I tested bacon strips from supermarkets – the delicious winner was 23 cents each

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.

We tested the supermarket’s own brand bacon to find the best taste and valueCredit: Getty

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

The Waitrose slices were the most expensive option, but they tasted delicious tooCredit: Stewart Williams

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

Morrisons Balanced Bacon scored perfect marks in our taste testCredit: Stewart Williams

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

You cooked bacon all wrong. Don’t fry it in oil if you want it crispy

Asda Butcher’s Selection smoked bacon strips, 16 pack, 500g

£3, price of slices: 19p

Asda's bacon had more fat than the others, even though it tasted fine — Asda’s bacon had more fat than the others, even though it tasted fineCredit: Stewart Williams

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

Sainsbury's bacon looked and tasted delicious and scored top marks — Sainsbury’s bacon looked and tasted delicious and scored top marksCredit: Stewart Williams

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

Tesco's bacon tasted 'quite nice' but lacked meatiness — Tesco’s bacon tasted ‘quite nice’ but lacked meatinessCredit: Stewart Williams

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

Aldi's bacon scored poorly because it shriveled too much — Aldi’s bacon scored poorly because it shriveled too muchCredit: Stewart Williams

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

You get what you pay for with the very cheap bacon from LidlCredit: Stewart Williams

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

The size of the Co-op racers was a good early signCredit: Stewart Williams

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