The Thick, Crispy Bacon Thread

[muziq]

Visited my go-to place for bacon--Coursey's, in St. Joe, Arkansas. In the past, I've ordered over the phone, having received a gift parcel of 5 lbs from my grandmother some 5 or 6 years ago and loving it ever since. But before this last week, I'd not actually *been* to Coursey's, which is a fairly out-of-the-way place in North Central Arkansas. From my visit I learned that they not only do an *amazing* job of smoking their bacon, but they also make some of the best smoked cheddar and smoked swiss I've ever had. Period. In addition to what I picked up (photo below), I also snagged some of their smoked cheddar, seasoning meat for ham'n'beans, and a few road sandwiches featuring their smoked ham and turkey. Just amazing. If you find yourself on HWY 65 somewhere between Branson, MO and Little Rock, I highly recommend finding this place.



That's the "new" sign out front...



Five lbs of the best bacon I've ever had...

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by muziq

Visited my go-to place for bacon--Coursey's, in St. Joe, Arkansas.



Five lbs of the best bacon I've ever had...

Wow. Just wow. Raw bacon pictures...

[muziq]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Wow. Just wow. Raw bacon pictures...

The smoke on this stuff is so pungent, cooking it fills the house for *days* with the sweet scent of fried bacon. It's cut real thick, too. We save the grease for doing up the green beans real nice...

Originally Posted by muziq

Five lbs of the best bacon I've ever had...

That sir, is a beautiful sight...

[captain53]

Originally Posted by muziq

Visited my go-to place for bacon--Coursey's, in St. Joe, Arkansas. In the past, I've ordered over the phone, having received a gift parcel of 5 lbs from my grandmother some 5 or 6 years ago and loving it ever since. But before this last week, I'd not actually *been* to Coursey's, which is a fairly out-of-the-way place in North Central Arkansas. From my visit I learned that they not only do an *amazing* job of smoking their bacon, but they also make some of the best smoked cheddar and smoked swiss I've ever had. Period. In addition to what I picked up (photo below), I also snagged some of their smoked cheddar, seasoning meat for ham'n'beans, and a few road sandwiches featuring their smoked ham and turkey. Just amazing. If you find yourself on HWY 65 somewhere between Branson, MO and Little Rock, I highly recommend finding this place.



That's the "new" sign out front...



Five lbs of the best bacon I've ever had...

That is some beautiful stuff right there! I have driven by that place many times and never gave it a thought but will sure be stopping in for some bacon when I go to Shreveport in January. Glad to learn about it.