The other day at a Kroger store (King Soopers) I discovered Wright brand Bacon Ends and Pieces.



It is what it sounds like, the trimmings from those even slabs of sliced bacon that we are accustomed to buying. Yes, there is a lot of fat, but there are also big chunks of lean meat that I haven't seen in regular sliced bacon for many years. And the price is considerably less than sliced bacon.

It comes in a big clump so I chopped it into pieces, spread them out on a cookie sheet lined with plastic wrap, and froze it. Once they were solid, I put them in freezer bag and they're ready to grab for seasoning vegetables or rendering out for hot bacon dressing.