Twerto Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Why do you get 7 slices of bacon in a pack instead of 6 or 8 ( preferably 8 )? It is just designed to make you fight over who gets the extra slice edit: this is maybe better suited for room 101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posiedon Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 You should try the excellent bacon from the butchers on the street, it's not pre-packed so you can have as many (or few) rashers as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorfus chucklepants Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I have a packet of Tesco Unsmoked Lower Salt Back Bacon and it has, or rather had, eight rashers in it. There are currently five left, three having been consumed. The interesting bit is that says on the packet that there are '8 rashers average'. Now does that mean that the bacon is of average quality as opposed to the really good stuff? No, it surely means that on average there are 8 rashers in each pack which implies that you may find packs with more or less than eight rashers. What are the odds of Tesco giving you more than the advertised amount - pretty low I would think but for there to be an average of eight, there would need to be an equal number of 7s and 9s. This reminds me of the statistic that we have on average less than two legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 SALAD DAZE! I noticed they had lettuce and baked potatoes on the menu at Sumburgh airport yesterday. Just in time for .....Winter? Still it caused quite a stir as the healthy option is usually scotch pies and re-fried chips. Don't suppose it'll happen again in my life-time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtothet Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 i figured they do it by weight, and that could mean 7, 8 or 9 rashers, depending on their size i suggest you relax and ask yourself, is it really the bacon thats making you angry, or is it something else in your life? like the baked beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I gave up on the baked beans along time ago, they kept leaving a nasty smell behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeemsie1989 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 They are made into packs of 7, because bacon is packed in 1/4 lbs, 1/2 lbs or lbs. 6 or 8 was thought to be the average to give you half a lb ish, so over time people just rounded it and made it 7 for continuity. The only reason I know that is cause I used to work in a butchers, I'm not a nred... OK, that's a lie, I'm a massive nerd, but anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 depends how thin you slice them too tho jeemsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeemsie1989 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Aah, yes, tis very true, but I was speaking as a generalisation. I do apologise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I love the bacon in Norway. As well as the rashers, (which are fairly standard and always 6, 8, or 12 to a pack), you can buy bacon prepacked in lumps and slice it to the thickness you want. Makes a darned good fry-up.Now, if I can only find a Norskie sausage with more than 64% meat content, the fry-up will be perfect. And speaking about frying things, since eggs go with bacon.Norwegian hens only seem to know how to lay eggs with white shells, and when I was young I can remember Shetland hens laying white shelled eggs. But can anybody tell me why a white shelled egg is such a rarity in Shetland these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Back to bacon- I have just opened a pack of streaky, the pack says Minimum 8 Rashers, I counted only 4 but they were quite thick. Surely this is mis-selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Bacon goes well with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarotangel Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Ooh there is nothing like a good bacon roll. My Sister, who has been a veggie for over 20 years, says the only things she misses is bacon rolls and tuna. As for the packs it does get a bit annoying when it says x amount of rashers and there isn't. We used to get our bacon from the farm shop or farmers markets so found that we didna really have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 It is a little known fact that sometimes, just sometimes, only a BLT will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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