Yoders Canned Fully Cooked Bacon, 9 Ounce

Super expensive... but super good. I bought to have on hand for a treat in case I couldn't get to the store for whatever reason. Made the mistake of opening one of the cans to see what it was like... within 1/2 hour the entire can was gone. Fresh tasting and flavorful (but a tad salty) this bacon has become a permanent addition to my pantry staples. I grew up in the country and having things on hand in case we were snowed in for a couple weeks, flooding, etc was always super important. I still think having supplies on hand is important. One thing I remember is how nice it was to have something special to have during those times when we were stuck out in the middle of no where and couldn't get to the store. A morale booster is just what the doctor ordered and you can't put a price on something like that. Yes... this canned bacon is crazy expensive... but if you ever need it you will be glad you had it.

After reading the reviews, I had to try this. I must be a bacon addict because I paid this much for a tiny can. When I opened it, yuck, what a greasy mess! I was finally able to extract the rolls from the can and I microwaved one page, probably about 12 slices. At $22.50 a 9 oz can, this is an expensive addiction. I so wanted not to like this, but wow! It tastes really good heated up and crispy. It is sliced thin, but I think it tastes better than a thicker slice. I live in a muslim country and I cannot get the refrigerated brands in the stores and through the mail. This is a great way to feed my bacon monster, but I will probably order the case which would be more economical per can.

First of all, the taste. The bacon slices tasted as you would expect - bacony. The slices were cooked to what I would call a medium consistency, not well done. They were soft, not crisp. The bacon was not the best I have had, but it’s certainly not the worst. As a retired Army officer, I would call it “mess hall” bacon. Because the bacon is cooked in the can, the grease remains, and so there is a fair amount of grease on the slices, not to mention on the paper that separates the slices and in the can. The slices are relatively thin.Now to the issues -There were 32 slices in the can I bought. Some reviewers have mentioned “40-50” slices. So, if they got that many slices, they must have been very thin. Which leads to the second issue.The product is sold by weight - 9 oz. net weight. The unopened can I got weighed 11.5 oz. The bacon AND the paper wrapping (with the grease) weighed 9 oz. The bacon alone weighed 7 oz. So, the paper and excess grease was 2 oz. My guess is that the most you would get is about 7-7.5 oz. of bacon, regardless of the number of slices. And the number of slices could be anywhere from 30 to 40. I have to question the 50 count of one reviewer. 50 slices would be very thin because the weight should be the same for each can.In my can the top layer was only half covered. They stopped adding bacon when they got to the correct weight. When we cook bacon, usually frying in a pan, most of the grease is separated, either remaining in the pan or blotted from the fried bacon. The cooked weight of the bacon slices is less than the uncooked weight. With canned bacon, the grease is separated, but it's still part of the net weightNow to cost. The retail price of the can I bought was $32. But older reviews have mentioned prices of $12 to $15, so the price has more than doubled in the past several years. The issue is how does the price compare to normal uncooked bacon. I have paid $7-$9 for a pound of bacon recently. On the average, those packs have contained about 16 slices. So, the can of Yoders I got would be equivalent to two 1-pound packs. Except for the fact that those packs would produce thicker slices than the Yoders slices. I believe it would take 5 of the Yoders slices to equal 3 slices of the bacon I normally fry. So, that can reduce the cost comparison, making the relative cost of Yoders higher. Nevertheless, the $32 can is roughly twice the price of two packs of bacon that have the same 32 slices.But, if you buy a case of 12 cans, the price now is about $20.75 per can, 2/3 of the per-can price. That makes the price comparison a little better. But I was not about to buy a case until I had tested a can.One argument for Yoders is convenience - no cooking required. The other is the long shelf life and the availability for emergencies. No debate there. Having pre-cooked meat sources in a long-term emergency is good. Cost is less of an issue when you can’t buy anything at the grocery store. As to convenience, I had to use 5 paper towels to deal with the grease. There’s no escaping it. And I had to open both ends to be able to push the contents out. I wrapped up most of the bacon for freezing, saving enough for breakfast.So, there is a fair amount of work dealing with opening the can, separating the bacon and dealing with the grease. To me, only the benefits of long-term storage for emergencies are a true benefit. Oh, the grease-covered paper would make an excellent fire starter. Don’t throw it away.The can I got had a production date of “A1019” or Jan. 19, 2021. So, it was about as current as I could hope for. Because I can store my emergency food supplies at temps below 75 (about 65 in the winter), the bacon in an unopened can should be good for several years.One review I read mentioned buying the canned bacon in 2008 and eating it 11 years later. That speaks to both how long it can last and to the company. They have obviously been doing this for a while.Other canned meat (and fish) sources I have bought recently have "best by" dates 2-3 years off. Not as long as the estimated time for Yoders bacon, but long enough to build up an emergency stockpile of good quality protein and fats that would last a while (by eating the oldest and replacing it every so often).Would I buy more Yoders canned bacon? For future emergency situations, probably. But not for everyday use. The reasons offered by others for everyday use are valid, just not for me. But when the power has been off for a week, opening a can of bacon might not be a bad idea.

Some of the best bacon I've ever had... AND IT CAME FROM A CAN! And to make things even more awesome this was the first solid food my son every ate. Now that's how to start out live on the path to begin a man... BACON!!!!!!!Open up the can, slide the rolled up strips of paper out and unfold the bacon glory. There is a bit of bacon grease coating everything which I expected. So I put down some paper on the table first to contain any mess. Peeled off the first strip of bacon and gave it a whirl. I was surprised to say the least. The bacon tasted like it had been cooked in the pan only minutes ago (a part from the fact that it was room temp and not piping hot).Over the next few day we devoured this stuff. Pop some out and heat it up in the microwave and added to breakfast, Add it to a sandwich, or just grab some as a snack. The stuff is great! And you can't beat the fact that you can stick it on a shelf for 10 years and know its still going to be good when you finally open it.

Its bacon! It has pretty good flavor and the shelf-life is really cool being approx. 10y (under ideal conditions).We will buy a few just to have around for 1 of those just in case days but ultimately would normally steer clear due to ingredient 'Sodium Nitrite'.Pros:- Flavor is decent (not the best, but isn't bad at all)- Pre-Cooked- Smoke flavoring- Easy to store- Good Shelf life- Can get lots of grease out of bacon before warming ('could' slightly warm can to melt grease, wait a few mins for grease to run to bottom under wax paper that's in can, cool can to approx. 65F, open both ends and push bacon wrap out).- Can appreciate a decent description of whats on the can from the Photos in the ad (always helpful)Cons:- Hugely expensive on a price / ounce! We usually get 16oz back for around $4.98 which is approx. .31 cents per ounce. This stuff was approx. $2.22 cents / ounce, out time of purchase.- It's quite 'thin', but seems like most standard bacon is these days- Worst part for us is the SODIUM NITRITE