tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107906322024-03-12T19:04:41.838-05:00Kevin's Tech RamblingsThese thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterward. - Albert EinsteinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10790632.post-12143039358550865622008-08-24T12:24:00.004-05:002009-06-06T16:19:00.194-05:00TWITasticCCB was mentioned on TWIT.TV's Munchcast in July. <br>
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<a href="http://twit.tv/mc37">TWIT TV Munchcast</a><br><br>
It's torwards the end of the podcast.<br><br>
I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while and I would like to take this opportunity to squish all the internet death rumors. Contrary to what’s been posted I wasn’t killed in a failed attempt at making Chocolate Covered Bacon nor did I die from a rare condition caused from consuming large quantities of sprinkles. These rumors are damaging and are not considered funny. Sprinkle poisoning is no laughing matter and affects 1 out of 1,000,000,000 people every 1000 years. I urge you to talk to your children about the dangers of sprinkle abuse. Please give generously to your local sprinkle abuse charities.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10790632.post-1151347715605075562006-06-26T13:37:00.000-05:002006-06-26T14:29:35.786-05:00Critical MassPerhaps I'm on to something here. I was looking through the site traffic logs and I noticed that someone from <a href="http://www.ferrerousa.com/">Ferrero</a> had visited my blog and read my entry about CCB. Perhaps prepackage CCB is just around the corner. This concerns me for a couple of reasons. 1st I don't believe the world is ready for such a powerful combination, 2nd this could possibly cause a bacon shortage. It's bad enough that I have to pay $3 for a gallon of gas, but $12 for a package of bacon might push me over the edge.
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<em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Ferrero representatives didn't return our calls.</strong></span></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10790632.post-1127925423096422962005-09-28T11:37:00.001-05:002010-11-15T21:15:15.321-05:00Chocolate Covered Bacon<h3>The History of CCB</h3><br>
<b><font color="red"><a href="http://karagitz.blogspot.com/2008/08/twitastic.html">Update (08/24/2008) - TWITastic</a></font></b><br><br>
<b><font color="red"><a href="http://karagitz.blogspot.com/2006/06/critical-mass.html">Update (06/26/2006) - Critical Mass</a></font></b><br><br>
On a sunny day some friends and I had ordered some bacon cheese burgers for lunch.
After a couple of bites someone commented on how bacon was able to
make an already delicious hamburger even more delicious. This
started a conversation on the power of bacon in-which it was able to
make everything it came in contact with taste better. Whether it’s a
filet wrapped in bacon, bacon on salads, pizza, or sandwiches it’s
always that much better with bacon. We wondered if it was possible
that any other foods had this special property. Someone quickly
identified chocolate as a food with similar complimentary
properties. Chocolate covered pretzels, strawberries, nuts, just
about everything tasted better covered in chocolate. If both bacon
and chocolate can make other foods taste better, what would happen
if someone was just crazy enough to combine chocolate and bacon? A
quick search on the internet yielded little information, which
raised some serious concerns on the safety of combining two such
powerfully substances. Several questions came to mind; maybe bacon
and chocolate aren’t supposed to be combined? Maybe combining them
could start the apocalypse? With complete careless recklessness for
ourselves and the rest of the planet we decided it had to be done.
