Want a quick and tasty way to die? This may be the best way to go out with a bang. (And by "bang" I mean the sound of your heart exploding through your ribcage as you run four pounds of sludge through it.) Not content with just eating bacon, this chef created the ultimate in pork-centric dining. Pork, bacon, and hotdogs are only a few of the ingredients in this caloric concoction. And what better way to eat pork than in pig form?

(Via Porktopia. Thanks HelloBrownEyes!)

If you've been shy about eating bacon given the news about pigs lately, this will help.

Wrapped inside this delicious bacon creation are eggs, hash browns, cheese, country gravy and biscuits.

The Bacone requires a strainer, a fryer, a stapler, wire, aluminum foil and a Leatherman to bake. It does looks mighty tasty though. If Burger King or Denny's buys the rights to this, they'll make millions.

Learn more at Bacon Camp.

It's all chemistry. Figures. They explained love and sex as a chemical reaction and managed to take the fun out of it for, oh, a few minutes. Now scientists have explained why we love bacon.

The reaction between amino acids in the bacon and reducing sugars in the fat is what provides the simple snack with its appeal, according to Elin Roberts, science communications manager at the Centre for Life education centre in Newcastle.

She explained that the chemical changes that take place when the bacon is heated are more important than other variables such as brown sauce distribution or toaster settings.

At the centre of it all is the Maillard reaction, a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar which often requires heat. The acid and sugar react to release a huge amount of smells and flavours.

Whatever. I prefer to forget the chemistry and dream of a fine July day when I can fry up some bacon and add a freshly ripened tomato from the backyard garden.

(via J-Walk Blog)

If I didn't know better, I'd think the ad agency behind this clip reads YBNBY regularly, because this kind of pornographic mashup of bacon and Padma Lakshmi plays perfectly to my tastebuds. Now I have a craving for a burger like you wouldn't believe.

Update: Added the Extended Version to make you more extended.

We've got a fascination for all things bacon. And after a recent meal downtown the other night, I realized another reason to love bacon is because of lardon.

Lardon is a fancy word for fat. It's strips or cubes of fat bacon used mostly in cooking.

Lardon is the reason only 100% bacon will do. It's why lean, turkey, lamb or other bacon varieties don't stack up to the real thing. Without the fat, bacon just doesn't have that melt in your mouth, gimme more, heart-attack-coming-on feeling.

Lardon. You eat a piece and your body gets a lardon.

When I saw it on the menu the other night I had to have them.
$25 be damned. (crappy photo I know)

Proclaim your love of delicious, piping hot bacon and be able to tell strangers on the 7 train what time it is!

Two birds, one stone, kids...

This beautiful timepiece can be yours for only $24.95! Act now, the bacon watch is going like bacon flavored hot cakes.

You can buy the bacon watch here.

For the love of Bacon....you too would bake and make a cake that looks like bacon.

Bacon Cakes. They're Baconlious!

This morning I created an abomination; it was a nexus of lust, greed and gluttony weaved from the purest desires of man. When I came to, I was covered in fat, grease and the slimy manna of sin. Perhaps I have doomed all of humanity by unleashing this upon the world; if the world explodes tomorrow you'll know that it's all my fault.

Vermont blogger and math teacher Wing answered a challenge of whether bacon could be knitted. Armed with a pound of bacon, two sets of chopsticks, and a camera, he did just that.

I feel like I did science today. Awesome science.

(via the Presurfer)

Now available through Amazon: Bacon Flavored Jelly Beans! Sixty beans come in a tin for $4.98. That works out to ...um, ...er , OK, more than eight cents a bean. So how do they taste? Two reviews are in.

...these taste nothing like bacon. More like ashtray and refried beans.

They do not taste as bad as I thought they would.

Sure to be a best seller!

Pack your sleeping bag and bring some bug spray, because you're going to Bacon Camp. If you're in San Francisco on March 21st, head to 500 3rd Street with a bacon dish of your choosing and get ready to indulge.

(Via LaughingSquid)

For those that like both, here's a good to enjoy them.

Cook three to four slices of bacon, enough to render 1 ounce of fat.
Once the bacon has cooled a bit, pour off one ounce from the pan.
Pour bourbon into a non-porous container.
Strain the bacon fat into the container and infuse for four to six hours at room temperature. Place mixture in freezer until all the fat is solidified.
With a slotted spoon, remove fat and strain mixture back into bottle.
Pour and drink.

Let us know if it's delicious.
Find more bacon plus alcohol stuff at SloshSpot.

One of the cooler presents I got for Christmas was a six month subscription to the Bacon-Of-The-Month Club from my business partner, CC Chapman. It promises hand-picked artisanal bacon, delivered to my door monthly. And as YBNBY is all about the bacon, I thought I'd share my bacon experience with you all.

Today, the first package arrived - 12 oz of Vande Rose farms Applewood Smoked Bacon.

A little yuletide recipe to share with you. There's not much that can be done to improve bacon, except maybe wrapping it around sausage meat and grilling it. Let us know if you test this one out.

On a related note, I received my first Christmas gift of the year, from my buddy CC Chapman, and it's - you better believe it - a six month subscription to the Bacon-Of-The-Month Club. That's right - each month, I'm going to be getting 1lb of artisanal bacon delivered to my door, and I plan to do video reviews of each and every one for YBNBY. So stay tuned for the first installment soon.

This would have been better made of bacon, but really, any sort of dried meat will do. Truly a present both you and your spouse can love, the Beef Jerky Purse, by artist Nancy Wu is the perfect gift this holiday season. It's also helpful on long car trips and while watching sporting events on television.

(Via Make)

Bath salts are a popular Christmas gift for the person who has everything. Now you can make them yourself with the classic scent of bacon!

Step 1 Heat up 4 strips of salt pork in a microwave. You could also use bacon, but the salt pork has more fat, giving you more grease for your mixture.

Step 2
Pour 2 cups epsom salt in bowl, then 1 cup borax.

Step 3
Drain fat away from meat and mix with a few drops of liquid smoke. The liquid smoke helps make the scent, it won't smell right without it.

Step 4
Mix the grease/smoke mixture into the salt mixture. Mix thoroughly by hand, or else it will not blend all the way. If there seems to be too much grease, add more borax and salt. If it is too dry, heat up more salt pork and repeat steps 1-4.

Step 5
Enjoy bacon scented baths by adding your salt whenever you take a soak. To store, just put it in a bottle and save it for later.

(via Unique Daily)