I know! what better way to say I love you then with bacon!!! Bacon Roses!!

I agree. They did the best. I was going to enter but then I saw the rose and had no chance of beating them.

Yup.

Congrats!

Hahaha. Thanks Chuck. I'm stoked to even get into the finals. In hindsight, perhaps I should have made a bacon powered crystal chandelier.

Roses and Van Gogh are a shoe-in for first and second...
At least, they ought to be :P

lot of waste...I like the poppers!

You know, saying "no offense" doesn't necessarily help if you then go on and say something potentially offensive like "useless" and "wasting". I would agree that using food in this way is a controversial subject but nonetheless I find all of these non-food projects strangely intriguing.

you've obviously never seen lard sculptures.

Those are awesome.

You can make some pretty excellent things out of lard. Speaking of which, you've given me an awesome idea...

yay lard contest!

I think what you are missing is that there are number of contests going on at any given time. I am sure one of them would fit your definition of useful, creative, or even healthy.

Like the chocolate contest :)

Exactly!

Lard can be pretty useful as well. :-}

There's a documentary you should watch called "Fat Head." Bacon actually is pretty healthy.

I guess you guys will just have to sit back and watch what can be done with bacon. LOL

I agree, funchy :)

As my own instructable will be pointing out, with a small amount of research you would find that bacon IS actually healthy for you. Far, far more healthy than say shredded wheat, cheerios, etc. Go to the USDA.Gov website, and look at the statistics for heart disease, strokes, obesity, diabetes, and saturated fat intake. You'll see a very interesting pattern.

I have to agree with several others. No problem if you don't like bacon or lard, but leave those who do to enjoy it, otherwise sorry, you are just sound like a nag.
Actually, dripping is my favourite over lard. It's the same, but with all the sticky brown juices and jelly in it too - yum yum yum (sorry my heart, but there you are)

EVERYBODY LOVES BACON!!! THATS WHY!!!

try turkey bacon.

I did my instructable with turkey bacon! It's my favorite. Check it out, it's turkey-wrapped chicken pesto. Yum!

"make something creative out of lard"

That sounds awesome.

It really does, doesn't it?

Lard is great for bird feeders!

I agree!

you must be missing out in the aesthetic qualitys of lard. jk
bacon has a huge fan-base (i don't know why...)
there are always tons of contests here so no one is forcing you to enter this one...

All your rational arguments against bacon are meaningless. You just don't 'get' bacon. That's okay, I suppose there is a tiny fraction of people who don't love bacon in all of it's sizzling porcine glory. Have a banana! I suppose you'd also hate my Bacon Love page on FB too. It is dedicated to the notion that all people are created equal and that bacon is the best food on earth.

best post on this page :D

Dude lighten up!

hello scoochmaroo, i entered my instructable and it has not been accepted and the voting already started any idea of what happened????

If only eggplants and clocks were made of bacon!!!!!!!

Why enter a bacon contest and not use bacon?

So vegetarians and other people who can't eat pork can enjoy the wonders of bacon along side us!

Lol. Vegetarian can eat bacon. Its just a matter of opening the .outh putting it in and chewing. The choose not to and the become food preacher
M

;-D

BaconSalt's pretty good - makes stuff taste like Bacon, but is permitted for vegetarians and by faiths that don't approve of pig-meat. Though Bacon, with BaconSalt on it can be dangerously Pigging Out!

(www.baconsalt.com, US and Canada
www.crazy4flavour, UK and Europe - even Israel!)

(But bacon-lovers know that already, don't they)

But real bacon is gluten free, bacon salt isn't sadly..

But who doesn't want too eat bacon? I can understand it for religious purposes i.e. muslims, jews.. but thats about it.

99% of people on earth love bacon and its even better when it involves DIY. Besides, I don't like knitting but I don't judge them for having knitting contests.

