooth!

Crispy. Bacon is great in a peanut butter sandwich.

Some parts crispy some parts chewy. Done in an oven.

Crispy, just a few seconds before burning.

I had to look up pliant - which was defined by Merriam Webster as suitable for many uses.

I will go with crispy.

If the bacon is high quality, pliant will do, though.

I like my bacon chewy. I love the thick chewy pieces of fat that are often found on the end.

chewy is my favorite

Chewy - but not raw.

Definitely crispy, but not burnt.

I like it chewy but not fried to the point that its dry. It is meat after all.

Crispy here!

very, very crisp

The only thing slightly bacon-ish in the house this morning was turkey bacon. The Horror. If I had the real thing it would be nice and crisp, not tasting of franken-bacon like the turkey stuff.

Bacon is most flavorful when it's chewy.
Mmmmmmm! Chewy, bacony goodness!
Of course, I was a major fan of Sizzlean, so that that under advisement when reviewing my opinion.

Thanks for the link to the Grateful Palate. I'm off to compile my Wish List!

Crispy is the best!

Bacon, I love you any way you are.

Except raw.

But add some heat and oh, baby.....

Definitely plient, though my wife is a burnt person so I've always got to make it in stages.

Crispy, slow cooked in cast iron, drained well.

crispy! (but not TOO)

i love it crispy. i SO want to win this....!!

Crisp and chewy.

70% crispy, 30% pliant... with black pepper stuck to it

Crispy.

Crispy, but not crisped to death. Crispy with a bit of chew.

Chewy!

Crispy please.

Crisp but not too oily.

Crisp and non-greasy, that way the maple syrup sticks better.

mostly crispy, with a little bit of chew.

Crisp on the edges and chewy within..

I like my thck cut bacon to be crispy along the edges while the middle is cooked through to a beautiful browned shade.

A little crispy, but still with some chew......not the completely de-fatted monstrosity that is microwaved bacon.

Crispy - I like thin bacon to shatter and thick bacon to crunch.

I have eaten bacon raw, and it been excellent. I have eaten bacon that was so cooked it was almost burnt. While burnt bacon is an atrocity, extremely crispy bacon is excellent too. Especially when it becomes essentially confit in its rendered fats. So my answer is, I love bacon. All bacon. But not burnt. Ever.

I was a veg. for over ten years and bacon converted me. Crispy please.

Thick, chewy, crispy, wrapping a date.

crisp.

I like it cooked crisp in my lodge cast iron skillet

Crrrrrrispy!

Crispy, but not crisp beyond all comprehension!

crispy, and a little charred!

Not so crispy that its brittle, and not too pliant, but somewhere in between. But each application requires something slightly different.

crispy, obviously

Crispy!

I like my bacon in between. Crisp around but chewy in the middle.

Both oh for the love of all that is holy, crispy and pliant in one glorious tandem!

crisp

Pliant, though we seem to be the minority.

crispy!

depends on my mood....I like it both ways!

Bendy, actually. But more important: dry-cured.

Crispy but just a touch chewy, done in the oven. Heaven on a plate.

Crispy, with a little bit of chewiness.

I likes me some crispy bacon--but with distinct pockets of juicy fat!

Award me the bacon, and you can come to my "pancake of the month" club!

crispy crisp crisp.

of course, not burned. it's a special gift to get it crispy, still juicy and not burned.

i grew up in a household where "loose" bacon was frowned upon!

crispy all the way!

Thick cut, crispy on the edges but chewy in the middle.

I love my bacon crispy!

Crisp, absolutely.

Crisp. (Who wants to chew on uncooked fat?)

crispy - but not burnt

Crispy

Oh, I do love a just-shy-of-crisp slice, one that yields to the pressure of tooth without shattering!

Bacon is one of the four major food groups, right next to sausage gravy, hot sauce and beer. I will take my bacon however I can get it, but I really like it baked, not too crispy, not too limp.
As a matter of fact, I have devised a plan to make my house smell like frying bacon all day long. Due to my ever-vigilant team of patent lawyers, I can't go into detail, but it involves a strip of bacon, a foil drip pan, and a Glade Plugin.

I love it crispy and almost burnt around the edges.
But I will eat it no matter which way it is served--pliant or crispy, thin or thick.

crispy is the way

Nice and crispy

I like crispy bacon.

Crispy all the time!

crisp!

Pliant, please.

crispy in the middle, chewy on the ends. The kids like it crispy, the cat likes it chewy!

I like it pliant - a bit chewy, but not undercooked, of course - that's the best!

Crispy is for salads + burgers. Pliant for everything else.

Mmmmmmm...bacon.

I think I am the opposite of most people, I love it when the bacon is crisp but sometimes have those edges that have the fatty bits, so they aren't as crisp as the rest of the bacon, mmmm those are the best ones!!

Crisp, but not burnt

Crispy, crispy, crispy, even on a BLT. It makes for a little messier sandwich, but the "almost charred" flavor, married with mayo and a good bread, is to die for.

I like my bacon extra-crisp and smoky.

Occasionally I like my bacon extra extra crisp, so a single bite turns the whole strip to bacon bits, but that is probably just because I'm not that good at cooking bacon, so I've had to get used to slightly burnt kind. A BOTM club, however, would force me to cook it well....

I like my bacon both ways - bacon is delicious is all its forms. A single piece with both crispy and soft parts is the ultimate piece of bacon.

I love mine crispy and on everything!

Baked off in the oven - Crispy on the edges and plant in the enter.

Crisp if as a side with eggs. Pliant in other dishes!

OMG, I adore bacon. When I was pregnant with my daughter that would sometimes be what I had for dinner :D Crispy, please!

count me in for crisp!

Crispy for sure

Pliant - but cooked through. Heaven on a BLAT!

Gorgeously crisp, with a nice fatty streak that melts in your mouth. Mmmmm. No wonder there are so many "bacotarians" (vegetarians who make an exception for bacon).

As Vincent Vega so eloquently phrased it in "Pulp Fiction":

"Bacon tastes goooood..."

Either way...crisp or plient...bacon is magical in any form!

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