Bacon Dispenser

by Coengineer

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Intro: Bacon Dispenser

After rolling up some bacon for my previous Instructable, "Cooking Bacon in a Camping Pot," it was only a matter of time before the Bacon Dispenser appeared (credit to gilbertruiz over at threadless.com).

STEP 1: Materials

Bacon

Parchment Paper

Tape Dispenser (with little or no tape left)

Scissors or Serrated Knife

STEP 2: Trim Parchment Paper

STEP 3: Attach Paper to Roll of Tape

Remove tape core and attach parchment paper. Wrap paper around the core one revolution so that the bacon will be in contact with the paper and not the tape.

STEP 4: Start Rolling

Should I wrap the bacon on the inside or the outside of the paper? On the inside, except for the last slice which should be on the outside (see next step). Leave a large gap of paper between slices. The roll shown has 6 slices.

STEP 5: Packaging

Just for fun I included some packaging concepts. As you can see, the last slice was wrapped on the outside to allow the customer to view a representative slice.

STEP 6: Start Unrolling

When you get to the next slice, tear off in the middle of the paper section. Fold the loose end of the paper over the next slice to avoid having to handle the bacon.

STEP 7: Storing

When you are done, fold the loose end of the paper over the next slice and close up the roll. The folded end gives you a handle for the next time. Store the dispenser in a plastic container until the next use.

STEP 8: Addendum

This Instructable was just a fun project to do with the kids, so I removed the tape dispenser and core and stored the bacon roll when we were done.

Interestingly enough, it was convenient to pull slices from the middle (similar to how cleaning wipes are dispensed), so perhaps one day we'll see bacon packaged in semi-reusable containers like this...

13 Comments

BradyD5 4 years ago

I thought this was a joke, but I was pleasantly mistaken! I actually really like this idea! Sure it creates a new chore of prep work for the bacon, but I think this idea is really great for those times when you really need to get your bacon down quickly. Thank you for this idea!

Bacon Bits 8 years ago

Love this! I featured you on my bacon blog ;)

CityGirl6 9 years ago

I really like the Tub O Bacon idea!

caitlinsdad 9 years ago

No recipe for bacon taffy to load in the dispenser?

ashleyjlong 9 years ago

Very funny! I actually have bacon printed shipping tape that looks just like this (sans deliciousness, of course).

amberrayh 9 years ago

I could see this being patented, or the wipe-dispenser like idea :)

tomatoskins 9 years ago

Yes! Bacon Tape! I just knew this would happen!

Ysabeau 9 years ago

Probably the most silly instructable that I saw, that's why I like it. Very nice!

PiotrS 9 years ago

what more can i say