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Emergency bacon in a can

You know it isn’t very good for you, but you want it anyways. Not bacon-bacon, rather canned-bacon. Standard bacon must be good for you because, well, it tastes so good–but we already knew that. No, it’s the bacon in a can that draws attention here. Taste tests of similar design have not fared too well. (See this video review of Yoder’s Canned Bacon, for example.) However, the call of the bacon is strong, and as such we must have on hand–at all times–emergency bacon.

Tac Bac – Tactical Canned Bacon serves such a purpose. With a shelf life of over ten years, this emergency ration pack is perfect for those mornings when no other pork product will do. No longer must one endure the morning shuffle to the corner store. If the night before involved lots of drinking, well then, you understand that this is a must have pantry product. Just ignore the taste. And texture. And probably smell. But, hey! It’s bacon!

Bacon forever–or at least seven years in your stomach

Bacon is so 2008â€¦ and 2009… and will be so 2010, 2011, 2012â€¦

You see my point: Bacon never goes out of style. It is just too delicious to ignore. The bacon meme has given us everything from the bacon bra to a Bacon Explosion (not necessarily at the same time), and it’s a trend that may never let up. Think of it: bacon (and all that it goes with) could attain that iconic status only reserved for the pinnacle of American taste and culture. I’m talking the level of Elvis on a UFO here.

If the wonderful taste of bacon suffers from anything, it would be portability. It’s rather hard to fry up some bacon anytime, anywhere, which is why we have Bacon Gumballs. One tin supplies 22 bacon-flavored gumballs, each one a potent defense against bacon cravings. While the real thing will never be replaced by any novelty, bacon on the go sure makes it easy to counter the cravings while dreaming up what to do with those five pounds of bacon you have waiting for you at home.

Bacon Genie grants one wish

I’m not sure how far microwave bacon technology has come along, but I’ll bet a grease-splattered microwave interior that there is still progress to be made. The Bacon Genie serves up bacon, although probably not quite done just how you wished. Just drape your bacon slices over the device and pop in the microwave. As the bacon cooks, fat drips down the bacon (the fat that doesn’t splatter onto the microwave walls, that is) and collects into a spouted dish below. Those paper towels that you normally use to wick up extra fat from the bacon can now be used to clean the interior of your microwave.

I’ve never had delicious microwave bacon before, but maybe times have changed. Maybe this Genie can grant that wish. Instant microwaved bacon would certainly be a treat – depending on how it came out. It would still be bacon however, so be careful what you wish for.

(Originally via Kitchen Contraptions)

***UPDATE: The Genie has escaped the bottle and that product is no longer available. However, like asking the Genie for infinite wishes, here along comes the Makin Bacon.