For our in-depth bacon taste test, we sizzled up best-selling bacon offerings from Oscar Mayer, Aldi, Trader Joe's and more, then ranked them worst to best. Let's talk about turkey bacon. Chances are you've had a slice of this beguilingly smoky, meaty, pork-product impersonator — even if you question its place in the bacon section of the grocery store.

Understanding the Context

Turkey bacon is one of those products for which trial and error really matter when choosing the best brand. If you're like me, you've already streamlined your grocery ... Seven packages of turkey bacon laid out on a wooden countertop. - Orianna McDavid/Chowhound Turkey bacon is one of those products for which trial and error really ...

Key Insights

This Sunday, Turkey’s long-dominant leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is poised to win another five-year term in a run-off for the presidency, extending his 20-year tenure in office into a third decade. Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork [1] made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the BLT sandwich), or as a flavouring or accent. Our Test Kitchen tells how to cook bacon in a pan, in the microwave, in the oven, and on the grill. Plus, the cooking method to avoid.

Final Thoughts

How to Cook Bacon Perfectly 4 Ways and What Method Never to Use Read this guide to different types of bacon including streaky bacon, Canadian bacon, Cantonese lap yuk, Irish bacon, and more. Instead of wrangling a grease-spitting skillet, there's a cleaner, easier way to cook bacon — and it's so simple you'll wonder if it really works. (Spoiler alert: It does.)