Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

No matter what time of day you decide to sizzle up some strips and no matter which bacon recipe you choose, why settle for anything less than the best? To zero in on potentially the best bacon brands, ...

Last weekend, on a visit to San Francisco, I witnessed cookbook author and food writer Michael Ruhlman show a roomful of bloggers at the California Culinary Academy how to cure bacon. Yup, at home.

From streaky bacon to vegan bacon, here is your guide to all the cured breakfast meats at your grocery store. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at ...