Eat This: Zingerman’s Bacon of the Month Club

By Ann Binlot Published April 11, 2014

If The Manual post on Theresa Gilliam and E. Jane Armstrong ‘s book Bacon 24/7 is any indication, you guys love your bacon, and who wouldn’t? It’s crispy, greasy, and so delicious. Now if you want to mix it up a little, there’s a subscription service that’s just for you. Zingerman’s has a Bacon of the Month Club and for just $400, you get a different variety of bacon shipped to your door. Here’s what you’ll get:

Month 1: Nueske’s Applewood Smoked

Month 2: Arkansas Peppered

Month 3: Hickory Smoked Duroc

Month 4: Jowl and Steak

Month 5: Broadbent Kentucky Bacon

Month 6: Cherry Smoked

Month 7: Spencer’s Irish Style

Month 8: Long Pepper

Month 9: Hungarian Double Smoked

Month 10: Newsom’s Dry Cured

Month 11: Benton’s Dry Cured

Month 12: Juniper Smoked

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Who wouldn’t love a bacon tour around the world. Savor each flavor and enjoy it with eggs for breakfast, for a light night snack, or even infuse some bourbon with it! Better yet, go for a bloody mary with a slab of bacon in it to flavor it up. Buy it for a present for your father or one of your friends, or if you really love bacon, treat yourself to something nice! If you’re wondering just how amazing the Bacon of the Month Club is, all your favorite celebrity chefs have nothing but glowing things to say about it. Featured on the Food Network’s Best Thing I Ever Ate!. Mario Batali said it was “amazing artisan bacon,” while Bobby Flay called it a “fantastic gift!” How cold you go wrong with that?

For more information, visit zingermans.com.

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