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Title: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 08:34:05 PM
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6254/wakebaconopengq0.jpg)

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
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 08:46:19 PM
O M G

I want one.

I can hear my arteries clogging as we speak!
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Woody on September 24, 2008, 09:28:20 PM
...and v1.1 will heat up maple syrup, and drizzle it over the bacon...  (I wish)

Bacon: Meat Candy.

Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 09:29:32 PM
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:
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 09:59:21 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:00:37 PM
Mostly agreed, but I still like it on sausage.  Must be a bad childhood memory of overly-spiced sausage links.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:00:51 PM
How funny -- on "How it's Made" they are featuring how bacon is made.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:01:57 PM
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.  :(
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:27:47 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:32:18 PM
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).
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Thor on September 24, 2008, 10:35:58 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:41:05 PM
My local butcher is the guy at the Kroger store.  :(

Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:42:28 PM
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.

Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:42:44 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:44:27 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:46:14 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:52:02 PM
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 :)
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:52:08 PM
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. 
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:54:09 PM
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!
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:55:29 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 10:56:04 PM
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."
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 10:57:19 PM
Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Odin's Hand on September 24, 2008, 10:59:00 PM
Yup.  Close enough.

I have an excellent recipe for Ropa Vieja.

Old clothes?
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 11:02:06 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 11:04:15 PM
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.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Odin's Hand on September 24, 2008, 11:06:01 PM
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.

Ropa sucia would be a "dirty laundry". Viejo(a) means "old" in Espanol.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 11:07:54 PM
I don't remember any huevos, but I wasn't  responsible for making it.

I cribbed a recipe for it... 3-4 pounds of beef roast, a couple chipotle peppers and a few tablespoons of adobo sauce, one large julienne'd onion, green, and red pepper.  Slow roast for 8-10 hours, shred, and serve.  It makes good chilli if you dice the peppers and onions, and substitute ground beef.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 11:55:57 PM
I don't remember any huevos, but I wasn't  responsible for making it.

I cribbed a recipe for it... 3-4 pounds of beef roast, a couple chipotle peppers and a few tablespoons of adobo sauce, one large julienne'd onion, green, and red pepper.  Slow roast for 8-10 hours, shred, and serve.  It makes good chilli if you dice the peppers and onions, and substitute ground beef.

Sounds good -- when you get a chance, try the breakfast version:

Saute Chorizo in some olive oil, add a small handful of carne seca and diced onions and cook on low for a few minutes until the onion is cooked nicely.  Add a couple of eggs (or egg beaters) and some Tapito salsa.  stir the whole thing while cooking until it is to the consistency you like.

Damn, I'm hungry. I don't have carne seca here, but I have chorizo. 

Snack time!
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Chris on September 24, 2008, 11:58:39 PM
I just finished off the last of the bbq chicken between slices of English muffin. 

Time to hit the sack.  I got a busy day tomorrow.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: bijou on February 02, 2009, 12:44:02 PM
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01250/bacon-clock_1250968c.jpg)

Quote
The Wake n'Bacon clock cooks a frozen rasher for 10 minutes before the time you need to rise from your slumber.

Designer Matty Sallin says the sizzling sound combined with the classic aroma is enough to wake you.

The user is also welcomed by the almost-instant breakfast of a bacon sandwich in bed.

Mr Sallin altered a regular alarm clock so that instead of a sound going off, two halogen lamps are switched on.

The lamps then take 10 minutes to cook a piece of bacon that was placed inside the clock the night before.

The user can leave some bread and ketchup by the side of their bed to make up the bacon sandwich.

...
link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4423635/New-style-Teasmade-wakes-you-with-freshly-cooked-bacon.html)

Too late for a Christmas gift, but I'm sure it'll sell.  :-)
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: djones520 on February 02, 2009, 01:01:12 PM
Can I haz two?
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: bijou on February 02, 2009, 01:10:19 PM
Can I haz two?
I should think so, you wouldn't want to start the day arguing with Mrs Jones over a single bacon sandwich.
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Flame on February 02, 2009, 02:06:27 PM
I'm cool with the bacon cooker thingy, but bread and ketchup to make the sammich?  :puke:
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Lord Undies on February 02, 2009, 02:10:56 PM
Oh yeah, leave pork unrefrigerated for 6-8 hours.  There's an idea!  Why not just stuff a tuna sandwich under the mattress for lunch?
Title: Re: Wake n'Bacon wakes you with freshly cooked bacon
Post by: Eupher on February 02, 2009, 03:06:00 PM
Oh yeah, leave pork unrefrigerated for 6-8 hours.  There's an idea!  Why not just stuff a tuna sandwich under the mattress for lunch?

Well, the bacon is cured. And cooking it destroys the critters that grew overnight.

Mayo going overnight without refrigeration, with or without tuna, now THAT'S a recipe for essence de la puke.

And I agree with Flame. Ketchup with bacon? Who came up with THAT one????