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Bacon Milkshake: The Video

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If yesterday’s blow-by-blow description of how to make a bacon milkshake (and why you shouldn’t) didn’t convince you, here’s the video version of the process. Warning: don’t watch while eating or drinking.


February 8, 2012
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How To Make Your Own Bacon Milkshake

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The news that US takeout chain Jack In The Box is now selling bacon milkshakes has inspired excitement and revulsion in equal measure. Given our addiction to recreating fast-food icons and the lack of a local store selling bacon-laden milky goodness, there was only one thing to do: make one ourselves. The result? It’s possible, but we don’t recommend it.


September 11, 2011
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Make Your Own Bacon Salt

If you’ve always wanted more foods in your life to taste like bacon this project might be for you. Commercial bacon salt uses MSG and corn syrup to help produce a bacon-y taste while keeping the product vegetarian and kosher, unlike the DIY version which is just bacon, salt, and pepper.


June 10, 2011
Design

Bacon Ipsum Gives Meaty Placeholder Text

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Lorem ipsum remains the standard form of placeholder text for mocking up designs, and we’ve featured various applications to help generate it. If you want something more amusing for your placeholder text, Bacon Ipsum automatically generates a list of meat products.


May 16, 2011
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Use Leftover Bacon Dripping To Make An Oil Lamp

Power cuts can strike at any time, and if the power goes out for a long time you may want a light source that doesn’t run on batteries. We’ve shown you once how to build an emergency oil lamp from a can of tuna, but if you don’t like the smell of fish, try on this bacon fat-powered lamp for size.