Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon

[Chris]

Food and product blogs and websites are a fun and necessary part of an FC editor’s job. How else can we stay on top of what’s going on in the world of food?  Here is a little something that I discovered the other day on CoolestGadgets.com. As a bacon-lover from way back, I think this alarm clock is pure genius!

Yes, that’s right, this is an alarm clock that wakes you gently in the morning with the aroma of sizzling bacon. How is this miracle possible, you ask?  Just pop a frozen strip of bacon into the little tray before you go to sleep, set the alarm, and about 10 minutes before you’re set to wake the clock flips an internal switch and two tiny halogen lamps begin to cook your bacon.  The aroma wafts over you as your dreams turn to breakfast, and the alarm begins to chime... what is that wonderful smell, you think groggily?  Ah yes, it’s your fabulous alarm clock with bacon benefits, ready with your first food treat of the day.  The only thing better is not setting an alarm at all.

http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=fc-kitchensink&entry=181

[Chris_]

O M G

I want one.

I can hear my arteries clogging as we speak!

[Woody]

...and v1.1 will heat up maple syrup, and drizzle it over the bacon...  (I wish)

Bacon: Meat Candy.

[Chris]

never been a huge fan of bacon & syrup.  I like my bacon unadulterated (except for pepper).

Now, syrup and SAUSAGE, that's a completely different animal.

[Chris_]

never been a huge fan of bacon & syrup.  I like my bacon unadulterated (except for pepper).

Now, syrup and SAUSAGE, that's a completely different animal. :yum:

Syrup goes on pancakes.  It should never touch anything salty.

[Chris]

Mostly agreed, but I still like it on sausage.  Must be a bad childhood memory of overly-spiced sausage links.

[Chris_]

How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.

[Chris]

How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.

I love that show.

I tried buying raw pork belly (pre-bacon bacon) for a Chinese recipe I had.  I couldn't find it. 

[Chris_]

How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.

I love that show.

I tried buying raw pork belly (pre-bacon bacon) for a Chinese recipe I had.  I couldn't find it.  :(

You need to go to real Chinese markets, like the kind we had in Montebello (CA).  We used to go there and they had all that kind of stuff, pork bellies, pig snouts, VERY fresh fish, bizarre sauces -- all very cool.  My boss was Chinese and we would have dim sum -- he would order in Chinese and we would get great service and interesting food.

[Chris]

The closest thing I know of is the Mercado Internacional on Nolensville Rd (K&S Market).  I can always find lemongrass and football-sized malanga there (they make excellent chips).

[Thor]

For pork bellies, one will probably need to go to their local butcher. Walmart carries some small chunks of side pork, but it wouldn't make much bacon.

[Chris]

My local butcher is the guy at the Kroger store. 

[Chris_]

The closest thing I know of is the Mercado Internacional on Nolensville Rd (K&S Market).  I can always find lemongrass and football-sized malanga there (they make excellent chips).

Wrong ethnicity, I think.

That is something I will miss about L.A.-- best damn ethnic food west of New York.

[Chris]

How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.

I love that show.

I tried buying raw pork belly (pre-bacon bacon) for a Chinese recipe I had.  I couldn't find it. 

You need to go to real Chinese markets, like the kind we had in Montebello (CA).  We used to go there and they had all that kind of stuff, pork bellies, pig snouts, VERY fresh fish, bizarre sauces -- all very cool.  My boss was Chinese and we would have dim sum -- he would order in Chinese and we would get great service and interesting food.

They have fresh (live) tilapia for sale.  Dinner-plate sized fish swimming in 50-gallon tanks in the store.  You want it, you point at it.

If I could mass-produce and market fried malanga chips, I could put Lays out of business.  Those things are wonderful.  Terra does small batches of spiced sweet potato and malanga.

[Chris]

The closest thing I know of is the Mercado Internacional on Nolensville Rd (K&S Market).  I can always find lemongrass and football-sized malanga there (they make excellent chips).

Wrong ethnicity, I think.

That is something I will miss about L.A.-- best damn ethnic food west of New York.

They have a little bit of everything.  It's a big place.

[Chris_]

How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.

I love that show.

I tried buying raw pork belly (pre-bacon bacon) for a Chinese recipe I had.  I couldn't find it. 

You need to go to real Chinese markets, like the kind we had in Montebello (CA).  We used to go there and they had all that kind of stuff, pork bellies, pig snouts, VERY fresh fish, bizarre sauces -- all very cool.  My boss was Chinese and we would have dim sum -- he would order in Chinese and we would get great service and interesting food.

They have fresh (live) tilapia for sale.  Dinner-plate sized fish swimming in 50-gallon tanks in the store.  You want it, you point at it.

If I could mass-produce and market fried malanga chips, I could put Lays out of business.  Those things are wonderful.  Terra does small batches of spiced sweet potato and malanga.

I'll have to try that... great idea.

[Chris_]

The closest thing I know of is the Mercado Internacional on Nolensville Rd (K&S Market).  I can always find lemongrass and football-sized malanga there (they make excellent chips).

Wrong ethnicity, I think.

That is something I will miss about L.A.-- best damn ethnic food west of New York.

They have a little bit of everything.  It's a big place.

That's the problem -- a place where Chinese is the predominant language is where you want to find the really cool stuff :)

[Chris]

If I could mass-produce and market fried malanga chips, I could put Lays out of business.  Those things are wonderful.  Terra does small batches of spiced sweet potato and malanga.

I'll have to try that... great idea.

We served them as garnish at a Carribean/Cuban restaurant I used to work at.  They were supposed to be garnish.  It got to the point where people were asking for them as appetizers.

Fried plantains are excellent.  You have to cut them into slices and smash them flat with a hammer.  If you don't flatten them, or they come out too soft. Deep-fry them and cover them with chicken, peppers, and melted cheese. 

[Chris_]

If I could mass-produce and market fried malanga chips, I could put Lays out of business.  Those things are wonderful.  Terra does small batches of spiced sweet potato and malanga.

I'll have to try that... great idea.

We served them as garnish at a Carribean/Cuban restaurant I used to work at.  They were supposed to be garnish.  It got to the point where people were asking for them as appetizers.

Fried plantains are excellent.  You have to cut them into slices and smash them flat with a hammer.  If you don't flatten them, or they come out too soft. Deep-fry them and cover them with chicken, peppers, and melted cheese. 

The problem is plantains are a bit expensive.

And damn you for making me hungry at this late hour!

[Chris]

The problem is plantains are a bit expensive.

And damn you for making me hungry at this late hour!

Sorry.   I drink, I get hungry.

I remember the name of the plantains dish... tostones con pollo.

[Chris_]

The problem is plantains are a bit expensive.

And damn you for making me hungry at this late hour!

Sorry. :-)  I drink, I get hungry.

I remember the name of the plantains dish... tostones con pollo.

Which means "chips and chicken."

[Chris]

Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.

[Odin's Hand]

Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.

Old clothes?

[Chris]

Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.

Old clothes?

Dirty laundry.  Something like that.

It was shredded beef and peppper.  I use a similar recipe for my chilli.

[Chris_]

Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.

Chorizo, Carne Seca and huevos, si?

One of my favorites.  I get Carne Seca from Monterrey, Mx when I go there -- it lasts forever.