Yes, noticeably saltier than grocery store bacon. It is dry cured with salt by design, the same way country ham is. Use fewer slices and skip added salt in whatever you cook with it.

Hickory Smoked Country Bacon

Name: Hickory Smoked Country Bacon
Brand: Broadbent Country Hams
SKU: AM-BB-HICKORYBACON14
Price: 14.99 USD
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Hickory Smoked Country Bacon

Broadbent Country Hams

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Hickory Smoked Country Bacon (14 oz)

This is dry cured, hickory smoked bacon made in the old American tradition. Salt forward, deeply smoky, and built on patience rather than shortcuts.

Unlike most grocery store bacon, which is wet cured and designed to be mild, this bacon is dry cured. That difference shows up immediately in the pan. The slices stay meaty. The flavor is concentrated. The smoke carries through the pork instead of sitting on the surface.

The cure is simple and purposeful, allowing the pork and smoke to do the work. The result is bacon that seasons a meal as much as it fills a plate. A few slices are enough to anchor breakfast, sharpen a sandwich, or bring depth to beans, greens, or soups.

Because it is salt cured, this bacon is shelf stable. Refrigeration is recommended after opening to maintain quality, but the curing process gives it a flexibility that modern bacon no longer has.

Country bacon runs salty. Even for bacon.

This is dry-cured country bacon—the same salt cure and hickory smoke Broadbent uses on their country ham. Grocery store bacon is wet-cured and pumped with water to keep it mild. This isn't. Expect it to be noticeably saltier than the bacon you're used to. If you're new to it, a few things help:

Use less than you think. Two or three slices season a plate. It's built to flavor eggs, beans, greens, and sandwiches, not to be eaten by the half-pound.
Cook it lower and slower. Dry-cured bacon carries less water, so it browns fast. Medium-low heat keeps it from going from crisp to scorched.
Skip added salt in anything you cook with it. The bacon has it covered.

The Maker

This bacon is produced in western Kentucky by Broadbent B & B Foods, where dry cured pork has been a working craft for more than a century. The same restraint, time, and discipline that define traditional country ham production shape the bacon as well. Simple cures. Real smoke. No rushing.

Details

14 oz package, pre-sliced, vacuum sealed
Dry-cured and hickory-smoked by Broadbent B & B Foods, Kuttawa, Kentucky
Shelf stable: up to 3 months at room temperature, 6 months refrigerated, 12 months frozen
Ships unrefrigerated and may arrive warm. USDA inspected

Ingredients

Ingredients:
Pork, salt, sugar, sodium nitrite

FAQ

Is this bacon salty?
Yes—noticeably saltier than grocery store bacon, even by bacon standards. It is dry cured with salt by design, the same way country ham is. That salinity is what gives it depth and makes it useful beyond breakfast. Use fewer slices than you would with regular bacon, and skip added salt in whatever you cook with it.

Does it need to be refrigerated?
It is shelf stable due to the curing process. Refrigeration after opening is recommended for best quality.

How is this different from grocery store bacon?
Most grocery store bacon is wet cured and designed to be mild. This bacon is dry cured, which concentrates flavor, firms the texture, and allows the smoke to fully integrate into the meat.

What kind of smoke flavor does it have?
It is smoked with hickory wood, producing a deep, steady smoke that supports the pork rather than overpowering it.

Where is it made?
Kuttawa, Kentucky.

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