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Taste Test: Yoders Canned Bacon

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Bacon. Say “bacon” around a group of people and watch how their attention is instantly drawn to you. Hey – either you like bacon, or you’re wrong. For prepper’s considering what food to stock up on bacon is usually just a pipe dream due to its extremely limited shelf life.

Enter: Yoders Bacon.

I bought a few can’s of Yoders Bacon back in 2015. I decided to open one up and give it a try. Why? It’s bacon! I also wanted to see if the taste was good enough to purchase more.

 

The Test: Yoders Bacon

Yoder's canned bacon, SHTF, prepper, preparedness, food storage

Opening the can shows the bacon wrapped in wax paper and pressed in the can. The smell is “bacon-like” and I would not call it exactly good.

 

Yoder's canned bacon, SHTF, prepper, preparedness, food storage

Pulling the wax paper and bacon out shows just how everything is packed. There was an accumulation of hardened grease at the bottom. While some may be grossed out by the appearance it was no big deal to me.

 

Yoder's canned bacon, SHTF, prepper, preparedness, food storage

The bacon is placed in the can as full-length fully-cooked pieces. They are laid across the wax paper and then folded and rolled to fit in the can. I tried a piece fresh out of the can and it tasted like – well, bacon. It had a little different taste than I was used to. It might be the smoke flavoring – but it was good.

In fact – if I had come in on a cold winter’s day out hunting and had a piece – it would be VERY good.

 

Yoder's canned bacon, SHTF, prepper, preparedness, food storage

I prefer my bacon warm so we spread some out on a pan to place in the oven. There is a lot of bacon in that can. The picture above does NOT represent all of the bacon. There was some still in the wax paper.

Yoders Bacon is not very thick so while heating some care must be taken to not burn it.

Shelf life is claimed to be upwards of 10 years. I would assume storage methods would influence this heavily.  Compared to other food storage options for bacon this is excellent.

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While Yoders Bacon can be found on sale throughout the year the best average price I have found is on Amazon. The more you buy the cheaper per can it becomes.

As of this publication:

1 can Yoders Bacon

3 cans Yoders Bacon

6 cans Yoders Bacon

12 cans(case) Yoders Bacon

This stuff is not cheap! However, if it’s bacon you want to add to your food storage this is one viable way.

bacon, humor, bacon rules,

Rourke

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6 Comments

  1. JohnP says:

    John, I have found the same things with Yoder and other precooked bacon, a slightly different taste and it can be overcooked very easily, 1200 watt microwave oven. I have bought frozen precooked bacon that’s layered flat between what appears to be wax paper and it looks and taste like Yoders.

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  2. Zenblaster says:

    I also have used this bacon and it does last more than 5 years for sure. We are finishing our rotation of some very old yoders and just got some Lehman bacon to compare. “Shucking” the bacon out of the wax paper becomes an art… We open a can and wrap all strips in new wax paper inside a gallon ziplock then use over next days/week. We used to watch for sales on the cans but has been a very long time since cans were on sale under $18 (YMMV, past performance no indication of future results, etc…)

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  3. LargeMarge says:

    re:
    getting stuck stuff — such as BACON! — out of cans

    I owned a restaurant business for ten years.
    After removing the top, if stuck stuff refuses a timely exit, use the can-opener to ‘crack’ open the bottom side.
    Sometimes, a slight release of the vacuum allows the stuck stuff to slither out.

    Othertimes, cut the entire bottom from the sides, then press against that freed metal disc to squeeze the stuck stuff out the topside.

    Irregardless of technique, always remember and never forget — sharp BACON! can cut you.
    Some nearby consumers may see that ‘personal involvement’ as ‘unappetizing’, leaving you with TheUltimateQuandary — eat all your BACON! now or save some for later.

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  6. Dan says:

    Greetings John, i am trying to pick thru the dusty files between my ears, for an article I read, a while back, about a canned food item, that was, by weight, one of the most calorie dense and sustaining items one could have, if supplies were getting scarce. Was it you that wrote the article? If not, I am sorry, but I was thinking it was you… Do you remember such an article?

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