There is little better than a bacon steak.
We revealed this week that the super sarnie has been named Britain’s most loved comfort food in a survey.
But where is the best place to buy your slices?
Hayley Minn put the supermarket’s own brand bacon to the test and rated it out of five for taste, appearance and value for money. . .
Waitrose 8 dry-cured smoked bacon strips, 250 g
£4 (2 for £7) Price of slices: 50p or 44p
THIS was the most expensive cut I tried, so I had big expectations.
It had a good color, browned well and was nicely salted and not too chewy.
So all good, but there were other, much cheaper options that were even more fun.
Score: 4/5
Morrisons smoked bacon strips, 10 pack, 300g
£2.25 (2 for £4) Slice price: 23p or 20p
GOOD appearance, nice brown and a good amount of fat on the side, which is welcome.
Just the right saltiness, well balanced with the smokiness of the meat. One of my favorites.
Score: 5/5
Asda Butcher’s Selection smoked bacon strips, 16 pack, 500g
£3, price of slices: 19p
SIXTEEN slices is great value for money, but they were much greasier than the rest.
Chunks of fat came off during cooking, but there was still quite a bit of fat in it.
The bacon tasted good, but a little too salty.
Score: 3/5
Sainsbury’s smoked bacon rashers, 10 pack, 300g
£2.25, price of slices: 23p
REALLY a sight to behold when I took it out of the pan, perfectly browned, with not too much fat.
The taste was great too.
The smokiness was strong and there wasn’t too much salt.
Score: 5/5
Tesco British 10 smoked bacon strips, 300 g
£2.70 (£2.40 Clubcard) Ticket price: 27p or 24p
THE FIRST thing I noticed was how much fat there was compared to other purchases.
The taste was decent Niceand not as salty as some of its rivals, but there wasn’t enough meatiness for my taste.
Score: 3/5
Oakhurst smoked bacon rashers, 10 pieces, 300 g Aldi
£2.15, price of slices: 22p
It seemed like a good price for ten slices, but they shriveled a lot when fried and ended up being much smaller than most.
Too salty too. But not too much fat and a pretty good, meaty flavor.
Score: 2/5
Birch wood smoked bacon, 8 pieces, 300g, Lidl
£1.89, price of slices: 24p
At 7 p.m. individually this seemed great value for your money. So I hoped it tasted as good as the price.
But unfortunately it was way too salty, which overpowered everything else. I couldn’t detect much meat.
Score: 2/5
Co-op smoked back bacon, 280 g, minimum 8 slices
£2, price for slices: 25p
RASHERS were nice and big, which put a smile on my face.
The flavor was great too, not too salty and packed with meatiness.
But this bacon had a little too much fat compared to the others.
Score: 4/5