Finally, My Post About Bacon Jam
Whhaaaa, you say? A post about bacon? A post about jam?
Is it a condiment? An entree? A dessert?
Yes to all of the above.
About a month ago, my friend Jonathan gave me a tin of this stuff. He does some work with the folks that make it and after cajoling him for about 3 weeks, he finally brought me some to try out. He is a good person.
When you think of Bacon Jam, a whole bevy of ideas come to mind about what it is. Quite simply, it’s bacon that’s been rendered and then simmered for SIX HOURS with onion and spices. The result is complete tastiness. If you don’t believe me, know that I am not the first one to write about the virtues Bacon Jam – just see Matt’s homage.
So much like Bubba from Forest Gump, I spent a day thinking about ways to prepare my first Bacon Jam dish. And because I am perpetually on a diet, I decided to enlist my friends Katharine and Haakon to join me on my first Bacon Jam tasting (a.k.a to keep me from eating the whole tin). At the end of the day we all decided what could be better than bacon on Bacon Jam action?
My only complaint was that we should have put more Bacon Jam on the sandwich.
Mmmm … mmmm …
And because I’m feeling all lovey dovey about all of you … I am doing a Bacon Jam giveaway. My first (but not last! more to come!) giveaway! Yay! I LOVE YOU MAN!
One randomly chosen BIME reader will have an 8 oz jar of Bacon Jam sent directly to your home so you too can experience Bacon nirvana. Just enter by leaving a comment (along with your name/email) on this post.
Comments will be closed on Sunday at midnight and the winner will be announced on Monday, July 27th.
If you can’t wait to try it, just order it here.
Sadly, I believe Skillet Street Food only ships domestically. That means if you are from Canada or Australia, as a good portion of you are, you get no bacon love this time. Sorry guys. xo.
PS. Skillet Street Food is not paying me to say this, nor are they sponsoring this giveaway. I would tell you if that were the case.
Seriously–you’ve certainly found a way to increase the message posts
Thanks for the blog.
OHMIGAWSH!
Pick me!
What can I say? I love bacon.
I want baconjam
I have baconnaise. I have bacon salt. In three flavors. I must have bacon jam. Pleeeeeeeease!
Bacon jam? I’ve only ever heard of jams made of fruit. This sounds very interesting. I wonder how it tastes on toast. I also wonder if it could make a BLT that much easier — spreadable bacon, who knew?
I had to read the word “Bacon Jam” about 3 times over to actually try and interpret what is this type of Jam. My first intuition was saved bacon grease (just like what my nanny used to fry my eggs when I was younger…yum). Anyhow, what a great idea. I wonder what other types of jams could be made? Bacon Jam…genius! Besides you’d have to be kooky not to like bacon.
I tried bacon chocolate for the first time last week and I would love to try bacon jam. Bacon makes everything better!
Wow, that sounds great !
My husband would love this ,(i gave up meat and chicken and eating lotsa other animals like a year ago ,now I eat only Seafood, have you been to the Crab Pot since you live in Seattle? ,if not please visit it for me and tell me how it was ,I think I have a crush for that restaurant)
I have been a lurker on your site since the last 8 months or so ,the bacon jam gave me enough courage to comment for the first time !
Have a good weekend
Swapna
Oh I want bacon jam. I really really really really do. Pretty pretty please? I am diabetic so there are so many delicious things I can’t eat, but bacon jam is not one of them. So please!
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Bacon jam? Oh my. Yum.
Pick me!
I was going to try for the contest. But then I thought, heck, why not just order a 3 pack?
Thank you for all the laughter you provide on a almost daily basis for the world. You are the best! Love the pictures and post about the family and great ideas on food and so forth. Good luck on the weight loss adventure. We all need that luck!
Regina
Bacon Jam? That sounds perfect to me. My pregnant self has been dreaming about bacon for weeks. I’ll be home in the US when you draw the winner, maybe I’ll win?
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meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Mmmmmm…. bacon!
Australia included right??!!
I’m so glad it’s savory, not sweet, that might have been a bit weird. What a strange/cool concept.
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That sounds amazing! Count me in!
Mmm…I love anything with bacon.
I’m so sad that so many people have entered already. I really, really, really want to try it!
Mari
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Interesting… I’m intrigued
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That sounds like the perfect combo of sweet and savory!
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Oh my lord, that looks bacontastic.
Hmm… bacon jam huh? Sounds very interesting. I’d love to try some out if you feel like sending some my way. (I’m in Olympia so you wouldn’t have to ship it that far lol) I love to cook so this would be fun to try out different ways. Sure sounds like it would have been uber-good on a BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato) sandwich. Mmm… Avocados…. mmmm….
I can envision bacon jam kimbap.
Makes Canadian reader sad!
I have a friend who is OBSESSED with bacon. I’d love to win this for him.
I must get my hands on some.I will be ordering. thanks.
Oh, God. Bacon. In jam. Put some chocolate sauce on it and I can die happy.
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Only thing better than bacon: FREE BACON!
Seriously! Who came up with this brilliant idea??? Geniuses!
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bacon is a vegetable
I don’t eat meat. Bacon *is* the only meat I have tried in the past 9 years of being a vegetarian. I asked my meat-eater husband if he wanted me to enter for this give-away and he paused and said,”Um, bacon jam sounds kinda gross.” BUT I have a friend in mind, one whose kids eat “meat bones,” who I think will LOVE it!
Omg. Bacon ain’t MY enemy. Come to me, oh bavon jam!