Bacon is not in the diet of Jews, Muslims, most Hindus, most Buddists, Seventh-Day Adventists, all vegetarians/vegans, and anyone on a "heart healthy" diet. And that doesn't include people who find it just plain greasy and distasteful.

Please keep in mind the high-processed-meat diet is primarily an American thing. America: the most obese nation. The top three killers of adult Americans are cancer, stroke, and heart disease. All three of these have a strong dietary component. A diet high in saturated fat boosts cholesterol/triglycerides, is a major risk factor for arteriosclerosis, and sets up the body for clots (heart attack or stroke).
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002468.htm

A high-meat (esp processed meat) diet is probably the #1 risk factor for colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is only second to lung cancer in the number of Americans it kills.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Red-meat-and-colon-cancer.shtml

The lack of fiber in a high processed meat diet makes peristalsis (movement down through the digestive tract) slow and less efficient. The market to treat constipation / bowel irregularity is a multi billion dollar industry.

And yet... we keep promoting bacon. Why?

Because it's delicious

Actually it vastly depends on the type of bacon you eat.

In the UK, most of the bacon sold is back bacon. It has that characteristic oval of meat with the little stem at the bottom. Americans, mostly, only eat streaky bacon. This comes from the belly of the pig and contains far less meat, much more rind and is generally bad for you. Back bacon is sold as Irish or Canadian bacon in the 'States as far as I know.

Streaky bacon is sold in the UK too, but we usually use it as an ingredient for cooking, so things like pigs in blankets, covering roast poultry or chopped up in sauces. If you want bacon to have on toast, you go for back bacon every time simply because you get more meat out of it.

Streaky bacon is about 1/2 fat by content, Back Bacon is about 1/10th fat.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/pork-products/2212/2
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/pork-products/2208/2

So that's the clincher, Americans tend to eat a much, much fattier type of meat. In most other bacon eating countries, leaner back bacon is more popular.

We promote bacon because we like the taste of it. Like just about anything, fatty foods are fine in moderation. It is a contextual problem. If you only eat fatty foods, of course you're going to drop dead at 50. If you lead a balanced lifestyle, do exercise regularly and eat plenty of greens, then by all means chow down on a bit of pig when you want to.

Go back up a few spaces to my reply to Scoochmaroo's comment. If you don't like the "dietary belief" aspect, or the physical health aspect, but wonder if you might like the taste if it were more religiously accepetable or healthy, do give BaconSalt a try. It really does add bacon flavour to scrambled eggs, baked potatoes, Mac cheese, - really just about anything!

All 8 of the different varieties are vegetarian and Kosher-certified, and the "Hickory" is even Vegan. It's a "synthesised" flavour made from herbs and spices but (as a confirmed pork-lover!) it really does taste "the biz". It's also a lot faster to prepare if you feel like a cheese and bacon sandwich, but are in too much of a hurry to cook, then just shake it on!

Ummm, maybe cause it's absolutely delicious. G

It's just soooo gooood! Bacon is nature's candy.

actually, samoa is the most obese nation

bacon isn't bad for you... http://paleodietlifestyle.com/for-the-love-of-bacon/

there's a lost worse stuff anyway -

I find this racist since I've known Jews and Buddists that love bacon and J&D probably has a few people that don't eat real bacon but love the taste (which, to me, is pretty much the same as loving bacon).

But if we are pointing out all those that don't include bacon in their diet then what about most babies?

As for relating high-meat diets to colorectal cancer, arn't you going off topic? Just because someone likes (or even loves) bacon doesn't make them fat, nor does it mean they are on a high-meat diet. And if we are linking possible causes of types of cancer as bad then do you live underground to avoid the sun? Because by this logic the sun is bad since it is a probable cause of skin cancer.

Now the attack on the constipation industry is just funny. There are many industries out there that people don't like (Medical Industry, Oil Industry, Tobacco Industry, etc) but I don't think , and I could be wrong, that many consider the constipation industry as a bloated evil group. (Shoot, I don't even think you can find any actual proof of it being a multi-billion dollar industry without actually laying the ground work for collecting the data)

So to make a long response short, they keep promoting bacon because there is a large fan base for bacon with the instructables readers.