<br>
<br>
I’ve carefully documented the procedure for making <b>Chocolate
Covered Bacon (CCB)</b> to serve as record incase I was killed
during the combining process.<h4>Disclaimer:</h4>
<p>If you are planning on following the outlined procedure listed
below please proceed with <i><b><font color="#FF0000">EXTREME
CAUTION</font></b></i>. This documented procedure was performed in a
controlled environment with all the necessary safety procedures.<br>
<br>
<i>Please note: That no animals were hurt in this process (none that
I specifically hurt, but I suspect the company that harvested the
bacon might have).</i></p>
<h3>Getting Started</h3>
<p>You will need the following ingredients and necessary cookware:</p>
<h4>Ingredients</h4>
<ul>
<li>1 bag (12oz) of Semi-Sweet Chocolate morsels</li>
<li>1 1lb of uncooked bacon</li>
<li>Sprinkles (optional)</li>
</ul><h4>Cookware</h4><ul>
<li>Large skillet</li>
<li>Double boiler | medium sauce pan and smaller sauce pan (simulate
double boiler)</li>
<li>Cooking tongs</li>
<li>Cooling rack | cookie sheet</li>
<li>Large plate and some paper towel (2 or 3 sheets)</li>
<li>Big Spoon</li></ul>
<h3>Procedure</h3>
<ol>
<li>Remove Bacon from package (I suspect it is possible to cook
it in the package, but this might make it difficult to cover it
in chocolate)</li>
<li>Heat large skillet on high.</li>
<li>Add bacon strips to skillet.</li>
<li>Turn bacon strips over as needed with tongs.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/640/IMG_3802.jpg" target=_blank><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="75" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/100/IMG_3802.jpg" width="100" border="0" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>Cook back until it’s reduced to about ¼ of its original size
and appears to be crispy. (Personally I believe that the bacon
should be crispy; however if you prefer your chocolate covered
bacon chewy opposed to crunchy then reduce cooking time by
removing your bacon earlier)<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/640/IMG_3806.jpg" target=_blank><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="75" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/100/IMG_3806.jpg" width="100" border="0" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>Remove bacon from skillet and place it on a paper towel lined
plate. (This will absorb the excess fat and oil making this a
low calorie healthy snack)</li>
<li>While the bacon is cooling fill the double boiler or medium
sauce pan with water and bring to a medium heat.</li>
<li>Place double boiler top pan in double boiler bottom pan or
put the small sauce pan in the medium sauce pan.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/640/IMG_3809.jpg" target=_blank><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="75" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/100/IMG_3809.jpg" width="100" border="0" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>Slowly add chocolate morsels into top pan and stir while
morsels melt. Do this until all morels have been added. (Be sure
to keep stirring to prevent the chocolate from burning.) <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/640/IMG_3810.jpg" target=_blank>
<img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="75" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/100/IMG_3810.jpg" width="100" border="0" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>Using your fingers or tongs carefully dip the bacon strips
into the chocolate, if necessary use a spoon to spoon the melted
chocolate over the bacon evenly coating it.</li>
<li>Once coated lay strips on cooling rack or cookie sheet.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/640/IMG_3811.jpg" target=_blank><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="75" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/100/IMG_3811.jpg" width="100" border="0" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>(Optionally) Apply Sprinkles evenly on chocolate covered
bacon while on cooling rack. It’s important to apply while the
chocolate is still warm. This will allow the sprinkles to better
adhere to the chocolate.</li>
<li>Place cooling rack with bacon into the refrigerator for 15
minutes.</li>
<li>Carefully remove bacon strips from the cooling rack and
place into a container or place the strips directly into your
mouth.</li>
<li>Bring container with strips to work, school, or religious
event.</li>
</ol><br><h3>Moment of Truth</h3>
<p>At this point you are probably wondering if <b>Chocolate Covered Bacon (CCB)</b> tastes good or is utterly disgusting.
Perhaps you are asking yourself “<i>Why would anyone even consider this combination?</i>” I suspect the person who suggested that orange juice might not just be for breakfast anymore was subjected to the same level of scrutiny. But it was exactly this type of forward thinking that tore down the walls and stereotypes about orange juice, and made it perfectly acceptable to consume anytime of the day.</p>
<p>Let’s see what people are saying about it.</p>
<h3>Reviews</h3><p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="187" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/250/IMG_3820.jpg" width="250" /></p>
<p><i>“It’s like someone crapped in my mouth, Mmmm! Eh!”</i><br>
<b>Sammy Haggar</b> of <b>Canada</b></p> <!-- sandy was here -->
<p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="187" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/250/IMG_3838.jpg" width="250" /></p>
<p><i>“Tastes like Chicken”</i><br><b>Waitress</b> of <b>Detroit, MI</b></p>
<p><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" height="187" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/248/3551/250/IMG_3819.jpg" width="250" /></p>
<p><i>“Three Words; Full Moon Party”</i><br><b>Rene</b> of <b>Miami, FL</b></p>
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