Pig Candy

This candied bacon stands meaty as its saltiness combines with the rich sweetness of caramelized sugar, with just a touch of spice that may not be wholly apparent, but creates a little bite within the sea of sugar.

Overnight Sous Vide Canadian Bacon or Breakfast Ham

Like bacon, sliced Canadian bacon (a.k.a. breakfast ham) is not one of the meats you'd think would benefit from being cooked sous vide. But as it turns out, sous-vide ham is revelatory: Cooked low and slow overnight, it retains all of its juiciness, but gains an incredibly luxurious, buttery-soft tenderness as its connective tissue and muscles break down.

Bacon Jam

This complex mixture of sweet candied smoky–salty bacon—with earthy undertones from a hit of coffee, and pockets of heat—is great on burgers, pizza, biscuits, and more.

Lacquered Chinese Bacon

Adapted from The Bacon Cookbook by James Villas...

Bacon-Bourbon Jam

Adapted from Everyday Food. The taste of this jam is truly outrageous. Each bite contains layer upon layer of flavor, from the caramelized onions and garlic; to the sweet bourbon and maple syrup; to the smoky, salty, porky bacon. Try...

Montreal Smoked Meat

Montreal's answer to pastrami. While the process can be almost identical, our spiced, smoked meat is made with the whole brisket, letting you choose between the fatty deckle or the more lean flat.

Smoked Bacon Rub From 'Pitt Cue and Co.: The Cookbook'

This sweet-savory rub from Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook is unique in that it uses crisped and ground bacon to impart meaty smokiness. They suggest sprinkling it over cooked pork ribs, and make clever use of it in the crunchy bread crumb topping for their Hog Mac 'N Cheese.

Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

This bacon wrapped pork tenderloin is an incredible way to prepare pork that happens to only require 4 ingredients: honey, bacon, pork and olive oil!

Man Candy: Candied Bacon and Nuts

Candied bacon and nuts (walnuts and pecans). Be careful who you make this for because it's ridiculous addictive! The recipe can easily be varied with other nuts.

Bacon Praline

Most desserts containing bacon seem, well, a little ham-fisted, but incorporating already-candied bacon into a slightly salty, rich caramel just makes sense. The end result from Baking Out Loud: Fun Desserts with Big Flavors is toothsome, smoky, nutty and sweet.