Rose Brand Canadian Bacon (8 oz.)
Item Purchased: Rose Brand Canadian Bacon (8 oz.)
Location Purchased: Dominick’s / 3145 S. Ashland / Chicago, IL
Price: $3.99 + tax
Purchased on: 09/21/08
Review: Cured meats tend to be viewed as having two distinct qualities. They are considered to be unhealthy and delicious. Canadians and marketers, though… They’ve got it right!
Canadian bacon may not be as delicious as the regular fatty crisp bacon I grew up with from George Webb’s restaurant in Milwaukee, but if it were possible to completely remove all of the delicious grease from a strip of regular bacon, the flavors aren’t all that removed. This, of course, is only an educated guess, as I doubt anyone in the pig eating world has enough will power to remove the fat from bacon in the first place. This is further proven by the fact that Canadian bacon doesn’t even come from the fatty belly of a pig. It comes from the lean loin.
Rose’s Canadian bacon is cured well, without too much sugar, and the round cuts are perfect size to put atop an english muffin or toast after frying them up a bit. Unlike other brands I’ve tried, there isn’t the veiny, dry texture that so many other Canadian ham rounds seem to possess. Finally, with at least 20 rounds per package of Rose’s Canadian bacon, the price point is right on.
I’d rather have a local farmer’s back bacon in my fridge, but in a pinch (which my schedule has increasingly placed me in lately), Rose’s works.
Rating: 3 / 5
October 5th, 2008 at 1:07 am
All Canadian bacon needs is an english muffin, egg and hollandaise sauce to make it all work. It’s not worth much by it’s self I’ve found. Kind of like ham with out the flavor and bacon without the fat (flavor again).
October 5th, 2008 at 10:15 am
A really good way to make bacon is to BAKE it. Get a wire rack and a cookie tray of the same size. Lay the bacon flat on the wire rack, and put the rack on top of the cookie tray. Place them in the oven, and bake at 350 F until it looks cooked. A LOT of fat will drip off the bacon as it cooks - check frequently, and empty out the fat as it accumulates.