Our friends M + A came by today bearing bacon & rye bread, and we made BLTs & tomato soup for lunch. BLT on dark rye is fantastic -- the bread gives a sweet-savory depth of flavor. Yummy! And we learned that cob-smoked bacon is much stronger flavored, more smoky and aggressive, than applewood-smoked bacon. Both are delicious, but in the sandwich, the cob-smoked stood up much better and the smoky baconliciousness came through more clearly. Both flavors were North Country thick-cut bacon, bought at Russo's in Waltham. I'm a slut for anything smoky, the smokier the better, so I'm keeping an eye peeled for this stuff.
Posted by foodnerd at January 24, 2005 07:00 PMcob-smoked as in corn cobs? is there a connection between a good cob smoke and why corn cobs are used for pipes?
Posted by: santos at January 25, 2005 08:17 AMyes, i think so, and i have no idea. Perhaps they burn slowly? That would make them good for both purposes, especially if they were still moist as well as dense. I would assume that cobs were first used to smoke because they were leftover waste products, but what makes them so tasty I'm not sure. Anybody with southern roots know for sure?
Posted by: foodnerd at January 25, 2005 09:56 AMmy granddad was from new england,,maine to be exact. He was the most conservative man I have known in my whole life.The dude was saving things in the 70's to be recycled,,when the technology finally broke out when ever. I know a developer that went there and thought he found a gold mine,,two years later,,selling everything trying just to break even,,but rather doubtfull. I think many moons ago,new englanders figured there must be something usefull to do with these things,and tryed smoking meat with them and it was good. My grand ma was from georgia,,her idea of a good use for corn cob was to toss them into the compost pile,,so I think this is a mostly new england practice
Posted by: clay at March 4, 2007 10:41 PMmy granddad was from new england,,maine to be exact. He was the most conservative man I have known in my whole life.The dude was saving things in the 70's to be recycled,,when the technology finally broke out when ever. I know a developer that went there and thought he found a gold mine,,two years later,,selling everything trying just to break even,,but rather doubtfull. I think many moons ago,new englanders figured there must be something usefull to do with these things,and tryed smoking meat with them and it was good. My grand ma was from georgia,,her idea of a good use for corn cob was to toss them into the compost pile,,so I think this is a mostly new england practice
Posted by: clay at March 4, 2007 10:41 PMI would like to know how to prep the corn cob for smoking meats?
Posted by: Cindy at March 24, 2008 08:16 PMI am looking for a supplier that sells tasty bacon sliced, but not over thin like I have purchased from suppliers like Harrington’s, which have disappointed me with very, very thin sliced bacon. I have purchased the slab before, but I would like to purchase my bacon evenly medium sliced? I wish to thank you for your time and effort regarding this matter, please contact me at your convenience;
Cell (408) 313-2992 tnt007@pacbell.net
J.R. Thornhill
I am looking for a supplier that sells tasty bacon sliced, but not over thin like I have purchased from suppliers like Harrington’s, which have disappointed me with very, very thin sliced bacon. I have purchased the slab before, but I would like to purchase my bacon evenly medium sliced? I wish to thank you for your time and effort regarding this matter, please contact me at your convenience;
Cell (408) 313-2992 tnt007@pacbell.net
J.R. Thornhill