The Beginners' Guide to Bacon Salt

We field a lot of questions here at Bacon Salt. Some of them are obvious (how can I buy Bacon Salt?), some are unique (can you please make a bacon-flavored air freshener?) and some of them are outrageous (any ideas on how Bacon Salt can enhance my sex life?).

One of the most common ones we get is "How do you suggest using Bacon Salt?" We are usually quick to respond with suggestions, but thought we'd post it out to everyone. Without further ado, here's our Beginner's Guide to Using Bacon Salt.

• Original - a more savory version of Bacon Salt, it's like a straight bacon punch in the mouth. It's best with scrambled eggs or omelets, salads and sandwiches. It also combines really nicely with butter, which goes great on pasta, green veggies (we love green beans) and popcorn. You can also use a butter flavored popcorn seasoning or something like butter buds in combination in lieu of the butter.

• Hickory - a smokier version of Bacon Salt, but not in that bitter liquid-smokey kind of way. It's actually my personal favorite. This flavor pairs really well with any kind of potato product - you can baconize your baked potato, french fries, hash browns, tots, you name it. It's also great with grilled meats and fish - using it as a steak rub overnight, finish a burger with it, or throw it on salmon are all great. It is also AMAZING on corn on the cob.

• Peppered - this flavor is more sharp than spicy (just like peppered bacon), but there's definitely a kick there. Some of our customers (and employees) love it so much that they use Peppered almost exclusively on everything mentioned above and then some (as an example, tacos and fajitas are great). It's also great in Bloody Mary's or as a rim on tequila shots.

• Natural - this version is gluten-free (if you have a wheat allergy), low in sodium like the rest of the flavors, and doesn't contain any soy proteins (which are like smaller versions of bacon bits in the other flavors). It comes out almost like a bacon powder, and we think it's outstanding on chicken in particular, but also pairs nicely with eggs and potatoes as well as many of the other items mentioned above.

• General advice - Bacon Salt can be highly addictive. In my house, Bacon Salt has replaced salt, which is good for the blood pressure because it's way lower sodium (135mg for Bacon Salt vs. 600mg for table salt). When my kids (ages 2 and 4) go to other peoples' houses for dinner we have to coach them not to ask for Bacon Salt if they don't like the food.

There are lots of other things Bacon Salt is good on, we highly suggest experimenting and trying different combinations with your favorite foods. Consider us your human guinea pigs - if you come up with a great recipe or use for Bacon Salt, please email us at recipes@baconsalt.com!

Comments

[Robert Donovan]

What's this I hear Bout Fat Alley? My favorite BBQ restaurant west of Kansas.

I spent many a day eating there and doing shots with Robbie...

[Future BaconSalt Lover]

Wow.

While sitting by my Webber, patiently waiting to flip my kabobs and browsing from my iPhone, I discovered your site. A few things crossed my mind, in order:

1. Why didn't I think of that?!
2. How soon can I be enjoying the benefits of BaconSalt?!
3. These kabobs would have been *soo* much better, if only I had BaconSalt!

With my new subscription to the Bacon of the Month Club (check it out!) and now BaconSalt, I think this might be the best summer *ever*!

Thanks Justin & Dave!

Cheers from Santa Barbara!
-| Jeremy |-

[J&D's]

Fat Alley barbecue is home of the Mitch Morgan, which is a shot of bourbon with a bacon garnish. Justin grew up in Telluride, CO, and enjoyed this shot many, many times. Maybe too many times.

It was actually the Mitch Morgan that provided the inspiration for Bacon Salt. As Homer Simpson once said: "To alcohol! The cause of and the solution to all of life's problems."

[Bennie Taylor]

This sounds delicious. But how much salt does it add - some folks have to limit their intake and need to know how often they can safely use use product.

[J&D]

Bacon Salt is low sodium - it has 75% less sodium than regular table salt. It's a great substitute for regular salt.

[David Kirsh]

I Stumbled upon J&D's website recently. My band, Despite Discouragement, will be driving from the suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area (all the way in canada, eh?) to Mississauga, which is about a half hour drive (so likely 45 minutes to an hour in traffic/winter) in order to procure some Bacon Salt. We will then be adding it to every meal we eat over three or four days to find the most delicious, simple recipe. We will also probably try and make our drummer eat some particularly heinous ones. The entire process will be filmed and put on youtube. Any suggestions for the culinarily impaired?

[Cristine]

I just got my first shipment of the original, hickory and peppered bacon salts. I CANNOT wait to try this out on everything. This stuff is genius!

[Heidi / Savory Tv]

Hello from Telluride! I've now a proud owner of my very first bottle of bacon salt. After just a taste out of the jar, I'm looking forward to using it on eggs and hashbrowns tomorrow.

Cheers!

[Bear]

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[spiderman]

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