I personally prefer salt in my bacon. But it was very good and healthy.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 4
Value for money: 5
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Brand: U.S. Wellness Meats
Calling all chefs! DIY Bacon is here! Please note...this is not our Sugar-free Smoked Bacon. This is for the home chef Do It Yourself bacon enthusiast who wants to season, smoke, and prepare their own bacon.
Sliced Fresh Side Pork Bacon is a unique new offering for home chefs wanting to make their own bacon. It is not cured or smoked and tastes like fatty pork. Like our other bacon varieties, these slices do not contain additives, nitrates, preservatives, or dyes. Essentially, it’s “naked bacon” that can go anywhere as far as flavor depending on what spices you add. The only ingredient is pork. See for yourself why Fresh Bacon Sides have been a staple in country butcher shops for years.
If you are looking for a more conventional bacon (but without additives, nitrates, preservatives, or dyes), we suggest our Sugar Free Pork Bacon Slices.
Ingredients: pork
Each package of Sliced Fresh Side Pork Bacon weighs approximately 1 pound.
Our farms are much different than conventional pig farms. On conventional farms, pigs are often kept in overcrowded pens and also administered antibiotics.
US Wellness Meats pigs are pasture-raised on family farms. They spend their entire lives roaming and rooting in green pastures. Pigs are foragers, and our pigs are outdoors every day (weather permitting) to forage for bugs, sticks, roots, etc. Since pigs have a single stomach, unlike the four-chambered stomach of cattle, we cannot raise a healthy animal on grass alone, so their diets are supplemented with non-GMO grains. They have never been administered antibiotics or added growth hormones.
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This allows me to salt the meat to my taste. All other bacon is already salted, which is too salty for my taste. I also like the quality of the meat--the hogs are heritage breed and get to roam outdoors, eating wild food. Because the meat is uncured and frozen, its flavor is much better than all other bacon.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 4
Tasted more like pork, less like bacon.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 3
Value for money: 4
The bacon was tasteless.
Ease of purchase: 4
Packaging: 4
Quality: 3
Taste: 1
Value for money: 1
One of my breakfast staples with my 4 eggs every day
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5
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Thank you for the great review of our Sliced Fresh Side Pork Bacon (DIY Bacon) - 1 lb!!– US Wellness Meat Team 🤠
I ordered 3 pounds of this bacon. One package had extremely narrow strips of bacon and was mostly fat. The other 2 packages were decent in width. Also, this bacon had very little taste. Not something I would reorder.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 4
Quality: 3
Taste: 2
Value for money: 2
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thanks so much for sharing your review of our Sliced Fresh Side Pork Bacon (DIY Bacon) with us. This is an excellent item for those who want to smoke their own bacon or who have health restrictions and can't have salt-- US Wellness Meats Team 🤠
Enjoy the product
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thanks for the great review of our Sliced Fresh Side Pork Bacon (DIY Bacon)! – US Wellness Meat Team 🤠
This is my absolute favorite thing to order from Wellness Meats, and I like other things plenty well. I cut the pieces in half, lay them out on two baking sheets, add one drop of liquid monk fruit to each (for a touch of sugar-free sweetness) and use the back of a spoon to spread it along the piece. Then I sprinkle over a mix of salt, garlic powder, and paprika or hot paprika, and use the spoon again to smooth it out and kind-of rub it in. Put in the oven at 350 F, or 375, for a half hour. Wow, it is good!
Packaging: 2
Quality: 4
Taste: 5
Value for money: 4
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Almost no taste
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 1
Value for money: 5
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thamk you for your review. This item has no salt and has not been smoked. It is a product for our customers who can't have salt or want to smoke the meat themselves, which is why it's called our DIY bacon. So customers can season as they wish. -- US Wellness Meats Team🤠
So happy with this product and glad to feel good about eating bacon again!!
Ease of purchase: 4
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5
I am really sorry but the bacon was slimy when it thawed (which I did in the fridge in a bowl in the wrapper) and it smelled bad. I did email on Saturday when cooking but of course you are closed and will talk to someone on Monday. Thanks US Wellness refunded my purchase and all their other meats are great. It appears I purchased the wrong bacon and so that was on me. I had no idea the bacon needed seasoning and smoked. I will read further before buying. Please overlook my first review.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 4
Value for money: 4
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thank you for your honest and valuable feedback. We are sorry to hear of your inconveniences in trying to get a hold of us during a holiday weekend. We are standing by M-F during normal business hours and eager to ensure your full satisfaction. The USWM Team 🤠
Yes, this will cook up a little different from store bought bacon, but this is so good. I used it to wrap around a meatloaf and it worked great for that, I have to admit. It added a lot of taste to the meatloaf.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 4
Not our favorite bacon.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 3
Value for money: 3
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thank you for your honest review. This item is just sliced pork that has not been smoked and has no salt. Our DIY bacon is for those who like to smoke and season their own bacon or for our customers who have severe allergies and can have no seasonings. -- US Wellness Meats Team 🤠
More fat than meat. Zero seasoning. Probably my fault not noticing this one didn’t gave salt
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 3
Taste: 3
Value for money: 3
I ended up throwing away it was not very good
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 1
Taste: 1
Value for money: 1
A little disappointing flavor. Bland. But loved that it is healthy.
Ease of purchase: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 3
Value for money: 5
Reply from US Wellness Meats
Thank you for your review. This item has no salt and has not been smoked over real hickory chips. You may want to try our Sugar-Free Pork Bacon Slices (1.5 lbs) for a more flavorful option. We appreciate your feedback. -- US Wellness Meats Team 🤠
Delicious!
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5
This one is probably my fault as I did not know what DIY bacon meant and I just ordered it anyway. This time I ordered bacon that is not DIY and I'm sure it will be great.
Ease of purchase: 3
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 3
Value for money: 5
Season this any way you wish, it cooks up really nice. I like it any way... crispy or fatty. Unseasoned, it tastes like a really good cut of prime pork.
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5
I love this thick sliced bacon. Delicious
Ease of purchase: 5
Packaging: 5
Quality: 5
Taste: 5
Value for money: 5