Become a Bacon Critic!!!

Welcome to another week of bacon mania!
We are back with a special informational on the criteria for which bacon is tasted and judged at meat competitions. These usually occur at county fairs and gourmet food expos and feature categories such as pulled pork and brazed lamb. The judging process can take hours and the judges taste hundreds of bacon entries.

SLAB BACON. Bacon shall be whole, not cut or sliced. It shall be of standard approved trim with skin on or off, and can be cured by any accepted method.

Judging Criteria:

External appearance before cutting.............................................100 points

Appearance of cut surface fat to lean..........................................100 points

Texture of cut surface..................................................................100 points

Inside color..................................................................................150 points

Aroma after cutting.....................................................................150 points

Flavor..........................................................................................400 points

 

Don't you wish you could become a bacon judge?
You can because our Biased Bacon Food Critic Club is open and looking for new members.
You can learn how to find the best slices of bacon and what bacon infused meals are the best (and what are the worst).
For 25 dollars a meeting you can try and assess various bacon dishes.
Look up our Biased Bacon Food Critic Club website to find a meeting in your area. Sign up today!


To watch this exciting judging process live here are some interesting bacon festivals across the U.S.

The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, billed as the largest gathering of bacon enthusiasts in the world, takes place each year in Iowa. Why Iowa? The state of Iowa is the largest producer or pork in the nation by far. The whole place is practically wrapped in bacon. It's the perfect place to hold a bacon festival.

Vying for the top spot in bacon festivals is Baconfest Chicago. Organizers describe this event as, "The greatest single culinary and cultural festival ever dedicated to Bacon and Bacon only." This festival, held in April, topped 3000 visitors in 2012 and the organizers expect even more in 2013.

What could be better than a great bacon festival? A bacon festival that benefits a good cause, that's what. If you are over 21 and will be in the Kansas City area on August 25, you can take part in Bacon-Fest, The Other Fundraiser. The proceeds from the event help to fund the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, an organization which helps kids and adults with disabilities to live more independently.

 

Tri-Cities Baconfest at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee promises to be one of the most exciting bacon festivals in the south. Held at one of the world's premier race tracks, this event helps to provide funding for Bristol Speedway Children's Charities.