VastMagick - I think funchy means that bacon and pork is NOT SUPPOSED to be in the diet of Jews, Buddists and Moslems, not that none of them ever eat the "forbidden meat". That's hardly a racist comment.

I'm a practicing Christian and I have a few people who are very good friends who are Muslim. I like my bacon and they prefer, on faith grounds, not to even try it. There's room i the world for all of us, and for all peaceful opinions.

May He be with you!

Stu

Because Bacon is DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

We won't hold it against you. But in reality - you can't make everything about Jews, Hindus, vegans, etc. I'm sure there has been, or will be a topic you can fit into. Sometimes, there are topics I don't fit into - but I don't cry about it.

Looks like he likes horses, Maybe he'll make one about glue.

I never realized bacon could be so dangerous..... Nearly choked on
it While reading your reply.....LOL

In my next comment I meant to say "in a day" instead of "a day"

If I want to eat a pack of bacon a day and then go out to my balcony while it sizzles and light up a cigar and swig down an Amp energy drink and/or beer. Then that's my own choice. I love eating meat and doing all the other things I mentioned. I also know I shouldn't do it too much but it's my little joys in life. This is the way I want to live, So if you would be so kind to pack up your lettuce and GTFO.

Not that it's important but I'm not american either nor am I obese.

Mitch! That's a bit Over The Top . . . . Maybe HALF a (large) pack (with a pint of good English Ale)

(Brit, 6' tall, and a mere 12 stones)

See, I'm 6' tall but about 14 stone I think it works out too. I say eat what you want in moderation and keep active.

Mmmm I could go for some good Ale now... Then again that's the Irish thirst in me :P

Canadian huh? lol

Indeed.

"A high-meat (esp processed meat) diet is probably the #1 risk factor for colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is only second to lung cancer in the number of Americans it kills. "

I want to die from eating 5 lb of bacon in a single sitting.

"in the number of Americans it kills"

I'm safe then - I'm a Brit so I can eat bacon with no worries :LOL:

That would be a great way to go, that and fighting off the zombie hordes.

If you did eat 5lbs of bacon before fighting off the zombie horde, do you think the zombies would appreciate what you have done for them as they rend the bacon infused flesh from your skin.

If I was a zombie I'd fricking LOVE to eat someone who ate a ton of bacon!

Yes, and if you kill the zombies, you will have done it on a full stomach, leaving you happy.

Not to mention you'd have burned off all the calories!

Another great point!

Ok good point but I know bacon is not only an American thing. I'm in Canada and love it. I know people from Europe that love it. And if its health reasons, or the fact that its pork, try to come up with a new recipe for vegan bacon! Then everyone is happy. And while I admit it's unhealthy, everything in moderation. Don't eat it daily and you'll be fine.

The product isn't the problem.. How people choose to use it is.

Because it tastes yummy, that's why.

There are some options (delicious ones at that) - like eggplant bacon - for those of use who are vegetarians or don't eat meat/pork for one reason or another.

I agree entirely about the negative effects of the American diet; however, I feel that it is important to remember that moderation is the key. Also, as LuminousObject says we keep promoting bacon because it's delicious. I love bacon, but I enjoy it in moderation, and I think that Instructables is an awesome website with some awesome contests that inspire some awesome ideas!

There's such a thing as vegan bacon, you know.
I'm sure any instructable with that would qualify.

Sure it tastes bad, but in all your arguments about bacon you don't consider taste.

We keep promoting bacon because it's delicious.

I wish you could flag comments for being awesome.

wow - while were banning bacon lets ban santa too, its like that episode of south-park where they try to have a Christmas play, with nothing Christmas related as to not offend. Think some are missing the point...

I say we ban

All in favor of banning say: I. *turns to see that crowd is too busy eating bacon*